Seems bad in standard, but this card can BREAK wild because of it's interaction with Malchezaar's Imp. So im giving it 5 stars just because this will break wild most likely. Typical warlock, breaking wild each expansion lol.
This gives SO many stats, so thats pretty good. Also it was said by devs on twitter that Envoy Rustwix also counts as a imp, so thats some fun shenanigans in wild. I think this will see play in some zoolock decks. Oh and the buff also buffs imps on board, so it can be used like a Arbor Up.
I'm glad to see RAFAAAAAMMM back in standard, but i am a bit dissapointed about the fact he doesn't do fun stuff like Arch-Thief Rafaam and Arch-Villain Rafaam and its kinda sad to see the arch- part of his titles gone. I do get why he works with imps, just remember Rafaam's Scheme, but i would have loved something like "transform your imps into random legendary minions" or something fun like that. (So like The Storm Bringer on a body) But hey at least he is a very good reload for aggresive decks, so maybe he actually sees play for once!
Very good for evolve shaman, and a lowroll for evolving into a 4 drop. This seems good in evolve shaman, and maybe it sees play in a more control shaman deck in standard.
Remember Lesser Sapphire Spellstone? Well here is the powercrept version. No need to play tons of bad overload cards in order to get this effect! Criminal Lineup seems also good alongside Naga Giants or some other kind of giant. I personally remember how Lesser Sapphire Spellstone (Or actually the upgraded versions) into Snowfury Giant was actually decent back in the day, and we all know how strong flooding the board with big minions can still be good these days. (*ahem druid with giants + Oracle of Elune*)
This seems actually pretty good. Very strong alongside Tiny Toys and there are a lot of good cheap evolve targets. (Goldshire Gnoll), and there are easy ways to activate the infuse, just think about Schooling and Ram Commander. This card is going to be very good. Also remember how good Evolve is... *Doom in the tomb event flashbacks*...
This is a broken card. Just trade into anything with one of your minions, and evolve it afterwards. This is just such a flexible card, this will see play in a LOT of shaman decks.
Love to see so many people welcoming back the Duels content: I know some of you missed it and it's definitely my fault for not pushing more in the last months. I will try to be as consistent as possible, at least for the foreseeable future.
Regarding the second point, you're right: I forgot to add the "Hearthstone Duels" tag (you can see all the tags at the end of the article), hence why it doesn't show up in the Duels Portal - however, everything should be good now: thanks for pointing it out!
This seems like a good totem card.... IF totem shaman is good. But for now to me it seems like Murloc shaman and maybe even evolve shaman will just be WAY better alternatives.
Standard: Seems good with Brilliant Macaw but it's a legendary, which means its going to be hard to draw. I feel like standard totem shaman is just going to be a high-roll deck, with The Stonewright on 4 and turn 5 [Hearthstone Card (Brillaint Macaw) Not Found] (and maybe Bolner Hammerbeak). But the problem is that this highroll DOESN'T win you the game, it just gives you a chance to come back after a bunch of bad turns. Why play a deck that needs to highroll in order to stand a chance at winning, when you can play an actual deck that can win games without highrolling instead?
In standard this seems like a pretty decent to strong legendary. This will be a must-include in evolve shaman.
In wild wow this will be pretty good with all the evolve effects in wild. Sure it might be a bit slower of a deck which isn't often that good in wild, but evolve shaman remains a pretty fun deck and it slots right into it. Baroness Vashj + Unstable Evolution seems pretty decent to me.
Single target Lightbomb and a way better Shadow Word: Death and Holy Smite this is a must-include in any control priest and maybe some other priest decks also just slot it in because its 1 mana remove a minion.
Alright this will be a very good card in thief priest, but also in non-thief priest decks. I think some of the control priest decks might include this as a value option and in order to scout out what kind of deck their opponent is playing. Also it gives information about your opponents hand which is often quite decent.
Seems very good alongside Pelagos and Serpent Wig. But i don't know if naga priest even want to run this card, so i dont know if there will be a home for it, unless Pelagos creates a brand new kinda deck which does have a spot for Partner in Crime.
