New Druid Spell - Lunar Eclipse

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A new Common Druid Spell, Lunar Eclipse, has been revealed!

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  • Arthas's Avatar
    Robot Black Lotus 1265 5754 Posts Joined 03/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    A new Common Druid Spell, Lunar Eclipse, has been revealed!

    Lunar Eclipse Card Image

    Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating!


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  • KANSAS's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    A nice card to control the board in the early game as well as chain off multiple spells from Kealthas. I think this card will see a similar level of play as Wrath. It is a strong card, not crazy or anything, but good enough. 

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  • economicaooc's Avatar
    460 464 Posts Joined 03/04/2020
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Fairly good card. Combo potential is probably more limited than it looks, but is definitely still there. Not sure that this slots into existing druid combo lists because druid has no shortage of free or negative-costing spells, and the other free 3 damage, Bogbeam has the advantage of always being free without needing to be coupled with a 2+ costing spell.

    This post is discussing the wild format.

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  • Brandon's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1350 2486 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Great control tool, and it helps chain spells into Kael'thas Sunstrider and Exotic Mountseller, which means it will surely see play as those decks are already well established. Also this fits perfectly into OTK decks, as they will take ANY kind of removal, mainly for the early game and before their big clears. Also if you play this along something like Swipe you can really setup some board wipes on turn 4.

    It has some competition with Bogbeam, but i feel like both cards are good and are still going to get slotted into the deck. Maybe they will include 1 copy of both Lunar Eclipse and Bogbeam into their decks, as Lunar Eclipse is better before they hit 7 mana, and Bogbeam after 7 mana. And honestly Lunar Eclipse will see play over Bogbeam in (OTK) Decks that don't ramp with cards like Overgrowth.

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2245 2626 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This seems really, really good to me as it's basically a 0 mana Darkbomb.

    Or alternatively, a Bogbeam that you don't need to wait until turn 7 for it to be "free" if you play another spell afterwards.

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  • sinti's Avatar
    Senior Writer Chocolate Cake 2070 2774 Posts Joined 10/20/2018
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Not terrible, but it does not seem to do much for you in a general situation, more like a combo piece imho.

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  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5543 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Its a card that deals 3 damage for nothing. But wait. It doesn't exactly do that.

    For this card to be worth its use (at 0 mana), you need another spell that is 2 mana and above, and also needs to be casted the same turn its played.

    So, at its very best, its a deal 3 damage during your Overgrowth and Wild Growth turns. Outside of that, its almost always going to cost at least 1 mana at the end, since druids typically play lots of cheap spells. And when they don't need to, this is completely superseded by Bogbeam.

    We'll need to see the rest of druids cards first to determine anything from this card.

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  • Samzy's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 370 191 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    It gives Exotic Mountseller more fuel with two cheap spells, and if coupled with cheap card draw can be very powerful in the right situation.

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  • allthehype's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 630 739 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Very good for chaining spells, follow up with Solar Eclipse and then a huge spell that could be cheap with Kael'thas Sunstrider. Potentially scary.

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  • DoubleSummon's Avatar
    Ancestral Recall 1585 2271 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    great have that kind of druid go rampant.. why not.. they really just give so many spell synergy while shaman for example is a mess of different directions every expansion and then they wonder why druid is strong all the time..

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  • JackJimson's Avatar
    670 673 Posts Joined 11/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    In a vacuum, this card looks balance.

    However, I feel the combo this enables will be borderline imbalanced.

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  • Pezman's Avatar
    Staff Writer 2235 2220 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    There have been many 2-mana deal 3 damage cards with a variety of modifications. They have all seen some play, and this will too.

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2565 3339 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago
    Quote From Pezman

    There have been many 2-mana deal 3 damage cards with a variety of modifications. They have all seen some play, and this will too.

    I second that - this will for sure see pla

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  • DarkFrostX's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 830 1229 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    3/5. It seems like a good early removal that does not remove your ramp turns.

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  • SilverWolf's Avatar
    Tauren Chieftain Addict 990 1085 Posts Joined 04/01/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    It is a board control tool and combo enabler in 1 card, I think is very good

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  • Hydrafrog's Avatar
    Gul'dan 1840 3268 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Really solid card

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  • UVE's Avatar
    1180 832 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    More Kael'thas fuel...

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  • Caro's Avatar
    Dragon 2215 2485 Posts Joined 03/12/2020
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Luckily Team 5 added the "to a minion" text. Combo decks would be having a field day, and will probably still have a field day. More fuel for that Yogg-Saron, Master of Fate Rod of Roasting :D

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  • Trimutius's Avatar
    1580 2533 Posts Joined 03/16/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Well if spell style of druid is good this is good. But not sure if makes the cut, spell druid already has a lot of cards filling similar role.

