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BrandonOld God Fanatic 9951415 PostsJoined 05/29/2019
Posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Hmm it has potential, but i feel like Gnome Private probably won't see play? Why play Gnome Private over a card like Intrepid Initiate? Now that i say that, Initiate rotates next expansion so i guess Gnome Private might see play in the next expansion because its competition rotates?
The only other deck that i can see running Gnome Private is Questline Paladin because that deck wants 1 cost minions, but even then i don't see it becoming one of the better cards in that deck.
RNG is only fun as long as there is a 50/50 chance of getting something really good or trash level of bad. If RNG always results in something good, then it's not fun.
Not bad. Since all aggro decks will be playing this one for the honor kill text, its definitely worth considering for aggro decks.
The 1 attack is probably the one thing that lets it down, but lets be honest here: a 1 mana minion will only ever take a trade when it can, and in all other scenarios it'll just point face. Since this one has vanilla stats, there's no real downside other than opportunity costs, against say, Stockades Guard
Meh, filler card that has a basic effect of the new expansion's mechanic. At best, it becomes a 3/2 on turn 2 IF your opponent was stupid enough to play something with 1 health. If it has rush, it'd be great
1/3 should never be overlooked but I doubt this will see play anytime soon as long as Intrepid Initiate is also around. Could be a neat 1-drop for Paladins and Hunters later on.
TumbleweedovskiProtector of Elwynn 1255552 PostsJoined 06/12/2019
Posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Arena: 1/3s are draftable. This has a nice little upside that's going to be relevant every now and then, but it's not enough to make this an amazing card. If this is in your deck it's probably one of the weaker ones.
Constructed: Other 1-drops seem to make more sense for now, but soon enough a legendary will be revealed that synergizes with Honorable Kills and it's always easiest to slot in the lower cost card with said keyword, just like, exactly, Gnome Private.
Solid card for the cost - goes from being a 1/3 to a 2/2 to a 3/1 in the best case. Probably won't see constructed play without a tribal tag, but in the right circumstances it could see play in an aggro deck., and it could be a cool buff target.
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1/3 for 1 with upside should at least be considered in aggressive decks. Because it's neutral it has more chances to find a deck, so I think that it's pretty likely we see this minion around. Paladin, with its many buffs, is the first thing that springs to mind.
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Hmm it has potential, but i feel like Gnome Private probably won't see play? Why play Gnome Private over a card like Intrepid Initiate? Now that i say that, Initiate rotates next expansion so i guess Gnome Private might see play in the next expansion because its competition rotates?
The only other deck that i can see running Gnome Private is Questline Paladin because that deck wants 1 cost minions, but even then i don't see it becoming one of the better cards in that deck.
RNG is only fun as long as there is a 50/50 chance of getting something really good or trash level of bad. If RNG always results in something good, then it's not fun.
Good stats, but the effect rarely goes off unless this is played exactly on turn 1, and even then it's not guaranteed.
Not bad. Since all aggro decks will be playing this one for the honor kill text, its definitely worth considering for aggro decks.
The 1 attack is probably the one thing that lets it down, but lets be honest here: a 1 mana minion will only ever take a trade when it can, and in all other scenarios it'll just point face. Since this one has vanilla stats, there's no real downside other than opportunity costs, against say, Stockades Guard
A nice 1 drop for initiative decks. Would make an opponent think twice about 1 health minions into this.
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Good Card for 1 Mana!
Sureley this will find a way in some Aggro/Zoo Decks.
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Neat counter for a few cards. Ultimately will shine in Arena punishing your peasants >: p
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We have better 1 drops. Bad card.
Meh, filler card that has a basic effect of the new expansion's mechanic. At best, it becomes a 3/2 on turn 2 IF your opponent was stupid enough to play something with 1 health. If it has rush, it'd be great
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1/3 should never be overlooked but I doubt this will see play anytime soon as long as Intrepid Initiate is also around. Could be a neat 1-drop for Paladins and Hunters later on.
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1 for 1/3 headhunter of weenies, not bad
Arena: 1/3s are draftable. This has a nice little upside that's going to be relevant every now and then, but it's not enough to make this an amazing card. If this is in your deck it's probably one of the weaker ones.
Constructed: Other 1-drops seem to make more sense for now, but soon enough a legendary will be revealed that synergizes with Honorable Kills and it's always easiest to slot in the lower cost card with said keyword, just like, exactly, Gnome Private.
Arena > Wild > Standard
Solid card for the cost - goes from being a 1/3 to a 2/2 to a 3/1 in the best case. Probably won't see constructed play without a tribal tag, but in the right circumstances it could see play in an aggro deck., and it could be a cool buff target.
While there are a decent number of 1-health minions, especially if you are facing Paladin, I don't see this as being that great.
Ah yes, the Peasant killer.
Rating cards on coolness factor rather than predicting power because I like screwing up rating averages (and because I suck at predicting real power levels, but we'll ignore that LUL)
Wins per class (18/11/21): DH-180; Druid-931; Hunter-910; Mage-1016; Paladin-1088; Priest-695; Rogue-938; Shaman-1024; Warlock-821; Warrior-847
1/3 for 1 with upside should at least be considered in aggressive decks. Because it's neutral it has more chances to find a deck, so I think that it's pretty likely we see this minion around. Paladin, with its many buffs, is the first thing that springs to mind.
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That's a fun new (1) drop to bring a little more diversity to that pool, and as it is neutral, we may see lots of experimentation with this one.
Also staple for Handbuff shenanigans
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1/3 at T1 should always be considered. This is pretty good vs Paladins but most of the times it will have a hard time triggering Honorable kill.
Very good fo 1 mana minion if you manage to use the honorable kill, leaving a 3/2 or 3/1 in the table
Weak.