New Neutral Minion - Hot Air Balloon

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A new Common Neutral Minion, Hot Air Balloon, 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 Neutral Minion, Hot Air Balloon, has been revealed!

    Hot Air Balloon Card Image

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

    I can't see much value in this. It's not a terrible 1-drop, but how many 2-drop magnetics are there? Because without something like that i cant see this surviving long enough to have any impact.

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  • Me0203's Avatar
    Design Champion 750 497 Posts Joined 06/13/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    I was WONDERING why the reveal image looked like a Macy's parade float... And there it is. 

    Cute as the card is, though, it seems bad. I'd rather play Mecharoo than this; it's not likely to survive long enough for the health gain to be a boon.

    Better call Thrall!

     

     

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

    magnethic decks support, but i think mecharoo is better. But after rotation need mech base for new mech decks and mechanics.

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

    It's like a better Mecharoo in a way that it keeps getting more health. But could obviously also be ran aside it. Great for Magnetic decks like Mech Hunter.

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

    I think Hot Air Balloon could be something of a sleeper...the health boost is small, but it's consistent and free. If that one extra health lets you value trade more than once in the early turns to maintain control of the board, this could be a game winning snowball effect.

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

    Maybe i'm overrating this but its a 1 drop that grows and is a mech for your magnetic cards. If there is anything I've learned from hearthstone it is that above average 1 drops always show up.

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  • sicknantos's Avatar
    Rexxar 470 231 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    wild will love this for magnetic. not sure about standard yet

    Rage quitting: the best way to ensure your opponent knows they beat a giant baby.

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  • SLima's Avatar
    The Undying 560 415 Posts Joined 08/17/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    A solid 1 drop with a mech tag is nice, but the only deck that seems to be fully capable of capitalizing on its ability in standard is mech hunter (Venomizer, Spider Bomb). In wild, i can see this powering up decks that are already out of control. Which is bad for wild players.

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

    Looks like it’d be too hard to get to stick, given the 2 health starting out. Some interesting things could probably be done with later with magnetic minions, but I’m not seeing it

    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, 4 months ago

    I can see this card seeing play 1/3 for 1 are almost always played somewhere.

    This has potential to grow, it's a good base body for a mech to magnetize stuff on..

    Dunno if it will see play now but it has potential. 

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  • Hellmorgar's Avatar
    Charmander 525 24 Posts Joined 06/04/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    It would make a nice minion for battlegrounds.

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

    Solid 1 drop mech, really love the effect of the card. Hopefully it's not going to be broken as many pre-nerfed 1-drop, but the meta will tell.

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

    Probably the worst card revealed so far. I’m glad to see the Mech pool diluted a bit more.

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

    So this will be either entirely useless or be the next Undertaker. Given that theere won't be any new Magnetic cards, the only deck that actually makes use of this would be Hunter (or aggro mech Paladin).

    Maybe it'll see some play as a Mecharoo substitute in Highlander Pally, but other than that it feels unimpressive

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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  • Janusi's Avatar
    Face Collector 595 225 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    It looks puny, but it also keeps growing. I think this card might be more dangerous than it first looks.

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

    It's a good card if decks are pushed by the meta hard enough to not be able to remove it super-easily. It's very meta-dependant.

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

    This card is an ok 1 drop. It could compete against Mecharoo for 1 mana mech decks, it's a nice base for a magnetic follow up and it can be considered as a 1 mana 1/3 if played on turn 1.

    The issue that I see with this card is that it's really bad to draw it in the mid to late game for a mech deck. Obviously since it's a 1 mana card it shouldn't be amazing later in the game, but Mecharoo does give you 2 bodies for a 1 mana card, giving you a higher chance of getting a mech body to magnetize on your turn. So I don't see it completely being superior than Mecharoo as a 1 drop for mech decks.

    This card seems like it can really only be properly played in the early game. By turn 3-4, it becomes a bad card to draw. Slower decks won't want this, aggro decks could instead play a guaranteed 1 mana 1/3 like Crystallizer and token decks would prefer Mecharoo if they were looking for some mech synergy.

