What happened to Leeroy Jenkins? And regardless, aggro decks don't need legendaries to be good. In fact, most aggro decks are very cheap, and the legendaries required are class legendaries (i.e. Infiltrator Lilian, Dragonbane, Kayn Sunfury, etc).
However, I do agree that another neutral aggro legendary would be pretty spicy.
I think what he's referring to is that when people say "it's a spell on a stick" it means it's the effect of a spell on the body of a minion. Lab Recruiter is Gang Up on a stick, Fire Breather is Demonwrath on a stick, etc.
Also, Time Out! read "until your next turn", while this reads "for 1 turn". Assuming they both work the same, this is an example of consistent inconsistency on the bingo.
It's a nod to the Enhancement Specialisation of Shamans in WoW. Each class can choose a spec that changes their playstyle, and Enhancement is a melee spec that augments their weapon with an element. This is where cards like Rockbiter Weapon and Feral Spirit come from, they're spells specific to the Enhancement spec of the Shaman class.
Seems quite strong, but unlike the other Rogue secrets in standard right now, it's really simple to play around. Could be quite spicy if the meta slows down (and considering the old gods and the corrupt mechanic, looks like that's what will happen), but otherwise against aggressive decks like Dude Paladin it's quite a bit weaker.
I think this is a much slower tool for the big Deathrattle Hunter they're pushing with Darkmoon Tonk and the 6 mana 4/4 legendary. This gives you some immediate board control, and casting secrets can also help maintain the board against many decks, or even help protect some juicy big minions like Oblivitron or Darkmoon Tonk with a Freezing Trap or Pack Tactics. Interesting card for sure.
People call this card uninteresting when Hammer of the Naaru is literally a 6 mana 3/3 weapon that says "summon a big dude". At the very least this cards supports an archetype that Blizzard wants to push for Rogue this expansion. Shuffling cards into your deck comes at a loss of tempo, which is why the shuffle cards from the past like Academic Espionage and Shadow of Death never saw play; they're slow and take too long to reap any significant benefit from them. This card allows you to play those slow value-oriented cards without losing as much tempo. You now gain an immediate benefit from playing cards like [Hearthstone Card (Ticket Seller) Not Found] instead of having to draw the whole deck to get those 3/3s.
Side note, this should technically also work with the new C'Thun, making this a 1 mana assassinate from the get-go.
On the plus side, it's pretty tough for DH to get this before turn 6 or 7. So yes this card is still broken, but it's not impossible to deal with. This may be one of the first cards to get nerfed, unless we're once again wrong about how good DH cards are like we were during Scholomance (I really hope we are wrong about this, otherwise we might see on-release DH dominance again).
The hyper-aggro list has a fragile game plan, and falls apart as soon as it faces even one decently healthy taunt. The deck relies on snowballing on a bad mulligan and draw from the opponent, and this card really isn't going to improve things. This card doesn't seem bad, but I don't know if it fits into anything currently.
You can see the art for the Teddy bear token in the reveal video at 1:16. I don't know if I would say it's cute, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Idk if this card will be broken, but yikes... That's a really scary effect. The most prevalent threat is Aldrachi Warblades with a big attack buff, dealing upwards of 10+ unavoidable damage, but even cards like Eye Beam becoming a Corrosive Breath and that one Felscream Blast card can easily finish an opponent off.
I think it's all going to come down to how effectively the DH can utilise lifesteal cards while still maintaining tempo. If all their lifesteal cards are quite bad otherwise like Felscream Blast, we might see a slower DH deck that relies on this card as a win condition, which may be pretty cool. Otherwise, this is definitely a card to keep an eye on.
That said, considering the amount of complaining over Star Student Stelina and how trash the card actually turned out to be, I'm hopeful that we're wrong in our predictions once again.
I don't know why they couldn't go down the same route at MtGArena and just have daily quests give gold AND battle pass experience and remove gold from the battle pass. This way, people know that they're not going to lose anything, and the amount of rewards you're going to get has only increased. By doing it this way, it's cast a lot of doubt on people, and how secretive they're being of it makes it seem as if the rewards aren't actually on par with the current system.
Personally, I have faith that Blizzard did their calculations properly and they know that an average person completing all their dailies and winning a couple of games should earn 7-8000 gold per expansion cycle. If they guarantee that we're going to get the same amount of gold in this new system, I am willing to put my trust in Blizzard if that means more sick cosmetics.
Oh my goodness. This is the most hype I've ever been for an expansion. The corrupted mechanic seems interesting, the old gods are flippin' amazing, and the entire aesthetic of the Darkmoon faire is so, SO sick.
Tempest was an insane minion. Crackling Cyclone getting 4 attacks off before your opponent gets 1 can instantly wipe your board without any counter. Al'akir with cleaves makes this even more toxic. It's way more common than you'd think.
What happened to Leeroy Jenkins? And regardless, aggro decks don't need legendaries to be good. In fact, most aggro decks are very cheap, and the legendaries required are class legendaries (i.e. Infiltrator Lilian, Dragonbane, Kayn Sunfury, etc).
