So this is Assassinate + Add a random priest minion to your hand. It is not just an upside, it is overpowered i think. Even more with Fate Weaver.
Except you need to invoke twice to get one additional priest minion. So it isn't as strong as you make it out to be here.
I don't think you need to invoke twice before you are able to activate galakrond's hero power. All invoke cards activates the hero power regardless galakrond is upgraded or not. At least i saw them in this video;
Unbelievably powerful. Turn 7, draw FOUR CARDS, and each costs ZERO????
Game over on turn 7? Leeroy, eviscerate, eviscerate, cold blood... you can imagine the possible combos.
People miss an important thing about Galakrond: if you want to get as much value as possible from him, just can't just jam it on turn 7 most of the times.
Before that, you have to play 2 cards (or 3, I don't remember) with the Invoke mechanic, which are kinda awkward (see the 4 mana 2/2 with Rush, not really a Rogue card).
I'm not saying that Galakrond won't see play (I in fact think the opposite, even more that they're completely free for everyone), but if they decided to release such card it means that they have their own reasons.
Rogue has Spirit of the Shark that means it can be invoked twice in a turn + Seal Fate and Praise Galakrond! are cheap enough and all invoke cards are giving more Lackeys to rogue thanks to Galakrond, the Nightmare's hero power. Lackeys are so powerful in rogue as you can imagine.
+ you can take more advantage with extra coins of Umbral Skulker.
you will end up 1 reborn minion + 2 lackeys + 3 coins + 3 drawn cards in hand, 1 removal for 3 health minion or dealt 3 damage to face and your Galakrond, the Nightmare already upgraded by 1 level. All you need is 2 more and you have + mana with coins in hand + lackeys for value. You can play that shitty invoke cards with lackeys + coins without hesitation like turn 5 Shield of Galakrond or Devoted Maniac + a lackey and turn 6 Shield of Galakrond + a lackey or Devoted Maniac + 2 lackeys. they also will add 2 more lackeys to your hand with a rush minion on board and some protection with a taunt minion and you will have something to play in hand and your Galakrond, the Nightmare ready to act at turn 7 with upgraded twice. It seemed a good play to me but well it is the best case scenario.
Why can't they just stay consistent with the way they write the text.
Why switch "if you're holding a Dragon" to AFTER the effect now?
Love your work, Blizzard... 🙄
It just works how the text describes. If you are not holding a dragon it just gives +1/+2 to a minion. If there is a dragon in your hand it also gives divine shield.
Oh hey it's Inspire. I really wish they'd keep using the keywords they've created (e.g. "Inspire" vs. "After you use your hero power...; "Echo" vs. "Repeatable this turn."; "Recruit" vs. "Summon from your deck."; etc.). Otherwise, why bother making the keyword in the first place?
Didn't they explain it to make the game more accessible to general casual players? So they don't have to remember many keywords and gave up in the process
Well Inspire and Echo (especially this one) are kinda obvious and easy to understand in my opinion. Recruit may be confused with "summon from hand" instead of "summon from deck", but the other two should be reused (see SN1P-SN4P for example)
Yeah, they can't decide to use echo for Sn1p-Sn4p anyways because there was no room to explain echo for that card. They can "always" break their own rules. That was easier to use keywords for every expansions tho. It is just stupid.
we had a 2 mana 2/3 that had the same effect this card powercreep that card but that card never saw any play and hunter was all about the face back then.. looks good.
and that card was an epic, this is a common. That means it is easier to test than the old one. :)
And you know.. this is the aspect that annoys me the most in HS you can't test cool stuff (back then "control hunter") cause you need to invest so much dust into it.. back then if you wanted to start to test that card you had to pay 800 dust.. ye.. feels bad..
I don't think this card is about testing.. you 100% drop it into your highlander hunter anyway and there are some other cards that care about hero powering so maybe that's a thing?
Sure, it will be a must-have card for Highlander probably but I was about other archetypes ehm-Control Hunter-ehm. :D
Maybe we can work to make that sidequest Hunter viable and this is a cool common 1 drop which is not epic. :D
I know this time is different since Breath of Dreams is the card you play and not the one you draw, but if it will happens I won't be surprised
Remember Ferocious Howl ? If you are holding 5 cards + Ferocious Howl (it means you have 6 cards in your hand) and use it, it draws first then gives you 6 armor.
