4 New Shurima Cards for Runeterra's Rise of the Underworlds Expansion Revealed!

Published 4 years, 8 months ago by Fluxflashor

We've got a round of new Shurima card reveals today from Rise of the Underworlds!

sto650 Lv.9
Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

The Lurk mechanic will depend almost entirely on the power level of the Lurker units. If there are enough strong Lurker units, then the mechanic will work. You just get some Lurkers on the board, set up a Lurker on top with predict, and get the train rolling.
But the ones revealed so far don't look so great. 1-cost x/1 Fearsome and 6-cost x/6 Overwhelm - they have to be better than that if this mechanic is going to be viable. The game already has a 6 cost 7/6 overwhelm ... that's 4 lurks just to break even with the Freljord version. Very unimpressed with that one particularly.
minuano28 Lv.10
Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

I hope that balance patch delivers because from I have seen so far all these cards a simply too slow to compete in the current meta.
Neoguli Lv.9
Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

Rek'sai confirmed.

EpicPickle Lv.7
Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

You're creating in hand a copy of the card you shuffle, so this could be more interesting than it initially seems.
Nevin Lv.7
Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

I’m not yet sold on Lurk - It could be strong now that Predict has some support, but it doesn’t feel amazing. However, it is a new thing that will be hard to visualize until I’ve tried it. (And remember, if a Lurker is on to of your deck, all Lurkers you attack with get an immediate buff. That makes it a little faster, but it’s still a significant build-around condition.)
I disagree about the value of Careful Preparation. You’re not just getting a mid-game mulligan - You get some control over what the replacement card will be. And you are guaranteed a second copy of the card next turn. This is great for anything that has synergy with itself, or that is so powerful you wish you could have a fourth copy in your deck. (Or any strategy that gives bonuses for Predictions or created cards.) I don’t think this card will be meta-defining, but I do expect it to find a place in some top decks.
bananaMurloc Lv.7
Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

I disagree: I find the "any card duplication" potentially powerful, imagine duplicating a Champion? That card has potential I believe.
It's also hard to judge the relative power level of new cards until the nerfs/buffs of previous cards have been revealed, but yeah Lurk seems a bit meh so far.

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