    Since I am not expecting mechs to get too much support in this expension, this card should only see play in mech hunter. Mech paladin souldn't consider this card because it has Glow-Tron which is much better, same for warrior with Eternium Rover.

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

    Great for magnetic but also another 1-drop for bwonsamdi in combo priest. 

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

    I mean, after only one turn it becomes a 1 mana 1/3, which isn't bad, and then one turn after that it will become a 1/4, then a 1/5, so after surviving just one turn you start to gain benefit, and after one more turn it is just amazing.

    I really don't know what to think of this, it is a powerful 1 drop, and assuming that your opponent doesn't also have a powerful 1 drop, it will probably turn into an absolutely OP 1 drop, but the window of opportunity is small. I think this is definitely worth testing in a mech deck, or just any aggro deck, but I am not really sure how reliable this card is.

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  • linkblade91's Avatar
    Senior Writer Serra Angel 1700 2763 Posts Joined 02/09/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From Hellmorgar

    It would make a nice minion for battlegrounds.

    That's what I'm thinking: it's a minion for Battlegrounds, and they shipped it to Constructed because they had space.

    The card is fine, but I don't believe it to be anything spectacular; a sleeper that remains asleep because no one bothers to wake it up.

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

    If this wasn't a Mech or some other minion type it would probably be way worse, but as it goes, a 1/2 mech with an ability like this has a lot of potential because of buffs and magnetic. I think this will end up being a surprisingly frightening minion in Priest for obviously reasons, and potentially Paladin because of all the buff access.

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

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

    I think that every aggro deck will play this when Dire Mole and other 1 drops rotates.

    By The Holy Light!

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

    A nice one not only for mech decks, but for any aggro/buff decks. And if you manage to stick it on the board (with magnetizing mechs or buffs) it will require a hard removal just after a few turns.

    “If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.” ― George Bernard Shaw

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

    Solid card but it feels like a Battleground for me, maybe I played that gamemode too much or something.

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

    At first, I thought this was trash but reading some of the other reviews I see real potential in this little balloon. Obviously won't be meta defining but it will be great in aggro and replace dire mole since it basically is a 1/3 but with mech synergies instead

    Self proclaimed good at battlegrounds

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

    would love to see this in battlegrounds, hp scaling is nuts. atk is also so much easier to buff on mechs

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

    I think that every aggro deck will play this when Dire Mole and other 1 drops rotates.

    Dire Mole is definitely not in Standard anymore.

    But I agree, this looks like a real sleeper card, 1-drops are often overlooked because they obviously don't have big stats or spectaculair effects. But this card seems really solid!

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

    I can already imagine this card being used in wild mech Paladin.

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

    Mech .. ugh, at least it's a weak one, so it's ok ..

    Mech is the most boring and OP thing in this game, just stop blizzard ..

    I'm sorry for my bad english :)

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

    It's okay. Maybe some aggro - mech synergy decks will play it. 

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

    As for now, could see play only in Mech Hunter in Wild for now, replacing Faithful Lumi as turn 1 play.

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

    Funky 1 drops always find their way to the meta list. Wouldn't be surprised if this one made it too

    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

    Quest Priest Magnetize decks will be OP.

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

    I can only see this in battleground or arena..who would play this in standard..stat and effect wise is not even that great

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

    Its like a baby Gruul that could snowball. I like it.

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

    Well the plus health van be good for magnetic i think? I dont know. Maybe too snowbally to be good.

    Never netdeck, craft Whizbang instead!

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

    Not sure if Hot Air Balloon will be played in december since we have a lot of strong mechs right now. But this card is a preparation for the next Hearthstone year when the strongest mechs will rotate out of Standard with the Boomsday expansion. So Blizzard wants us to play mechs in the future. Lets see if we'll able to =)

    A good card overall, mech with OK stats and some potential to grow looks promising.

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

    This goes straight into the Wild Handbuff Paladin. Blizzard, why are you the way you are?

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

    Could be played in mech decks, with early magnetic.

