New Shaman Minion - Magicfin

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A new Epic Shaman Minion, Magicfin, has been revealed!

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  • Arthas's Avatar
    Robot Black Lotus 1265 5754 Posts Joined 03/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    A new Epic Shaman Minion, Magicfin, has been revealed!

    Magicfin 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, 4 months ago

    This looks like a fun card. Trade your whole board away and get a hand full of random legendaries to provide fuel for the late game. I don't think it will be played much in serious decks, but it will be fun to screw around with every now and then.

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

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  • duppie's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 320 240 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    exactly what shaman needed to be good.  /s  Just disappointed to see this as an epic slot.

     

    Card art is nice and cute, seems like it could be good meme.  

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  • DoubleSummon's Avatar
    Ancestral Recall 1585 2271 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Can they print less "hearthstone" cards.. Why would a murloc deck want a value generator that doesn't generate murloc.. 

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  • DarkFrostX's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 830 1229 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    What, this reminds me of Witch's Cauldron

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

    I hate designs like this. Having access to value a deck shouldn't have, paired with a lot of randomness.

    That said, I do not expect this to be good. No Shamans outside Murlocs will even consider, and the lack of actual Murloc synergies means that it's likely a one-off or a meme inclusion.

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

    Spider Tank murloc... damn, might try this in wild, but I don't really see it in Standard...

    I am envoy from nowhere in nowhere. Nobody and nothing have sent me. And even though it is impossible I exist. ©Trimutius

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  • Pezman's Avatar
    Staff Writer 2235 2220 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    "Random legendaries are ALWAYS good!" -Wondrous Wisdomball

    "Be excellent to each other." -Bill and Ted

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

    Fun card, but I don't think I'd want Random Legendaries for my Murloc decks. Wouldn't mind getting it off of Underlight Angling Rod though.

    -1
  • UVE's Avatar
    1180 832 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Good refill for murlocs shaman but... Murlocs shaman still exists?

    By The Holy Light!

    -1
  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5543 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    5 points for a being a 3/4 for 3 murloc, which is a good deal of bulk.

    0 points for the Cult Master effect that turns murlocs into legendaries

    So I guess, its just an average card. Had the effect been similar to Underbelly Angler it would've been great, but requiring that murlocs first be dead? Thats a bit too much an ask

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

    Maybe good in Murloc Shaman as a way to transition against control decks? It has at least premium stats, so that might be enough get it run.

    -1
  • NerdyMcNerd's Avatar
    Peon 1225 196 Posts Joined 04/13/2020
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Slightly off topic but that frog looks seriously scared (to be fair I don't blame it)

    Disclaimer: if the above is factually incorrect or complete rubbish it is definitely both intentional and  comedy genius.

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  • Brandon's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1350 2486 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Great fun card for murloc shaman, but i don't think this will see any play outside of decks with murlocs. The only murloc shaman uses outside of murloc decks is Sludge Slurper. BUT i feel like they might add a few more murloc related things this expension. After all, this is like the 3rth or 4th shaman card revealed so far? Who knows? Maybe they will ad a "summon 3 1/1 murlocs with rush" card, if they do, then Magicfin will be a great value card. Actually the only card that has a similar effect is Call in the Finishers. The only other synergy i can think of is that this could be a "hand refill" for aggro shaman decks, after their opponent cleared their board, and now only have the 1/1s from Soul of the Murloc. Also this is one of the only murlocs that actually has normal/premium stats for it's cost. So that's really good. 

    Standard: Of course murloc shaman, and some other aggro shaman lists that include Soul of the Murloc. Might see play in value shaman IF shaman gets a card like Call in the Finishers or better.

    Wild: This will 100% see play in Murloc shaman. Murloc shaman might not be THE most popular shaman deck in wild, but it still is one of shamans best archetypes and it has lots of support. 

    RNG is only fun as long as there is a 50/50 chance of getting something really good or trash level of bad. If RNG always results in something good, then it's not fun.

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2245 2626 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    It won't see any real play as it's a card that only works in Murloc decks and the support isn't actually conductive to any Murloc gameplay styles.

    But at least a few people will run it for style points, so I guess it has that.

