This guy has 4 effects on it. Four. That alone should make it see some play, especially in this deathrattle shaman that Team 5 are pushing this expansion.
This minion is also basically the best anti aggro much like Walking Fountain back in the day.
Well, this minion alone can discount Crypt Keeper to 0 and on the same turn you play Underking. Ofc 2 cards alone can't create an archetype but there's still plenty of druid cards we'll be seeing today!
It's quite balanced at 7 mana, for consistency it would've be nice at 6, but then probably would've been too good.
Well, much like Relics or DH and even Quest rogue with all the SI7 cards, this will only see play if the whole concoction archetype is any good. Least it's a continuous effect for more value if not removed. Definitely one of those cards where you just evaluate the whole concoction archetype altogether.
That's pretty cute. Actually nice tempo for shadow priest. And you can res this minion with Animate Dead. I'd see this minion getting run in a new type of aggro shadow priest, where most of your minions are small, so you'll play Haunting Nightmare on curve then play the "haunted" minion next turn for the additional 3/3 body.
Reusing old unique abilities...well, making them no longer unique...Imagine another card that can give you Improved Secrets... wouldn't put it past Blizzard. Regardless, I'll probably play this just to see the different combinations of standard beasts you get now but doubt it'll be any good. We already have Deathstalker Rexxar in Standard atm and isn't seeing any play...outside of substituting for Tavish if you don't own him.
I can imagine some Trolden highlights off this spell. Like you'll be able to find exact lethal or stall to win the game. As for where this spell fits though... maybe a reno/renathal deck? And most times you'd want to pick a 3 mana spell, so swapping their costs doesn't really do anything amazing.
Also, it's quaint to see Varden make an appearance again, and it fits thematically.
I do enjoy these behind the cards articles! Keep 'em coming!
I'm going to remain optimistic about dragon paladin actually being decent. I'll be happy if it's even a tier 2 deck. There's also the chance that Team 5 decide to add more dragon support in the Core set next year with the likes of Dragon Speaker and Dragonrider Talritha.
The typo on "minions" bothers me too much 😅 You need a very high attack undead, the best being Underking or Bonelord Frostwhisper but getting 6 attack on each of your minions is basically game winning so this legendary would be very good in token/swarm decks.
Unfortunately there's not enough good outcast cards in Standard atm but I'm sure some more will get reveal this expansion. Bare in mind though, this won't be as easy to discount as lets say Umbral Owl but afaik, you don't necessarily need to activate the outcast condition per card for this minion to get the mana discount.
Its a different direction to take rouge, that's for sure. While I remain optimistic, I have a feeling this is just gonna be a grindy achievement legendary and nothing more.
I dno... there's something about this card that wants me to give it 4 stars...
The mana discount is nothing to laugh about which is even more mana discount on top of Rotten Rodent. I really enjoyed deathrattle rouge back in the LOE days with Unearthed Raptor, so I'm keen to try this archetype again, even if its bad.
Res priest lives again...in aggro form! This might be good in Shadow priest to res Voidtouched Attendant? Or maybe some sort of deathrattle priest can use this for value. I'm sure someone will find a nice combo.
This...is a scary removal spell for swarm decks. Max stats that you can steal is 7/7 coz you'd have max 7 undead on board. That's the best outcome. Glad this wasn't printed for DK where they have The Scourge...
Quite the simple rogue spell, but in the grander scene of things, this spell will be played in some miracle lists. It's basically Gone Fishin' but 1 damage instead of Dredge. Will definitely see play.
I was taken aback when I saw Disguised Toast's name in the image. Definitely going to be funny watching from his POV. He'll probably be like: "all these cards are OP!"
Awkward stats but I guess you want this minion to die anyway to summon the undead you discarded. The only way to consistently target an undead minion would to have only 1 in hand. That minion would also need to have a good effect and bad or no battlecry. Obvious choice would be Savage Ymirjar but I wouldn't be surprised to see a Bonelord Frostwhisper summoned from this deathrattle.
That's one scary Doomguard but having rush instead of charge is a big deal ofc. This minion would feel bad if you discard the wrong cards though so maybe having more specific discard minions like Nightshade Matron are better for consistency.
I'd imagine this card will see play in Standard, but not in wild, there's better discard there.
Really great discard synergy, reminiscent of the Dark Arts in duels. With the Walking Dead and Soul Barrage having additional benefits when discarded, this card will definitely see play.
This guy has 4 effects on it. Four. That alone should make it see some play, especially in this deathrattle shaman that Team 5 are pushing this expansion.
This minion is also basically the best anti aggro much like Walking Fountain back in the day.
