Surprised no one moved a Tier. Also think the Dynamic Duo nerf was silly: if you're snowballing with Blood Gems, is the -2/-2 really gonna be a difference-maker? Hopefully the nerfs around it were enough.
There are two: Aggem Thorncurse, and Agamaggan, the Great Boar. I assume you mean the latter, but either-way, I don't think they need to move to Tier 6. Bristleback Knight, however, should move up in my opinion, alongside Bonker for sure. Less Bonkers mean less Blood Gems, which should rein in Dynamic Duo a bit. I wouldn't be surprised if he moved up as well, though.
Demonxz95 - As I noted in Discord, not a fan of the name "Riffy". I am however a fan of reusing Power Chords, and can only hope that such an expansion would introduce new ones as well (because the existing ones…well…they kind of suck lol).
anchorm4n - I like her: goes well with Big Demons, obviously, and synergizes indirectly with the DH's major ability to accumulate cards in-hand. Felosophy and Netherwalker, for example, would naturally find a home in such a deck.
grumpymonk - Caria is scary, given how readily the DH can acquire Hero attack power. And she's so cheap, meaning you can get started really early. Would be more difficult in a Highlander deck, though, so maybe it's okay? I think I like Anduin Lothar more.
What if I go a completely different direction with Thunderfury?
Now it's a Barrens card, and ties directly into what Bru'kan wants to do: reap enemies with blasts of lightning! Intended to be paired with cards like Chain Lightning (Rank 1), Tidal Surge, and Stormstrike; also has synergy with Evolve and its ilk in Wild, which are all Nature spells for whatever reason. There are a lot of Shaman Nature spells, to be honest.
Also gained significantly more flavor, for two reasons: the obvious one (a weapon called "Thunderfury" boosts your lightning spells), and the less obvious one (it's a callback to Barrens chat in WoW, where people spammed stuff like "Did someone say Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker?" to be annoying).
Edit: I also have a third iteration, which is more of an "APM OTK" card. Potentially better than Doomhammer, but you have to chain Nature spells to really have a go at it. Thunderfury -> Stormstrike -> Lightning Bolt -> Lightning Bloom -> Serpentshrine Portal = 33 damage, if my math is right. Sounds decent enough, but you must be Highlander so it balances out I think.
This is my first idea. I was directly inspired by @Nirast's usage of Thunderfury in our mod Discord channel, so if they disapprove of the similarity I will back down.
It originally Invoked Galakrond, the Tempest but I removed it to save on words (and make the weapon more universal). I did however keep the watermark as Galakrond's Awakening; we'll pretend The Fist of Ra-den isn't there too lol.
Gameplay-wise, this works very well with the aforementioned Galakrond and his enablers. You can also combine Thunderfury with Speaker Gidra, Walking Fountain, Runic Carvings, and the dreaded Crabrider. Any Rush minions will do, but these are probably the best targets.
Not sure if this has synergies that make it broken.
Seems pretty neat, although it potentially does a lot more than Elise the Enlightened does for 1 less mana. Conversely, your deck would now have duplicates, disabling other Highlander cards like Zephrys the Great and kind of undermining the deck's "flavor".
Ultimately not sure how to grade it. Love the art and the name, though.
But Targon already got its champion for this expansion: Malphite. The three champions for the last set should be Shurima, Bilgewater, and Piltover/Zaun; SkinSpotlights discovered audio files that gave away most of the champions (again):
Shurima is rumored to be Rek'Sai, but she doesn't have much in the way of voice lines to be sure. Another possibility is Xerath, but he was not in the leaked files IIRC.
Everyone else revealed/released so far were in the files.
Plus...you know...Targon has a Daybreak champion already :P
@DestroyerR Neat idea, but what about if you draw a card during your opponent's turn? You're not allowed to make decisions while it is not your turn.
Surprised no one moved a Tier. Also think the Dynamic Duo nerf was silly: if you're snowballing with Blood Gems, is the -2/-2 really gonna be a difference-maker? Hopefully the nerfs around it were enough.
