New Paladin Minion - Amber Watcher

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A new Common Paladin Minion, Amber Watcher, has been revealed!

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

    A new Common Paladin Minion, Amber Watcher, has been revealed!

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  • DelkoHS's Avatar
    Child of Galakrond 485 481 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    So a much better Antique Healbot, stat- and tribewise. Healadin is my favorite deck of all time so I like this card very much :D

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

    5 mana for a decent body and good healing? Yes please.

    Remember Antique Healbot? Uh, yeah, here he is again and powered up a lot.

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  • ArngrimUndying's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 520 626 Posts Joined 06/11/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Dragon Paladin players (myself included) at this point:

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  • Joda's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 1020 150 Posts Joined 04/01/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    This has nonesense power level... A better antique healbot with the dragon tag? This sets power creeping scares me a bit :/

    Never netdeck, craft Whizbang instead!

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  • YourPrivateNightmare's Avatar
    Skeleton 2010 4741 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    it's a bit...boring?

    Like sure, it's definitely going to be used in Dragon paladin (however that deck is going to turn out eventually), but it's not like Paladin desperately needs heals.

    I'd rather get some rush or taunt dragons to be used with Dragonspeaker and the other legendary. I guess this means we're really doubling down on the whole "handbuff big bois and survive until you can play them" strategy, which makes Sand Breath so much more confusing.

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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  • PipoHs's Avatar
    Vampire 220 142 Posts Joined 11/22/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    oh man, this is very strong

    the curve on dragon paladin seems to be OP

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  • Hedwyn's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 325 161 Posts Joined 07/05/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Antique Healbot cries in the corner ..

    I'm sorry for my bad english :)

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  • meisterz39's Avatar
    925 1200 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Amber Watcher looks like a phenomenal tool for a Hand Buff Dragon Paladin who wants to win the late game with huge dragons. There's probably still some risk that a Control Paladin archetype gets outclassed by other late game decks with powerful board clears (e.g. Warriors with Brawl) but being able to reliably activate Zandalari Templar and/or get value out of High Priest Thekal while playing for tempo (i.e. not spending all your mana on healing + card draw) could make this a reliable archetype.

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  • KANSAS's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Wow, an upgraded Antique Healbot and it is also a dragon. This will be played in highlander, dragon, mid-range, control, basically every paladin deck there is. A 5/6 for 5 is not bad, but the extra 8 health to any target makes this card super powerful.

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

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  • Alex13c's Avatar
    Squirtle 140 34 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    such an amazing card, it's perfect for the new dragon paladin archetype

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  • frosthearth's Avatar
    655 585 Posts Joined 03/18/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    So simple, yet so amazing. This card is the bridge between healadin and dragon paladin, opening doors to many new deckbuilding options. Maybe Zandalari Templar will finally see some play now. 

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  • kaiserkarl's Avatar
    Plains 295 133 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    This card is absolutely nuts with or without a viable dragon paldin deck : it's just good on its own.

    Elders Scrolls : Legends / Runeterra

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  • kramerofboandls's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 550 244 Posts Joined 04/01/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Ancient Healbot is back, with a dragon tag. Seems very good in dragon pally. Works also well with the new legendary. 

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  • UnGoroh's Avatar
    130 49 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Coz Pally didn't have enough healing? Screws over aggro decks quite a bit.

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  • Emptyness's Avatar
    Supporter 520 525 Posts Joined 03/16/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Wow, this one is OP in like every Paladin deck, except maybe the aggro ones. 5 mana for 4/6 dragon with heal is beyond good. I think it will be an almost auto-include. 

     

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  • MurlocAggroB's Avatar
    COMMENT_COUNT_900_HS 1170 903 Posts Joined 06/12/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    People are saying RIP Antique Healbot, how 'bout RIP Tuskarr Jouster?

    Blizzard's doing their damnedest to show how bad TGT is.

    A man is lying on the street, some punks chopped off his head

    I'm the only one who stops to see if he's dead.

    Hmm. Turns out he's dead.

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  • mayhern's Avatar
    Wizard 355 294 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Great card! Dragon Paladin is coming!!!

