2 mana deal 2 is obviously not good generally. it might occasionally help out as early removal though and thats fine. 2 mana deal 4 with lifesteal sounds like a real tempo and heal swing to me. being able to clear out a 4 drop for 2 mana is goo even if you "just" heropower with it. oh btw warlock heropower will make it easier to have draggons in hand to activate the effect which generally makes "hold cards"" decks stronger for warlock
hellfire on a stick sounds good. reminds me of duskbreaker 4 mana 3/3 for priest with similar battlecry. it was played a lot and priest decks where viable back then. the deck really needed duskbreaker and other defensive cards though not to get overrun by aggro. very good card for warlock aswell. 5/5 is generally a strong statline and having a boardclear attached is really strong. gonna be one of the "i have to play around this" cards against warlock
Not sure if Hot Air Balloon will be played in december since we have a lot of strong mechs right now. But this card is a preparation for the next Hearthstone year when the strongest mechs will rotate out of Standard with the Boomsday expansion. So Blizzard wants us to play mechs in the future. Lets see if we'll able to =)
A good card overall, mech with OK stats and some potential to grow looks promising.
highly depends on other deathrattle cards available and with sylvanas and nzoth rotating out with the exp i dont see many. karthut might be alright but then again what kind of deck does it really fit into. there is also mechanical whelp which was played in rogue beforehand but the deck wasnt quite good enough. lets see if this helps deathrattle rogue without nzoth enough to make it playable. fun archetype for sure
If Devastation works like a discover so we got a "must include" card for almost any Galakrond deck. Thats what we were sometimes lack with the Old Gods - a way to draw it directly when we need it. Very like the card and the art especially. If we are entering a Galakrond era we'll see this card on ladder a lot.
5 mana 4/6 is a solid statline, the battlecry is like antigue healbots which was played a lot back then due to its power against aggro (and brann bronzebeard) and it can even target minions which opens p favorable trades with big dragons. the dragon tag makes it even better. should be a staple in everything that is either dragon or control for pali
If people remember the 7 mana 6/6 that dealt 3 damage to all characters, well, this one is gonna be quite easy in a control warlock that has dragons.. so 5/5 for me
This card can become terrifyingly powerful in any mech based deck. The first ones I thought of are Mech pally and hunter. Mech paladin was not weak but with this card this deck can become monstrous one. Camouflaged Dirigible may become a problem but there is some logic - Blizzard sometimes releases cards which become OP in current meta but lose a lot of their power after the next year rotation. So i guess Blizzard boys a OK with few months of a potential mech domination since we'll lose Galvanizer, SN1P-SN4P, Zilliax, Wargear etc with the Boomsday rotating out of Standard.
This card is just insanely strong . All of the devastations except for Reanimation are simply insane . Aaand last but not least : in rogue you can get a 0 mana pyroblast with the spirit of the shark
What was the "major gameplay issues" that occurred? Don't think I ever found out or heard anything on what was the actual issue. My OCD about wanting to know things is acting up.
Decent stats for the price. Hunter now have a tool to clear several fat creatures in one turn. It can be effective especially now with Desert Spear (swarm of locusts and unleahs the hounds ofcourse too). But the question is what kind of hunter really needs this? It's not a card for any deck, it looks like a good situational card that can fit in highlander deck or in a quest hunter if it becomes playable.
Varanus is an answer to potential decks with huge buffed creatures which may appear - Galakrond taunt warrior, dragon handbuff paladin etc.
New Neutral Minion - Kronx Dragonhoof
Day one craft. If you draw this with the galakrond rogue battlecry with a spirit of the shark too ... is super nuts 😅 😅
New Warlock Spell - Nether Breath
2 mana deal 2 is obviously not good generally. it might occasionally help out as early removal though and thats fine. 2 mana deal 4 with lifesteal sounds like a real tempo and heal swing to me. being able to clear out a 4 drop for 2 mana is goo even if you "just" heropower with it. oh btw warlock heropower will make it easier to have draggons in hand to activate the effect which generally makes "hold cards"" decks stronger for warlock
New Warlock Minion - Crazed Netherwing
hellfire on a stick sounds good. reminds me of duskbreaker 4 mana 3/3 for priest with similar battlecry. it was played a lot and priest decks where viable back then. the deck really needed duskbreaker and other defensive cards though not to get overrun by aggro. very good card for warlock aswell. 5/5 is generally a strong statline and having a boardclear attached is really strong. gonna be one of the "i have to play around this" cards against warlock
Kronx Dragonhoof
same. n'zoth rogues just wreck me as well since i tend to play slower decks. Atleast the retirement of rotated cards is happening.