I'm %100 sure of that you'll gain an empty mana crystal with Breath of Dreams if you don't have a dragon but draw with it.
we had a 2 mana 2/3 that had the same effect this card powercreep that card but that card never saw any play and hunter was all about the face back then.. looks good.
and that card was an epic, this is a common. That means it is easier to test than the old one. :)
- The only thing I'm sure about is Dragons and a new lackey that is probably Drakonid or Draconic Lackey and might have a " if you are holding a dragon" synergy.
- I don't think those two cards represent the keyword. It represent probably the sides, The Light bleeds are Golden and Purple and the lights are changing sides occasionally. She is constantly changing cards to predict to future correctly but all cards are same and changing lights so she can't decide what will really happen.
- My personal thought is that Dragon Aspects are coming, because LoE just saved the Uldum and didn't tried to get Dalaran back. Here, I wonder what happened to Kalecgos, Khadgar, Rhyssa, Nozari, Vereesa and Stelladris. They just fled or captured by E.V.I.L. ? I really think that; Alexstrasza for Hunter Ysera for Druid Malygos for Mage Nozdormu for Paladin will come to fight with Deathwing.
Because Rafaam is just a Ethereal Thief who wants to exchange Dalaran with something precious. He made Togwaggle the King. So Togwaggle is just a servant of Rafaam, didn't have any plans. Dr. Boom only wanted wisdom of the Dalaran for his experiments in Booms Lab. Hagatha has just sided with them like Dr. Boom because of wisdom and she sided with E.V.I.L because the enemy of my enemy is my ally but Lazul is different. She is a servant of Old Gods so the key character here is her. The Lore might shape like this;
She learned that Rafaam will steal the Dalaran and will want to exchange it with something precious with her visions so she had found Rafaam and offered him that The most Precious thing in exchange should only be given by old gods so they are bringing Dalaran to Deathwing because all of the Old gods are imprisoned. The ultimate plan will be Lazul's in my opinion, not Rafaam's. Rafaam is just want to sell Dalaran. He is an ethereal and he only wants trade.
So in light of all these, Dragon Aspects will not want Old Gods have Dalaran and fight with them to save it unlike LoE. LoE just wanted to save Uldum, not Dalaran.
- There is also a great opportunity to bind lores together like how Malygos got mad and fight with all Azeroth for defending that " Mortals should not use magic.". The changing lights of Lazul's cards make me think about how Malygos changed sides and also the lights are golden and purple. It might be also about Nozdormu and Murozond.
These are only my personal speculations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
So as you can see, There are great opportunities and so much possibilities. I hope Team 5 used those opportunities and make a wonderful lore-related expansion.
For the cards and our experience, I really only can say about Dragons and Draconic Lackey. I don't think there will be a "choose one"-like mechanic. And I'm %50 sure of new Nozdormu, Ysera, Malygos and Alexstrasza. They greatly fit the theme of Paladin, Druid, Mage and Hunter.
So let's see how Alexstrazsa for hunter, Malygos for Mage and Nozdormu for Paladin. Yay, I will love this expansion probably, That was what I was waiting for.
You are right but Lackeys are so powerful how they are for now in my opinion and it can be some kind of balance for them. Also its just a thought but I'm almost sure about new lackey is being a draconic Lackey. Just can't be sure of its text and effect. :)
- The only thing I'm sure about is Dragons and a new lackey that is probably Drakonid or Draconic Lackey and might have a " if you are holding a dragon" synergy.
- I don't think those two cards represent the keyword. It represent probably the sides, The Light bleeds are Golden and Purple and the lights are changing sides occasionally. She is constantly changing cards to predict to future correctly but all cards are same and changing lights so she can't decide what will really happen.
- My personal thought is that Dragon Aspects are coming, because LoE just saved the Uldum and didn't tried to get Dalaran back. Here, I wonder what happened to Kalecgos, Khadgar, Rhyssa, Nozari, Vereesa and Stelladris. They just fled or captured by E.V.I.L. ? I really think that; Alexstrasza for Hunter Ysera for Druid Malygos for Mage Nozdormu for Paladin will come to fight with Deathwing.
