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New Mage Minion - Firework Elemental
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A new Common Mage Minion, Firework Elemental, has been revealed!
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A new Common Mage Minion, Firework Elemental, has been revealed!
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Its a corrupted Meteor on a stick !
Also an elemental, which is explosive
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Not Meteor.. cause Meteor deals 3 to adjacent minions this doesn't.
elemental mage just doesn't have a solid game plan.. I still think so the early tempo is the problem.. I didn't see enough for it to be solid enough.. maybe in the mini set..
At it's base this is playable. Like a slightly smaller Blackwing Corruptor without a condition. But in the lategame this is basically a Vilespine Slayer. And with a card like this, you probably don't mind saving it for later to get the corrupted version.
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Agreed on the adjacent added effect, but the sheer overkill - in most cases - that represent hitting a single target with a two digit value is uncanny
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Seems decent enough, maybe Elemental Mage rises up to Tier 2, but I don't see this being that strong a contender.
you should almost never play this corrupted cuz why would u need to deal 12 damage to a minion
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well it is kinda meh if not corrupted, so outside of heavy elemental deck I don't see this. As such situational.
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This might be the biggest bonus for Corrupting a card I've seen yet. I still have a lot of cards to see, though.
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Cool card with DK Jaina. Deal 12 dmg, heal for 12.
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Not exactly easy to Corrupt, and when you finally do, you're probably going to need that extra damage.
I can see Highlander loving this card. 5 mana to nuke a giant or worse? Totally worth it. Even Blizzard can trigger it
Even without corrupting I think this is pretty solid since you can play it on curve to kill 5 mana or less minions.
Very underwhelming as an effect. Part of the reason Vilespine Slayer was an amazing card was because it allowed for Rogues to continue out-tempo-ing the opponent for a victory where as elemental mage is not a tempo deck and it's very hard to accomplish the corrupt effect, unlike Vilespine Slayers combo effect.
I guess Highlander mage can splash this card is it is low on minion removal, but that's the best, I think, this card can accomplish.
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Its a removal card that is already powerful on its base form. If elemental mage is a thing, then this will surely be in it.
Perhaps its a little hard to imagine mage actually playing a card worth at least 6 most of the time, but as I mentioned, even at its base form its basically Fire Elemental 1 turn earlier, and that to me is good enough.
It's a tad slow to my taste, and the body isn't amazing for its cost either.
Although now that I think of it, You'd likely play this on curve in tempo-based matchups, where 3 damage is usually enough to kill something, and for full corrupt value in control matchups where you probably have more time to corrupt it.
Might end up seeing play.
Kinda similar to Fire Elemental when it's not currupted. When it's corrupted it's a giant nuke. Firework Elemental seems like a better Omega Devastator in most decks. You can use it in Y'Shaarj, the Defiler decks, and it's just solid in other control decks. It's stats aren't the greatest, but it's basicly a removal option on a stick. Pretty good if you ask me. Also corrupting it is pretty easy, because of all the Deep Freezes, Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron and Power of Creations mages cast.
Standard: Firework Elemental will see play in Elemental Mage, Control/Y'Shaarj, the Defiler mage and probably highlander mage.
Wild: This will see play in elemental mage. The ability to deal 12 damage is really nice, and you can heal for 12 health after playing Frost Lich Jaina.
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Standard: depends if ele mage is a thing
Wild: Amazing value with Frost Lich Jaina
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Pretty good for Elemental Mage, although I don't really envision that taking off on this expansion. Maybe the next expansion will give us Elementals? They wouldn't print these Elementals and then not support them later, would they? It's not too easy to Corrupt, but it's honestly not bad in base form.
I guess its a fine removal for elemental mage otherwise I don't see this being played at all
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I see Highlander Mage making use of this as removal benefits look to work the best with the corrupt mechanic and that archetype runs a decent amount of expensive cards. Firework Elemental also is okay in a pinch as it's almost like its corrupted version in removing a minion, but just earlier in the game to stop aggression. The main issue is that Highlander Mage isn't in a great spot right now as Small Spell Mage can generate more value and aggression than Highlander, so I only see Firework Elemental having fringe playability.
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This might make elemental mage work. It made doctor boom get nerfed from the constant discovery Omega Devastator afterall.
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I love the design, but I think it's too weak. I'd rather just run like polymorph or something similar. Plus it doesn't really benefit from running other elementals.
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Nice addition for elemental mage.
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Cheaper Omega Devastator with Elemental tag instead of Mech. Will definitely see play in Elemental Mage if/when that becomes real.
Oh, I hadn't even considered that. I love this card now! DK Jaina was always quite fun to play with, especially when you got a big health swing like with Ragnaros or Baron Geddon.
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seems ok to me, not too bad nor too game breaking
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With Frost Lich, this does also heal for 12 as a mini-reno, but even then it doesn't feel like it makes the cut.
It's useful as it is but overkill when corrupted. Mage has gotten a bit of elemental support this expansion so corrupting it won't be difficult.
I think mage got the better option when compared to the shaman elemental battlecry card. It has the corrupt requirement, but that can be fulfilled and redeemed any time instead of on consecutive turns. I think this one is much better.
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Comparable to Omega Devastator, but with more of a failsafe if you have to play it on curve. However, the stats are bad and the failsafe is weak, and I'm not sure that a deck that can count on Corrupting it will want to run it.
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Meh uncorrupted, but boy oh boy am I gonna have fun with this Corrupted boy over in Wild with my Elemental Mage deck.
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I'd love to see corrupted cards having play on current meta. This is a small brother for Fire Elemental but insane when corrupted. Also on DK Jaina is almost half of your life gettin back.
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12 damage is so much overkill. Pretty good removal for elemental mage, but I don't see that becoming a major deck. Kinda reminds me of Crowd Roaster
Mage does not really need more single-target removal, and 5 mana cards are quite hard to corrupt. Don't see this seeing any play.
Decent stats and it has Elemental synergy, so it seems like a solid pick
Maybe someday they could add an achievement to one shot Deathwing, and this minion will be the key of it