New Neutral Minion - Big Ol' Whelp

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A new Common Neutral Minion, Big Ol' Whelp, has been revealed!

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

    A new Common Neutral Minion, Big Ol' Whelp, has been revealed!

    Big Ol' Whelp Card Image

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  • N1NJA's Avatar
    80 8 Posts Joined 11/26/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Cool flavor, will help with draw in my only dragon deck

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  • Valord's Avatar
    465 281 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Azure Drake is back! Maybe be even better.

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  • Mercynary9's Avatar
    355 239 Posts Joined 03/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Might be better than Azure Drake for the deck that has no spell damage, 5/5 draw a card with dragon tag... playable at best.

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  • Wagnuz's Avatar
    125 67 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Decent card, but will probably be played more in arena than constructed.

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  • ArcanisDF's Avatar
    660 214 Posts Joined 08/01/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    wow very good stats and a draw! yes guys big blue is back

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  • YourPrivateNightmare's Avatar
    Skeleton 2010 4741 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    uhuhuhuhu, he's a chunky boi

    I love him already

    Also he'S somewhat playable as a solid midrange dragon for decks that need the synergy (I would consider it in Warlock, if only for consistency's sake)

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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

    Azure Drake lives again!

    Yeah this is a very nice midrange tool, helps you to keep your hand full, gives dragon tribe synergy and places a decently statted minion on the board. Should see quite a lot of play.

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  • Narfi's Avatar
    175 148 Posts Joined 03/23/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Azure Drake, but generally more useful. That said, facing this might be less frightening because Spell Damage makes a minion a high priority target.

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  • TheOdinson's Avatar
    515 153 Posts Joined 06/04/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    The cost to effect ratio here is great, its a dragon, IDK what is bad about this card. It is a slow, so its not going to be part of many aggro decks, but Azure Drake used to be one of the best cards in the game as just a 5 mana 4/4 draw a card, the spell damage wasn't even always important. Spell damage was generally great and this is more of a vanilla minion, but its got a great statline for a cantrip.

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

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  • Koetti's Avatar
    1095 863 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    That's definetly gonna see play! 

    Most Decks that use Azure Drake usually don't care much about the spelldamage. 

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  • Drageren's Avatar
    Noisemaker 470 187 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Cool art and great midrange card for dragons decks, but bad thing, just draw a card can be not enough vs aggro and maybe only for midrange dragon deck

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  • Painkiller1724's Avatar
    200 132 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Why didn't they unHoFed Azure Drake???

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

    literally azure drake. 5 stars, played in every dragon deck? ez

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  • Meteorite12's Avatar
    670 696 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Who doesn’t love having even more card draw with the only downside being losing 1 stat point? 

    Who needs consistency when you could have fun?

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

    wonder if azure drake would see play as of today's meta in standard..

    This expansion is a huge power creep btw.. [Hearthstone Card (bonefire elemental) Not Found] had a condition for this effect this.. has none.. it's just a card you just throw in your deck if you want to cycle faster..(probably post rotation, on this stage of the game the decks have a lot of synergy to have random cards).

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

    Solid card thanks to its battlecry. It will see play in dragon deck and maybe in other decks where drawing is essencial

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  • Almaniarra's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 950 1468 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Best pack filler so far.

    But I agree with the post above or I should say @DoubleSummon's post because someone can comment before me. :D

    Azure Drake should be moved to HoF in the time it moved but that's not valid for now. I also don't think that it will see play in this meta. I meant the metas of this year especially. It probably would shine again in this expansion tho. They might think about put it back to the classic in my opinion. It is not that broken anymore and we past the Jade Druid, Jade Shaman times.

    And powercreeps are everywhere in this expansion. Should we be worried about this situation which team 5 out of ideas, i really don't know because some cards are really creative but most of them feels like they "borrow" those ideas from fan creations. I will be observing next years designs. It feels like there are some shakes in Hearthstone teams, not just in team 5. The stream also felt like that.

    Unpopular Opinion Incarnate

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  • SilverWolf's Avatar
    Tauren Chieftain Addict 990 1085 Posts Joined 04/01/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Good stats with an upside, good card

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  • linkblade91's Avatar
    Senior Writer Serra Angel 1700 2762 Posts Joined 02/09/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    An Azure Drake with +1/+1 instead of the Spell Damage, or a Bonfire Elemental without the condition. Seems like a great card either-way. Azure Drake was a staple even in classes that didn't care about the Spell Damage; this could be that replacement.

