It's likely to see play in Pirate Warrior; the only issue being there might not be enough cheap Pirates to curve into it (or to play alongside it early). Other than Pirates, perhaps a Murloc deck or Naga deck runs the Amalgam because there are so few options in Standard? Should add some dimension to decks that want to find more minions of a particular type.
What's the biggest problem with Queen Azshara? Not having her in hand early so you can cast spells, then play her and get one of her Relics. Good news, then: Crushclaw Enforcer will tutor her and you can get your Relic (perhaps even on curve). I'm also not going to sleep on spell-heavy Naga decks, and this minion is great for those decks because it gets those Naga in your hand so you can reap the benefits of their spell-reliant Battlecries. Could be a real thing.
It's fine. Probably at its best in decks with minions like Ambassador Faelin or Sunken minions to "tutor" those cards, but there are cheaper ways to Dredge so really the only reason anyone would run this is for the mana reduction. Not likely to shake the meta up.
Very likely a strong card in Arena, as it's almost a straight-up better Fire Plume Phoenix (depending only on if you can set up its Battlecry). I'm actually not down on this card in Constructed, either. It's a little clunky, but aggressive spell-filled decks could be a really good thing in a Naga meta. Also, a very good name, even if it doesn't fit the minion's effect.
It's an OK minion for Pirate decks, essentially a worse Harbor Scamp, but Pirate Warrior is losing just enough other Pirates (mostly expensive ones, pending the new Core set reveal) that it could do worse than a 2 Cost 2/3 draw-fixer. Probably not an all-weather minion for Constructed in decks that don't care about Pirates.
I don't think Shaman is the home that will make Piranha Swarmer decks a thing; maybe if Warrior or Paladin had got Schooling instead and could put it to use in handbuff decks. Doubt the card itself finds a place in any decks.
A potentially strong synergy with Bloodscent Vilefin, and one-sided board clears (even if the butt can't be killed off and your opponent gets them back) are fairly strong. It also has the ability to eat a wall of Taunts so you can kill your opponent. I'm not buying Murlock, but I have faith that this finds a home.
I think Kurtrus will see play, and perhaps just in decks that want to upgrade their Hero Power. His Battlecry is so easy to build up over the course of the game and his Hero Power so efficient that it's really hard to convince myself that there's any Demon Hunter deck that won't want to run him.
Good value for very slow Mage decks, and good for getting your expensive cards in hand where they can be discounted and played for free by Clumsy Courier. We'll see if Bi Spell Mage wants those extra copies, or if it can make do with the standard two-of.
Good for Freeze decks, kind of good for Hero Power decks. If the meta allows it, maybe we'll see this in Hero Power Mage again. Other options: discounting Floecaster, enabling Freeze kill effects.
It's a 1 Mana 2/2 that effectively pays you back for the Mana you spent on it. This can go into any number of Mage decks- not just Big Spells, but really any Mage deck that runs spells. I think that's all Mage decks. We should get very used to seeing this minion.
This is a pretty good card. For 4 mana you can answer an 8 Health minion like Flesh Giant, which makes this spell very appealing in the current meta. I think there's a good chance we see this going into some Demon Hunter decks.
Very strong card draw for any type of Paladin deck that isn't big minions. I think we will see this card make its way into Libram Paladin or Handbuff Paladin.
I just think this card is too slow. Sure, getting extra Health on your minions is great but how many minions are you going to have in play over three turns? Feels very win-more, and not necessarily in a way that actually leads to winning the game.
So it's like Inner Fire, except they added a little bit when they increased the Cost. We're probably looking at something that enables an OTK or doesn't see play.
This could be really scary, especially in concert with cheap AoE heals. Does Aggro Token Priest have a chance? Probably not, but you can at least try the deck out.
Decent tempo, and a better Chillwind Yeti when the Combo goes off. Could see play in Tempo or aggressive Rogue decks that have enough cheap ways to activate the combo (Foxy Fraud, for instance). You have to at least try it if you're running a Tempo deck.
