Why would Microsoft allow this at this point? It seems to me that Microsoft would want Blizzard games featured during Microsoft's conferences so Microsoft can control the messaging and marketing not to mention the timing of releases. Does Microsoft really want another 'Don't you guys have cell phones' conference on their hands. Are they really going to allow their subsidiaries to put on their own lavish and expensive shows?
There are many obstacles for this card especially in the deckbuilding phase. Outside of Druid, it will probably only work in a 40/40 deck where you might have the time to use more expensive tutors like [Hearthstone Card (Taelin Fordring) Not Found], and you can fit in another win condition to offset the inevitable Mutanus or poor draw. It combines 2 historically bad effects on the same card ( having to hold a card in hand to get a bonus Blubber Baron and spread damage between enemy minions + face Meteorologist). It is yet to be seen how good infuse will be but I'm not optimistic about it outside of token strategies.
There is some good news for this card though. Lifesteal is one of the best keywords, although I think you will need at least 10 missile damage from the battlecry on average for it to save you if killing your opponent outright isn't the goal. Also, having dredge and tradeable give you more shots at finding this card in your deck.
I hope they can make a mage minion that benefits from being frozen as it can target friendlies also. Maybe a minion that gives you hero armor, gives adjacent minions lifesteal, or gains taunt when frozen.
Can we please start getting some new characters for portraits? I do not want 5 different versions of most of these characters. I would rather have hero portraits of characters like Tirion, Dr. Boom, Rotface, or Sneed to name a few.
Regis said it best. They are more like alternative hero powers that can be used x amount of times. I remember in one of the developer discussions someone asked if they would ever consider replacing hero powers with a spell that was cast during the game. I think it was Iskar who responded that they thought about it but didn't think it would be fun if mage could keep casting Devolving Missiles every turn. Well it looks like they may have found their workaround.
I really hope they make a card that allows players to swap the basic hero power effect with a location effect for the rest of the game. For example, Warrior could tap into armor 3 times but use the Cruel Taskmaster -1 effect for the rest of the game. That could lead to a bunch of different ways to play your deck. The shaman one is also in the game already via [Hearthstone Card (Deathseeker Thrall) Not Found]'s hero power in wild.
The immune mechanic is being overprinted in this game and is starting to annoy me. Why can't they just use Moonfang's text instead and make a keyword out of that? It seems more healthy for the game in the long run and would avoid future problems ( like the wretched tiller/ hysteria combo) much better.
Despite the synergies Mire Keeper has with choose one cards from the last 3 expansions, I would rather have Greedy Sprite instead. I would like to see Druid earn their ramp with minions on board and have a risk of them being silenced or transformed. Speaking of evolve mechanics, I like the Fel Reaver and Eerie Statue inclusion.
Clearly the best artwork of the entire set. I just love how they inconspicuously wrote 'sex' in the card's appendages. 69/10 for artistic style! I might have to brewmaster the first part and play it on the end for the luls. Speaking of which , can this be the way we get the hidden achievement card back next time. I really don't want to navigate 4 fucking random dungeons blindly Celestalon!
You might be able to get extra stats if you are using this in conjunction with Muckmorpher. If your Muckmorpher changes into a 4/4 copy of Deathwing then it should give you 12/12 more attack and health instead of 4/4 because Deathwing is the original. Yeah, I think Muckmorpher might be coming to the core set!
I'm going to go out on a 'limb' and say for neutral, N'Zoth will be the only Colassal legendary and comes with Colossal +6.
I like your idea for paladin. I am envisioning multiple seahorses as the appendages pulling around a huge mech. Or maybe an Elemental since that tribe hasn't been seen yet. Colossal +4
Shaman will probably get the hydra/medussa one with piranhas for appendages that unfortunately have the freeze mechanic. It would be funny if the head was actually a totem. Colossal +5
I have no idea what hunter will get, but I wouldn't rule out a flying creature with multiple beaks or an extra wing. Something like a menacing Seahawk that could be associated with the water theme. Colossal +3
My money is on the keyword Recruit coming back. Put Master Oakheart in the coreset and all of a sudden you have at least 20 different ways to utilize him in the deck building phase. Vandar Stormpike synergizes with him in "big/combo" style decks for all 10 classes, or you could make a hate deck with troggs and outposts without Vandar for starters. There are already some intriguing 1,2 and 3 attack minions to choose from. If the team slowly adds some Legendaries and epics that synergize with Oakheart for each class, they could strengthen class identity through these bridge cards and finishers.
