I was already interested in Lady Liadrin for Wild Quest Buffadin, but now I'm also interested in a Pure Paladin with the Librams. The Librams really help sell the potential of this card; they were revealed in the wrong order lol :/
You better hope you have great luck like Chakki did in the stream...and yet they went to Fatigue and the No-Minion Mage lost anyway, so...yeah. Still think the card is very powerful in the deck, but you're (once again) relying on RNG to bail you out.
Well, No-Minion Mage is one of those archetypes that will be supported - directly or indirectly - with each new expansion. It might not be enough direct pay-off right now, but we'll have to see. Still looks like fun.
Though I feel bad for Mage main's that the only support they receive is more Casino cards. That seems to be the only identity Mage is allowed to have anymore.
Yeah...I'm *really* tired of seeing Casino Mage get support. Can we go back to Elementals, or maybe even Mech Mage again? A singular direction that employs a game-plan other than "generate random stuff, ???, Profit!"
It's reasonable in the right Beast Hunter deck, but will such a deck exist in the Standard meta? I'm not sure. You definitely wouldn't want this card in a deck based around pulling and buffing specific Beasts; what if you accidentally hit this instead?
If any Hunter combo makes it into the upper tiers of meta relevance this expansion, you can be sure that this card will play a part. Tutoring for specific cards is always good when you play it right.
Worked out great for Chakki in the final reveal stream, so it's gotta be good right? haha. I can definitely see it having a home in the right Hunter deck; just have to find one.
Great synergy with Handbuff cards, of course, but will that be enough? It seems like the most vocal comments are about combos with Beastmaster Leoroxx+King Krush or Zixor, Apex Predator; combos with very few Beasts beyond the specific ones you need. That means there just might not be enough room for this guy, good or not.
Also, just imagine how dangerous it could be to play big AoE like Plague of Death or Twisting Nether and leave an empty Board for your Opponent.
I do agree with your second point though, big boardclears into empty boards would indeed be a scary thing to do against Hunters, but it's not like there's a lot of classes (Priest, Warlock, maybe Mage and Warrior) who actually do that on a consistent basis.
Doesn't mesh well with [Hearthstone Card (Beastmaster Leorokk) Not Found], but boy it sure does with the other cards. The stats are a little iffy on the base form, though. All-in-all, I like it.
I was already interested in Lady Liadrin for Wild Quest Buffadin, but now I'm also interested in a Pure Paladin with the Librams. The Librams really help sell the potential of this card; they were revealed in the wrong order lol :/
I like it as an early play for Big Spell Mage (in Wild, unless that archetype ever gets off the ground again in Standard).
If No-Minion Mage gets off the ground, this card will be the one doing the most work.
No-Minion Mage needs *some* way to generate people on the table, so I guess this will make the cut no matter how good it is or isn't.
You better hope you have great luck like Chakki did in the stream...and yet they went to Fatigue and the No-Minion Mage lost anyway, so...yeah. Still think the card is very powerful in the deck, but you're (once again) relying on RNG to bail you out.
I agree: its best-case scenario is a token deck that plays right into its hands, which is asking for a lot of stupidity from your opponent.
Probably too slow, but I love it anyway.
Too many 2-drops already for Secret Mage in Wild; I don't see this making the cut.
Well, No-Minion Mage is one of those archetypes that will be supported - directly or indirectly - with each new expansion. It might not be enough direct pay-off right now, but we'll have to see. Still looks like fun.
So. Tired. Of. Casino. Mage.
Yeah...I'm *really* tired of seeing Casino Mage get support. Can we go back to Elementals, or maybe even Mech Mage again? A singular direction that employs a game-plan other than "generate random stuff, ???, Profit!"
Anyway, this card appears to be amazing.
It's reasonable in the right Beast Hunter deck, but will such a deck exist in the Standard meta? I'm not sure. You definitely wouldn't want this card in a deck based around pulling and buffing specific Beasts; what if you accidentally hit this instead?
"(A)ttack a random enemy" has never worked out well in the past; I don't see it happening now. Maybe I'll be wrong, but I really don't like this card.
If any Hunter combo makes it into the upper tiers of meta relevance this expansion, you can be sure that this card will play a part. Tutoring for specific cards is always good when you play it right.
Worked out great for Chakki in the final reveal stream, so it's gotta be good right? haha. I can definitely see it having a home in the right Hunter deck; just have to find one.
A very good card. Even if you don't proc the Battlecry it's still a 4-mana "Deal 5 damage to an enemy minion", which is reasonable.
Obvious combo potential with King Krush or any-other Beast that wants to be buffed. But is that good enough? Flanking Strike was definitely better.
Great synergy with Handbuff cards, of course, but will that be enough? It seems like the most vocal comments are about combos with Beastmaster Leoroxx+King Krush or Zixor, Apex Predator; combos with very few Beasts beyond the specific ones you need. That means there just might not be enough room for this guy, good or not.
I agree with this assessment. Other than that, you'll only see Nagrand Slam from random effects like Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron or The Amazing Reno.
Doesn't mesh well with [Hearthstone Card (Beastmaster Leorokk) Not Found], but boy it sure does with the other cards. The stats are a little iffy on the base form, though. All-in-all, I like it.