It's likely to see play in Pirate Warrior; the only issue being there might not be enough cheap Pirates to curve into it (or to play alongside it early). Other than Pirates, perhaps a Murloc deck or Naga deck runs the Amalgam because there are so few options in Standard? Should add some dimension to decks that want to find more minions of a particular type.
What's the biggest problem with Queen Azshara? Not having her in hand early so you can cast spells, then play her and get one of her Relics. Good news, then: Crushclaw Enforcer will tutor her and you can get your Relic (perhaps even on curve). I'm also not going to sleep on spell-heavy Naga decks, and this minion is great for those decks because it gets those Naga in your hand so you can reap the benefits of their spell-reliant Battlecries. Could be a real thing.
It's fine. Probably at its best in decks with minions like Ambassador Faelin or Sunken minions to "tutor" those cards, but there are cheaper ways to Dredge so really the only reason anyone would run this is for the mana reduction. Not likely to shake the meta up.
Very likely a strong card in Arena, as it's almost a straight-up better Fire Plume Phoenix (depending only on if you can set up its Battlecry). I'm actually not down on this card in Constructed, either. It's a little clunky, but aggressive spell-filled decks could be a really good thing in a Naga meta. Also, a very good name, even if it doesn't fit the minion's effect.
It's an OK minion for Pirate decks, essentially a worse Harbor Scamp, but Pirate Warrior is losing just enough other Pirates (mostly expensive ones, pending the new Core set reveal) that it could do worse than a 2 Cost 2/3 draw-fixer. Probably not an all-weather minion for Constructed in decks that don't care about Pirates.
I don't think Shaman is the home that will make Piranha Swarmer decks a thing; maybe if Warrior or Paladin had got Schooling instead and could put it to use in handbuff decks. Doubt the card itself finds a place in any decks.
A potentially strong synergy with Bloodscent Vilefin, and one-sided board clears (even if the butt can't be killed off and your opponent gets them back) are fairly strong. It also has the ability to eat a wall of Taunts so you can kill your opponent. I'm not buying Murlock, but I have faith that this finds a home.
Auctioneer was definitely a contender until I figured out how the expansion arrows worked.
So... next Iksar Q&A the thumbnail is going to be his face on Irondeep Trogg, right?
I think Kurtrus will see play, and perhaps just in decks that want to upgrade their Hero Power. His Battlecry is so easy to build up over the course of the game and his Hero Power so efficient that it's really hard to convince myself that there's any Demon Hunter deck that won't want to run him.
Good value for very slow Mage decks, and good for getting your expensive cards in hand where they can be discounted and played for free by Clumsy Courier. We'll see if Bi Spell Mage wants those extra copies, or if it can make do with the standard two-of.
Good for Freeze decks, kind of good for Hero Power decks. If the meta allows it, maybe we'll see this in Hero Power Mage again. Other options: discounting Floecaster, enabling Freeze kill effects.
It's a 1 Mana 2/2 that effectively pays you back for the Mana you spent on it. This can go into any number of Mage decks- not just Big Spells, but really any Mage deck that runs spells. I think that's all Mage decks. We should get very used to seeing this minion.
This is a pretty good card. For 4 mana you can answer an 8 Health minion like Flesh Giant, which makes this spell very appealing in the current meta. I think there's a good chance we see this going into some Demon Hunter decks.
Very strong card draw for any type of Paladin deck that isn't big minions. I think we will see this card make its way into Libram Paladin or Handbuff Paladin.
I just think this card is too slow. Sure, getting extra Health on your minions is great but how many minions are you going to have in play over three turns? Feels very win-more, and not necessarily in a way that actually leads to winning the game.
So it's like Inner Fire, except they added a little bit when they increased the Cost. We're probably looking at something that enables an OTK or doesn't see play.
This could be really scary, especially in concert with cheap AoE heals. Does Aggro Token Priest have a chance? Probably not, but you can at least try the deck out.
Very big, lots of stats, but probably too expensive for Hunter in Standard.
Decent tempo, and a better Chillwind Yeti when the Combo goes off. Could see play in Tempo or aggressive Rogue decks that have enough cheap ways to activate the combo (Foxy Fraud, for instance). You have to at least try it if you're running a Tempo deck.