However, I do agree that another neutral aggro legendary would be pretty spicy.
I think what he's referring to is that when people say "it's a spell on a stick" it means it's the effect of a spell on the body of a minion. Lab Recruiter is Gang Up on a stick, Fire Breather is Demonwrath on a stick, etc.
Isn't this just a worse Time Out!?
Also, Time Out! read "until your next turn", while this reads "for 1 turn". Assuming they both work the same, this is an example of consistent inconsistency on the bingo.
Enhancement Shaman support!
It's a nod to the Enhancement Specialisation of Shamans in WoW. Each class can choose a spec that changes their playstyle, and Enhancement is a melee spec that augments their weapon with an element. This is where cards like Rockbiter Weapon and Feral Spirit come from, they're spells specific to the Enhancement spec of the Shaman class.
Seems quite strong, but unlike the other Rogue secrets in standard right now, it's really simple to play around. Could be quite spicy if the meta slows down (and considering the old gods and the corrupt mechanic, looks like that's what will happen), but otherwise against aggressive decks like Dude Paladin it's quite a bit weaker.
I think this is a much slower tool for the big Deathrattle Hunter they're pushing with Darkmoon Tonk and the 6 mana 4/4 legendary. This gives you some immediate board control, and casting secrets can also help maintain the board against many decks, or even help protect some juicy big minions like Oblivitron or Darkmoon Tonk with a Freezing Trap or Pack Tactics. Interesting card for sure.
People call this card uninteresting when Hammer of the Naaru is literally a 6 mana 3/3 weapon that says "summon a big dude". At the very least this cards supports an archetype that Blizzard wants to push for Rogue this expansion. Shuffling cards into your deck comes at a loss of tempo, which is why the shuffle cards from the past like Academic Espionage and Shadow of Death never saw play; they're slow and take too long to reap any significant benefit from them. This card allows you to play those slow value-oriented cards without losing as much tempo. You now gain an immediate benefit from playing cards like [Hearthstone Card (Ticket Seller) Not Found] instead of having to draw the whole deck to get those 3/3s.
Side note, this should technically also work with the new C'Thun, making this a 1 mana assassinate from the get-go.
On the plus side, it's pretty tough for DH to get this before turn 6 or 7. So yes this card is still broken, but it's not impossible to deal with. This may be one of the first cards to get nerfed, unless we're once again wrong about how good DH cards are like we were during Scholomance (I really hope we are wrong about this, otherwise we might see on-release DH dominance again).
E.T.C., God of Metal: Am I a joke to you?
Demonwrath was 3 mana, making this effectively a 1 mana 4/3. Could see play in both slow Warlock decks or faster Zoolock decks with demons.
The hyper-aggro list has a fragile game plan, and falls apart as soon as it faces even one decently healthy taunt. The deck relies on snowballing on a bad mulligan and draw from the opponent, and this card really isn't going to improve things. This card doesn't seem bad, but I don't know if it fits into anything currently.
You can see the art for the Teddy bear token in the reveal video at 1:16. I don't know if I would say it's cute, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Idk if this card will be broken, but yikes... That's a really scary effect. The most prevalent threat is Aldrachi Warblades with a big attack buff, dealing upwards of 10+ unavoidable damage, but even cards like Eye Beam becoming a Corrosive Breath and that one Felscream Blast card can easily finish an opponent off.
I think it's all going to come down to how effectively the DH can utilise lifesteal cards while still maintaining tempo. If all their lifesteal cards are quite bad otherwise like Felscream Blast, we might see a slower DH deck that relies on this card as a win condition, which may be pretty cool. Otherwise, this is definitely a card to keep an eye on.
That said, considering the amount of complaining over Star Student Stelina and how trash the card actually turned out to be, I'm hopeful that we're wrong in our predictions once again.
This will probably be a good card, but it's honestly kinda just boring.
Headmaster Kel'Thuzad? I think it satisfies lines 1 and 3, it's a recent card, but I don't know about lines 2 and 4.
I don't know why they couldn't go down the same route at MtGArena and just have daily quests give gold AND battle pass experience and remove gold from the battle pass. This way, people know that they're not going to lose anything, and the amount of rewards you're going to get has only increased. By doing it this way, it's cast a lot of doubt on people, and how secretive they're being of it makes it seem as if the rewards aren't actually on par with the current system.
Personally, I have faith that Blizzard did their calculations properly and they know that an average person completing all their dailies and winning a couple of games should earn 7-8000 gold per expansion cycle. If they guarantee that we're going to get the same amount of gold in this new system, I am willing to put my trust in Blizzard if that means more sick cosmetics.
Oh my goodness. This is the most hype I've ever been for an expansion. The corrupted mechanic seems interesting, the old gods are flippin' amazing, and the entire aesthetic of the Darkmoon faire is so, SO sick.
Tempest was an insane minion. Crackling Cyclone getting 4 attacks off before your opponent gets 1 can instantly wipe your board without any counter. Al'akir with cleaves makes this even more toxic. It's way more common than you'd think.
I bet you there's be some smartass at Blizzard who'd change his health to a decimal number.