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

    Eh, as long as Underbelly Angler exists, Murloc Shaman always has a shot at being relevant. The fact that this card can both be randomly generated and provides fuel for an aggro deck will make me think that it will have some experimentation but overall, the archetype will be dropped or prove to be a downgrade of other popular aggro decks.

    This ain't no place for a hero

    -1
  • FortyDust's Avatar
    Pumpkin 1190 1897 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    I've never liked anything about Murlocs, so I'm totally fine with this card being as stupid as it is.

    -1
  • slychd's Avatar
    Sparklepony 1175 484 Posts Joined 05/30/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    This looks like a fun  card and will be good for the memes.

    -1
  • Hydrafrog's Avatar
    Gul'dan 1840 3268 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Well, I guess we may be seeing a LOT more Murloc decks now. 

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  • Zyella's Avatar
    Valeera 590 586 Posts Joined 10/16/2020
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From UVE

    Good refill for murlocs shaman but... Murlocs shaman still exists?

    not really a good reffill for murloc decks ,random legednaries arent good (and espcially not in wild) and murocs are aggro they dont want or need lategame value

    -1
  • economicaooc's Avatar
    460 464 Posts Joined 03/04/2020
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Generating random legendaries is a very broad set, and most murloc decks won't want or be able to use the majority of the cards this generates. I doubt that this will see much play.

    This post is discussing the wild format.

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  • Zyella's Avatar
    Valeera 590 586 Posts Joined 10/16/2020
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From Brandon

    Great fun card for murloc shaman, but i don't think this will see any play outside of decks with murlocs. The only murloc shaman uses outside of murloc decks is Sludge Slurper. BUT i feel like they might add a few more murloc related things this expension. After all, this is like the 3rth or 4th shaman card revealed so far? Who knows? Maybe they will ad a "summon 3 1/1 murlocs with rush" card, if they do, then Magicfin will be a great value card. Actually the only card that has a similar effect is Call in the Finishers. The only other synergy i can think of is that this could be a "hand refill" for aggro shaman decks, after their opponent cleared their board, and now only have the 1/1s from Soul of the Murloc. Also this is one of the only murlocs that actually has normal/premium stats for it's cost. So that's really good. 

    Standard: Of course murloc shaman, and some other aggro shaman lists that include Soul of the Murloc. Might see play in value shaman IF shaman gets a card like Call in the Finishers or better.

    Wild: This will 100% see play in Murloc shaman. Murloc shaman might not be THE most popular shaman deck in wild, but it still is one of shamans best archetypes and it has lots of support. 

    I really really really hope dont get more murloc stuff this expansion.  They should focus on enhancement or totems(for the legendary) not  print random filler murloc

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2565 3339 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Woah - now murlocs can generate legendaries ?! - that could be very good, or at least annoying to play against

    Struggle with Heroic Galakrond's Awakening? I got your back : 

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

    Not a good card, will most likely be played in meme decks. This could be used as a late-game play though, but sacrificing your board of murlocs is a disaster for a murloc deck. Besides, generating random legendaries isn't as good as it sounds. 

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  • DoubleSummon's Avatar
    Ancestral Recall 1585 2271 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From Trimutius

    Spider Tank murloc... damn, might try this in wild, but I don't really see it in Standard...

    Nightmare Amalgam, you don't need a spider tank of any other minion type.

    -1
  • Caro's Avatar
    Dragon 2215 2485 Posts Joined 03/12/2020
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Don't know how to evaluate this card...It just feels oddly placed in this expansion. The "theme" of shaman this time is Enhancement Shaman with weapons so this will probably be a dead card till Shaman gets more murloc support next expansion, unless they release some more murlocs

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  • Brandon's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1350 2486 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From Zyella
    Quote From Brandon

    Great fun card for murloc shaman, but i don't think this will see any play outside of decks with murlocs. The only murloc shaman uses outside of murloc decks is Sludge Slurper. BUT i feel like they might add a few more murloc related things this expension. After all, this is like the 3rth or 4th shaman card revealed so far? Who knows? Maybe they will ad a "summon 3 1/1 murlocs with rush" card, if they do, then Magicfin will be a great value card. Actually the only card that has a similar effect is Call in the Finishers. The only other synergy i can think of is that this could be a "hand refill" for aggro shaman decks, after their opponent cleared their board, and now only have the 1/1s from Soul of the Murloc. Also this is one of the only murlocs that actually has normal/premium stats for it's cost. So that's really good. 