Hmm this is a interesting card. It seems like it's a worse Shadow Word: Ruin, but i think it has a niche in Questline priest. After all it costs 5 mana, and questline priest would probably like a 5 cost spell like this one. At least, i have played quite a bunch of questline priest recently.. and the 5 cost card is the card i'm personally stuck on the most.
This card is awesome for thief priest, great pay-off card for actually running that deck. However i'm a bit confused at the wording.. Does it reduce the cost of cards in hand, or both in hand and in deck? If so then that's pretty good with Archbishop Benedictus in wild. Either way this is a must-include in any thief priest deck.
Insane. Pelagos + Serpent Wig is already a very strong combo, and High Priest Amet saw a bunch of play because of his effect and Pelagos does something similar. This fits perfectly into Bless/Naga priest, and maybe some other aggresive priest decks as well.
Well, this is a interesting card. I can see this card being pretty annoying to play against when it gets the right kinda support, but thats something that you can say about every priest card. Either way this card seems like it has a lot of potential. And in wild this slots right into thief priest, which has a few more tools in wild... Yet again "few more" as its not that good of a deck. But hey its a fun (to play) deck and thats all that matters.
New Warlock Spell - Impending Catastrophe
Very strong card for zoolock, and it seems really good with Runed Mithril Rod and Wicked Shipment or other imp summoning spells.
New Warlock Spell - Tome Tampering
Seems bad in standard, but this card can BREAK wild because of it's interaction with Malchezaar's Imp. So im giving it 5 stars just because this will break wild most likely. Typical warlock, breaking wild each expansion lol.
New Warlock Minion - Lady Darkvein
VERY strong card. This will be a must-include in many warlock decks, especially Curse warlock for more curses.
New Warlock Minion - Imp King Rafaam
This gives SO many stats, so thats pretty good. Also it was said by devs on twitter that Envoy Rustwix also counts as a imp, so thats some fun shenanigans in wild. I think this will see play in some zoolock decks. Oh and the buff also buffs imps on board, so it can be used like a Arbor Up.
I'm glad to see RAFAAAAAMMM back in standard, but i am a bit dissapointed about the fact he doesn't do fun stuff like Arch-Thief Rafaam and Arch-Villain Rafaam and its kinda sad to see the arch- part of his titles gone. I do get why he works with imps, just remember Rafaam's Scheme, but i would have loved something like "transform your imps into random legendary minions" or something fun like that. (So like The Storm Bringer on a body) But hey at least he is a very good reload for aggresive decks, so maybe he actually sees play for once!
New Shaman Weapon - Carving Chisel
Very good totem shaman card, just a shame it lacks support.
New Shaman Minion - Crud Caretaker
Very good for evolve shaman, and a lowroll for evolving into a 4 drop. This seems good in evolve shaman, and maybe it sees play in a more control shaman deck in standard.
New Shaman Spell - Criminal Lineup
Remember Lesser Sapphire Spellstone? Well here is the powercrept version. No need to play tons of bad overload cards in order to get this effect! Criminal Lineup seems also good alongside Naga Giants or some other kind of giant. I personally remember how Lesser Sapphire Spellstone (Or actually the upgraded versions) into Snowfury Giant was actually decent back in the day, and we all know how strong flooding the board with big minions can still be good these days. (*ahem druid with giants + Oracle of Elune*)
New Shaman Spell - Convincing Disguise
This seems actually pretty good. Very strong alongside Tiny Toys and there are a lot of good cheap evolve targets. (Goldshire Gnoll), and there are easy ways to activate the infuse, just think about Schooling and Ram Commander. This card is going to be very good. Also remember how good Evolve is... *Doom in the tomb event flashbacks*...
New Shaman Location - Muck Pools
This is a broken card. Just trade into anything with one of your minions, and evolve it afterwards. This is just such a flexible card, this will see play in a LOT of shaman decks.
Best 12-Win Hearthstone Duels Decks to Play This Week - Miracle Elise, Burn Shaman & More
Love to see so many people welcoming back the Duels content: I know some of you missed it and it's definitely my fault for not pushing more in the last months. I will try to be as consistent as possible, at least for the foreseeable future.
