I guess it's alright in a zoo deck (dunno how competitive that would be though). If there is another minion on the board, the mummy could be observed as a 2/2 with a reborn effect, which on theory should be nice. I am curious to see what neutral and paladin cards we will get, that can synergise with reborn minions. For now I wouldn't run this mummy in the quest deck, since I would want to copy better minions with the upgraded HP.
[edit] I guess this being a mech has some potential to be run in magnetize decks. It can be also fetched with Crystology, but meh.
We already had Grim Rally for that. Granted, the plague spell can be used defensively, but still, it was an enabler.
Grim Rally doesn't destroy your other minions.
True, I forgot about this aspect. I was just thinking how it's really hard to reach the endgame as a warlock and to dump your hand. I have seen some builds, where GR was used, and the issue there was just getting rid of your hand. But I admit, that I forgot that Plague of Flames allows for different lists to be built, where you don't mind having a board prior to summoning the 10-drop.
It might be similar to Wild Pyromancer and pre-nerfed Equality, but it's worse in many scenarios. For starters, you have to draw the scheme and wait, until it becomes big enough to match the opponent's board size. The paladin combo allowed you to answer the opponent's aggression early on, while this isn't reliable.
I had a feeling something similar would be implemented. Kinda disappointed, that I won't be able to include it in my control warlock deck. Taunts are way too valueable to be sacrificed against aggro.
[edit] Let's hope we see a card, that rewards the player greately for sacrificing their own board.
This will replace Arcane Tyrant in wild and it would see play in standard, granted, druid manages to build slower competitive decks. Boy what a good card this is!
Doing this is still a roundabout way, but at least it's somewhat faster than just using the "source code" button.
Btw I'd suggest that you check my thread from 2 days ago. Chimera gave us some very useful tips on how to use the "source code" button for other applications.
rogue didnt get board clear, warrior already has so many removal, so i dont think they should have printed this...
Ya, I am aware, that rogue's plague isn't really a board clear. It was changed in the last second due to the "class identity" philosophy. But still, plagues were initially planned to be AoEs that affect the whole board:
I like how the devs are finally making use of the sleep mechanic (I have seen this being done in fan-made cards). The card is bad though, because for +1/+1 stats over a vanilla statted body you might get a minion, which won't attack for 2 or more turns and you will lose tempo because of it. This is why I have a hard time seeing this being used even in arena.
It might be big and hard to kill, but it's just a boring pile of stats. Reminds me of Tyrantus in this regard.
[edit] I really hope I don't open this from a pack. The only good thing about it is that it can be summoned from Conjurer's Calling like AliRadicali said:
Pretty sweet card to get off of conjurer's calling, especially in a mage mirror. Imagine how many mountain giants this can chew through and still be conjured into something new.
Yes you're right...so this card can only be bad? I do not get it.
When I first saw it, I thought it could be used in arena (just like Soldier of Fortune), but even there it looks very risky. If we don't see other cards, which will support the 5/4 mummy, then the only places we would see it would be in some Trolden/Hysteria videos, where people play friendly matches and try to pull off wacky combos.
Can maybe work in a silent priest? Or any other deck with cheap silence effects.
Then you would be paying 3 mana and a silence effect for a plain 5/4, cuz' the reborn keyword would be also removed. Arcane Watcher would be much better in that case.
Interesting card in a zoo priest deck (if it could exist one day). For two mana you get a 1/2 and a 1/1 bodies and a +2/+2 buff split between one or two other minions. The stats and the potential are there, but is the support though? I remember the time, when this archtype was somewhat popular in standard thanks to Shadow Ascendant, but I don't think, that this deck will appear in wild just because people can do crazier things than just buffing their minions slightly.
Man, I really hope that Mogu Cultist is coded to check not whether there are 6 other cultists on the board, but whether the cultists occupy all other available board spaces. If this is the case, then it will be possible to summon Ra with just 1 or 2 minions. I admit that making a such set-up is not easier than going for the 20/20 directly. So using The Darkness or Sherazin would be a bigger meme in wild. Using Mogu Cultist in a normal Lucentbark deck however, while admittedly not really necessary, doesn't ruin your deck or its gameplan too much. You multiply the 8-drop a bunch of times like you would normally do, but in the cases, when you stumble upon control decks with a lot of AoEs and you don't receive much damage for your heals, you could take advantage of your legendary's weakness (not being a living entity on the board) and go for the 20/20. I am a dreamer, I know, but even if the current minions with dormant are weak or expensive, the permanent-Mogu Cultist interaction would be better in the future, if we get minions, that summon a handful of dormants on the board.
Again, all of the above is valid only if the interaction works like I want it to work. In the case it does work like that, I would like to imagine the surprise on people's faces when their opponents cheat the requirement:
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Garrosh: It's over, Malfurion. Your pathetic wall crumbled from the might of my Red-Eyes. Thanks to The Boomship I managed to summon 3 of them in one turn and assembled the ultimate force. Your healing spells are depleted, you can't revive your trees anymore. Next turn three Deathwings will attack you all together. The game is over no matter what card you play. I WILL CRUSH YOU!
Malfurion: It's true, Garrosh, that my healing spells are finished and I can no longer revive my Lucentbarks. But don't write me off just yet, as I have another trick up my sleeve.
Garrosh: E…explain yourself!
Malfurion: With pleasure. My turn! I summon MOGU CULTIST!
Garrosh: Mogu Cultist? Did you forget to nourish your brain? What are you trying to do? You don't have 6 other cultists on the board to summon Ra.
