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Drawable cards (courtesy of /u/blacktiger226 ) + Webspinner

Number of cards of each rarity it can draw:

• Basic: 10 (38% est.)
• Common: 7 (27%)
• Rare: 4 (15%)
• Epic: 2 (8%)
• Legendary: 3 (12%)

Median and Average: Common

Number of cards along the cost curve:

• 1: 6
• 2: 7
• 3: 5
• 4: 1
• 5: 3
• 6: 2
• 7: 1
• 8: 0
• 9: 1

Median: 2.5 mana

Average: 3.15 mana (skewed right)

This tells us that 46% of drawable cards can be played on curve immediately on turn 2 or turn 3. Of course, many of the cards like starving buzzard you won't want to play on curve, so the true number of 2- and 3-drops is lower.

The subjective bit:

Notably bad cards: Silverback Patriarch, Captain's Parrot, Hungry Crab, Angry Chicken, Young Dragonhawk

Notably good cards: Savannah Highmane, Stampeding Kodo, Ironbeak Owl, Starving Buzzard, Scavenging Hyena, Timber Wolf

Final thoughts:

This card is extremely cheap "draw" that doesn't contribute to mill. It clearly fits a beast-centric deck. It will be extremely random, but on the other hand drawing a beast for 1 mana is good value. It gives hunters something to do on turn 1 other than flare and tracking. If anyone is stupid/scared enough to owl or earthshock it that just gives you more of an advantage. Other benefits include soaking up a fireblast, avoiding a turn 2 priestess or loot hoarder, existing as shield removal for argent squires and scarlet crusaders, and general beast fodder for the hyenas, buzzards, and timber wolves.

I think it's going to be a fun card to play, but we will see whether the card can compete at the constructed level.

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