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  • Tetsuo's Avatar
    Magma Rager 840 638 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Solid card, I don't really see any downside with it. Dealing 3 damage for 2 mana with extra effects is good (see Soul Shear). I think this can slot into any Druid deck/archetype, but we'll see. 

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  • ElSabidon's Avatar
    Salty Dog 1030 685 Posts Joined 06/07/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Fuel for spell lovers and adding to a critical mass of deal 3 cards to druid. The card may have some difficulty finding a spot in most druid decks, but it has the potential to do so.

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  • BloodMefist's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 850 804 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    While not as flexible as its solar counterpart, this card is still super strong.  2 mana 3 damage to a minion is a strong baseline, and getting a cheaper spell behind it its a wonderful cherry on top.  I see this in spell-token decks and of course KT decks due to both archetype's heavily reliance on spamming spells.

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  • FrostyFeet's Avatar
    Senior Writer Derpcorn 2170 1449 Posts Joined 10/20/2018
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    They keep nerfing Kael'thas Sunstrider while also printing Druid spells that could make him broken again :D The question is what can this replace in the current lists, if anything.

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  • FortyDust's Avatar
    Pumpkin 1190 1897 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Just adding another solid damage spell for Druid is a pretty big deal. Of course, this is the end of an expansion cycle, so I suppose a lot of ciritical masses throughout the game are reached at this time.

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  • DescentOfDragonsOp's Avatar
    530 353 Posts Joined 12/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    idk how good this will be compared to [Hearthstone Card (Solar Eclispe) Not Found]

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  • MenacingBagel's Avatar
    815 721 Posts Joined 09/24/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    I guess its sort of useful I mean its sort of just slapping a free 3 damage ping on your next spell right?

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  • Sparkinarius's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 715 471 Posts Joined 07/18/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    I see this replacing Bogbeam as Lunar Eclipse is essentially that card with the caveat of playing another spell in the same turn instead of having seven mana for it to be effectively 0 mana. This can be easily paired with ramp cards in the early game, which is also when the 3 damage is most useful in removing early aggression that Druid is weak against. I think this easily makes its way into any Druid deck with a spell focus like Guardian Druid.

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  • PopeNeia's Avatar
    Darkmaster 640 841 Posts Joined 07/06/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    What can I really say about this, its a “free” 2 mana deal 3 only if you combo it with a spell on the same turn. Seems very decent and probably replaces Bogbeam in most Druid decks

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  • NebuchadnezzarHS's Avatar
    Supporter 2025 1394 Posts Joined 06/14/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Solid card, I like it a lot.

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  • Lundy's Avatar
    Little Devil Teemo 1555 707 Posts Joined 06/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Not as good as Solar Eclipse, but still okay. This doesn't get put into the deck, but you're happy to see it generated.

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  • KillaFIsh's Avatar
    375 250 Posts Joined 07/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    I think people underestimate this card when comparing to solar eclipse.  Its a free 3 damage, which also can combo with Kael'Thas.

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  • Fisguinho's Avatar
    The Raven 1190 411 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Top card can see it being played on most druid decks

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  • Input's Avatar
    470 259 Posts Joined 06/01/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    I can see this run in the place of Bog Beam or as a one-of-each. Similar roles but leans heavier to early control, ex: Eclipse + Wrath to squelch an aggressive opener.

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  • Geno9999's Avatar
    Metrognome 1620 1210 Posts Joined 11/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    So Wrath but with Preparation stapled to it? Yeah that's good. Not as good as Solar Eclipse, but an effectively free 3 damage to enemy minion is still good.

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  • Psymon's Avatar
    Red Riding Hood 1505 371 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    The kind of card that you didn't expect a lot from it but late with the expansion you discover that is nut if played at the proper time.

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  • slychd's Avatar
    Sparklepony 1175 484 Posts Joined 05/30/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    This is quite good for spell Druid.

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  • BigE's Avatar
    Peasant 1175 590 Posts Joined 05/28/2020
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Probably good in some huge brain, expensive, chesty Druid deck. 

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  • ShadowsOfSense's Avatar
    1500 1111 Posts Joined 10/23/2018
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Weave in some free damage if you were already planning on playing a spell that turn. Not exactly mind blowing, but something to help smooth early ramp turns perhaps?

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  • randomfan's Avatar
    Elemental 1255 744 Posts Joined 03/17/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Basically, this is adding 'deal three damage to a minion' to any spell you already plan on playing. Not too bad.

    Unfortunately, common sense isn't as common as it should be.

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  • sule's Avatar
    Dinosaur 785 796 Posts Joined 08/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Cheap, flexible removal. Allows Druid a lot more versatility in answering minions while still progressing their Ramp agenda.

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  • Draketh's Avatar
    Darkmaster 1565 1395 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    A decent card, will likely see some play

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