New Neutral Minion - Animated Broomstick

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A new Common Neutral Minion, Animated Broomstick, has been revealed!

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  • Arthas's Avatar
    Robot Black Lotus 1265 5754 Posts Joined 03/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    A new Common Neutral Minion, Animated Broomstick, has been revealed!

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  • RavenSunHS's Avatar
    Refreshment Vendor 880 1487 Posts Joined 03/27/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Broken.

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  • allthehype's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 630 739 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Combo piece. Rattlegore came first to mind for some reason, but also summoning cards like Glowfly Swarm or Mass Resurrection could use this.

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  • Skorpionex's Avatar
    Headless Horseman 1445 426 Posts Joined 06/12/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Serrated Tooth for all classes

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  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5544 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Its not as broken as it looks like. You still need to play and put this into your deck, and in some cases, its effect may not even swing boards. Its still a 1/1 at the end of the day. Reminds me of Serrated Tooth and that didn't see any play neither.

    I'd play it in zoo, maybe as a 1 off in some midrange deck like dragon hunter.

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  • Elfensilver's Avatar
    595 663 Posts Joined 03/14/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    A carpet for all. Is odd-paladin still a thing?

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  • Emptyness's Avatar
    Supporter 520 525 Posts Joined 03/16/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    The fact that this one is neutral and cost just 1 is what makes it possibly a really good card that can be put in a variety of decks/classes.

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  • economicaooc's Avatar
    460 464 Posts Joined 03/04/2020
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Not that great. Most decks would rather run a suite of rush minions if they need removal + a body.

    1 mana 1/1s are not good enough for aggro, and midrange won't like multi-card combos just to give minions rush unless they are really hurting for board clears, which seems unlikely given the density of pushed control tools already revealed.

    This post is discussing the wild format.

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  • RavenSunHS's Avatar
    Refreshment Vendor 880 1487 Posts Joined 03/27/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Serrated Tooth was DR, required at least (2) more to activate immediately, and it was bound to Rogue Class, which is definitely not a board-buff class.

    ie compare Rogue boards with Murloc Paladin or Token Druid or Odd Paladin.

    Broom is far more powerful than the dagger.

     

     

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  • DoubleSummon's Avatar
    Ancestral Recall 1585 2271 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Goblin Lackey is the best card (token actually) to compare this to.

    and it's actually even favorable to that card.. seems great specially in Magic Carpet decks (Warlock/Paladin)

    aoe rush buff? seems powerful when your main way to fight the board are minions.

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  • GrayCatBlind's Avatar
    120 19 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    This card is going to break something. I'm not sure what but Rush is super powerful and giving rush to all your minions on a 1 mana stick, extremely powerful.

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  • meisterz39's Avatar
    925 1200 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Clearly a very powerful battlecry, but the opportunity cost on this card might kill it. I'm not excited about top-decking this unless I have a clear way to generate a big board in the same turn. Seems similar in its purpose to Magic Carpet, but where Magic Carpet shines is in enabling you, turn over turn, to control the board with new minions while your old minions go face. A one-time effect is fine, but it's a lot less exciting, particularly with such a weak statline.

    That said, In a metagame with a lot of aggro decks and a lot of aggro mirrors or midrange/aggro matches, this could be a great tech card to ensure you can control the board, and I do think this is card you'll be excited to see off of the new Paladin spell, First Day of School.

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  • YourPrivateNightmare's Avatar
    Skeleton 2010 4741 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Can'T really tell if this is really broken or too gimmicky.

    On one hand you look at cards like Houndmaster Shaw and Magic Carpet who have been historically very powerful despite the huge mana investment (that most often won't last longer than 1 or 2 turns). Then you take this which is the same but limited to a single turn only, but without any mana restrictions.

    It might just be a valueable tech card for many decks that don't have strong single target removal. As long as you have someething to play you can turn it into a damage spell for just one more mana. It also works well with poisonous minions or those with effects upon attacking.

    Big Druid might want this.

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  • DarkFrostX's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 830 1229 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    I really like it, there are several 1 or 2 mana give a minion rush, and this is 1 mana all your minions have rush, but also you get a 1/1 added to this.
    I'm not too sure about constructed though since it is cheap for aggro but aggro doesn't generally want to trade, but seems extremely good in Arena so you can choose how the value trades are made.

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  • Swaggydude's Avatar
    240 81 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Finally some support for the Boogiemonster.

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  • GoliathTheDwarf's Avatar
    980 667 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    The flavor makes sense and the effect looks fun, but I just know this is going to be abused in some broken combo that we will all hate. Just don't know what it is yet, lol.

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  • PLANETCRUNCH's Avatar
    E.V.I.L. Dragon 820 1248 Posts Joined 07/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    this card offers a lot of potential to any class that can get a strong or wide board out. 

