New Warlock Minion - Fire Breather

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A new Rare Warlock Minion, Fire Breather, 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 Rare Warlock Minion, Fire Breather, has been revealed!

    Fire Breather Card Image

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


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  • MurlocBard's Avatar
    260 67 Posts Joined 11/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    demonwrath with a 1 mana 4/3 body

    Translated from mrglish

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

    Demonwrath on a decently-sized stick. The question is would you run this over it (in Wild)? Every turn counts against aggro, and I'm uncertain that the body justifies waiting another turn.

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

    Being more expensive than Demonwrath still kind of hurts, even with a 4/3 body.  That said, this is still probably a good card.

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  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5544 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    If there's more small demons revealed down the line then we can see something like zoolock or demonlock. It won't exist outside of that though, since warlock has generally better AoE cards, and 2 damage to everything doesn't reach that magical figure of 3, where most things will die to.

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

    I can see that being played on a demonlock (not Big), with the prime you can play It on t3.

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

    Amazing card. Demonwrath that costs 1 more mana, with a 4/3 Body. OR, you can call this a Duskbreaker with +1 attack, but deals 1 less damage AOE. However, unlike Duskbreaker, Fire Breather doesn't damage Demons, which are a very common tribe for warlock. However, considering their pushing some kind of zoolock deck. I'm betting were going to see some more small demons soon. Also, because Fire Breather is a demon, you can cheapen it out on turn 3 by playing Kanrethad Ebonlocke on turn 2. (Yeah it does kill the Kanrethad Ebonlocke, but it can be a decent play against aggro.) Another thing that might not be worth mentioning that much, is that you can copy it with Felosophy in a control deck for more clears.

    Standard: Will fit in Zoolock, depending on the other demon cards were going to see. And this will surely see play in control warlock decks, as they love to get some more AOE. 

    Wild: This MIGHT see play in Renolock, as the deck likes clears so they can survive early game. but it can mess up Bloodreaver Gul'dan and Voidcaller pulls. So that's something to be carefull off. And because of that, i'm pretty sure Cubelock won't use Fire Breather, because of Fire Breathers demon tribe messing up Bloodreaver Gul'dans ress pool. Maybe it will see play in some other decks, but i'm just too unsure if Zoolock and Discardlock even want this... Wow having a demon tag harms Fire Breather a lot in wild...

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

    Oddly, the demon type really hurts this card, polluting the resurrect pool and getting pulled from hand instead of big taunt demons and Mal'Ganis. If this effect was something warlocks really wanted, Demonwrath would be seeing play right now.

    This post is discussing the wild format.

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  • Pezman's Avatar
    Staff Writer 2235 2228 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This seems pretty good, but I'm not sure where you really want it yet.

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  • sinti's Avatar
    Senior Writer Chocolate Cake 2070 2776 Posts Joined 10/20/2018
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Abyssal Enforcer level good for Arena, ouch!

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

    I can see it in some control warlock if that is a thing. Broken in arena though

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  • Maurice's Avatar
    Eldritch Horror 640 301 Posts Joined 07/12/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    If I have problems with aggro in Wild, I would tech this in Discardlock. At the moment it`s often pretty hard to come back, when you are overrun in the first 1-3 turns (for example by Aggro Druid).

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2245 2630 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Even with can't come down on turn 3 like Demonwrath, it's hard to say that 1 extra mana for a 4/3 can be a bad thing. This card seems like a solid upgrade over its already good BRM counterpart. It's a good card.

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

    Yeah, this feels more like a sideboard card, only for a game that does not have sideboard.

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

    Decent card, as long as you aren't against a warlock or demon hunter it's 4 mana 2 dmg aoe with a 4/3 that's a high tempo card.

    even if you are zoo you might run it if most of your minions are demons cause this just wins you midrange matchups.

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

    Demonwrath has never seen a lot of play except for in Highlander decks that want an extra board clear. I do think this card will see play though due to the extra stats. I think this will be played in zoo/discard warlocks similarly to how Arcane Flakmage is played in secret mage. It is a one-sided board clear that can help you to get ahead while pushing for extra face damage.

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  • duppie's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 320 240 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Very strong card if you're playing all demon deck.  Don't think we have the support for that yet but its probably not too far off.  

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

    This is a good card with a good effect, it will certainly be played by some.

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

    Control-lock still needs something more to really shine. That being said, the card itself on a vacuum does look good.

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  • FortyDust's Avatar
    Pumpkin 1205 1908 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Too bad it's useless against the most OP archetype in the world

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    Detective Pikachu 2565 3344 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    When I saw this card, the song 'Waiting for a Girl like You' by the Foreigner came in mind ;

    ♪ '' … I've been waiting for a girl card like you
    To come into my life zoo '' ♫

    Could be the booze

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  • Caro's Avatar
    2215 2496 Posts Joined 03/12/2020
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Not too exciting as we've seen this effect before, but a demon focussed zoo deck is certainly possible, and this gal slots right in there ;)

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  • Maurice's Avatar
    Eldritch Horror 640 301 Posts Joined 07/12/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago
    Quote From FortyDust

    Too bad it's useless against the most OP archetype in the world

    Yes, it is pretty useless against Reno Priest. :(

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

    like the card seems very good but still how many demons would a warlock need to run in a deck for this to be very effective

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

    Not sure if this is going to be good or not, but will definitely try this in a demon zoolock.

    Could be useful in gaining the board in a aggro vs aggro matchup.

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  • FieselFitz's Avatar
    Prince Charming 1105 1355 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Pretty decent card i guess.

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

    Decent board control.  In a constructed deck you'd really need to focus on building up some minions to reinforce what you're doing. 

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

    Demon control lock incoming

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  • MenacingBagel's Avatar
    Zombie Chow 815 723 Posts Joined 09/24/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Demonwrath on a demon body! So I think this could be used a bit for the body and wipe if nothing else

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  • NebuchadnezzarHS's Avatar
    Supporter 2035 1402 Posts Joined 06/14/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago
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  • Lundy's Avatar
    Little Devil Teemo 1555 707 Posts Joined 06/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Demonwrath on a stick. This card will be in most Warlock decks, just like Demonwrath was.

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

    Would be better if it was just all minions.

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

    really solid card, board clear with a nice body

    All hail the banshee queen.

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

    A board clear for zoo that doesn't damage your own stuff.  I think this will be really strong in demon zoo.

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

    Utterly insane when you've built your deck right. I must admit that I did have an amusing Duels moment where my opponent failed to clear my Demon Hunter board with this, so it can backfire (and is obviously terrible in the mirror) but in general this is a really efficient one-sided board clear.

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

    Demonwrath with a 4/3 body for 1 more mana is a pretty efficient card. My hang up with Fire Breather is that Crazed Netherwing still exists in standard for 1 mana more than Breather and does 1 more AoE damage. I think that once Netherwing rotates out, Fire Breather will have a chance to shine.

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

    Good for Demon Zoolock, good for Control.

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  • BigE's Avatar
    Peasant 1175 590 Posts Joined 05/28/2020
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Great colors. 

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

    Will see play in Standard but will not be seen at all in Wild if a Control Warlock strategy shows its face again.

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

    We've seen spells with this effect and minions with a similar effect get run. This will be automatic it warlock decks. It helps enable that other card to draw and discount demons.

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

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

    Strong stats and decent AoE, will likely see some play in zoo decks

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  • sule's Avatar
    Dinosaur 785 798 Posts Joined 08/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Demonwrath on a stick. This could be a good board-flipper for Tempo Demon decks, or maybe just an additional board sweeper (with a body) for slower Warlock builds. It's a decent card.

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