New Druid & Shaman Minion - Speaker Gidra

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A new Legendary Shaman/Druid Minion, Speaker Gidra, has been revealed!

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  • Arthas's Avatar
    Robot Black Lotus 1265 5754 Posts Joined 03/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    A new Legendary Shaman/Druid Minion, Speaker Gidra, has been revealed!

    Speaker Gidra Card Image

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  • YourPrivateNightmare's Avatar
    Skeleton 2010 4741 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Just...solid. just play it whenever you need to cast a spell anyways and it's good value.

     

    Best removal tool Druid has

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    It was awful.

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  • economicaooc's Avatar
    460 464 Posts Joined 03/04/2020
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    This is already an okay anti-aggro tool if you cast a 2 mana spell with it, and it only gets better for higher costs. The problem is that it comes down a little too late against aggro if you want to combine it with a 2 or 3 mana spell.

    At higher mana costs, both classes don't have many strong 4+ mana spells that aren't board clears.

    I can't see this getting widespread play, but it definitely works.

    This post is discussing the wild format.

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  • FieselFitz's Avatar
    Prince Charming 1105 1355 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Good card overall.

    Works as a nice removal too - at least if you cast a decent Spell afterwards :) 

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  • LevDev's Avatar
    80 2 Posts Joined 07/22/2020
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Something tells me we going to see a lot of trolden moments where some plays this and accidentally cast inervate/lightning bloom.

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  • meisterz39's Avatar
    925 1200 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Speaker Gidra is super powerful. In Shaman you can easily pair this with a 3 mana damage spell (e.g. Lightning Storm, Lightning Breath, Serpentshrine Portal) to clear a midgame enemy board with ease. Druid has slightly less attractive spells to pair with her in the midgame (maybe BEEEES!!! or Swipe), but that's probably fine because Druid lacks a lot of board clear tools and will still like to have something like this in any Control Druid deck, and maybe even in an aggro/tempo deck as an insurance policy to ensure you can push through enemy taunts and end the game by pairing her with spells like Savage Roar or Blessing of the Ancients.

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  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5543 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Flexible, and will likely clear the board for you.

    Its more druid than shaman. Druid needs something like this, shaman less so.

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

    As a stand alone card, i like it. Powerful and quite flexible. Mainly for removal i guess, but can be a surprise if opponent dont deal with it when the spellburst isnt activated. 

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  • Brandon's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1350 2486 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Solid removal, and sometimes sticks on board after trading into something. Pretty good! Solid minion all around, will see a lot of play. Also you could just play this + a big spell on board to make it a super dangerous minion, that your opponent is forced to remove. Kinda like Siamat with divine shield & Windfury, but Speaker Gidra CAN have bigger stats.

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  • JFK's Avatar
    Curious Pair 1070 621 Posts Joined 07/31/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    My god, is this removal? In Druid?? Jokes aside, it's pretty good. Clears two minions and leaves a threat, but it's not something that will make control druid/shaman work, only support it.

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

    This card is must have in every spell based shaman or druid.. the power level of this expansion is off the charts.

    even a 2 mana spell makes this minion insane for it's cost.

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  • DarkFrostX's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 830 1229 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Can be used as a different Walking Fountain, like play this along Hex and remove 2 minions. Doesn't seem bad but Walking Fountain just seems better, at least this can be played way earlier with a 1 mana or 2 mana spell.

    NOW IN DRUID, this can be either an early threat to a spell next turn or a good use of your reamaining ramp to remove a few minions since druid doesn't have much AoE.

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  • PLANETCRUNCH's Avatar
    E.V.I.L. Dragon 820 1248 Posts Joined 07/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    3 mana, 1/4 is a statline seen in a lot of minions that don't see constructed play (Dalaran Mage, for example), but having RUSH and WINDFURY makes this card a potential removal for cheap tokens or lackeys created by your opponent. 

    The spell burst effect is nice, but an expensive spell is probably not going to be super effective to increase this minion's attack if you're needing her to remove threats, due to her having a modest 4 health.  However, using a big spell with her is  definitely viable if you're wanting her to go face. You'll just have to make sure the fist spell you play isn't 0 or 1 mana if you need to deal big damage to your opponent with the windfury.