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  • allthehype's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 630 739 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Azure Drake died for this. Could go into every deck that needs draw.

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  • meisterz39's Avatar
    925 1200 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Wasn't Azure Drake literally removed because it was too much of an auto-include? (I guess technically it was also a problem because it was evergreen...)

    The 1/1 for spell damage trade is fine, and this will almost certainly see play as an auto-include two-of in every Dragon deck in the meta.

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  • Hedwyn's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 325 161 Posts Joined 07/05/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Dragon Filler, it's a better Azure Drake if you don't need spell damage, and good card from discover to play on curve.

    I'm sorry for my bad english :)

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  • ExtraDeathX's Avatar
    Eldritch Horror 295 35 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    This seems nuts. like azure drake but with +1/1, but without the spell damage. knowing that some classes used azure drake back in the day, not really caring about the spell damage, this card sounds great.

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

    azure drake is back with 1 more power minus spell power. card 29-30 if you dont know what to put in deck

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  • troY's Avatar
    Funnel Cakes 250 271 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Ugly art, but it's one of those you add when you have a spot left in the deck. Flexible card as it has good stats for a card that draws. Good filler in Dragon decks.

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  • frosthearth's Avatar
    655 585 Posts Joined 03/18/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    neutral Bonfire Elemental that's a dragon in a meta where you want to play dragons? will definitely see play.

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  • mayhern's Avatar
    Wizard 355 294 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Draw a card with good stats for its cost.

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  • theo333's Avatar
    Outlandish Rager 975 876 Posts Joined 03/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Azure Drake sends one last parting shot into Standard.

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  • DelkoHS's Avatar
    Child of Galakrond 485 481 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    This will be a staple card. Azure Drake was being run in a lot of decks, and that was hardly because of the Spell Power. Good minion, but I don't really like the name/ art though xd

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  • KANSAS's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Bonfire Elemental Well this is a nice card, it has decent stats plus its a dragon and drawing cards has always been a good thing in a card game where playing cards makes you win. I think we will be seeing a lot of our big ol' friend here. At least he will be popular amongst the newbies, being a common and all.

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

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  • liontail's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 210 277 Posts Joined 09/04/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    for a purpose of a dragon and big minion + a bonus card it is good..but at turn 5 I believe there are other better cards to play instead of this one that gives you a card..we'll see how everyone plays around this once it is out..

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

    Azure Drake is back! Maybe be even better.

    I came here to say that ^^

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

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  • Firenza's Avatar
    550 348 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Meta-defining in the sense that every single deck outside of aggro will run this. Even some zoo decks will run this. Every control deck, dragons or not, will run this.

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  • Svintusevich's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 185 153 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Good stats and battlcery for the price! A strong card overall. I think it will find its place in midrange dragon decks since it's a 5-5 sragon which allows you to draw and continue pressure. And a very solid arena deck. I like this one!

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  • BasilAnguis's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 835 421 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Absolute unit

    I'll boop you 

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  • Elfensilver's Avatar
    595 663 Posts Joined 03/14/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    And that,der people, is the reason we don't give sweets to little dragons.

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  • Freforos's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 330 320 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    This is a nice midrangey dragon! is Azure Drake, i've missed him. 

    Don't know if azure drake is still good enough, but finally we have a dragon that you don't feel bad to run for the "dragon in hand" requirement. Maybe is the 6th-7th dragon that highlander mage is looking for to make malygos more reliable?

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  • ArngrimUndying's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 520 626 Posts Joined 06/11/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    You might find room for this in Dragon decks not sure as there are so many better cards revealed. Not sure the draw 1 card is enough to get this chonky boi into any constructed decks. I expect will see decent play in Arena though.

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

    Just look at how content he is... 5 stars just for the art. The effect is also very good, it helps to fill the stopgaps in Dragon decks.

    This ain't no place for a hero

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

    Consistently good card, good dragon support

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  • Joda's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 1020 150 Posts Joined 04/01/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Looks uninteresting but it will be in every single dragon deck. Good stats and the draw is very important. Did we use azure drake for the spell damage? :) Yep, thats what im talking about, and this has better stats.