Because Rafaam is just a Ethereal Thief who wants to exchange Dalaran with something precious. He made Togwaggle the King. So Togwaggle is just a servant of Rafaam, didn't have any plans. Dr. Boom only wanted wisdom of the Dalaran for his experiments in Booms Lab. Hagatha has just sided with them like Dr. Boom because of wisdom and she sided with E.V.I.L because the enemy of my enemy is my ally but Lazul is different. She is a servant of Old Gods so the key character here is her. The Lore might shape like this;
She learned that Rafaam will steal the Dalaran and will want to exchange it with something precious with her visions so she had found Rafaam and offered him that The most Precious thing in exchange should only be given by old gods so they are bringing Dalaran to Deathwing because all of the Old gods are imprisoned. The ultimate plan will be Lazul's in my opinion, not Rafaam's. Rafaam is just want to sell Dalaran. He is an ethereal and he only wants trade.
So in light of all these, Dragon Aspects will not want Old Gods have Dalaran and fight with them to save it unlike LoE. LoE just wanted to save Uldum, not Dalaran.
- There is also a great opportunity to bind lores together like how Malygos got mad and fight with all Azeroth for defending that " Mortals should not use magic.". The changing lights of Lazul's cards make me think about how Malygos changed sides and also the lights are golden and purple. It might be also about Nozdormu and Murozond.
These are only my personal speculations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
So as you can see, There are great opportunities and so much possibilities. I hope Team 5 used those opportunities and make a wonderful lore-related expansion.
For the cards and our experience, I really only can say about Dragons and Draconic Lackey. I don't think there will be a "choose one"-like mechanic. And I'm %50 sure of new Nozdormu, Ysera, Malygos and Alexstrasza. They greatly fit the theme of Paladin, Druid, Mage and Hunter.
Are you denying my existence? No one plays for the lore? I think I've made it rather clear during my time on this site that it's half the reason I DO play this game, lol. Yes, they take artistic liberties with the lore, but each one is spun as a tall tale around important locations, events, or groups from the lore. Also, you didn't touch on my other mention of the art. Art is often a matter of personal taste, and I find the atmosphere created by the Hearthstone art style to be fun and colorful. By contrast, the art depicted in this article looks dull and bland to me. I repeat the fact that these are my personal reasons and views and I understand that many don't share them, but I consider them to be perfectly valid in themselves and wish for them to be treated as such.
You already said that art is a personal taste, That's why i didn't touch that topic. For me for example, I prefer MTG's art %100 of times. Same with Elder Scrolls: Legends but you are right about that art is an important part to decide playing some card games. That's why i didn't even try Shadowverse, Eternal, Mythguard etc. because of their card arts and UI designs.
For the lore, I've started Hearthstone because of Warcraft Lore no doubt. I remember how I was excited when they announce and how I waited for beta invite but Hearthstone is just a game which uses Warcraft Universe, There is no other connections with the game anymore.
Lorewise, I only loved Naxxramas, Blackrock Mountain and TGT. All of other expansions were bad for lore imo. KotFT for example. There is no such thing as Frost Lich Jaina for example. If you do that for a MOBA cosmetic, it is always ok like this;
But giving new powers to the hero and change it for a card game was ridiculous for my taste of lore. Same with all other Death Knights. You can always bring something new but you should do that without changing the lore. They should have been added new characters as Death Knights, shouldn't have changed well-known characters.
I am not denying your existence, That was just an exaggeration to make myself understood. I am also playing and started this game for the lore but I realized long ago that Hearthstone stopped being lore-friendly. I've waited them so long to make a Burning Crusade related expansion, New classes like Warcraft has, Well-known characters from the game but everytime I waited so long, They brought Aya Blackpaw or Hagatha the Witch or King Togwaggle to the game.
What Blizzard has done and still doing is is disappointing for their own royal players. Did you check 1000 win rewards ? They are laziest stuff of Hearthstone. That really describes and proves that what I'm saying here. Blizzard doesn't really care older and royal players, They always care potential of new players. They really think like they already earned us and people keeps buying from Blizzard even they do mistakes so that causes Blizzard care older player lesser because even they do whatever they like, People are still buying.
It's not a boycott call, don't get me wrong but I left paying Blizzard long ago because of their game-related actions. They changed and ruined every game I love and grown up with.
