At first I thought "Oh wow, this is really strong!" - but my second thought was: Lets say you play this while you have 7 mana, you spent 2 mana for the minion and then you play spells for 5 mana so the minion deals 5 face damage.
Don´t get me wrong a 2 mana minion which deals 5 face damage is nice for hunter - but at the current power level it doesn`t seem "very strong" for me. It has to stay on board more than one turn to get really powerful and that is quite unlikely with 3 health. But if there is a way to mana cheat this out or protect it in some way, this could be quite strong.
At the moment I see this card only as "potentially good" - but maybe it will not even make the cut at the end, because hunter normally want to play on curve and this is not a "curve card".
Maybe this could be an option for defensive decks too, where it could be very important to find your early game removal against aggro. Depending on the other avaible cards and if is aggro important enough that you an small minion to raise your chance for early removal.
Maybe (with an even smaller chance) this could help combo decks if there is a need for more tutor cards (even this is no "real tutor").
Anyways: I really like the card, because I think it has a "fair power level" and has a potential as a "solid filler card" in different decks. I will try this card for sure, becaused I liked Sightless Watcher when it came out.
I am not excited about more underpriced big minions - but I like the Dredge mechanic because I liked Sightless Watcher who was semi playable at the beginning of Demon Hunter.
Quote: "Aggressive play is not as simple as it sounds. At the very least, it boils down to far more than sending everything to the opponent’s face. The core strategy of aggro is putting pressure on the opponent early, and making good trades is often the best way to do so."
Wow, this is BIG! O.O
This allows Big Priest to play Shadow Essence on turn 3 - with coin even on turn 2.
Thats really nasty...
What do you think how far Silvername will get?
I heared he had some "special gaming operations" lately. :)
It seems like there are no drops this time. :(
I will watch a bit, maybe they will get activated later...
In the last weeks I mostly watched the tournaments for the packs - but a few hours I watched it, because I was a bit interested in the gameplay too.
But for Battlegrounds I whould only watch for the packs.
Yup, this is exactly how much free stuff we got back then.
I play HS since the open beta and the game improved a lot when it comes to free stuff.
Now I have to think a bit what I will buy from Bens gift...
Rush no charge :( ...
As a Wild main player, I think this will not be strong enough.
(Yes, I know I will get a lot of downvotes for liking charge.)
I'm suprised this has no rush and taunt and doesn`t draw 2 cards.
Now I know which deck I will try first in Wild, when the new expansion is out. :D
When was the last time a match with hunter lasted until turn 10?
At first I thought "Oh wow, this is really strong!" - but my second thought was: Lets say you play this while you have 7 mana, you spent 2 mana for the minion and then you play spells for 5 mana so the minion deals 5 face damage.
Don´t get me wrong a 2 mana minion which deals 5 face damage is nice for hunter - but at the current power level it doesn`t seem "very strong" for me. It has to stay on board more than one turn to get really powerful and that is quite unlikely with 3 health. But if there is a way to mana cheat this out or protect it in some way, this could be quite strong.
At the moment I see this card only as "potentially good" - but maybe it will not even make the cut at the end, because hunter normally want to play on curve and this is not a "curve card".
Yeah, this it what I wondered about: Is this not just a neutral Plot Twist on a stick?
A 1/3 for 1 mana is "ok" for an aggro deck with a chance to "correct" a bad hand.
Patches? What are you doing in my starting hand?! Get back in my deck! :D
Maybe this could be an option for defensive decks too, where it could be very important to find your early game removal against aggro. Depending on the other avaible cards and if is aggro important enough that you an small minion to raise your chance for early removal.
Maybe (with an even smaller chance) this could help combo decks if there is a need for more tutor cards (even this is no "real tutor").
Anyways: I really like the card, because I think it has a "fair power level" and has a potential as a "solid filler card" in different decks. I will try this card for sure, becaused I liked Sightless Watcher when it came out.
I am not excited about more underpriced big minions - but I like the Dredge mechanic because I liked Sightless Watcher who was semi playable at the beginning of Demon Hunter.
Druid is still the easiest way to get the pack I think.
Easy first game, turn 1 win -> full board of minions, enemy at 5 hp -> "I concede."
Kayn Sunfury - one of my favourite DH cards.
In my experience didn`t see much play lately.
All other cards I will not miss in Standard.
I crafted Kazakusan , had fun with him for about 2 days and now I get my dust back.
I am fine with that.
The card was fun for about 20 games, but overall I am not a big fan of RNG highroll decks, so I will not miss him in my collection.
I slowly come to the conclusion that this is the most cancerous control meta we ever had in Standard. :)
Imagining playing aggro and ignoring the board... have fun loosing most of you aggro vs aggro matches!
Here a very old beginners guide to that topic, so you can learn the basics about aggro decks:
https://tempostorm.com/articles/beginners-guide-to-hearthstones-meta-aggro
Quote: "Aggressive play is not as simple as it sounds. At the very least, it boils down to far more than sending everything to the opponent’s face. The core strategy of aggro is putting pressure on the opponent early, and making good trades is often the best way to do so."
And tone AOE removals.
How long does it take to get the packs? I watched 8 hours but no packs yet.