There are two: Aggem Thorncurse, and Agamaggan, the Great Boar. I assume you mean the latter, but either-way, I don't think they need to move to Tier 6. Bristleback Knight, however, should move up in my opinion, alongside Bonker for sure. Less Bonkers mean less Blood Gems, which should rein in Dynamic Duo a bit. I wouldn't be surprised if he moved up as well, though.
Demonxz95 - As I noted in Discord, not a fan of the name "Riffy". I am however a fan of reusing Power Chords, and can only hope that such an expansion would introduce new ones as well (because the existing ones…well…they kind of suck lol).
anchorm4n - I like her: goes well with Big Demons, obviously, and synergizes indirectly with the DH's major ability to accumulate cards in-hand. Felosophy and Netherwalker, for example, would naturally find a home in such a deck.
grumpymonk - Caria is scary, given how readily the DH can acquire Hero attack power. And she's so cheap, meaning you can get started really early. Would be more difficult in a Highlander deck, though, so maybe it's okay? I think I like Anduin Lothar more.
What if I go a completely different direction with Thunderfury?
Now it's a Barrens card, and ties directly into what Bru'kan wants to do: reap enemies with blasts of lightning! Intended to be paired with cards like Chain Lightning (Rank 1), Tidal Surge, and Stormstrike; also has synergy with Evolve and its ilk in Wild, which are all Nature spells for whatever reason. There are a lot of Shaman Nature spells, to be honest.
Also gained significantly more flavor, for two reasons: the obvious one (a weapon called "Thunderfury" boosts your lightning spells), and the less obvious one (it's a callback to Barrens chat in WoW, where people spammed stuff like "Did someone say Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker?" to be annoying).
Edit: I also have a third iteration, which is more of an "APM OTK" card. Potentially better than Doomhammer, but you have to chain Nature spells to really have a go at it. Thunderfury -> Stormstrike -> Lightning Bolt -> Lightning Bloom -> Serpentshrine Portal = 33 damage, if my math is right. Sounds decent enough, but you must be Highlander so it balances out I think.
Got Cariel Roame, which I'm happy about. Don't know if I can resist opening the packs until the next expansion, but I will try lol
I was looking for just such a deck, 'cause I wanted to play menagerie in Standard but I suck at making my own. Thanks for this :)
This is my first idea. I was directly inspired by @Nirast's usage of Thunderfury in our mod Discord channel, so if they disapprove of the similarity I will back down.
It originally Invoked Galakrond, the Tempest but I removed it to save on words (and make the weapon more universal). I did however keep the watermark as Galakrond's Awakening; we'll pretend The Fist of Ra-den isn't there too lol.
Gameplay-wise, this works very well with the aforementioned Galakrond and his enablers. You can also combine Thunderfury with Speaker Gidra, Walking Fountain, Runic Carvings, and the dreaded Crabrider. Any Rush minions will do, but these are probably the best targets.
Seems pretty neat, although it potentially does a lot more than Elise the Enlightened does for 1 less mana. Conversely, your deck would now have duplicates, disabling other Highlander cards like Zephrys the Great and kind of undermining the deck's "flavor".
Ultimately not sure how to grade it. Love the art and the name, though.
Congratulations to MathU!
Good luck to the finalists :)
I...uhh...didn't get around to providing feedback :/ Was pretty laid up after my second Covid shot.
Not for me, I think, but she still seems interesting.
Here's my idea: best used in a Big Paladin deck, but really could be useful in most situations (granted you can handle the temporary loss of tempo).
Congratulations anchorm4n!
But Targon already got its champion for this expansion: Malphite. The three champions for the last set should be Shurima, Bilgewater, and Piltover/Zaun; SkinSpotlights discovered audio files that gave away most of the champions (again):
Plus...you know...Targon has a Daybreak champion already :P
Yep!
Hell yeah lol
They do the same thing in League: new champ has a knockup? Time to run Yasuo!
There're the Stun cards I was talking about yesterday; ask and you shall receive! Targon +Yasuo here I come :D
Missing important information, like "most popular Cithria" and "most popular poro".
Malphite + Leona + Yasuo, maybe? I can dream lol. Targon needs more Stuns outside of champions to convince Yasuo to part with Noxus.