Malfurion: Read again, Garrosh. The card states that the board has to be full of them.
Garrosh: So? You have a bunch of dormant Lucentbarks.
Malfurion: True, but what's one minion's weakness is another minion's strength.
Garrosh: N…nani?
Malfurion: Dormant creatures don't count as living entities on the board and only narrow the available spaces. And since I control 6 of those, you understand what that means.
Good card imho. I'm kinda surprised, that the new lackey isn't revealed yet.
I guess it's alright in a zoo deck (dunno how competitive that would be though). If there is another minion on the board, the mummy could be observed as a 2/2 with a reborn effect, which on theory should be nice. I am curious to see what neutral and paladin cards we will get, that can synergise with reborn minions. For now I wouldn't run this mummy in the quest deck, since I would want to copy better minions with the upgraded HP.
[edit] I guess this being a mech has some potential to be run in magnetize decks. It can be also fetched with Crystology, but meh.
True, I forgot about this aspect. I was just thinking how it's really hard to reach the endgame as a warlock and to dump your hand. I have seen some builds, where GR was used, and the issue there was just getting rid of your hand. But I admit, that I forgot that Plague of Flames allows for different lists to be built, where you don't mind having a board prior to summoning the 10-drop.
It might be similar to Wild Pyromancer and pre-nerfed Equality, but it's worse in many scenarios. For starters, you have to draw the scheme and wait, until it becomes big enough to match the opponent's board size. The paladin combo allowed you to answer the opponent's aggression early on, while this isn't reliable.
I had a feeling something similar would be implemented. Kinda disappointed, that I won't be able to include it in my control warlock deck. Taunts are way too valueable to be sacrificed against aggro.
[edit] Let's hope we see a card, that rewards the player greately for sacrificing their own board.
This will replace Arcane Tyrant in wild and it would see play in standard, granted, druid manages to build slower competitive decks. Boy what a good card this is!
Wow. This is a huge support for Restoration Druid.
Healing on all characters and card draw.
Btw I'd suggest that you check my thread from 2 days ago. Chimera gave us some very useful tips on how to use the "source code" button for other applications.
Sleep with the Fishes was heavily used in Un'Goro Taunt Warrior and in DMH. If only we saw a copy of the plague* card earlier, Scourgelord Garrosh would have been better before Dr. Boom, Mad Genius was released.
Fool's Bane (kappa) Sul'thraze synergies.
Could be good, but time will tell. I personally think, that the quest is a sign, that a new warrior weapon is about to come.
Ya, I am aware, that rogue's plague isn't really a board clear. It was changed in the last second due to the "class identity" philosophy. But still, plagues were initially planned to be AoEs that affect the whole board:
https://hearthstone.gamepedia.com/Saviors_of_Uldum#Plagues
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Well it's a plague and every villain class gets one.
I like how the devs are finally making use of the sleep mechanic (I have seen this being done in fan-made cards). The card is bad though, because for +1/+1 stats over a vanilla statted body you might get a minion, which won't attack for 2 or more turns and you will lose tempo because of it. This is why I have a hard time seeing this being used even in arena.
It might be big and hard to kill, but it's just a boring pile of stats. Reminds me of Tyrantus in this regard.
[edit] I really hope I don't open this from a pack. The only good thing about it is that it can be summoned from Conjurer's Calling like AliRadicali said:
When I first saw it, I thought it could be used in arena (just like Soldier of Fortune), but even there it looks very risky. If we don't see other cards, which will support the 5/4 mummy, then the only places we would see it would be in some Trolden/Hysteria videos, where people play friendly matches and try to pull off wacky combos.
Then you would be paying 3 mana and a silence effect for a plain 5/4, cuz' the reborn keyword would be also removed. Arcane Watcher would be much better in that case.
Interesting card in a zoo priest deck (if it could exist one day). For two mana you get a 1/2 and a 1/1 bodies and a +2/+2 buff split between one or two other minions. The stats and the potential are there, but is the support though? I remember the time, when this archtype was somewhat popular in standard thanks to Shadow Ascendant, but I don't think, that this deck will appear in wild just because people can do crazier things than just buffing their minions slightly.
What about in friendly matches, where people try to do some wicked combos?
I know you talked about constructed and probably arena, but I wanted to point this out. We might see a lot of Trolden/Hysteria videos.
Man, I really hope that Mogu Cultist is coded to check not whether there are 6 other cultists on the board, but whether the cultists occupy all other available board spaces. If this is the case, then it will be possible to summon Ra with just 1 or 2 minions. I admit that making a such set-up is not easier than going for the 20/20 directly. So using The Darkness or Sherazin would be a bigger meme in wild. Using Mogu Cultist in a normal Lucentbark deck however, while admittedly not really necessary, doesn't ruin your deck or its gameplan too much. You multiply the 8-drop a bunch of times like you would normally do, but in the cases, when you stumble upon control decks with a lot of AoEs and you don't receive much damage for your heals, you could take advantage of your legendary's weakness (not being a living entity on the board) and go for the 20/20. I am a dreamer, I know, but even if the current minions with dormant are weak or expensive, the permanent-Mogu Cultist interaction would be better in the future, if we get minions, that summon a handful of dormants on the board.
Again, all of the above is valid only if the interaction works like I want it to work. In the case it does work like that, I would like to imagine the surprise on people's faces when their opponents cheat the requirement:
Twilight's Call, Reborn synergies.
[edit] Basically support for Inner Fire Priest.