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Reviewing Hearthstone's New Rogue Cards Arriving in Forged in the Barrens

Oh god. I hadn’t thought about the [card]Pen Flinger[/card]-[card]Field Contact[/card] combo. That’s going to be brutal. (At least there will be a deck capable of standing up to Weapon Rogue!)

I really like the new format for these review …

5 years, 1 month ago
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New Mage Spell - Wildfire

Now you just have to generate 10 copies of this in one game..

5 years, 1 month ago
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New Hunter Spell - Piercing Shot

I’d rather have this card than [card]Fireball[/card], but I’d rather have a Mage’s spell damage and synergies than a Hunter’s. So in practice, I think this will be just SLIGHTLY weaker than Fireball. (Which makes it a strong card.) 

5 years, 1 month ago
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New Hunter Minion - Sunscale Raptor

I can imagine a couple strategies here: If you empty your deck you can create a new minion each turn and then draw it immediately. Alternately, find a reliable way to pull your new ones from the deck, such as …

5 years, 1 month ago
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New Hunter Minion - Kolkar Pack Runner

It’s certainly not a BAD bonus on a 2 2/3, but Hunters are so good at summoning 1/1 rushers that I can’t imagine this being exciting. 

5 years, 1 month ago
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New Druid Minion - Plaguemaw the Rotting

Don’t worry. This will only be strong if there are Taunts with good Deathrattles. 

5 years, 1 month ago
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New Rogue Spell - Silverleaf Poison

Wow. Even without the Poison synergies and Nature tag, this is 3 or more cards drawn in many decks. (On a delay, sure.) I’ve said it before, but Rogue should not have access to cards that increase Durability. 

5 years, 1 month ago
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New Demon Hunter Weapon - Tuskpiercer

This can be thought of as a delayed effect like the Sigils: Pay 1 to draw a specific card next turn. Do a little damage along the way, too.

I think it’s fair and will see play. Maybe the …

5 years, 1 month ago
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New Demon Hunter Spell - Sigil of Flame

I like delayed effects, but man, this is going to be annoying to play around. 

5 years, 1 month ago
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New Druid Minion - Guff Runetotem

A perfectly fine card. It doesn’t have to be a legendary, but it is a good solid (and abusable?) card that can easily be associated with a named character. I look forward to learning more about him. 

5 years, 1 month ago
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New Demon Hunter Spell - Sigil of Silence

I really like this. I don’t know how good it will be yet, because cheap delayed silencing effects are a new thing for this game. But that’s good! Bring on the new things!

Also, bring on the Demon Hunters …

5 years, 1 month ago
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Pride's Fury

I tentatively like it. Druid’s board-wide buffs usually focus more on Attack than Health, so even though this doesn’t feel exciting, I can see it playing a different role than we’re used to. 

5 years, 1 month ago
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New Neutral Minion - Toad of the Wilds

So cute, it’s a shame that it’s not going to be played much. 

5 years, 1 month ago
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New Druid Spell - Thorngrowth Sentries

I disagree with everyone saying this is worse than [card]Dreamway Guardians[/card] for Token Druid. You’re basically losing Lifesteal but gaining Taunt. There are plenty of time I’ve wished for some more taunt in my token decks. It’s not a common …

5 years, 1 month ago
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New Rogue Minion - Efficient Octo-bot

So glad this isn’t a Priest card. 

5 years, 1 month ago
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New Druid Minion - Thickhide Kodo

I don’t think this is quite good enough for Guardian Druid, so without some new broken Beast synergy it probably won’t see play.

Edit 3/23: I looked more carefully at the new Druid cards. Given that it’s basically all …

5 years, 1 month ago
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New Paladin Weapon - Sword of the Fallen

OMG, this is exactly what I said Secret Paladin should have when I was brainstorming with a friend recently. (Well, I also said there should be a minion that draws a card when a Secret is triggered, but that might …

5 years, 1 month ago
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New Warrior Spell - Physical Training (Rank 1)

Handbuffing is typically weak, because you can’t afford the tempo loss for a later gain. But 2 mana isn’t that much of a loss. I think this one will actually work out. 

5 years, 1 month ago
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TTKapai Reveals a New Forged in the Barrens Warrior Card - Conditioning (Rank 1)

But at 2 mana, I think you can play it without much tempo loss. Hell, once it’s at rank 3, you can play this card and follow it up by playing a couple buffed minions on the same turn. 

5 years, 1 month ago
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New Warlock Minion - Neeru Fireblade

I hope this doesn’t work out. I’m not a fan of empty deck win conditions. Running out your deck should be a bad thing. It’s not fun to grind your opponent to fatigue and then realize they WANTED that. 

5 years, 1 month ago