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  • allthehype's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 630 739 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    That’s a lot of healing for vanilla stats. Very nice

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  • TheOdinson's Avatar
    515 153 Posts Joined 06/04/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    This card is just stupid right? Antique Healbot was one of the most played healing cards of all time, and it could only heal your face, and was a 5 mana 3/3, this is a 4/6, that can heal a minion, and has a very very relevant minion type. Like WTF is going on with how good this is. Obviously its not an aggro card, but basically in any other paladin deck you can think of, midrange, control, combo, you probably just play this. Its just that good. I think this card is 5 stars across the board.

    To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of the women.

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  • Painkiller1724's Avatar
    200 132 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Thank god you (still?) can't magnetize dragons 

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  • Svintusevich's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 185 153 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Wow.. It looks strong even with no other dragons in a deck. A good card for both constructed and arena. If paladin will exist in the new meta this card can be played everywhere besides aggro archetype.

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  • Nere's Avatar
    120 67 Posts Joined 07/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Uhh this card is nothing flashy, but it is very strong. Great stats and healing for 8 is nothing to laugh at

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  • Freforos's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 330 320 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    This card in a vacuum is very strong, healing a good amount and put a reasonable body on the field is good, it can even help with other card that have dragon synergy.

    its a grear addition to some kind of decks, because it alone improves the aggro matchups.

    As i already said in regard of the warlock's cards revealed earlier, one of the problems of these kind of decks is to apply pressure to midrange, control and combo decks. If there won't be many cards good versus those types of decks then this card will be included only in anti-aggro decks.

     

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  • ArcanisDF's Avatar
    660 214 Posts Joined 08/01/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    good stats for it cost and op effect. Good trouble coming lol

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  • Zusk16's Avatar
    160 13 Posts Joined 05/30/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Very solid card probably an auto include in every control-midrange paladin deck regardless if they are dragon or non-dragon. 

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  • Narfi's Avatar
    175 148 Posts Joined 03/23/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Other than dumb color-coordination reasons, I don’t understand why Paladins keep getting  the Bronze dragonflight and why this heals instead of doing some cool time-manipulation. As a card it’s fine.

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  • Meteorite12's Avatar
    670 696 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Even more healing for Pally, wonder if they’re gonna reveal a good weapon to go alongside the extra health gain. It’s simple, and gives a nice chunk of health. Not flashy, but something like this doesn’t really need to be.

    Who needs consistency when you could have fun?

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  • Firenza's Avatar
    550 348 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Easy 5-star card. If a card becomes a staple in 2/3s of Paladin decks, it's meta-defining. This card is always good, on curve or off, dragon deck or not.

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  • linkblade91's Avatar
    Senior Writer Serra Angel 1700 2761 Posts Joined 02/09/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    As others have noted, it's a much better Antique Healbot. Healbot is still played in today's games, meaning this will definitely see play.

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  • ssaabbuu's Avatar
    225 210 Posts Joined 08/01/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Improved version of Antique Healbot that paired together with Crystalsmith Kangor would work great.

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

    Solid body and nice battlecry I can see this being run in almost all paladin dragon decks since it has a nice body and good effect for its cost

    Self proclaimed good at battlegrounds

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  • troY's Avatar
    Funnel Cakes 250 271 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    The problem Highlander decks have at the moment is the lack of heal (since regular Reno Jackson is Wild). This card is the missing piece for Highlander Paladin hopefully xd

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  • Farfelee's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 400 151 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    A good dragon for a slower dragon paladin deck. Maybe we can go for a control paladin with a good amout of healing with this card, Flash of Light and Nozari.

    The thing is that it looks like dragon paladin is going two different routes. We have this slower route and then there is the more tempo oriented deck with Dragonrider Talritha, Bronze Herald, Sand Breath and maybe Dragon Speaker. There is also Nozdormu the Timeless, but that card is more complicated.

    Overall, this is a nice card that most dragon paladin decks wouldn't mind using.

    More dragons? Yes please!

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  • snowcannon11's Avatar
    180 27 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    A perfect fit for my Highlander Healadin.  Once the rotation comes, I’m replacing all the secrets stuff with Talritha and Nozdormu and this, so excited!

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  • xreflex98's Avatar
    Bulbasaur 125 96 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Very solid, the dragon tag it's going to help it alot.

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  • bro's Avatar
    110 42 Posts Joined 10/20/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    so insane, if dragon pally doesnt take off after this, i dont know how it ever will.

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  • og0's Avatar
    Red Riding Hood 1570 1062 Posts Joined 03/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Pretty strong - if doesn't help dragon Paladin be a thing what will :)

    All generalizations are false.

