New Paladin Spell - Air Raid

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A new Rare Paladin Spell, Air Raid, has been revealed!

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  • Arthas's Avatar
    Robot Black Lotus 1265 5754 Posts Joined 03/10/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    A new Rare Paladin Spell, Air Raid, has been revealed!

    Air Raid Card Image

    Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating!


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  • MurlocAggroB's Avatar
    COMMENT_COUNT_900_HS 1170 903 Posts Joined 06/12/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    Unless we see some Silver Hand support in this set, this card's far too weak.

    Nice to see Twinspell making a reappearance though.

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  • YourPrivateNightmare's Avatar
    Skeleton 2010 4741 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    Well, that would be sweet if Silverhands had some actual support.

    Still not bad, we've seen that Twinspell shouldn't be underestimated

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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  • Zolgear's Avatar
    Explorer of Dragons 490 71 Posts Joined 03/20/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    It does have synergy with Righteous Cause.  Not sure if there's still enough support to get that deck going though.

    See you in the next dimension...

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2565 3339 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    Silver hand synergy that doesn't help Odd-Paladin ?
    ... useful? That's 2 x 2 small taunts tho ; never know

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  • DoubleSummon's Avatar
    Ancestral Recall 1585 2271 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    2 1/1 is lost in the jungle, the taunt is really annoying, not too many WW effects outside of warrior, it has quite a lot of value for it's cost, it stops 4 attacks against most decks from attacking your face/minions, there should be 2 more paladin cards this expansion I think (3 for each class, 4 explorers 4 neutrals?) since there's a warlock epic..

    So maybe it's a shr synergy card, but even without synergy the card is good in my opinion mainly cause of the taunt keyword. 

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  • RandomGuy's Avatar
    430 614 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    Very good stand alone card. Synergy isn't there for it now, but it's eminently playable in a highlander deck.

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  • Fedrion's Avatar
    Zombie 1675 733 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    As I try to combo it in my mind:

    Righteous Cause on turn 5/6 with the last mana available.

    Trying to get at least 1/2 minions to survive on the board by turn seven, then HP + Air Raidx2?

    7 mana 10/10 in stats divided in 5 minions + whatever else was on the board from previous turns.

    Seems solid... Not OP, just solid.

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  • Meteorite12's Avatar
    670 696 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    I could see it being annoying in wild, given how many silverhand cards are in there already. Kind of a weird card though, given how much slower it is than silverhand cards usually are

    Who needs consistency when you could have fun?

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  • Emptyness's Avatar
    Supporter 520 525 Posts Joined 03/16/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    Alone, this card is not that impressive. But Aggro/dude paladin has been a thing in the past and may become a thing once again.

    It's not that they don't have buffs. They just need a lil bit of synergy and this one can become an auto-include. 

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  • HuntardHuntard's Avatar
    Mailbox Dancer 875 744 Posts Joined 12/03/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    I think best in class comparison would be righteous defender, which saw a lot of play in aggro decks. I think that if this sees play, it will be to control the board so you can get favorable trades.

    Your face is already dead

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  • RavenSunHS's Avatar
    Refreshment Vendor 880 1487 Posts Joined 03/27/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    Is this some Even Paladin support?

    /meme

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  • iWatchUSleep's Avatar
    1095 819 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago
    Quote From HuntardHuntard

    I think best in class comparison would be righteous defender, which saw a lot of play in aggro decks. I think that if this sees play, it will be to control the board so you can get favorable trades.

    Do you mean Righteous Protector? That card literally costs half of what this card costs though. Of course this card has twinspell but aggro decks would much prefer a significant mana reduction to snowball harder.

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  • randomfan's Avatar
    Elemental 1255 744 Posts Joined 03/17/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    I don't know about this one. I think wild dude decks will fit it in, but there isn't much in standard right now. 

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

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  • Koetti's Avatar
    1095 863 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    Could be really good against aggressive Decks. 2 Mana soak up 2 Attack seems fine to me.

    Wild: Yay Even-Pally? They get an upgraded Lost in the Jungle and they already have some good Synergies like Lightfused Stegodon and Level Up!

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  • Shwarzinator's Avatar
    Island 305 186 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    This really helps a more aggressive Pure Paladin deck. Take your 4 worst cards out and replace them with this x2 and the buff side quest x2.

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  • AliRadicali's Avatar
    465 713 Posts Joined 06/06/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    This is an extremely solid card because it's so flexible and has so much value packed into a single card. Normally, a card such as this would fall off in value considerably later on because the stats get less and less impressive, but the fact that these tokens have taunt, spawn two-at-a-time and can be recast means that this can continue to be a nuisance even later on, it's not just a weenie fountain for aggro decks.

     

    This might even see play in OTK paladin as a one-of, but you can bet this card will see play after rotation so long as there is any viable paladin deck. Terrific card.

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  • Wendeee's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 490 248 Posts Joined 03/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    It feels meh. I can't think of any use in standard. In wild, maybe in even paladin.

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  • Brandon's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1350 2486 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    Pretty decent in standard.... BUT IN WILD IT'S PRETTY GOOD! After all there is some good silver hand stuff that has EVEN mana cost! 

    Just think about it: Air Raid, Drygulch Jailor, Lightfused Stegodon, Crystal Lion, Level Up!.

    And don't forget Air Raid has big synergy with everyones "Favorite" Sunkeeper Tarim. (The tarim combo is Generally better than double Air Raid + Level Up! because of Tarim's stats. This silver hand package might give rise to Even Paladin.

    However this card alone in standard is actually pretty decent. its a 2 mana get 2 1/1 minions with taunt. and it has twinspell. If you were to compare Air Raid to Lost in the Jungle, than you see that Air Raid is a lot more flexible. Lost in the Jungle mostly sees play in aggresive decks. This will be the same for Air Raid BUT the 1/1s have taunt! making it kinda like a Mirror Image, which allows it to be played more defensive in a control deck. Yes Air Raid cost's more mana, but is a lot more flexible and allows you to double the total amount of silver hand recruits you can summon. I'm pretty sure were going to see this new card plenty of times!

     

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  • sinti's Avatar
    Senior Writer Chocolate Cake 2070 2774 Posts Joined 10/20/2018
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    Its a cool card to have, but nothing overly impressive at first glance, we'll see.

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  • Pezman's Avatar
    Staff Writer 2235 2220 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago

    Potentially insane in wild, but not enough support in standard. It's double Lost in the Jungle for Even Paladin, with taunt!

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