    Zoolocks already see the Magic Carpets in play, and this is 2 mana cheaper for a 1 turn effect

    Demon Hunters have that 3/1 that deals 3 damage to any friendly minion that dies 

    The legendary minions from AoO that have prime forms can make use of this to guarantee sacrificing themselves to get their prime form before a transformation spell or silence hits them.

    It's a versatile card that will see play, but I think the aggro decks will use it more than any other class 

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  • KANSAS's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    This card has a lot of potential. You can use it either alongside a lot of minions just to give them rush, or you can use it with a specific minion if you want to use it's Deathrattle or if it has an attack trigger. This is basically a Rocket Augmerchant that hits the entire board instead of just one minion. 

    I will not say right off the bat if this is broken, but it has a high chance of being used in a powerful deck.

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  • RandomGuy's Avatar
    430 614 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Rocket Augmerchant is already a pretty reasonable card, and this is much better. Will see play.

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  • Xarkkal's Avatar
    Servant of Illidan 910 1321 Posts Joined 03/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Another nerf candidate. The power level of this expansion is really up a notch. 

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  • Brandon's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1350 2486 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    So this card gets hyped a lot, but i don't see why. Guardian Augmerchant also was hyped a lot, but quickly fell off. I bet this will happen also with this card. These days you only play 1 drops for their stats and to get ahead on board. I don't see this card being used in control decks, as they have way better tools to clear the board. This basicly leaves aggro decks, and i REALLY don't think aggro wants a 1 mana 1/1 in their deck. There are way better 1 drops like: Beaming Sidekick and Blazing Battlemage. there already is a card in the game that does this, but way better. This being Magic Carpet. Sure Magic Carpet is 3x more expansive, but it is harder to remove and gives it's effect over multiple turns!

    The only time i see this being useful is in Shudderwock Shaman in WILD, just to make THE big Shudderwock turn even more devastating. But even then Shudderwock Shaman will only run 1 copy of this card.

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2245 2630 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    This is the one card where the "fluffy" name actually sort of makes sense. It's kinda like a Goblin Lackey which is quite useful, although Lackeys actually benefit from not being in your deck and not being drawn.

    It seems good if I compare it to Houndmaster Shaw.

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  • JFK's Avatar
    Curious Pair 1070 621 Posts Joined 07/31/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    This one is really hard to evaluate, but I think it's not as good as it may seem. Y'all saying how this is a better/worse Magic Carpet, but truth is that card is no longer played and probably for a reason.

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  • kaiserkarl's Avatar
    Plains 295 133 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Prepare yourselves to get gutted by this card... Neutral Houndmaster Shaw for every class is borderline op....

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  • Neoguli's Avatar
    Duskrider 880 596 Posts Joined 06/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Not really that good as people seem to make it out to be. It's deck dependant, as not many minions can benefit as much from additional Rush, but in decks that can sacrifice a card slot for this, it can rpove useful. Something like Siamat with Divine Shield and Windfury. Also Shudderwock is nutty with this card, as every copy will be actually useful to reset board states. But in standard, it will be hard to find a place for this card. At least it is somewhat useful by itself.

    I just don't think it can be warranted a deck slot, at least in Standard. As I mentioned, this will probably be a staple for Shudderwock decks. Maybe also in Hadronox Druid. And MAYBE with Immortal Prelate to actually turn these infinite value girls into decent plays.

    4/5 in Wild, 3/5 in Standard

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  • Erodos's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 945 1019 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Great in arena, possibly playable in standard. I can see it being included in Highlander Hunter.

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  • MenacingBagel's Avatar
    Zombie Chow 815 723 Posts Joined 09/24/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    On paper absolutely broken in practice eehhhh? Awful draw late game and might not be too hot early since it does still cost mana and a draw. Also why isn't it Battlecry: Give all your minions rush instead?

    Self proclaimed good at battlegrounds

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2565 3344 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    This will be in every zoo/aggro decklists until it rotates

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  • Pezman's Avatar
    Staff Writer 2235 2228 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Nice little card here. I like the flavor, as this will "clean up" a messy board.

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  • BloodMefist's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 850 804 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Don't think this will see much play since decks that generally want Rush already seem to have ample ways to get it.  Maybe its sleeper OP, but I can't currently conceive of any ways that this is especially useful.

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  • Dermostatic's Avatar
    Eldritch Horror 535 228 Posts Joined 03/31/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Well that is one fluffy minion! A 1/1 Rush is nothing on its own, but with a whole board of furious minions rushing into battle? Yeah, I think this'll be good, and we'll certainly be seeing a lot of it in the first few weeks as people work out how best to make it work.

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  • FieselFitz's Avatar
    Prince Charming 1105 1355 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Good card - can see this working in Zoo-ish decks.

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  • sinti's Avatar
    Senior Writer Chocolate Cake 2070 2774 Posts Joined 10/20/2018
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    I want to know if they gave it some fancy name or just a generic one. Or, you know, it could remain fluffy :)

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  • Guenh's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 725 633 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Maybe this is a Tech Card. I think that Magic Carpet is a card with a better effect and some extra value. I don't like the idea to use 2 cards sloot for this card...