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

    So much better than Antique Healbot. Nice to have some control paladin love before Shirvallah, the Tiger rotates. 

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

    Dragon Pally was never a viable competitive pick, and Heal-a-din had its moments but was missing a little something more. Now, this card is patching up where both archetypes struggled : early board presence. And that's a large body!

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

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  • theo333's Avatar
    Outlandish Rager 975 876 Posts Joined 03/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Heal Dragon Paladin?

    Meh, but in Wild you'll have tons of healing options at least.

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  • liontail's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 210 277 Posts Joined 09/04/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Antique Dragon Bot..nice to see related cards but makes some of existing ones obsolete..probably will be a tech card for most..

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  • Valord's Avatar
    465 281 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Trump's body is not ready for this kind of Value......and powercreep.

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  • Ethardoth's Avatar
    Harpy Lieutenant 435 389 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Good control card overall, dragon pala or not, will surely see play. In arena it's bonkers, crazy strong.

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  • Mercynary9's Avatar
    355 239 Posts Joined 03/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Card is pretty high up there in terms of powerlevel. But I say it's fine.

    This card however, reminds me a nostalgic card Guardian of Kings. I always bring tons of healing cards back in the old days of hearthstone just to beat up mages, mages was everywhere.

    Paladin definitely needs an upgrade card like this, but just having +1/+3 healbot with dragon tag doesn't seem to be threatening since the powercreep has already taken over hearthstone by the new expansion (Still, I definitely do not support powercreeps).

    Does the dragon paladin ever exists? Don't think it's even good, they all have now is just a handbuff strategy. But the +3/+3 handbuffer might not be a joke anymore, because paladin is obviously going to get more dragon cards.

    EDIT: The +3/+3 Handbuffer I was talking about was the Dragon Speaker. That card is actually much better than the new legendary one... feels so wrong.

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  • KinetiClasH's Avatar
    135 87 Posts Joined 09/05/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    sothis is 5 mana for a decent body and good healing, it seems as very decent tempo play

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  • bigcums's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 215 93 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Very good card! Can't call it amazing but the healing is quite substential and it pushes both the healing archetype and the dragon one.

    3 stars 

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  • Trapzter's Avatar
    Dragon 235 155 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    5 mana 4/6 is a solid statline, the battlecry is like antigue healbots which was played a lot back then due to its power against aggro (and brann bronzebeard) and it can even target minions which opens p favorable trades with big dragons. the dragon tag makes it even better. should be a staple in everything that is either dragon or control for pali

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  • Stock's Avatar
    265 108 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    OK, powercreep on next expansion is just insane. Remember Ragnaros, Lightlord? Me neither. This is almost as good, and this is common.

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  • Alfi's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 1790 1375 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Well, better then Ragnaros it is!!

    -=alfi=-

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  • sto650's Avatar
    Santa Braum 635 738 Posts Joined 03/30/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    This has to be just about the most blatant power creep I've seen so far. Same healing as Antique Healbot, but versatile, and the body has 2/3 additional stats, AND it has the tribal that this expansion is pushing. There is zero chance of this not ending up in a competitive deck after the expac drops.

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  • Aoyi's Avatar
    Snow-Covered 90 13 Posts Joined 06/05/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Now this is a solid card. I'd actually want to make a dragon paladin deck now. Especially as this is a common and really cheap to craft if I don't get 2 in my packs.

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  • p's Avatar
    E.V.I.L. Dragon 615 127 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Scuffed Hidden Oasis with no quest required? sign me up!

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  • johnyDI's Avatar
    Island 210 172 Posts Joined 03/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From YourPrivateNightmare

    it's a bit...boring?

    Like sure, it's definitely going to be used in Dragon paladin (however that deck is going to turn out eventually), but it's not like Paladin desperately needs heals.

    I'd rather get some rush or taunt dragons to be used with Dragonspeaker and the other legendary. I guess this means we're really doubling down on the whole "handbuff big bois and survive until you can play them" strategy, which makes Sand Breath so much more confusing.

    Agreed that the card is boring, albeit good. but with the new legendary Dragonrider Talritha, and other cards like Dragon Speaker, a midrange dragon deck can easily appear, where you win if you just keep playing and buffing dragons. For this to work you cant play with expensive dragons, 6 cost is the most you should go for.

    Also, healing in midrange can be better than most think, by either buying you a turn, or healing one of your big minions.

