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Its also 2 turns earlier. If Im going up against an aggro deck, of which the healing is the most relevant against, [card]lightshower elemental[/card] will heal me for 8 and block at least an attack 99% of the time, as opposed to this card which has a much less chance of appearing, never mind actually doing something.

Both have …

Of all the cards to get alt skins its this one. Just a palette swap, mind you. A dip into the waters before one day selling alt arts for other cards Im sure.

Probably see it generated more often than actually existing in the deck. Because this card is carp, I mean crap. Its outdone by [card]emerald skytalon[/card] for …

There was a time where I doubted [card]si:7 skulker[/card] could even feature in standard. Proven wrong then. And this card is an even bigger version and more consistent with its effect.

So if nothing else, if midrange comes back so will this card be playable. And honestly, sometimes having a 1 mana discount is all you need to gain …

Its an arena card. Because if [card]lifedrinker[/card] actually does make it to standard, this card just lost all reason there is to even get a second glance at all.

Vanilla stats plus draw a naga. If you squint hard enough it actually reads, draw the second copy or your win con.

Good card I guess. It does have a condition that makes it unplayable on curve most of the time, but if you can tutor your win con that's perhaps enough that this card gets a second look.

That's a lot of stats for a measly condition.

But [card]mor'shan elite[/card] never did make the playoffs. Will this one share its fate? At least it has taunt by default, I guess.

Don't know if that's enough, because its looking a lot like we'll never actually see this card outside of arena right now.

Fits neatly into burn shaman. That alone makes it playable no matter what the meta would be next.

And this being a fire spell means that's one more card you can draw from [card]multicaster[/card]. The dredge effect is just icing on the cake.

A good solid card that'll never be missing in action.

Looks like this is where shaman is heading towards this expansion: murlocs and swarming piranhas.

Forget the piranhas for a second, and this card is unusual in that its a murloc and that it actually has a decent chance to survive for more than the turn its played. For that reason alone, should murloc shaman make an entrance, this …

It basically tutors your win con, or itself. Even at its worst, it will draw you a card while having decent stats to survive for more than a turn.

But Ive a feeling it'll likely be supplanted by [card]field contact[/card] one way or another. This card is nice, but field contact can and will draw your entire deck given …

[card]Arcane intellect[/card] for priest that occasionally creates good memes.

That's it really. It does what it needs to do - Draw two minions. Maybe that's good enough in the grand scheme of things. The secondary effect will only occasionally be a factor, but I doubt it ever going to do much.

Unless there's more stuff behind that we're not seeing, this is one of the worst colossal minions so far. Not because of its stats and potential healing, because those certainly tick the boxes, but because its in a class that has absolutely no reason to ever want this in the deck.

Had this had a simple rush or taunt …

2/2 for two mana is bad enough. That it'll grant the next card a 2/2 buff is quite something, but your opponent will be able to sniff it a mile away, and you're still giving tempo off to do it, because this card won't really accomplish much on its own, where even simple 1 drops can kill it.

But …

I like it because it cheapens [card]the garden's grace[/card]. On its own, at least it'll make 3 taunts, so that's not completely a hopeless card.

But if the next paladin archetype is quest, or buff, then this card has not a chance in hell. Its way too slow to be useful most of the time, and the taunts, while …

Potentially broken card, depending on the mechs available. If [card]replicating menace[/card] is in core then this card is just completely nuts. Otherwise, it'll likely just be as good as [card]defias cannoneer[/card] in that it'll fire once and then never again.

Still, a good start for a possible mech mage archetype. And crucial too, because if such stuff do not …

A crucial card for any mage that's not playing that god forsaken archetype that's spell mage.

But you do have to play nagas though, and whether this card rises up to be cream would be if there's enough nagas to choose from, and if a minion heavy mage is actually worth playing at all.

It'll likely be in all aggressive hunter decks and quest hunter as well.

Why? I mean it doubles your spells. [card]Aimed shot[/card] alone deals a massive 12 damage for 5 mana the next turn after this one. Need there be more justification?

Its a smaller [card]scale of onyxia[/card] that also happens to curve from a turn 3 wild growth.

Probably played in most if not all druid decks simply because its druid and there's little to no early game removal post rotation.

Wonder if you're allowed to hit face and two enemy minions. Or if the stipulation is that you must first swing at an enemy minion, or this thing wont let you swing at another. Because if we're looking at the code for [card]warglaives of azzinoth[/card], where the code for this card probably came from, then you cannot swing face and …

Is this the first colossal minion to feature the appendage in front of the minion itself? I wonder if the positioning when summoned will actually reflect that.

Regardless, this minion is not really all that good. It heals you for 8 sure, but there's other cards that do the same at a cheaper mana cost like [card]lightshower elemental[/card], and …

Interesting cards:

[card]Crushclaw enforcer[/card] - For when you have a specific naga in mind

[card]Cutlass courier[/card] - Tutors pirates. Which in most cases would mean your win con, aside from itself of course.

[card]Immortalized in stone[/card] - Its basically a good card to reduce the cost of the [card]the garden's grace[/card]

[card]Mecha-shark[/card] - Its good, but …