Regarding the second point, you're right: I forgot to add the "Hearthstone Duels" tag (you can see all the tags at the end of the article), hence why it doesn't show up in the Duels Portal - however, everything should be good now: thanks for pointing it out!
New Shaman Minion - Party Favor Totem
This seems like a good totem card.... IF totem shaman is good. But for now to me it seems like Murloc shaman and maybe even evolve shaman will just be WAY better alternatives.
New Shaman Spell - Primordial Wave
Evolve and Devolve in 1 card. Yeah this will be a must-include in SO MANY shaman decks.
New Shaman Minion - Gigantotem
Standard: Still not convinced about totem shaman, it needs more support other than a highroll "play legendary on curve".
Wild: EVEN totem shaman will LOVE this card. And it probably also sees play in a normal totem shaman deck.
New Shaman Minion - The Stonewright
Standard: Seems good with Brilliant Macaw but it's a legendary, which means its going to be hard to draw. I feel like standard totem shaman is just going to be a high-roll deck, with The Stonewright on 4 and turn 5 [Hearthstone Card (Brillaint Macaw) Not Found] (and maybe Bolner Hammerbeak). But the problem is that this highroll DOESN'T win you the game, it just gives you a chance to come back after a bunch of bad turns. Why play a deck that needs to highroll in order to stand a chance at winning, when you can play an actual deck that can win games without highrolling instead?
Wild: EVEN Totem shaman will LOVE this legendary.
New Shaman Minion - Baroness Vashj
In standard this seems like a pretty decent to strong legendary. This will be a must-include in evolve shaman.
In wild wow this will be pretty good with all the evolve effects in wild. Sure it might be a bit slower of a deck which isn't often that good in wild, but evolve shaman remains a pretty fun deck and it slots right into it. Baroness Vashj + Unstable Evolution seems pretty decent to me.
New Priest Spell - The Light! It Burns!
Single target Lightbomb and a way better Shadow Word: Death and Holy Smite this is a must-include in any control priest and maybe some other priest decks also just slot it in because its 1 mana remove a minion.
New Priest Spell - Identity Theft
Alright this will be a very good card in thief priest, but also in non-thief priest decks. I think some of the control priest decks might include this as a value option and in order to scout out what kind of deck their opponent is playing. Also it gives information about your opponents hand which is often quite decent.
New Priest Minion - Partner in Crime
Seems very good alongside Pelagos and Serpent Wig. But i don't know if naga priest even want to run this card, so i dont know if there will be a home for it, unless Pelagos creates a brand new kinda deck which does have a spot for Partner in Crime.
New Priest Spell - Clean the Scene
Hmm this is a interesting card. It seems like it's a worse Shadow Word: Ruin, but i think it has a niche in Questline priest. After all it costs 5 mana, and questline priest would probably like a 5 cost spell like this one. At least, i have played quite a bunch of questline priest recently.. and the 5 cost card is the card i'm personally stuck on the most.
New Priest Minion - Mysterious Visitor
This card is awesome for thief priest, great pay-off card for actually running that deck. However i'm a bit confused at the wording.. Does it reduce the cost of cards in hand, or both in hand and in deck? If so then that's pretty good with Archbishop Benedictus in wild. Either way this is a must-include in any thief priest deck.
New Priest Spell - Boon of the Ascended
Good with Pelagos but thats i.m.o. where it ends... This just seems kinda bad? Maybe an arena card.
New Priest Minion - Pelagos
Insane. Pelagos + Serpent Wig is already a very strong combo, and High Priest Amet saw a bunch of play because of his effect and Pelagos does something similar. This fits perfectly into Bless/Naga priest, and maybe some other aggresive priest decks as well.
New Priest Minion - The Harvester of Envy
Well, this is a interesting card. I can see this card being pretty annoying to play against when it gets the right kinda support, but thats something that you can say about every priest card. Either way this card seems like it has a lot of potential. And in wild this slots right into thief priest, which has a few more tools in wild... Yet again "few more" as its not that good of a deck. But hey its a fun (to play) deck and thats all that matters.
New Warrior Spell - Riot!
This seems to do awfully a lot - sorta-kinda Mass Hysteria + Commanding Shout - for a measly 2 mana
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