New Neutral Minion - Hot Air Balloon
Not sure if Hot Air Balloon will be played in december since we have a lot of strong mechs right now. But this card is a preparation for the next Hearthstone year when the strongest mechs will rotate out of Standard with the Boomsday expansion. So Blizzard wants us to play mechs in the future. Lets see if we'll able to =)
A good card overall, mech with OK stats and some potential to grow looks promising.
New Rogue Minion - Necrium Apothecary
highly depends on other deathrattle cards available and with sylvanas and nzoth rotating out with the exp i dont see many. karthut might be alright but then again what kind of deck does it really fit into. there is also mechanical whelp which was played in rogue beforehand but the deck wasnt quite good enough. lets see if this helps deathrattle rogue without nzoth enough to make it playable. fun archetype for sure
Kronx Dragonhoof
This is how you can bump Galakrond even further beyond, by using this type of madness. 5/5
Camouflaged Dirigible
1/5 pretty bad card if you use it anywhere else but in sn1p-sn4p.
Hot Air Balloon
Arena card and most of all, battlegrounds card. 2/5
Veranus
Pretty sure this is the worst legendary of the set. 1/5..
Amber Watcher
Now this is what i call powercreep hahaha 5/5
New Neutral Minion - Kronx Dragonhoof
Ancient Harbinger was the tutor for old gods, but was so weak and inconsistent to be an auto-include like Kronx Dragonhoof.
Necrium Apothecary
Fun wild card that will see alot of play in barnes type of decks 4/5
New Paladin Minion - Amber Watcher
5 mana 4/6 is a solid statline, the battlecry is like antigue healbots which was played a lot back then due to its power against aggro (and brann bronzebeard) and it can even target minions which opens p favorable trades with big dragons. the dragon tag makes it even better. should be a staple in everything that is either dragon or control for pali
Nether Breath
Could benefit warlock alot, since tap and alot of other cards damage your hero, lifesteal is always good! 3/5 for now
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Well, he looks fotally tine to me
Crazed Netherwing
If people remember the 7 mana 6/6 that dealt 3 damage to all characters, well, this one is gonna be quite easy in a control warlock that has dragons.. so 5/5 for me
New Neutral Minion - Camouflaged Dirigible
This card can become terrifyingly powerful in any mech based deck. The first ones I thought of are Mech pally and hunter. Mech paladin was not weak but with this card this deck can become monstrous one. Camouflaged Dirigible may become a problem but there is some logic - Blizzard sometimes releases cards which become OP in current meta but lose a lot of their power after the next year rotation. So i guess Blizzard boys a OK with few months of a potential mech domination since we'll lose Galvanizer, SN1P-SN4P, Zilliax, Wargear etc with the Boomsday rotating out of Standard.
Camouflaged Dirigible
I don't think this card is worth it at all. Very slow and the reward is not that great
2 stars
Veranus
I expect this card to flop hard. It's very very slow and pretty much is a worst version of the equality +consecration combo
Descent of Dragons: Arena Impact
Veranus (5) - Equality attached to a properly statted 6 drop. I mean, this set is getting ridiculous.
Necrium Apothecary (4) - Similar to Elven Minstrel in terms of value. Very solid option.
Crazed Netherwing (5) - A better Duskbreaker basically, and with more Dragons in this meta, this card will be more consistent.
Nether Breath (4) - Probably slightly better then Demonfire since there is solid upside with the Dragon synergy.
Camouflaged Dirigible (3) - Standard 6 drop with some upside to hide Mechs. Will depend on mech pool in the meta. Seems like that is lacking.
Hot Air Balloon (3) - OK 1-drop, probably on the average side, but not horrible
New Neutral Minion - Kronx Dragonhoof
This card is just insanely strong . All of the devastations except for Reanimation are simply insane . Aaand last but not least : in rogue you can get a 0 mana pyroblast with the spirit of the shark
New Paladin Minion - Amber Watcher
Very good card! Can't call it amazing but the healing is quite substential and it pushes both the healing archetype and the dragon one.
3 stars
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What was the "major gameplay issues" that occurred? Don't think I ever found out or heard anything on what was the actual issue. My OCD about wanting to know things is acting up.
New Hunter Minion - Veranus
Decent stats for the price. Hunter now have a tool to clear several fat creatures in one turn. It can be effective especially now with Desert Spear (swarm of locusts and unleahs the hounds ofcourse too). But the question is what kind of hunter really needs this? It's not a card for any deck, it looks like a good situational card that can fit in highlander deck or in a quest hunter if it becomes playable.
Varanus is an answer to potential decks with huge buffed creatures which may appear - Galakrond taunt warrior, dragon handbuff paladin etc.