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Lackey Speculation Thread

I recall the designers mentioning that new Lackeys would be introduced in the sets following RoS, but so far we haven't seen any. The five lackeys we have are each themed after one of the five ringleaders of the EVIL gang (Witchy = Hagatha, Goblin = Dr. Boom, Kobold = Togwaggle, Faceless = Lazul, Ethereal = Rafaam), which raises the question whether we'll see a full cycle of new lackeys, or only one (or two, or...), not to mention what sort of flavour this new lackey will have.

 

Personally I think we'll probably see only one new lackey, and it's likely going to be some denizen of Uldum that has sided with EVIL. Mummy Lackey maybe? Regarding the card's battlecry, I think the most obvious is "give a minion reborn".

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  • I recall the designers mentioning that new Lackeys would be introduced in the sets following RoS, but so far we haven't seen any. The five lackeys we have are each themed after one of the five ringleaders of the EVIL gang (Witchy = Hagatha, Goblin = Dr. Boom, Kobold = Togwaggle, Faceless = Lazul, Ethereal = Rafaam), which raises the question whether we'll see a full cycle of new lackeys, or only one (or two, or...), not to mention what sort of flavour this new lackey will have.

     

    Personally I think we'll probably see only one new lackey, and it's likely going to be some denizen of Uldum that has sided with EVIL. Mummy Lackey maybe? Regarding the card's battlecry, I think the most obvious is "give a minion reborn".

  • Well, they already said there will be only one new Lackey in SoU, so your assumption is correct :) And giving minion Reborn does sound like something that could happen. The ability itself is certainly strong enough to be on par with the rest.

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  • Yeah I'm willing to put money on "give a minion reborn" for the new lackey. 

  • The art will most likely be a mummy lackey

  • Now that we've seen Titanic Lackey and its effect, I had a moment to rethink this.  I was also thinking it'd be a lackey with a Reborn tie in.  However, I'm really glad it's not.  Rogue already generates a TON of lackeys.  Did we really want a Rogue turn with Spirit of the Shark on board, play Leeroy Jenkins, Reborn(x2) on Leeroy, then Reborn(x2) again, Leeroy hits face, Backstab Leeroy to spawn 4 of him with 1 health left and charge face again for a total of 30 Leeroy damage in one turn?

    Granted it would be a super situational combo requiring you get the two lackeys, you would need Shark to be your only minion on board, no taunts or secrets in play to stop you... However, could have been very strong with 30 charge damage possible as early as Turn 7.

    • It's funny, Titanic Lackey's effect was one of the more obvious possible lackey effects I considered but ultimately dismissed as a bit too bland and mediocre (the other really obvious one being "draw a card").

       

      I certainly don't mind having gotten it wrong, I think Reborn would've felt very similar to witchy lackey in actual use and it'd have really busted high-roll potential with certain cards, like leeroy or swingy deathrattles. It just seemed like the most obvious prediction to make because it's the new keyword, not necessarily the best design decision.

       

      I think Titanic Lackey's inclusion in the pool is a slight nerf to the overall power level of lackey cards, which is fine. It has it's uses and I'm sure there will be situations where getting the taunty boy is the nuts.

  • I agree that even though Reborn would've thematically fit the expansion, the more boring option was probably the right one to go with. And I expect similarly bland effect for the final lackey/lackeys in the third expansion (didn't they suggest that we'll get yet another lackey then? Perhaps drakonid lackey...).

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