More useful in wild, surprisingly, because Tax Paladin is fairly decent there thanks to Call to Arms. The redundancy in those recruit effects gives the deck a lot more consistency.
In standard, however, every aggro deck has a bigger drop (Greybough, [Hearthstone Card (Trampling Rhyno) Not Found], even Mr. Smite if you value the 6 damage burst), so Drek'Thar feels more awkward. Also, he competes with Kazakus, Golem Shaper in the 4 mana slot.
"Is your Deathrattle minion ready to summon a giant threat and yet is being ignored? Are Rogues more interested in drawing through their deck with cheap battlecries and comboes? Do you want the value Rogue dream? There has got to be a better way!
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Everyone talking about the power creep on Tunnel Blaster and yet no one has the guts to pat Chillmaw's back, who has been powercrept at least twice now.
A proactive and relatively cheap spell for Questline Mage. Thank god Arcanist Dawngrasp was nerfed because Build a Snowman covers the lack of proactive Frost spells you can just dump on the board.
I really like how every hero so far does a million things on the Battlecry... except Bru'kan of the Elements. Every Hero Power is decribing a card worth between 2 and 3 mana and the Battlecry is, therefore worth 5-6 mana (maybe 1 more for the flexibility). Bru'kan looks the most balanced Hero of all so far. In fact, al three Hero cards for Shaman look very balanced yet flavorful in their own ways, which is good.
Doesn't look like the support token DH needs. Sure, the extra damage is nice for trading and finishing, but it's very reliant on cards that use the attack buff for more than just trading (like a Meanstreet Marshal kind of card).
On Deathrattle builds, it has competition from Tuskpiercer and on Aggro builds Trueaim Crescent looks better. I guess the only deck remotely interested on Dreadprison Glaive is good ol' Soul Fragment DH as it is the one deck that uses attack buffs the best. And even then, it faces competition from the likes of Aldrachi Warblades as the latter is more reliant for trading.
Design is surprisingly decent, especially for a card that discounts itself while having Windfury and Rush. Lokholar the Ice Lord is what other mana cheat cards like the Giants would be if they had a minimum mana requirement. And just like the Giants, Lokholar the Ice Lord will still feel insanely bad to play against.
When we see a late game stat bomb that's fast and can snowball insanely hard and yet everyone thinks "yeah, that seems balanced", we know the game has gone through a huge increase in power.
I wonder what kind of broken secret will be released together with Dun Baldar Bunker? I mean, the card is insane but the Hunter secrets in standard are not.
Whether token Druid will take a Beast package is something I can't predict. Whether that package will include Frostwolf Kennels is something I can't guarantee. What I can say is that Frostwolf Kennels is the most proactive of all these 3 turn spell cards.
Midrange Druid was tried multiple times and they all failed. Dire Frostwolf shows a more tempo approach, which I believe might actually give Beast Druid the chance to shine.
More useful in wild, surprisingly, because Tax Paladin is fairly decent there thanks to Call to Arms. The redundancy in those recruit effects gives the deck a lot more consistency.
In standard, however, every aggro deck has a bigger drop (Greybough, [Hearthstone Card (Trampling Rhyno) Not Found], even Mr. Smite if you value the 6 damage burst), so Drek'Thar feels more awkward. Also, he competes with Kazakus, Golem Shaper in the 4 mana slot.
Note to self. Never leave only one big minion past turn 8 when playing arena.
"Is your Deathrattle minion ready to summon a giant threat and yet is being ignored? Are Rogues more interested in drawing through their deck with cheap battlecries and comboes? Do you want the value Rogue dream? There has got to be a better way!
Hi, Billy Mays here, ready to introduce you to Forsaken Lieutenant, the PREMIER blitzing fast Deathrattle activator for immediate action. Did your opponent play a 2 drop? Boom, now it was traded with and there's a giant Nerubian for him to deal with. You need a quick draw? Just play this card and you'll be immediately rolling need like a champ.
But wait, there's more! Order Forsaken Lieutenant now for only 99,9 Gold and we'll include 2 (!) free damage from his attack! That's a lot of damage! And that's right, there will be no Intrepid Initiates around to ruin your Deathrattle needs by going face all the time.
This offer will only be available in Alterac Valley so you better act fast because this is a limited time offer! And don't forget! No Deathrattle will ever be truly forsaken, unless by the Forsaken Lieutenant!"
Everyone talking about the power creep on Tunnel Blaster and yet no one has the guts to pat Chillmaw's back, who has been powercrept at least twice now.
For the love of god, T5, just make it an unsung rule that cards can't be reduced below (1) mana unless stated otherwise.
A proactive and relatively cheap spell for Questline Mage. Thank god Arcanist Dawngrasp was nerfed because Build a Snowman covers the lack of proactive Frost spells you can just dump on the board.
Pretty good payoff for the token build, now the deck just needs something to make the tokens more impactful.
I really like how every hero so far does a million things on the Battlecry... except Bru'kan of the Elements. Every Hero Power is decribing a card worth between 2 and 3 mana and the Battlecry is, therefore worth 5-6 mana (maybe 1 more for the flexibility). Bru'kan looks the most balanced Hero of all so far. In fact, al three Hero cards for Shaman look very balanced yet flavorful in their own ways, which is good.
Faces heavy competition in the draw department, but brings its own unique flavor. I like it.
Doesn't look like the support token DH needs. Sure, the extra damage is nice for trading and finishing, but it's very reliant on cards that use the attack buff for more than just trading (like a Meanstreet Marshal kind of card).
On Deathrattle builds, it has competition from Tuskpiercer and on Aggro builds Trueaim Crescent looks better. I guess the only deck remotely interested on Dreadprison Glaive is good ol' Soul Fragment DH as it is the one deck that uses attack buffs the best. And even then, it faces competition from the likes of Aldrachi Warblades as the latter is more reliant for trading.
So, a BGH for Legendaries, which are about as common as 7+ Attack minions were back then. And equally disgusting as a tech card designwise.
Design is surprisingly decent, especially for a card that discounts itself while having Windfury and Rush. Lokholar the Ice Lord is what other mana cheat cards like the Giants would be if they had a minimum mana requirement. And just like the Giants, Lokholar the Ice Lord will still feel insanely bad to play against.
Shadow Word: Devour? More like "Shadow Word: Nibble".
When we see a late game stat bomb that's fast and can snowball insanely hard and yet everyone thinks "yeah, that seems balanced", we know the game has gone through a huge increase in power.
I wonder what kind of broken secret will be released together with Dun Baldar Bunker? I mean, the card is insane but the Hunter secrets in standard are not.
Whether token Druid will take a Beast package is something I can't predict. Whether that package will include Frostwolf Kennels is something I can't guarantee. What I can say is that Frostwolf Kennels is the most proactive of all these 3 turn spell cards.
Midrange Druid was tried multiple times and they all failed. Dire Frostwolf shows a more tempo approach, which I believe might actually give Beast Druid the chance to shine.
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Druid already has a couple of cheap beasts to summon. Also, Frostwolf Kennels.
Outside of Illidari Inquisitor and maybe Pit Commander, what cards does this really want to copy? Not that Caria Felsoul is a terrible card (anything that can bring a third Illidari Inquisitor has potential to see play), but she just feels boring.