Well, this minion alone can discount Crypt Keeper to 0 and on the same turn you play Underking. Ofc 2 cards alone can't create an archetype but there's still plenty of druid cards we'll be seeing today!
It's quite balanced at 7 mana, for consistency it would've be nice at 6, but then probably would've been too good.
Well, much like Relics or DH and even Quest rogue with all the SI7 cards, this will only see play if the whole concoction archetype is any good. Least it's a continuous effect for more value if not removed. Definitely one of those cards where you just evaluate the whole concoction archetype altogether.
That's pretty cute. Actually nice tempo for shadow priest. And you can res this minion with Animate Dead. I'd see this minion getting run in a new type of aggro shadow priest, where most of your minions are small, so you'll play Haunting Nightmare on curve then play the "haunted" minion next turn for the additional 3/3 body.
It's possible and keen to try it out.
Reusing old unique abilities...well, making them no longer unique...Imagine another card that can give you Improved Secrets... wouldn't put it past Blizzard. Regardless, I'll probably play this just to see the different combinations of standard beasts you get now but doubt it'll be any good. We already have Deathstalker Rexxar in Standard atm and isn't seeing any play...outside of substituting for Tavish if you don't own him.
I can imagine some Trolden highlights off this spell. Like you'll be able to find exact lethal or stall to win the game. As for where this spell fits though... maybe a reno/renathal deck? And most times you'd want to pick a 3 mana spell, so swapping their costs doesn't really do anything amazing.
Also, it's quaint to see Varden make an appearance again, and it fits thematically.
I do enjoy these behind the cards articles! Keep 'em coming!
I'm going to remain optimistic about dragon paladin actually being decent. I'll be happy if it's even a tier 2 deck. There's also the chance that Team 5 decide to add more dragon support in the Core set next year with the likes of Dragon Speaker and Dragonrider Talritha.
The typo on "minions" bothers me too much 😅 You need a very high attack undead, the best being Underking or Bonelord Frostwhisper but getting 6 attack on each of your minions is basically game winning so this legendary would be very good in token/swarm decks.
Unfortunately there's not enough good outcast cards in Standard atm but I'm sure some more will get reveal this expansion. Bare in mind though, this won't be as easy to discount as lets say Umbral Owl but afaik, you don't necessarily need to activate the outcast condition per card for this minion to get the mana discount.
Ummm, guess a funny Envoy Rustwix combo? For standard though there's Amorphous Slime and Lady Darkvein so there's definitely some interesting deathrattles to gain.
Doubt it'll be good though, shame for a warlock legendary.
Its a different direction to take rouge, that's for sure. While I remain optimistic, I have a feeling this is just gonna be a grindy achievement legendary and nothing more.
I dno... there's something about this card that wants me to give it 4 stars...
The mana discount is nothing to laugh about which is even more mana discount on top of Rotten Rodent. I really enjoyed deathrattle rouge back in the LOE days with Unearthed Raptor, so I'm keen to try this archetype again, even if its bad.
Side note: imagine a deathrattle rogue with Bonelord Frostwhisper
Res priest lives again...in aggro form! This might be good in Shadow priest to res Voidtouched Attendant? Or maybe some sort of deathrattle priest can use this for value. I'm sure someone will find a nice combo.
In wild there's Sethekk Veilweaver and Nazmani Bloodweaver for miracle priest.
This...is a scary removal spell for swarm decks. Max stats that you can steal is 7/7 coz you'd have max 7 undead on board. That's the best outcome. Glad this wasn't printed for DK where they have The Scourge...
Quite the simple rogue spell, but in the grander scene of things, this spell will be played in some miracle lists. It's basically Gone Fishin' but 1 damage instead of Dredge. Will definitely see play.
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I was taken aback when I saw Disguised Toast's name in the image. Definitely going to be funny watching from his POV. He'll probably be like: "all these cards are OP!"
Awkward stats but I guess you want this minion to die anyway to summon the undead you discarded. The only way to consistently target an undead minion would to have only 1 in hand. That minion would also need to have a good effect and bad or no battlecry. Obvious choice would be Savage Ymirjar but I wouldn't be surprised to see a Bonelord Frostwhisper summoned from this deathrattle.
That's one scary Doomguard but having rush instead of charge is a big deal ofc. This minion would feel bad if you discard the wrong cards though so maybe having more specific discard minions like Nightshade Matron are better for consistency.
I'd imagine this card will see play in Standard, but not in wild, there's better discard there.
Really great discard synergy, reminiscent of the Dark Arts in duels. With the Walking Dead and Soul Barrage having additional benefits when discarded, this card will definitely see play.
Also hope this means my boy Spawn of Deathwing sees more play ❤️