    But again, modest 4 health, you'll need her to survive long enough to get that additional damage from mid to big spells

    A potentially very strong card, that requires careful thought by the player to get the most of this minion.

     

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  • duppie's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 320 240 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    I love this card.  Seems quite good.  Can be combo'd because it has rush but you can also tempo it on 3 against a lot of decks so it's good early.  Can be combo'd with a three/two cost spell for a powerful midgame minion, and you can combo it with a big spell later in the game to generate a sizeable threat that impacts the board with two trades.

     

     

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  • GoliathTheDwarf's Avatar
    980 667 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    This is kind of like creating your own Walking Fountain for a cheaper cost and minus the lifesteal, plus the effects of whatever spell you get to cast. I like it.

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  • KANSAS's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    If you play this with a 3 mana spell, then it becomes a slightly better Gyrocopter. But if you pair it with something like Overflow or Dragon's Pack then it will probably be able to kill two guys and still survive until the next round. This card is flexible, and useful. I don't think it will be too powerful, but a handy card to have in most situations.

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  • Emptyness's Avatar
    Supporter 520 525 Posts Joined 03/16/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    It's like a flexible, cheap and ofc weaker version of walking fountain or siamat. But the main point is - flexible. For both classes. 

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

    Rockbiter Weapon makes that minion a 5 mana 6/6 Rush windfury, sweet.

     

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  • BloodMefist's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 850 804 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Seems super strong with Shaman's spell-generating capabilities and Druid's access to good spells.  It can help stabilize on a turn where you play something like Nourish, which is really strong in some matchups.

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  • Me0203's Avatar
    Design Champion 750 497 Posts Joined 06/13/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    It's a great defensive card, because you're rewarded for doing something which you would anyway - playing spells. Getting a 3-6 for 5 mana is only slightly better than Grook Fu Master (wait, that exists?), but it has rush and you also get the effect from that 2 mana spell. It's nothing that breaks the pie, but it is very efficient board control tool. 

    Put in a faster deck like Token Druid or Totem Shaman, this is just as good - it's an efficient tool that works at a premium with your buff spells, proactively protects your littler dudes, and puts pressure on your opponent if it sticks around. Especially since Token Druid wants to run 5+ cost spells at the moment, I think we'll see this gal more in faster decks than slower decks. 

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  • NegativeNemsy's Avatar
    405 206 Posts Joined 07/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    This card will do better in aggro with Savage Roar as a board controller and finisher.  I think there will be better cards than this for non aggro decks.  This card reminds me of Wardruid Loti.  When Loti was revealed, it was thought to be a flexible swiss army knife that would go in any deck.  In reality it didn't find a home in that many decks.  I'm getting the same vibe here.  This seems like a bait card, but with interesting effects nonetheless.

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  • YourPrivateNightmare's Avatar
    Skeleton 2010 4741 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago
    Quote From NegativeNemsy

    This card will do better in aggro with Savage Roar as a board controller and finisher.  I think there will be better cards than this for non aggro decks.  This card reminds me of Wardruid Loti.  When Loti was revealed, it was thought to be a flexible swiss army knife that would go in any deck.  In reality it didn't find a home in that many decks.  I'm getting the same vibe here.  This seems like a bait card, but with interesting effects nonetheless.

    Loti saw plenty of play in Quest Druid. The only reason she didn't before was because there was just no deck that needed her (and she was a bitt too flexible...as in you only ever played her in specific scenarios)

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    It was awful.

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

    Both classes have access to plenty of good spells, both cheap and expensive, so you’ll probably never have a moment beyond the first few turns where you don’t have something to combo with this, and when you do it kills 2 minions most likely

    Who needs consistency when you could have fun?

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2565 3343 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Damn, that's a must kill for your opponent ; such pressure and potential! 
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  • allthehype's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 630 739 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Great Card, it’s definitely on my wishlist. Yes you need to combo with a spell, but it doesn’t even need to be THAT expansive for this minion to get great value.

