It's like a better Mecharoo in a way that it keeps getting more health. But could obviously also be ran aside it. Great for Magnetic decks like Mech Hunter.
Decent enough stats for a 6-mana card & is an obvious board clear combo when combined with any of the current "cheap, 1-attack Rush" minions and/or Unleash the Hounds in Hunter atm. Could fit nicely into Quest Hunter as some mid-game control just before completing your quest. I'll certainly fold it in and see how it works if I pull it, though probably not worth the dust to craft...
Kronx Dragonhoof feels like an obvious 5 star card. It's almost vanilla stats, it draws your win condition in a Galakrond deck, and its devastation effects are all great. The only way this card isn't spectacular is if every Galakrond deck is bad, but given how many classes get Galakrond, it's highly likely that at least one Galakrond archetype will be competitive.
It's a good removal to combo with Unleash the Hounds. But i don't think hunters need that at the moment, because i think the face hunter meta will rise again in this new meta.
This + Explosive trap is more what I was thinking. Unleash would be for the face. =
This is insanely good. Reasonable stats and reliable draw for Galakrond is also quite insane. If you are already Galakrond this gives you some really good spells instead of being a dead card. Just amazing, especially in rogue with [Hearthstone Card (Toggwaggle's scheme) Not Found] and Shadowstep. This is huge support for every Galakrond deck, especially for Rogue in my opinion.
This card is very good, especially wild deathrattle rogue will love it. But in general, I would say that this is even better than Myra? It draws you a card, gives him a deathrattle that you actually want (because it is from your deck), you can have two of them... the only condition is playing a combo, which shouldn´t be such a problem in rogue
All the comparisons to Myra Rotspring are fair enough (lore-wise this does appear to be a kobold who has been trained by Myra and has a very similar effect after all), but they do gloss over the deck construction limitations the apothecary imposes, while Myra herself is self-contained. That is not to say it isn't stronger than Myra, but rather that it should be stronger on average because it restricts the rest of the deck more.
As someone who has played Myra and deathrattle rogue way more than most though, I do appreciate having space for small deathrattles that would be sorely disappointing to draw with the apothecary. Plated Beetle comes to mind. If you want that sort of deathrattle-heavy deck I would expect Myra to be stronger because she gives you a direct choice, but if you are aiming for a select few big deathrattles then the apothecary wins.
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Looking at the lore picture however: it is awesome to see these little call-backs to past characters, even if they are indirect. Can we now infer that Dr Boom roped his old employee into the League of EVIL? And if so, did any of the other Boom-labs scientists join?
I was WONDERING why the reveal image looked like a Macy's parade float... And there it is.
Cute as the card is, though, it seems bad. I'd rather play Mecharoo than this; it's not likely to survive long enough for the health gain to be a boon.
This is definitely the kind of support card that will help the good Galakronds (Warrior and Rogue) be amazing and the mediocre ones (Warlock and Priest) be perhaps more playable. Tons of value on its own, BUT like highlander cards will be over-the-top fantastic with any kind of shuffle/bounce mechanic where you can get more than one play out of it.
I can't see much value in this. It's not a terrible 1-drop, but how many 2-drop magnetics are there? Because without something like that i cant see this surviving long enough to have any impact.
It's a auto-include in galakrond decks and will suck in everything else... idk, this only works in five classes cards seens strange for the general card pools.
A minnion that tutors for your win condition? I would say it's an auto include in a Galakrond deck even without the Devastation effect. Might even avoid using it until you are Galakrond just to get the powerfull effect. Seems like the Zilliax of the Galakrond decks.
this card seens interesting, but will se no play, we don't have a real mech combo at the moment, and we have the squirel guy 4/4 with stealth mech and it was never used on a real deck.
Kronx Dragonhoof
Idk what else to say! Very flexible and fits into every Galakrond-Deck.
Probably strongest Card in the Set?
Kronx Dragonhoof
Seems like a waste to have a neutral legendary thats unusable for 4 of the 9 classes
New Neutral Minion - Hot Air Balloon
It's like a better Mecharoo in a way that it keeps getting more health. But could obviously also be ran aside it. Great for Magnetic decks like Mech Hunter.
Camouflaged Dirigible
Wow blizzard really cares about wild. This is incredibly broken in mech hunter in wild, might even be strong in standard mech decks.
New Hunter Minion - Veranus
Decent enough stats for a 6-mana card & is an obvious board clear combo when combined with any of the current "cheap, 1-attack Rush" minions and/or Unleash the Hounds in Hunter atm. Could fit nicely into Quest Hunter as some mid-game control just before completing your quest. I'll certainly fold it in and see how it works if I pull it, though probably not worth the dust to craft...
