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    Face Collector 560 209 Posts Joined 03/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    2 mana for 3/3 worth of stats AND treant synergy activation.

    As with Aeroponics, if treant Druid is ever going to be a thing then these two cards are going to be staples in that deck.

    This card is also just good on it's own without needing the treant package, very good card.

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    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Should be quite easy to get this to 1 or even 0 mana in a treant deck.

    They really seem to want to push treant druid and this is an excellent way to do it, if the deck proves to be powerful then this will be a staple in that particular deck.

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    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Similar to Patches the Pirate but obviously not as good as it summons from your hand.

    This is some pretty crazy tempo for pirate decks, some very nice early game aggro cards is what we have been missing for some time now. Works very nice with Skybarge.

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    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Reminds me of Ship's Cannon

    Pirate Warrior is actually getting some pretty nice cards this expansion and if it ever becomes a viable deck then this will be a staple card to include.

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    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Pretty good card, can work nice with Gadgetzan Auctioneer and Wild Pyromancer.

    The only issue is whether this fits into any playable archetypes for Priest, it is hard to see where it would go as they don't really have any Lackey synergy.

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    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Similar to Shimmerfly but with a controlled outcome.

    Not sure if this is better or not, but it does work well with Elemental Allies, so should see some play for that alone.

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    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    So the reward is absolutely insane, I am just unsure on how reliable it will be to complete.

    Violet Spellwing certainly makes it easier, the problem is really the lack of elementals in standard for Mage right now. Future potential for this card is huge so long as Mage gets more elementals.

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    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Pretty good card, all of the giant's have seen play in some form with the exception of Jumbo Imp.

    The starting cost of 8 mana is really what makes this card good, it shouldn't be too difficult to get it down to around 4 mana for a very strong and cheap minion. Luckily this doesn't need to be in hand for the cost reduction.

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    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    The combo potential for this card is just insane.

    Zetalot has already tinkered with Vivid Nightmare, Embalming Ritual combos on Leeroy Jenkins alongside Wretched Reclaimer.

    This is going to see play for sure, there is simply too many cool things you can do with it. Excellent card for Priest.

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    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    So a 1 mana 1/2 that adds a random Priest minion to your hand.

    If Galakrond Priest is a thing then this is a staple of that deck. Cheap Invoke effects are absolutely vital to the success of the deck. Great card , just depends whether or not the entire package is going to be good enough.

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    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    I don't really see it, Meteor is the first comparison I came to and this doesn't even come close.

    This can hit more than 3 minions, but 8 damage doesn't really seem like enough for 5 mana. Could be nice for arena but I don't see this being too impactful in constructed play.

    Compare this also to Volcano which is very similar for a control deck, 8 damage just doesn't seem to be enough.

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    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Honestly this seems worse than Fire Plume Phoenix.

    Maybe I am completely wrong but the ability to target is quite important, one extra damage doesn't seem worth having a random target. This should be quite good in arena though.

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    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Another reason to try and run a Galakrond Shaman and Corrupt Elementalist activates this immediately.

    5 mana 10/12 worth of taunts is pretty crazy, and no overload!

    The whole Galakrond, the Tempest package seems to be incredibly powerful, should see lots of play.

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    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Along with all the Invoke cards, Shaman seems to have the most potential at making a Galakrond deck work.

    Very powerful board control potential with all the rush minions, not much more to say sadly...seems to be a strong deck!

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    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    One of the strongest Invoke cards we have seen so far.

    Ray of Frost is super powerful, yes it has twin-spell but the ability to cheaply freeze a target can be huge in retaining board presence. This card gives the added bonus of Invoking Galakrond, the Tempest which summons a 2/1 with rush, just an incredibly powerful card for 1 mana.

    Shaman is looking to be the best Galakrond deck.

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    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Really like the no neutral card design, and this card certainly makes it worth trying.

    The other synergy card Lightforged Zealot does not seem quite as powerful. The problem with this though is the sheer amount of bad hits you can get, especially with regards to all the secrets and small buff cards Paladin has. 

    Will definitely look forward to trying this deck, but it probably won't be very good.

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    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    I really love the design of this card alongside Lightforged Crusader, quite excited to see how this plays out.

    Don't think Paladin is the class to make no neutral decks work, they lack too many tools. But the design is something I really hope they explore more further down the line. Very cool idea, and it will definitely be fun to try and make the no neutral deck work.

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    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    5 mana 3/3 that summons two 2/1's with rush AND upgrades Galakrond, the Tempest seems absolutely insane.

    Shaman seems to have the strongest Invoke cards we have seen so far, could be a very powerful deck.

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    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Really great card for Shaman.

    Even as a 1/3 elemental, its pretty decent with cards like Earthen Might. The overload giving +1 attack is just a nice little bonus, nothing game breaking like Tunnel Trogg, but a very nice 1 drop for Shaman.

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    Face Collector 560 209 Posts Joined 03/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    This seems like a ridiculously powerful card.

    Shaman can easily flood the board, in combination with Voltaic Burst and Thunderhead this could build some very scary boards with little effort.

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