New Paladin Weapon - Hammer of the Naaru

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A new Epic Paladin Weapon, Hammer of the Naaru, 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 Epic Paladin Weapon, Hammer of the Naaru, has been revealed!

    Hammer of the Naaru Card Image

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


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

    A strong card, but I'm not sure it comes down soon enough for the taunt to matter against aggro. If the token were a little more defensive or the card had a smaller effect at a lower cost, I think this would be great, but I can't see this making a big impact.

    In terms of proactive use, midrange paladin is just not likely to take off any time soon.

    This post is discussing the wild format.

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

    Seems good, 3 attack weapons aren't the best in the mid game but a 6/6 taunt with it I can see a lot of value there..

    it's quite flexible board control card.

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  • Caro's Avatar
    2215 2493 Posts Joined 03/12/2020
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    It's not terrible. It's a much better Fire Elemental and might see play in existing archetypes 

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

    More fuel for big pally, i like it.

    Big archetype are my favourites and i love that blizz pushes them.

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  • PopeNeia's Avatar
    Darkmaster 640 841 Posts Joined 07/06/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Not strong enough to see constructed play in any serious deck. Fantastic Arena card tho.

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

    Incredible card. 6 mana 6/6 with taunt is nice, AND you get a 3/3 weapon, which is really nice. Basicly it's a both a defensive and offensive card in 1. Can't really say nothing bad about this card. It's Fire Elemental with a weapon attached, and +3 health & taunt.

    Standard: This will see plenty of play in Pure paladin lists, and because it's no minion it will surely see play in BIG Paladin. Great supportive card to these archetypes.

    Wild: Not sure if this will be that great in wild. Turn 6 is pretty late against aggro, and most paladin decks are already STACKED with 6+ cost cards, so it has a LOT of competition in those decks. Also most paladin decks in wild right now are spell focused, and often more aggro-y. The only decks that might use Hammer of the Naaru are some OTK Paladin lists i guess?

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  • Pezman's Avatar
    Staff Writer 2235 2225 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This card looks really good! Lots of value for 6 mana.

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

    Just a decent weapon that puts up tempo and gets the job done. An honest, dependable, hardworking card. He's not the guy on the center stage, or that guy that scores all the goals in football, but he can and will be respected from all sides wherever he goes.

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  • samwisetarly's Avatar
    330 119 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    The card is okay. 

    I LOVE the art though. I think the artists do an amazing job in general with this game, and the design coordination between the card frame and the artwork is always so clean

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  • sto650's Avatar
    Santa Braum 635 738 Posts Joined 03/30/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This card will be a staple in most or all Paladin decks. It's way too good to be side lined. 

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  • PLANETCRUNCH's Avatar
    E.V.I.L. Dragon 820 1248 Posts Joined 07/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This card is rock solid, it's not flashy but it's efficient, which is sometimes all that's important

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2245 2628 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    In terms of raw value, a 3/3 weapon + 6/6 Taunt for 6 mana is obviously quite insane.

    A 3-Attack weapon doesn't do quite as much at that stage in the game, but it's still something. If anything, you could use it as 9 face damage if you want to. I think this is a good card. 4 stars.

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  • Trimutius's Avatar
    1580 2533 Posts Joined 03/16/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Decent, maybe makes the cut in pure paladin. I can see it.

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

    This would definitely be better as a cheaper, smaller weapon that summoned a smaller guy. Then it would be better support for Big Paladin and also be better against aggro. I don't think it is a bad card as it is, but it isn't broken or anything. It is a strong midrange card that gives you plenty of stats and some extra damage. This will probably see play in any midrange list that wants some extra big dudes.

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  • BloodMefist's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 850 804 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    I suspect this card to see a ton of play.  It's just such good value for the cost in any remotely slow Paladin list.  6/6 is a pretty decent set of stats and makes for a decent threat for pure pally to make in addition to all of its other threats and a 3/3 weapon can help close out tight games considering their general lack of direct damage.

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

    That's just gross.  6 for 6/6 with taunt is mediocre at best.  Add onto it that you can wing for 9 damage as well, that makes my skin crawl. 

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

    I think this is a good card, my concern is that I don't see a synergy for this with other cards Pala has, I guess you can include this in a highlander deck just to fill.

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  • slychd's Avatar
    Sparklepony 1175 484 Posts Joined 05/30/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This card isn't terrible. A taunt is always nice and there is a bonus weapon included.

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

    Pretty good card card.

    A 6/6 by itself is worth 5.5 worth of mana, adding  a 3/3 weapon on top of it is very good. Another good thing is the payoff is unconditional, you don't need support to make it work.