    Standard: Of course murloc shaman, and some other aggro shaman lists that include Soul of the Murloc. Might see play in value shaman IF shaman gets a card like Call in the Finishers or better.

    Wild: This will 100% see play in Murloc shaman. Murloc shaman might not be THE most popular shaman deck in wild, but it still is one of shamans best archetypes and it has lots of support. 

    I really really really hope dont get more murloc stuff this expansion.  They should focus on enhancement or totems(for the legendary) not  print random filler murloc

    I agree completely. I really hope for the shaman players that they won't make shaman irrelevant for another expansion...

    RNG is only fun as long as there is a 50/50 chance of getting something really good or trash level of bad. If RNG always results in something good, then it's not fun.

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

    So, if you highroll on the board early game murlocs into Bloodlust doesn't work out, you can still have a fighting chance late game.  A pretty mediocre fighting chance, but it's there.

    Rating cards on coolness factor rather than predicting power because I like screwing up rating averages (and because I suck at predicting real power levels, but we'll ignore that LUL)
    Wins per class (2/6/22): DH-197; Druid-996Hunter-91«60; Mage-1056; Paladin-1126; Priest-746; Rogue-961; Shaman-1095; Warlock-871; Warrior-906

    -1
  • DescentOfDragonsOp's Avatar
    530 353 Posts Joined 12/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From KANSAS

    This looks like a fun card. Trade your whole board away and get a hand full of random legendaries to provide fuel for the late game. I don't think it will be played much in serious decks, but it will be fun to screw around with every now and then.

    i agree but i will only be good in a good murloc shaman and as of now that doesnt exis

    TOTAL CORRUPTION

    TOTAL POWAAAAAAA

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

    RANDOM LEGENDARIES GO! I guess with that one guy who adds a murloc to your hand and this you could get like a pseudo Rafaam 

    Self proclaimed good at battlegrounds

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

    This basically suffers the same weakness as Chopshop Copter in that it encourages trading in aggressive tribal decks that want to hit the face. That being said, this is a Spider Tank statted murloc that might just be useful for playing on turn 3, but Shaman is so in the gutter at the moment that Murloc Shaman is hardly being considered for standard competitive viability.

    For glory, honor, and gold!

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  • clawz161's Avatar
    The Undying 825 827 Posts Joined 07/16/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Let the shitshow begin. It has high health is worth 3 mana. And gives you insane value in a deck that is designed to spam murlocs til you run out of cards, i don't know why blizz is so for aggro decks having value when control is already on it's last legs already.

    Living like that.

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

    Most useless epic in the set.  Give Murloc shaman something better going into the new year.

    "Some inspirational quote from some famous person" - Some famous person

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

    Stats are fine, but the legendary card pool contains too much junk so I do not think it is good enough for constructed.

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

    Nothing more than pack filler. Fun meme, but trash.

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

    Too many legendary minions are niche for this type of refill to be worthwhile.

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

    Gonna be a broken card but seems fun to play and i actually prefer that should be legendary tho

    All hail the banshee queen.

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

    Good for memes and maybe a "soft-taunt" minion for your opponent but I don't think this is one of the best murloc that shaman can get.

    Xbox gamertag - Psymonjet

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  • Erodos's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 945 1019 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Absolute trash, goes against everything that a murloc deck tries to do (early game tempo, explosive wide boards) and what does it give you in return? Random expensive cards that usually require synergies that aren't in your deck to be any good.

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

    Murloc Shaman making a comeback after so long?

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

    Let's repeat together, "Random Legendaries are bad." Murloc Shaman doesn't want to trade, Murloc Shaman wants to go face. This is incentivizing Murloc Shaman to trade and the payoff is likely bad minions that you still have to pay mana to play.

    I have spoken.

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

    I love him. He's bad, but I love him. I've come to learn that if you make any card random enough (and slap the word Legendary on it somewhere) then I'm going to want to play it.

    Welcome to the site!

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

    This one is interesting. As with other cards, it looks strong by itself, but what deck do you put it in? A full murloc deck doesn't want to generate random legendaries. Decks without a lot of murlocs just won't generate consistent board states where this is useful.

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

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