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New Neutral Minion - Claw Machine
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A new Common Neutral Minion, Claw Machine, has been revealed!
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A new Common Neutral Minion, Claw Machine, has been revealed!
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More neutral card draw options are always nice! This card is probably only for control decks tho, it has a really good statline and tutors for minions specifically. Crazy Arena card however, the cycle on top of clearing something is top notch.
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That isn't a bad deathrattle to copy, and quite easy to trigger as well - but (6) seems pretty expensive for what it is ...
We'll see
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Well, out of the cards revealed so far, I think we have our Mech for N'Zoth, God of the Deep (except for Carousel Gryphon in Paladin to justify running Y'Shaarj, the Defiler, but you might even run this as well). I think the removal aspect of Claw Machine is pretty relevant on turn 6 as there are a substantial amount of 5-6 health threats that come out on turns 5-6, which makes this worth it alongside the minion draw. I think even without the substantial +3/+3 buff this would be considered, making the buff the cherry on top.
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Totally awesome for Arena
This goes into Deathrattle Hunter Jewel of N'Zoth and Oblivitron and Darkmoon Tonk
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It's not bad as a Neutral Fireball that also draws and buffs a minion, and the fact that it's available to everyone makes it better. It's also particularly appealing to Hunters with how they would use Deathrattles in this set. Seems like a good card all around.
Let's see. It is a mech, which works well with N'Zoth, God of the Deep, and it has a deathrattle which works with N'Zoth, the Corruptor. And it draws and buffs another minion which makes it decent card advantage. Yeah, this is going into my Old Gods deck.
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Decent with N'zoth and maybe helps push the expensive Mech Deathrattle Hunter? Oblivitron adores this card.
It seems decent but the statline is still kinda off-putting for me. It's a 6-mana deal 6 to a minion with an upside of draw and buff, but is that good enough to see play? I remain unconvinced.
this card does 3 things already I think this is as much as you can put on a 6 mana neutral card.
neutral draw, hand buff and removal + N'zoth synergy, what else can you expect from a neutral card.
It's kind of expensive, but it has immediate impact on the board, I could see it in several decks.
Rush, deathrattle, tribe, draw and buff...
It's really good and as a neutral card. Hunter and priest have lack of draw and cards like this can help them.
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6 mana is a bit pricy for removal, but maybe if you need to tutor a minion as well as remove a threat, this is okay? I don't think that this will see much play, but it is interesting.
This post is discussing the wild format.
Might see play in decks that lack draw like hunter, and considering it's a minion tutor, there could be some combo potential if you have a select number of minions in your deck that you want to buff
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Really nice draw option. Bit pricey for removal, but it's MECH tag makes it AMAZING! Oblivitron will put it on board and trigger the deathrattle, so you actually draw 2 minions that get +3/+3. Combine that stat buff with Zixor Prime and you get some spicy synergy. Also it's mech tag is AMAZING for N'Zoth, God of the Deep decks, because there are not that many mechs in standard to pick from! Also it's removal thanks to it's rush effect.
Standard: I think this will see play in a LOT of deathrattle decks, and N'Zoth, God of the Deep decks.
Wild: I think this might see play in a few deathrattle decks. The deathrattle deck i think it will fit in perfectly are Deathrattle Rogue and Awaken the Makers priest. I also think Mech mage might like it. But it wont see play in wild N'Zoth, God of the Deep decks, because they prefer to ress a truly perfect card... [UNITY. PRECISION. PERFECTION.]
*Note: with Awaken the Makers priest, i don't mean the annoying ones that only spam Convincing Infiltrators and Obsidian Statues.
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Very good option for deathrattle hunter and N'zoth decks
Actually amazing for a neutral card. Very solid in both midrange and control.
I could kind of see this card seeing some play in any deck that wants to resurrect deathrattles like the new hunter card Jewel of N'Zoth. Ressurecting cards with keywords like Rush is always strong because it allows you to impact the board on your big value turn. The +3/+3 effect on this card also scales with some deathrattle cards hunter might play like Bloated Python, Augmented Porcupine, etc. and makes those cards quite strong to play for their small mana cost in the late game with the buffs.
This also curves into Darkmoon Tonk, which idk if you run that card but it is worth considering.
You wouldn't hate hitting face with this and getting the draw from Maxima Blastenheimer
And this is all just hunter stuff.
It's got a tribal tag and good text. I think this card will see some play honestly. There are too many little good things goin on for it to never find a deck.
Best comparison would be Evasive Wyrm. Wyrm is better in more midrange-y where a deal 5 to a minion comes with board presence, but on very control oriented decks Claw Machine is a prefered option for the solt/function as a card.
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I mean, I don't think this will see constructed, but it is a good pick for Arena.
Great card! Removal, draw and buff. Plus, mech synergy.
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really nice benifit for the rush card
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Slow, and likely can't value trade. Even the card draw effect is actually a deathrattle, so the prevalent idea is that this will not and should not survive.
The card draw with a buff is decent. But since there's no way to really tutor what you want, the impact is inconsistent at best.
Likely a hunter card. But there's better deathrattles available to be honest.
I like it. It can take out a minion give you a buffed one of your own I expect to see a lot of this bad boy at least for a little while
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I actually like this better than Evasive Wyrm, i have played A LOT of dragon decks and i have played a lot of the wyrm and i gotta say, the amount of times i'd have 5 damage in have but needed six is too damn high.
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Which Faire does not include a claw machine? I love the flavor of this card.
Not very good and will only see play in Arena or weird gimmicky decks.
A good tutor-ish option that clears a minion and gets you some value. I think it could be the mech in some menagerie packages.
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might be nice in some specific combo deck with buffing a specific minion
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The deathrattle seems like the main attraction, but the cost is a bit prohibitive. Maybe in a very minion-light deck to tutor very specific cards.
I think this is actually fantastic for Midrange and Control decks.
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This is a mediocre Rush minion, but that Deathrattle is exceptional. Put them together and you get a card that is probably OK.
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Looks strong, but more of an Arena card in my opinion
Strong removal option that also draws and buffs a minion. I like it. This will be good in many deck styles.
Unfortunately, common sense isn't as common as it should be.
6 damage and you get to draw a card - which even gets buffed? Seems super solid. Definitely not for every deck, but would be shocked if you don't see this a fair amount due at the very least to N'Zoth.
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