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

    solid 1-cost, it will see play

    remember Dire Mole

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

    I actually think this card will be pretty good. It's a 1 drop that if ignored by the opponent can become pretty annoying if it stick to the board for long. Could be a good card for combo priest.

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

    We have to see if in the new meta a 1/2 easily survive the first turn. In the current meta it would but we can't say what will happen in the new one.

    If not dealt with this card keeps buffing his health and is a good minion to magnetize to stay ahead of tempo. 

    Maybe it will shine in a mech deck.

    good card for arena.

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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

    1 drop eot effect with ok stats probably will see play

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  • Saf's Avatar
    Derpy Elf 175 74 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Can't have an expansion without filler cards :)

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

    And even after magnetise minions rotate, the will still be viable in combo priest. It's that one priest deck that allways comes back after each rotation, much like zoolock. A 1/2 going 1/3 by turns end, if not killed can quickly excalate for something dangerous in the hands of a priest.

    Lets not forget that for turn two, Beaming Sidekick and powerword: shield are still thing.

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  • GriffithGrey's Avatar
    155 4 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    This card is the inverse of Micro Machine, will see play in aggro decks. But aggro decks will fade out after a week or so.

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

    Not terrible in mech-hunter. You've got a few magnetic 2 drops and otherwise the health bump each turn is going to help it stick around for other magnetics.

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

    Oh my, this card would be sooo good in the battlegrounds hahaha. It can definitely find a place in some deck, one of the better one drops.

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

    Decent design but I don't think it will see much play. 

    It takes too much time to snowball, I think Beaming Sidekick is just a faster and more powerful card if minion health is part of your game plan. Probably pretty good for Arena if played turn 1 and not removed, but for constructed I think its too slow to really see play, in Wild where mech decks are more potent it could possibly see some play.

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

    Good card! Not sure if better 1 drop mech than [Hearthstone Card (Mecharoo) Not Found] But definitively a contender

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

    A solid 1 drop mech, anything else to say about that.

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  • FuriousBeagle's Avatar
    105 31 Posts Joined 12/01/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    I really like the art. Wish it was a better cards but its still godd like a mecharoo that snownalls.

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

    i see this as better in wild, but wild mech decks are aggressive and prefer atk scaling

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

    I wonder if this could find a place in Inner Fire priests.

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

    This is a good 1 drop for mech deck, but to be more worthy than Mecharoo it need to survive at least 2 rounds.

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

    Might be used in a mech heavy deck with Galvanizer and Embiggen like how Paladin buffed the mechs +2/+2 even though there are not mechs in druid.

    It is just a bad guess tho.

    Unpopular Opinion Incarnate

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

    1 mana 1/3 always playable but question is is this

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

    Spooky to see a scaling card on 1 mana, but thankfully slow

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

    Kinda weird. Obviously strong if it survives an early turn and gets buffed, but otherwise too unrewarding.

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

    This is a good 1 drop, but  there are better 1 drops available in constructed. A decent arena card, though.

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

    Probably too fragile to be worth running and there are better, stickier 1-mana mechs nowadays.

    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

    Super pack filler. Maybe a full magnetic deck could see a use for it but I doubt it. Arena loves it though

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

    Good 1-drop for many decks. Looks like serious fun with magnetize effects.

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  • kekkonen22's Avatar
    125 10 Posts Joined 08/01/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    Not very threathing without synergies. Some agressive mech decks can expploit this thou with magnetic. Mech priest?

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

    Wild Mech-Hunter will try this Card. 1-Drop that grows is very scary. Kind of like a Questing Adventurer if you consider Magnetize. Could cost you the game if you remove it immediately. 

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

    Good for token decks. Ok card in wild for mech decks too. 

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

    Solid early game minion, maybe to replace Mecharoo after rotation?

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

    Imho too weak, even for a one drop. Mecharoo is always a better choice.

    Fun and interactive game.

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  • spy2395's Avatar
    800 174 Posts Joined 08/22/2019
    Posted 4 years, 3 months ago

    "at the start of your turn" makes this card questionable. on the other hand, it would be obviously overpowered

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

    It can snowball, but it does it so slowly that it hardly matters.

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