    Never netdeck, craft Whizbang instead!

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  • PipoHs's Avatar
    Vampire 220 142 Posts Joined 11/22/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    strong, imagine this for 3 mana with the reduction of legendary 

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

    Very straightforward, won't go unnoticed for sure.

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

    Pretty basic card, my only concern that all of this not-so-cool dragons are going to pollute the pool of random dragons.

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  • Farfelee's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 400 151 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    A new and bigger Azure Drake!

    More dragons? Yes please!

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  • RMK117's Avatar
    180 145 Posts Joined 06/12/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    2 mana 1/1 draw a card. This is a 5/5 for 5 mana and draw a card. BONKERS

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

    Chonk-lord that obtains a card works in most decks as a big lad plus draw its gonna be run a lot

    Self proclaimed good at battlegrounds

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  • p's Avatar
    E.V.I.L. Dragon 615 127 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    All 5 mana 5/5s in standard has seen play in constructed Emberscale Drake Naga Sand Witch Sandhoof Waterbearer Seaforium Bomber most likely this chonker will too.

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  • 8Nikano's Avatar
    155 144 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    5/5 dragon for 5 mana and draws a card? Very cool! Also I'm glad that there's higher cost draw

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

    A decent card for dragon decks. Due to the high costs this card will most likely see no play in non-dragon decks, since these decks have access to cheaper card draw.

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

    Azure Drake minus the spell damage in exchange for +1/+1 in stats. Plus it’s a dragon. Probably an unspectacular but solid card for all dragon decks.

    Jaina is best waifu. Always.

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

    Think its pretty auto include in any dragon deck, and perhaps played in other decks as well.

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  • johnyDI's Avatar
    Island 210 172 Posts Joined 03/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago
    Quote From Koetti

    That's definetly gonna see play! 

    Most Decks that use Azure Drake usually don't care much about the spelldamage. 

    Honestly druid might be the only one that preferred azure drake over this, due to swipe and wrath.

     

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  • Ethardoth's Avatar
    Harpy Lieutenant 435 389 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Great card, a better Azure Drake nowadays (although Azure wouldn't be that good in today's meta). But the art is definitely worse :( I don't even get what the effect has to do with fat whelp, and stats doesn't seem to fit with art either (I imagine more health and less attack would be more appropriate). 

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  • xreflex98's Avatar
    Bulbasaur 125 96 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Very good, Azure Drake was played in a lot of decks, this is going to see play at least in dragon decks.

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  • Xarkkal's Avatar
    Servant of Illidan 910 1321 Posts Joined 03/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    It will see play in more than just Dragon Decks. Azure Drake was played in pretty much everything, and most of the time the Spell Damage wasn't used. This card will be in any deck that has a slot opening. Card draw on a decent body is not something to pass on.

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  • ssaabbuu's Avatar
    225 210 Posts Joined 08/01/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Good stats and card draw. Definitely a strong enough card to be in i many decks and not only dragon ones.

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

    Basic good card. Nothing new. Whatevs 

    I only want to point out this beauty K.O'ed Azure Explorer as this seasons no.1 cutie :-)))

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

    Probably a new Azure Drake that will be used to fill the empty slots in decks.

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

    I think this will be played in all dragon paladdin decks since I think they will lack a lot of draw engines.

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

    You play a 5/5 and draw a card. That's good. I think it'll see more play than we think.

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

    Card draw on a solid dragon body is strong, should fit naturally into dragon decks.

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  • kaiserkarl's Avatar
    Plains 295 133 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    I'll for sure run this in any of my reno dragon deck. Even maybe in non dragon deck as that card is just good on it's own: Vanilla stats with one of the best effects in the game. Azure had a 4/4 staline, Toki cost 6, Elise would shuffle stuff in your deck. It might seem bland as it is a common, but damn, it's powerful af.

    Elders Scrolls : Legends / Runeterra

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

    Azure Drake was hall of famed for less, but time has changed. In comparison to other, more flashier cards of the set this feels dull, but for dragon decks its still obvious choice. 

    Fun and interactive game.

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

    Azure Drake is back! Maybe be even better.

    Agree, this card can be easily discounted to 3 mana! :P

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

    I miss my Azure Drake and they give us this instead?

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