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  • Xarkkal's Avatar
    Servant of Illidan 910 1321 Posts Joined 03/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 9 months ago

    Wait, it's name is actually "Fluffy"? I thought that was just a place holder! We finally have a real Fluffy card!

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  • Vandaren's Avatar
    620 636 Posts Joined 06/05/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Everybody it's time to fly!! It's useful enough to make 2 minion go rush, but somehow i feel that this will not be that useful as we think it is.

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  • Meteorite12's Avatar
    670 696 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    I’d think it would probably be better to just play Magic Carpet instead of trying this as well

    Who needs consistency when you could have fun?

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  • linkinboy0's Avatar
    Headmaster 1235 504 Posts Joined 07/07/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Love the "animated" series... I'm making a deck with  all we have so far...

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  • Echo's Avatar
    Staff Writer Cupcake 860 318 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    I'd rather take Magic Carpet or Rocket Augmerchant over this. The effect just isn't worth card, especially in a deck that'd want to give everything Rush since you'd much rather spend cards on developing/clearing threats instead of spending cards to let your other cards clear stuff.

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  • Lemushki's Avatar
    Squirtle 1110 1033 Posts Joined 03/22/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Rush on a stick... Do not know how this could be nerfed in case of need other than costing more, wich could let it unusable

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  • Valord's Avatar
    465 281 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Seems good but its overshadowed by effects similar to it.

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  • Fisguinho's Avatar
    The Raven 1190 411 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    the card is bad but the effect is nice if anything

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  • Safiron's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 620 156 Posts Joined 07/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    So much power!

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  • Janusi's Avatar
    Face Collector 595 225 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Not that great.

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  • ChocolateChipCooke's Avatar
    Unicorn Reveler 1160 337 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    I initially think I overreacted to this card, and after seeing the rest of the expansion, I suspect this will be swept under the rug.

    This should be great at enabling fun and wild combos, but I'm not sure it will be a staple anywhere in the meta.

    Just like Magic Carpet, the card is good, but probably only fits a niche here and there in the meta.

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  • Sparkinarius's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 715 471 Posts Joined 07/18/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    This seems like a neutral Trueaim Crescent, which is to say that I think this will mainly be a way to trigger deathrattles. I don't see much other utilization for the Animated Broomstick as if you want to give minions rush for a non-combo purpose, why not just run a better standalone rush minion instead?

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  • SavageDrago's Avatar
    300 150 Posts Joined 05/07/2020
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Drop a lot of minions, give them rush and clear the board. Or use a board clear and save 3 or 4 cards. Your call.

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  • Samzy's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 370 191 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Nice late game card but I don’t think it will see all that much play. Good in the decks that run nice and big minions.

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  • Alfi's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 1790 1375 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    What to say..

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  • FaytFFX's Avatar
    405 191 Posts Joined 12/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Maybe good in the new Warrior Rush style of decks?

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  • SilverWolf's Avatar
    Tauren Chieftain Addict 990 1085 Posts Joined 04/01/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Very strong on the correct deck

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  • slychd's Avatar
    Sparklepony 1175 484 Posts Joined 05/30/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    This simple 1 mana 1/1 might be a card to tremble before lol.

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  • Caro's Avatar
    Draconic Rager 2215 2495 Posts Joined 03/12/2020
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Probably not going to be seen outside of First Day of School

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  • Thonson's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 1740 1724 Posts Joined 03/24/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Good effect, but of course it's best when you are able to play a lot of smaller minions in a turn.  I wonder if you ever play this with Evasive Chimaera just to get a clear on a big minion?

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  • UVE's Avatar
    1180 832 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    1 mana give your Minions Rush.

    5/5 card, usefull in swarm/midrange decks

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  • theo333's Avatar
    Outlandish Rager 975 876 Posts Joined 03/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Weird aggro/control. Summon two minions with a spell then play this.

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  • ShadowsOfSense's Avatar
    1500 1111 Posts Joined 10/23/2018
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Ah, I miss when this was Fluffy. This'll see play in Zoo and Token probably, but that's about it.

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  • Draketh's Avatar
    Darkmaster 1565 1395 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Very strong aggro tool, I can see it being played regularly in any deck that has multiple cheap minions.

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  • DoubleSummon's Avatar
    Ancestral Recall 1585 2271 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    So I played this card in carpet zoolock.. basically it's a better Magic Carpet it gives zoo the power to fight back for the board with another card besides carper and it's just an amazing card and it costs only 1 mana.. and that's while my zoolock list doesn't even run any deathrattle minions.. with those it's even much better.

    this card is very underrated in my opinion.. but your deck needs to get a lot of draw to support it so.. basically probably only good in warlock or demon hunter who got that amount of draw to support many small minions gaining rush.

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