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  • Sevault's Avatar
    225 57 Posts Joined 06/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Compared to Tirion, it comes out two turns sooner and gives you immediate access to your weapon, at the cost of divine shield and slightly worse weap9n stats. Great card in pure/control/big decks

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2565 3342 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    The weapon doesn't ring anything too fancy, but given that you get as pretty large taunt, on curve, it is useful

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

    That's a lot of value for 6 mana! I think this is really strong, but I'm not sure if it has a given place in any current archetype. Very good for board control though, auto-pick in Arena.

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

    Wow 15 damage if weapon is not destroyed it's a lot.

    Very strong card imho

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  • Sparkinarius's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 715 471 Posts Joined 07/18/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This is a really tough sell when you compare it to Libram of Hope as you are usually able to get the Libram down around turn 6-7. The only way I see Hammer of the Naaru working is with N'Zoth, God of the Deep as the best elemental option, although I'm a bit skeptical of N'Zoth's game-ending potential as I think he's the weakest of the new Old Gods.

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  • ElSabidon's Avatar
    Salty Dog 1030 685 Posts Joined 06/07/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Arathi Weaponsmith on steroids. Both the 6/6 taunt and the 3/3 weapon are underwhelming by themselves, but together they can be good... in arena, the same place Arathi Weaponsmith finds a home. Seems too un-synergistic with the things Paladins do in constructed to see play.

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  • Drenolds's Avatar
    Uther 325 23 Posts Joined 06/05/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    I think the card's a bit too fair for its cost, given the broken stuff that can happen on turn 6 these days. I can't see this slotting into existing meta archetypes for Paladin, but if a Menagerie archetype gets enough support courtesy of N'Zoth, God of the Deep, Paladin would probably run this card in it. Whether or not that ends up being a good archetype remains to be seen.

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  • FrostyFeet's Avatar
    Senior Writer Derpcorn 2170 1449 Posts Joined 10/20/2018
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago
    Quote From Sparkinarius

    This is a really tough sell when you compare it to Libram of Hope as you are usually able to get the Libram down around turn 6-7. The only way I see Hammer of the Naaru working is with N'Zoth, God of the Deep as the best elemental option, although I'm a bit skeptical of N'Zoth's game-ending potential as I think he's the weakest of the new Old Gods.

    I think Menagerie Paladin is definitely something people will try, and would expect the Hammer to be included there. N'Zoth, in my opinion, will be a powerful tempo swing at worst; I don't see him as that weak.

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  • DescentOfDragonsOp's Avatar
    530 353 Posts Joined 12/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    really nice card

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  • MenacingBagel's Avatar
    815 721 Posts Joined 09/24/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Cool I guess doesn't fit the faire theme at all but cool nonetheless its also crazy boring since its just a vanilla weapon with a dude attached 

    Self proclaimed good at battlegrounds

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  • NebuchadnezzarHS's Avatar
    Supporter 2025 1396 Posts Joined 06/14/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Seems decent, but not good enough I think.

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  • KillaFIsh's Avatar
    375 250 Posts Joined 07/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This card doesn't deserve to be an epic.  Insanely strong though, but boring design for an epic.

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  • Lundy's Avatar
    Little Devil Teemo 1555 707 Posts Joined 06/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Great for N'zoth for the elemental, though I could see it making it's way into other Paladin decks as well.

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  • JoeyJojo48's Avatar
    Peon 630 230 Posts Joined 06/11/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Very strong standalone card.

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  • Fisguinho's Avatar
    The Raven 1190 411 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    solid card, might cost a tad too much to see play in standart

    All hail the banshee queen.

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  • Input's Avatar
    470 259 Posts Joined 06/01/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    I like that they gave Paladin some elemental for a N'Zoth deck.

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  • Geno9999's Avatar
    Metrognome 1620 1210 Posts Joined 11/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Even if you aren't building towards some N'zoth payoff, this is a pretty rock solid card.

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  • sule's Avatar
    Dinosaur 785 797 Posts Joined 08/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    It's a decent card, but probably too expensive to get put into an actual deck. That said, I wouldn't be displeased to see this off of Lightforged Crusader.

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  • Psymon's Avatar
    Red Riding Hood 1505 371 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    The weapon is pretty solid for itself but also having a 6/6 with taunt is a very good stopper for aggro decks.

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  • Draketh's Avatar
    Darkmaster 1565 1395 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Strong card, you get a lot of value for its cost

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  • randomfan's Avatar
    Elemental 1255 744 Posts Joined 03/17/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    More divine shield taunts for Paladin. This one includes a weapon to help clear a small minion that might be used to pop the shield. Pairs up nice with the libram that heals and summons the 8/8.

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

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  • ShadowsOfSense's Avatar
    1500 1111 Posts Joined 10/23/2018
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    I thought this was just fairly decent - until I realised this is another big Elemental to resummon with N'Zoth. Then I became far more interested.

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