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2245 2628 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Any spell, even a 1-mana spell will make her very good. This will definitely be tried in spell Druids and Shamans since this card can just do that much.

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  • Almaniarra's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 950 1471 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Speaker Gidra + Mark of the Wild = 5 mana 5/8 Taunt, Windfury, Rush.

    I want to see Mark of the Wild in the meta.

    Unpopular Opinion Incarnate

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  • Pezman's Avatar
    Staff Writer 2235 2225 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Fantastic card! Can't wait to play it.

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  • Guenh's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 725 633 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Cute card that seems solid and Flexible. A nice removal tool for druid and this card can fit in different type of deck (in both heroes).

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  • ElSabidon's Avatar
    Salty Dog 1030 685 Posts Joined 06/07/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Decent way to introduce fast answers to druid without breaking class identity completely while it can be sort of a payoff to the spell shaman archetype Team 5 seems to be pushing. 

    Pretty ok overall.

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  • linkinboy0's Avatar
    Headmaster 1235 503 Posts Joined 07/07/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    I'll have to wait and see with this one

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

    Excited to see how big this card helps solidify the meta!

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  • Lemushki's Avatar
    Squirtle 1110 1031 Posts Joined 03/22/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Simple and not that legendary, but nice all around

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

    Seems really strong, but where would you play this in?

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

    This looks more powerful in Druid than in Shaman, as the more expensive Shaman spells in standard right now are symmetric board clears. Druid also has a weakness of lacking removal in general, so Speaker Gidra helps shore up that weakness. Probably only sees play in Quest Druid that may run a Malygos win condition to serve part of the role Wardruid Loti did before she was rotated. I imagine you don't run Gidra in Spell Druid as you only want to run essential minions in that deck for Fungal Fortunes.

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  • melon101's Avatar
    180 47 Posts Joined 06/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    3 mana 11/4 windfury incoming!

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

    Better than it looks

    -=alfi=-

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

    Not sure about this one. It has rush and windfurry, but you need to pair it with a fairly big spell to really make it good.

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

    Powerful on 3 with a decent 4 cost follow up. Also better late game with some expensive spells.

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

    Good effects and nice cost for what it wants to do

    All hail the banshee queen.

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

    Wow I like this card.

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  • Erodos's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 945 1019 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    This card is bonkers insane absurd. This swings boards so much it ain't even funny.

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

    Really creative idea for a card.

    I suspect this will function a lot like Siamat, but it will be available at various points in the game with various strengths.

    I suspect we will see this in most Shaman lists from aggro to control.

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

    You get a 2/5 for 1-cost cheap immediate use, but that 4-cost Swipe gives a 5/9 Windfury for terrorizing your enemy.

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

    I don't think Druids will complain about getting some form of removal.

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  • Psymon's Avatar
    Red Riding Hood 1505 371 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    I can already see Trolden videos with turn 6 Coin+ Overflow 

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

    If played on curve and spellbursted the turn after, may be a 5/8 windfury. At (4) we have Germination, Overgrowth and Swipe for Druid, all perfectly viable. Shaman have Torrent and maybe Hex. (3) got way more good options and you won't be that bad spellbursting it for (1) less. Late game, Speaker Gidra + any decent sized spell is 2 for 1, maybe even leaving a body behind against aggro. Pretty good card.

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

    She is a strong board control, usable in mid-late game with only upsides. Very strong card

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  • Thonson's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 1740 1722 Posts Joined 03/24/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Situational but good.  If you are able to drop her on the board late in the game with a decent sized spell to combo you could clear two decent threats and maybe she still survives.

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  • Caro's Avatar
    Draconic Rager 2215 2493 Posts Joined 03/12/2020
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Oooh boy, Speaker Gidra plus Survival of the Fittest (obviously not on the same turn). Would be so brutal, can't wait for those trolden clips xD

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

    Very strong card, since it's likely to at least trade 2 for 1. I can see it being played in midrage or control decks.

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

    Another 'gets better the later you play it' card. Can't wait for someone to accidentally try and Coin out a larger spell for her.

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