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Card text inconsistency in this new set has reached an all-time high

Maybe I just didn't notice it in previous sets, but there are so many cards revealed so far that have mechanics identical to already existing cards, yet have different wording. For a company so often praised for it's insane level of polish, I have no idea how so many of these managed to slip through the cracks.

Here's all the inconsistencies I've noticed as of now:

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Manic Soulcaster - "Shuffle a copy into your deck."

Gang Up - "Shuffle 3 copies of it into your deck."

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Wickerflame Burnbristle - "Damage dealt by this minion also heals your hero."

Mistress of Pain - "Whenever this minion deals damage, restore that much Health to your hero."

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Getaway Kodo - "When a friendly minion dies..."

Redemption - "When one of your minions dies..."

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Drakonid Operative - "...in your opponent's deck."

Thoughtsteal, Mindgames, Shifting Shade - "...from your opponent's deck..."

As a side note, Thoughsteal reads "put them in your hand", contrary to Shifting Shade's, "add it to your hand."

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Kazakus - "If your deck has no duplicates..."

Reno Jackson - "If your deck contains no more than 1 of any card..."

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Second-Rate Bruiser - "...if your opponent has at least three minions."

Mind Control Tech - "If your opponent has 4 or more minions..."

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Lunar Visions - "Minions drawn cost (2) less."

Varian Wrynn - "Put any minions you drew directly into the battlefield."

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Big-Time Racketeer claims to summon an Ogre, but the minion he summons is actually called a "Little Friend" (which is also a somewhat notable as being the first minion whose name has quotations marks around it).

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Dragonfire Potion - "...to all minions except Dragons."

Demonwrath - "..to all non-Demon minions."

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Pint-Size Potion - "...this turn only."

Shrinkmeister - "..this turn."

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Mistress of Mixtures - "Restore 4 Health to both players."

Refreshment Vendor - "Restore 4 Health to each hero.

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Does nobody at Blizzard know how to copy/paste? Seriously, cards like Wickerflame Burnbristle and Kazakus share complicated mechanics with another card, yet they decided to rewrite the card text manually, making it completely different in the process. I don't understand...

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