New Neutral Minion - Kronx Dragonhoof
Kronx Dragonhoof feels like an obvious 5 star card. It's almost vanilla stats, it draws your win condition in a Galakrond deck, and its devastation effects are all great. The only way this card isn't spectacular is if every Galakrond deck is bad, but given how many classes get Galakrond, it's highly likely that at least one Galakrond archetype will be competitive.
Veranus
This + Explosive trap is more what I was thinking. Unleash would be for the face. =
New Neutral Minion - Hot Air Balloon
magnethic decks support, but i think mecharoo is better. But after rotation need mech base for new mech decks and mechanics.
Kronx Dragonhoof
This is insanely good. Reasonable stats and reliable draw for Galakrond is also quite insane. If you are already Galakrond this gives you some really good spells instead of being a dead card. Just amazing, especially in rogue with [Hearthstone Card (Toggwaggle's scheme) Not Found] and Shadowstep. This is huge support for every Galakrond deck, especially for Rogue in my opinion.
New Warlock Spell - Nether Breath
If Dragons are good for Warlock, this is a great control/burn tool.
New Rogue Minion - Necrium Apothecary
All the comparisons to Myra Rotspring are fair enough (lore-wise this does appear to be a kobold who has been trained by Myra and has a very similar effect after all), but they do gloss over the deck construction limitations the apothecary imposes, while Myra herself is self-contained. That is not to say it isn't stronger than Myra, but rather that it should be stronger on average because it restricts the rest of the deck more.
As someone who has played Myra and deathrattle rogue way more than most though, I do appreciate having space for small deathrattles that would be sorely disappointing to draw with the apothecary. Plated Beetle comes to mind. If you want that sort of deathrattle-heavy deck I would expect Myra to be stronger because she gives you a direct choice, but if you are aiming for a select few big deathrattles then the apothecary wins.
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Looking at the lore picture however: it is awesome to see these little call-backs to past characters, even if they are indirect. Can we now infer that Dr Boom roped his old employee into the League of EVIL? And if so, did any of the other Boom-labs scientists join?
New Hunter Minion - Veranus
Equality cries in a corner.
PS: so wait, what class is the new Alextrasza? Neutral?
New Neutral Minion - Hot Air Balloon
I was WONDERING why the reveal image looked like a Macy's parade float... And there it is.
Cute as the card is, though, it seems bad. I'd rather play Mecharoo than this; it's not likely to survive long enough for the health gain to be a boon.
New Neutral Minion - Kronx Dragonhoof
Oh, look, musthave leg for all Galakrond decks like Vek Lor was. Nice 1600 dust min.
But if we talking about leg, pretty good, almost OP level good.
Four New Cards Revealed - Kronx Dragonhoof, Veranus, Camouflaged Dirigible, Hot Air Balloon
So far 3 in 50 cards... are you sure "a lot" is the correct expression here?
New Warlock Minion - Crazed Netherwing
Pretty good if Warlocks use/discover dragons much.
New Neutral Minion - Camouflaged Dirigible
Yeah sure. Mechs really needed board stealth shenanigans....
It was really inevitable to design such a card...
New Neutral Minion - Kronx Dragonhoof
This is definitely the kind of support card that will help the good Galakronds (Warrior and Rogue) be amazing and the mediocre ones (Warlock and Priest) be perhaps more playable. Tons of value on its own, BUT like highlander cards will be over-the-top fantastic with any kind of shuffle/bounce mechanic where you can get more than one play out of it.
New Neutral Minion - Camouflaged Dirigible
I'm sure sn1p snap warlock in wild will find a use for it
Four New Cards Revealed - Kronx Dragonhoof, Veranus, Camouflaged Dirigible, Hot Air Balloon
Wtf so many mechs in dragon expansio?
New Neutral Minion - Hot Air Balloon
I can't see much value in this. It's not a terrible 1-drop, but how many 2-drop magnetics are there? Because without something like that i cant see this surviving long enough to have any impact.
Kronx Dragonhoof
Nice. Togwaggle's Scheme also says hi.
I can imagine the same despair coursing through my veins as I currently do when a rogue schemes n'zoth back into her deck.
Kronx Dragonhoof
It's a auto-include in galakrond decks and will suck in everything else... idk, this only works in five classes cards seens strange for the general card pools.
Kronx Dragonhoof
A minnion that tutors for your win condition? I would say it's an auto include in a Galakrond deck even without the Devastation effect. Might even avoid using it until you are Galakrond just to get the powerfull effect. Seems like the Zilliax of the Galakrond decks.
Camouflaged Dirigible
this card seens interesting, but will se no play, we don't have a real mech combo at the moment, and we have the squirel guy 4/4 with stealth mech and it was never used on a real deck.