I don't think you need to invoke twice before you are able to activate galakrond's hero power. All invoke cards activates the hero power regardless galakrond is upgraded or not. At least i saw them in this video;
Rogue has Spirit of the Shark that means it can be invoked twice in a turn + Seal Fate and Praise Galakrond! are cheap enough and all invoke cards are giving more Lackeys to rogue thanks to Galakrond, the Nightmare's hero power. Lackeys are so powerful in rogue as you can imagine.
+ you can take more advantage with extra coins of Umbral Skulker.
Imagine a play like turn 1 Pharaoh Cat turn 2 Praise Galakrond! turn 3 Seal Fate turn 4 Umbral Skulker
you will end up 1 reborn minion + 2 lackeys + 3 coins + 3 drawn cards in hand, 1 removal for 3 health minion or dealt 3 damage to face and your Galakrond, the Nightmare already upgraded by 1 level. All you need is 2 more and you have + mana with coins in hand + lackeys for value. You can play that shitty invoke cards with lackeys + coins without hesitation like turn 5 Shield of Galakrond or Devoted Maniac + a lackey and turn 6 Shield of Galakrond + a lackey or Devoted Maniac + 2 lackeys. they also will add 2 more lackeys to your hand with a rush minion on board and some protection with a taunt minion and you will have something to play in hand and your Galakrond, the Nightmare ready to act at turn 7 with upgraded twice. It seemed a good play to me but well it is the best case scenario.
Damn, This card's art, effect and name are all wonderful but I really can't love more the name of the card.
Best of the set for me.
Galakrond, the Unspeakable's hero power is "Add a random priest minion to your hand."
So this is Assassinate + Add a random priest minion to your hand. It is not just an upside, it is overpowered i think. Even more with Fate Weaver.
Yeah, I would like to see all aspects at earlier stats but they didn't want it seems.
Deathwing, Nozdormu and Ysera have same stats with Classic tho. Let's wait for Alexstrasza.
Finally Nozdormu has a good effect,
Now its Illidan Stormrage's turn Blizzard !
Make a Legion themed expansion (or a year) and give some love to Illidan Stormrage !!!
Finally Nozdormu has a good effect,
Now its Illidan Stormrage's turn Blizzard !
Make a Legion themed expansion (or a year) and give some love to Illidan Stormrage !!!
It just works how the text describes. If you are not holding a dragon it just gives +1/+2 to a minion. If there is a dragon in your hand it also gives divine shield.
Sorry but there is no inconsistency here.
It works like quests ok but I really wonder that can we play them together;
I mean playing a quest and sidequest card at the same time. I really wonder that's possible or not.
The question is; Can we play normal quests and sidequests at the same time ?
Are there any info about that?
+ Flamestrike that deals 8 damage to all minions
1-cost Frost Nova
you can see them here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=368&v=sPrDhZq2BKM
Yeah, they can't decide to use echo for Sn1p-Sn4p anyways because there was no room to explain echo for that card. They can "always" break their own rules. That was easier to use keywords for every expansions tho. It is just stupid.
Sure, it will be a must-have card for Highlander probably but I was about other archetypes ehm-Control Hunter-ehm. :D
Maybe we can work to make that sidequest Hunter viable and this is a cool common 1 drop which is not epic. :D
Remember Ferocious Howl ? If you are holding 5 cards + Ferocious Howl (it means you have 6 cards in your hand) and use it, it draws first then gives you 6 armor.
I'm %100 sure of that you'll gain an empty mana crystal with Breath of Dreams if you don't have a dragon but draw with it.
and that card was an epic, this is a common. That means it is easier to test than the old one. :)
So the dragon in "Year of the Dragon" was the Galakrond. The Ultimate Plan of the E.V.I.L was reviving him ? cool.
At least i have predicted that Dragon Aspects will return in different forms.
So let's see how Alexstrazsa for hunter, Malygos for Mage and Nozdormu for Paladin. Yay, I will love this expansion probably, That was what I was waiting for.
You are right but Lackeys are so powerful how they are for now in my opinion and it can be some kind of balance for them. Also its just a thought but I'm almost sure about new lackey is being a draconic Lackey. Just can't be sure of its text and effect. :)
- The only thing I'm sure about is Dragons and a new lackey that is probably Drakonid or Draconic Lackey and might have a " if you are holding a dragon" synergy.
- I don't think those two cards represent the keyword. It represent probably the sides, The Light bleeds are Golden and Purple and the lights are changing sides occasionally. She is constantly changing cards to predict to future correctly but all cards are same and changing lights so she can't decide what will really happen.
