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    460 464 Posts Joined 03/04/2020
    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    If this card was usable in a combo, people would already be doing it with Power Word: Replicate, so I would say this has no real place right now. If priests start needing 5-mana clones, this is probably a slightly better card than replicate, so there's that.

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    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Probably better than Lyra in most cases, but that is not a huge accolade. Very high randomness hurts this card, as you are likely to generate bad or useless spells fairly often when trying to 'go off' with this. Probably sees some play as a 2-drop that generates cards with a good statline.

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    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Doesn't really hold up compared to the rest of priest's big taunt suite from a "dragon-ness doesn't matter" perspective. Not really appropriate for resurrect decks due to random minion generation, but could see some play, if only because the rest of priest's dragon package is so good.

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    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Oddly, I think that I prefer the base card to the prime here. A 1/3 with lifesteal can do as much damage to aggro as a northshire on turn 1. Maybe less powerful than northshire, but I'm a fan. The Prime is a lifesteal taunt with hexproof, which doesn't really feel like it shores up this card's weakness against slower decks. If you built around buffing this prime alongside maybe cards like Zerek, you could probably do something of note, but that seems unlikely.

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    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    An odd card, but probably okay if it removes a 2-drop and leaves you with a 1/~4. Not sure if sport removal + a super defensive statline is useful for any warrior decks right now, so probably sees little play. Specifying enemy limits shenaniganery.

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    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Lightbomb If your board is empty. Fairly good but not an outstanding boardwipe.

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    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Unlike Aldor Truthseeker, this does not single handedly make your libram of wisdoms cost 0, so I would call this marginally weaker. I will reiterate: This card's power level depends entirely on if librams are a year-long or expansion specific mechanic.

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    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Paladin gets another 2 mana cycling card. This one looks like it will play well, probably replaces flash of light in most cases.

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    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Equality number 3. Very likely to see play in any control paladin archetypes. Libram-ness can make it better, but unlike the other two, this is probably playable without.

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    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Strong but slow. Probably too vulnerable to board clears, as this telegraphs a clear turn to save them for to get maximum value. Also, based upon what I've seen, I would assume that this starts dormant when resurrected or recruited, so probably a no for more combo based murloc decks.

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    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Assuming that this can be made free without too much trouble, this card is probably fairly good with minons that have rush or care about being buffed. Not really seeing how this aligns with the other two librams though. Probably the core card of any deck that runs libram synergy.

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    460 464 Posts Joined 03/04/2020
    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Entirely depends on if Librams see more support as to whether this card sees play. The body is not great for the cost, but curves well into Wild Pyromancer + Libram of Justice

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    460 464 Posts Joined 03/04/2020
    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Fiery War Axe + 2 random murlocs is not really what any paladin deck needs right now. I would say unlikely to see play.

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    460 464 Posts Joined 03/04/2020
    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    An expensive heal that works if Librams work. Probably too weak at 9 mana to see play anywhere else.

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    460 464 Posts Joined 03/04/2020
    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    A bad two drop with deathrattle: shuffle an Anyfin Can Happen/Tip the Scales analogue into your deck, except it doesn't need building around. Maybe okay in a midrange archetype where the divine shields can make the board hard to clear, but I would say that this probably sees play only in Anyfin paladin, maybe a faster murloc paladin at a stretch.

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    460 464 Posts Joined 03/04/2020
    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Un'Goro quest paladin continues to be bad, and this probably won't help. Unless librams are a year-long mechanic a la lackeys, I can't see you getting super powerful turns from this. As a true intellectual, I would recommend Holy Wrathing yourself twice, then Brann + Liadrin for 4 Holy Wraths! Victory is guaranteed!

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    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Secret Mage doesn't really want this. Most of their secret suite is based upon stopping counterplays to your board to put your opponent in burn range, whereas this gives you ~4 power on board. Can't see this played anywhere else though.

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    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Unfortunate stat distribution, but mages will nearly always run this instead of Loot Hoarder now. Maybe its tutelage (tutor-ness?) could be useful, but exploiting that would require using a deck that is very low on spells, which is unlikely to work well.

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    460 464 Posts Joined 03/04/2020
    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Like an Omega Assembly for mage. If this specified Elementals to synergise with Frost Lich Jaina in the same way OA synergises with Dr. Boom, it could probably go in a spell-heavy deck that usually runs out of minions in the late game. As it stands, this is probably to unreliable to see much play. If no minion mage gets more support, this will go in it if it turns out to be a midrange deck.

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    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Deck discount effects are often deceptively bad. In a best case scenario, where you play this on turn 2 with a deck of all spell, this is effectively a prenerf Wild Growth, except it does not accelerate you to the cards in your hand. Probably slots into Mana Cyclone decks but is very low impact in slower strategies.

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