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There are certain things this card can do.

Firstly, it combines really well with [card]prismatic beam[/card], which can grant you an instant board swing.

Secondly, you can play this after [card]deputization aura[/card] is up and heal for 18 guaranteed, no matter what your opponent does.

It certainly has applications, but mostly for control or big is my …

Cards like these can never truly be ignored, even if I personally dont see much this card can offer at current moment.

Basically you get a copy of a minion from your deck every turn, the problem is youre playing a highlander deck and so results may very well vary too much to be anyway consistent.

The only …

You have to respect this card because if youre running this in your deck then very likely your entire deck is built around hand space. And with [card]living horizon[/card] being as OP as it is, this card would see play irrespective of its power level.

On its own, its pretty crap. A bunch of 3/2s for 6 is really …

Broken as fuck card that will very likely be nerfed.

Because of this card, every single card that now puts stuff into hand is now an instant threat. You've got to wonder what is the thought process behind this card when even [card]mountain giant[/card], something that was designed more than a decade ago, in a much weaker power level …

Excavate is good and this excavates.

Really. Theres no other point to reason out. Only negative here is that it takes 3 turns to excavate, or you spend 2 mana to do it immediately.

The fact that this card can easily get you [card]dehydrate[/card] and [card]rehydrate[/card] and at a fairly high chance means it'll always be playable.

The only real question would be ask whether you'll want to play it in your deck. It'll always be an above average card regardless.

A trash card that will more likely infuriate than do anything useful.

Drawing cards and kill something? Very good. Doing it for 7 mana is about as silly as it can get. And then your hand has to be small for this not to overdraw you.

You can see that its designed entirely for flavor because this card …

Its only marginally better than [card]loot hoarder[/card] and that's the only niche it has

There's just no reason to play this in 2023 where card draw options are available in most if not all classes.

It'll never see play outside of discovers and even then Id rate it as trash

No consistency, and the fact that shit cards overwhelmingly outnumber the good ones meaning you'll more likely get a rager than something specific.

Wont see play even in meme decks but Im 100% sure theres gonna be an achievement centered around this card …

I'll respect the card simply because its only ever one [card]sneaky devil[/card] away from being unremovable from board outside of an AoE.

Along with something like [card]bunny stomper[/card] you'll then have access to an unlikely board clear. But really, if you seriously build around this card just to do that Id like to remind you that very nearly 5 …

Coins may be good but when the cost reaches more than 2, there's just no reason to play it.

[card]Greedy partner[/card] does the exact same thing but with 1 less cost. Why would this see any play, especially since you'll need to either luck out the quickdraw or combo it, so its unlikely to see play on curve.

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Its playable only because excavate is playable.

Not much to comment on here. Theres just no reason not to play this if youre playing an excavate deck. You'll need to justify its non-inclusion rather than its inclusion.

I have to say though. [card]Vilespine slayer[/card] today even at 4 mana would never see any play. There's the extent of …

This card is contentious because high cost buffs never really work in hunter. [card]dire frenzy[/card] worked once upon a time where the meta is much slower. Nowadays, its nearly impossible to get something to stick, especially when everyone and their dog expects it.

Im gonna rate it highly because of two factors. The first being that hunter cards this …

Its really not that hard to contrive the board so it'll hit the same minion.

But the most important bit is that it grants a coin, and coin in rogue is good. Im rating it high only because I can see the inevitable draka rogue playing this.

There are reasons to believe that this card can outdo [card]starstrung bow[/card] in terms of damage, because obviously spell damage is a thing. But its low base damage and high cost is a bit of a problem.

Part of what makes starstrung bow so insane is that you can easily play it for 3 mana and then go face for …

On paper this card is broken as fuck. Its not like rogue has ever suffered from coin generation. [card]Greedy partner[/card] by itself is already an easy avenue for coins, not even counting the other coin generators from this set.

But when you think about it further, if you have a bunch of coins in hand, would you actually build …

You'll never not play this card.

Plain and simple, excavate cards tend to be above the average power level of vanilla cards so even at the very worse you'll get a card that may not suit your particular playstyle, but options nevertheless. This card grants you 3 of those by itself, never mind from bouncing.

Its very similar …

I really wonder how far has team5 thought about the design of [card]the azerite scorpion[/card].

Coupled with plenty of excavate options ([card]Drilly the kid[/card] basically fills 5/8 of it by itself with a simple shadowstep), its hard to see how an excavate rogue can ever be outvalued by anything. You'll end up just bouncing the scorpion over and over, …

Its a spell, it discovers specific tribal minions, and it discounts nagas.

Yes, it'll see play. If nothing more than the fact that its easy to play, and its easy to see how this card can be useful. Discounting cards like [card]lady s'theno[/card], [card]felscale evoker[/card], or even [card]blindeye sharpshooter[/card] is always grounds for something big to happen.

2 mana deal 3 damage. Yes thats what it is.

The quickdraw is a bonus. Its neither big enough to warrant just playing it when you draw it, and even if you triggered it its not gonna do more than annoy.

More fuel for [card]flint firearm[/card]