- My personal thought is that Dragon Aspects are coming, because LoE just saved the Uldum and didn't tried to get Dalaran back. Here, I wonder what happened to Kalecgos, Khadgar, Rhyssa, Nozari, Vereesa and Stelladris. They just fled or captured by E.V.I.L. ? I really think that;
Alexstrasza for Hunter
Ysera for Druid
Malygos for Mage
Nozdormu for Paladin will come to fight with Deathwing.
Because Rafaam is just a Ethereal Thief who wants to exchange Dalaran with something precious. He made Togwaggle the King. So Togwaggle is just a servant of Rafaam, didn't have any plans. Dr. Boom only wanted wisdom of the Dalaran for his experiments in Booms Lab. Hagatha has just sided with them like Dr. Boom because of wisdom and she sided with E.V.I.L because the enemy of my enemy is my ally but Lazul is different. She is a servant of Old Gods so the key character here is her. The Lore might shape like this;
She learned that Rafaam will steal the Dalaran and will want to exchange it with something precious with her visions so she had found Rafaam and offered him that The most Precious thing in exchange should only be given by old gods so they are bringing Dalaran to Deathwing because all of the Old gods are imprisoned. The ultimate plan will be Lazul's in my opinion, not Rafaam's. Rafaam is just want to sell Dalaran. He is an ethereal and he only wants trade.
So in light of all these, Dragon Aspects will not want Old Gods have Dalaran and fight with them to save it unlike LoE. LoE just wanted to save Uldum, not Dalaran.
- There is also a great opportunity to bind lores together like how Malygos got mad and fight with all Azeroth for defending that " Mortals should not use magic.". The changing lights of Lazul's cards make me think about how Malygos changed sides and also the lights are golden and purple. It might be also about Nozdormu and Murozond.
These are only my personal speculations.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
So as you can see, There are great opportunities and so much possibilities. I hope Team 5 used those opportunities and make a wonderful lore-related expansion.
For the cards and our experience, I really only can say about Dragons and Draconic Lackey. I don't think there will be a "choose one"-like mechanic. And I'm %50 sure of new Nozdormu, Ysera, Malygos and Alexstrasza. They greatly fit the theme of Paladin, Druid, Mage and Hunter.
You already said that art is a personal taste, That's why i didn't touch that topic. For me for example, I prefer MTG's art %100 of times. Same with Elder Scrolls: Legends but you are right about that art is an important part to decide playing some card games. That's why i didn't even try Shadowverse, Eternal, Mythguard etc. because of their card arts and UI designs.
For the lore, I've started Hearthstone because of Warcraft Lore no doubt. I remember how I was excited when they announce and how I waited for beta invite but Hearthstone is just a game which uses Warcraft Universe, There is no other connections with the game anymore.
Lorewise, I only loved Naxxramas, Blackrock Mountain and TGT. All of other expansions were bad for lore imo. KotFT for example. There is no such thing as Frost Lich Jaina for example. If you do that for a MOBA cosmetic, it is always ok like this;
But giving new powers to the hero and change it for a card game was ridiculous for my taste of lore. Same with all other Death Knights. You can always bring something new but you should do that without changing the lore. They should have been added new characters as Death Knights, shouldn't have changed well-known characters.
I am not denying your existence, That was just an exaggeration to make myself understood. I am also playing and started this game for the lore but I realized long ago that Hearthstone stopped being lore-friendly. I've waited them so long to make a Burning Crusade related expansion, New classes like Warcraft has, Well-known characters from the game but everytime I waited so long, They brought Aya Blackpaw or Hagatha the Witch or King Togwaggle to the game.
What Blizzard has done and still doing is is disappointing for their own royal players. Did you check 1000 win rewards ? They are laziest stuff of Hearthstone. That really describes and proves that what I'm saying here. Blizzard doesn't really care older and royal players, They always care potential of new players. They really think like they already earned us and people keeps buying from Blizzard even they do mistakes so that causes Blizzard care older player lesser because even they do whatever they like, People are still buying.
It's not a boycott call, don't get me wrong but I left paying Blizzard long ago because of their game-related actions. They changed and ruined every game I love and grown up with.
Will there be a button for runeterra cards like hearthstone cards in comment edit screen ? Because it is always easier to do :)