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  • Lautaro's Avatar
    Bulbasaur 110 8 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Simple, good for Arena. (Unless you look closely, you'll think that it's month is full)

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  • Koetti's Avatar
    1095 863 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    It's also worth noting that it is a Common, so it's a safe craft for Budget-Decks if you need a good stand-alone Card.

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  • MoonEevee's Avatar
    Eevee 340 56 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    I don't know if heal paladin is going to be a thing, but dragon paladin probably is and this card is amazing, awesome body and also healing? Could be used almost everywhere!  

    Not everyone is mother tongue! Roar.

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  • vprr's Avatar
    Face Collector 560 209 Posts Joined 03/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Oh boy what a card, obviously just a much better Antique Healbot but Paladin only.

    Highlander Paladin with a higher mana curve and a midrange Dragon deck would absolutely love this card. This might also make Zandalari Templar more playable? I doubt it but this card has some serious potential, very happy with it! Also worth noting that this is similar to Darkshire Alchemist in that it can target any character, not just healing face.

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  • Juan73908's Avatar
    Magma Rager 290 157 Posts Joined 11/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Not a single downside in a really strong card. One of the best healing cards in the game from now on,

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  • IlBelTia's Avatar
    Wizard 440 333 Posts Joined 06/01/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Antique Healbot : you

    Amber Watcher : the guy your girl tells you to not worry about

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  • Alucard3598's Avatar
    125 38 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Amber Watcher has decent stats and strong healing, and Antique Healbot still sees play in Wild.
    It may be for Paladin only, but it makes for a good Dragon in Dragon decks and heal decks.
    You can heal your opponent with it, too.

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  • padoru's Avatar
    Explorer of Outland 180 154 Posts Joined 12/02/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    actually insane. power creeps every 5 mana heal card ever printed?

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

    Indeed, will be a staple dragon in dragon pala.

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  • Guenh's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 725 633 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Super solid card if u want some heal in your deck. It's good to be discovered, and it's nice that the heal is not only for the hero

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  • TheWanderer's Avatar
    Funnel Cakes 200 157 Posts Joined 09/09/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Wow, seems a bit overpowered for its stats and mana cost.

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  • Almaniarra's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 950 1465 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Bad High Priest Thekal is buried to the hell by Platebreaker;

    This is still a good card but might have shined more if that didn't happen.

    Unpopular Opinion Incarnate

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  • b4timert's Avatar
    165 151 Posts Joined 11/05/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    playable in all but aggro paladin very good card

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  • Haffax733's Avatar
    Devoted Outlander 1035 297 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Good stats and a strong healing effect -> playable. The effct of this card is not very exciting, but this card is a solid inclusion for Dragon Paladin.

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  • Mahobear8's Avatar
    350 284 Posts Joined 03/22/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Definitely will see play in no Neutral paladin

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  • Doublebuttered's Avatar
    145 140 Posts Joined 12/05/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Just a better healbot. Very solid but not very exciting.

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  • magikman's Avatar
    285 152 Posts Joined 06/17/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Another workhorse style dragon. Great stats for its mana cost and a powerful, flexible heal attached.

    Jaina is best waifu. Always.

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  • Nachorc95's Avatar
    235 61 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Who knows you healbot? solid card for this effect

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  • Knalle's Avatar
    Derpy Elf 150 39 Posts Joined 12/05/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    I really dont see this card being bad in any way. Just extremely well stated, almost too op but not really. Not even gonna mention arena. Its nice to see some strong commons in this set

     
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  • leitong's Avatar
    220 147 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Good value given its effect (healing touch) on a solid dragon body, a good support for dragon paladin, but not a center piece.

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  • CuakOn's Avatar
    1070 296 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Amazing card. Good stats, heal for 8 and a great fit to a Paladin Dragon deck. Also excellent card for arena. 

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  • JFK's Avatar
    Curious Pair 1070 621 Posts Joined 07/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Ironically, such an antique design. Really good card, great heal you can even use on a minion if you want to!

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  • Torgal's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 1000 293 Posts Joined 06/01/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Antique Healbot was a solid, playable card. This is so much better on every aspect of the card that I simply can't imagine this will not see play. Autoinclude in every dragon Paladin deck.

    Fun and interactive game.

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  • Dongusman's Avatar
    145 84 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    A stronger and more flexible Healbot, seems very strong especially if Healadin becomes a thing.

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