Recruit can be a fair keyword if the cards are designed correctly. Ungoro had a lot variety in its meta and is considered to be the best expansion in hearthstone. I can't think of another card that could rival Oakheart in terms of variety (unless they reprint it). The meta just needs to slow down a bit or maybe just buff Oakheart to 8 or less (also make sure Druid does not get out caontrol). Now I don't think for a second that the team in its current state is capable of giving us another Ungoro but I can dream.
It is really sad that the warrior quest had its focus on pirates when it should have been focused on managerie. They already had a bridge card in Tent Trasher and a big payoff card in N'zoth. But of course let's not give any real support to midrange or control ( outside of a useless Paladin quest and way too slow priest quest). Aggro needs more love obviously. Meanwhile, we have to live with this crap until team 5 eventually and reluctantly has to admit to their mistake. Don't worry though guys it won't happen anytime soon as someone else at Blizzard just reminded Dean again how good he is at designing cards!
I am used to Blizzard powercreeping their cards not their revealers. Somewhere Feno is crying in the corner.
I suspect Xy'mox will allow relics to be played more times by shuffling any that have been played into your deck!
Why would Microsoft allow this at this point? It seems to me that Microsoft would want Blizzard games featured during Microsoft's conferences so Microsoft can control the messaging and marketing not to mention the timing of releases. Does Microsoft really want another 'Don't you guys have cell phones' conference on their hands. Are they really going to allow their subsidiaries to put on their own lavish and expensive shows?
There are many obstacles for this card especially in the deckbuilding phase. Outside of Druid, it will probably only work in a 40/40 deck where you might have the time to use more expensive tutors like [Hearthstone Card (Taelin Fordring) Not Found], and you can fit in another win condition to offset the inevitable Mutanus or poor draw. It combines 2 historically bad effects on the same card ( having to hold a card in hand to get a bonus Blubber Baron and spread damage between enemy minions + face Meteorologist). It is yet to be seen how good infuse will be but I'm not optimistic about it outside of token strategies.
There is some good news for this card though. Lifesteal is one of the best keywords, although I think you will need at least 10 missile damage from the battlecry on average for it to save you if killing your opponent outright isn't the goal. Also, having dredge and tradeable give you more shots at finding this card in your deck.
Thankfully the hunter location can only target friendly minions! We wouldn't want Big Game Hunter going from S-tier to God status!
I hope they can make a mage minion that benefits from being frozen as it can target friendlies also. Maybe a minion that gives you hero armor, gives adjacent minions lifesteal, or gains taunt when frozen.
Can we please start getting some new characters for portraits? I do not want 5 different versions of most of these characters. I would rather have hero portraits of characters like Tirion, Dr. Boom, Rotface, or Sneed to name a few.
Regis said it best. They are more like alternative hero powers that can be used x amount of times. I remember in one of the developer discussions someone asked if they would ever consider replacing hero powers with a spell that was cast during the game. I think it was Iskar who responded that they thought about it but didn't think it would be fun if mage could keep casting Devolving Missiles every turn. Well it looks like they may have found their workaround.
I really hope they make a card that allows players to swap the basic hero power effect with a location effect for the rest of the game. For example, Warrior could tap into armor 3 times but use the Cruel Taskmaster -1 effect for the rest of the game. That could lead to a bunch of different ways to play your deck. The shaman one is also in the game already via [Hearthstone Card (Deathseeker Thrall) Not Found]'s hero power in wild.
The immune mechanic is being overprinted in this game and is starting to annoy me. Why can't they just use Moonfang's text instead and make a keyword out of that? It seems more healthy for the game in the long run and would avoid future problems ( like the wretched tiller/ hysteria combo) much better.
The change should have been: "Battlecry: Discover a spell that costs 1 or more that didn't start in your deck"
Despite the synergies Mire Keeper has with choose one cards from the last 3 expansions, I would rather have Greedy Sprite instead. I would like to see Druid earn their ramp with minions on board and have a risk of them being silenced or transformed. Speaking of evolve mechanics, I like the Fel Reaver and Eerie Statue inclusion.
I really like the core set of ingredients but I was hoping to make a Wild recipe! Where can I find Whizbang the Wonderful's Whale Meat Soup recipe?
Clearly the best artwork of the entire set. I just love how they inconspicuously wrote 'sex' in the card's appendages. 69/10 for artistic style! I might have to brewmaster the first part and play it on the end for the luls. Speaking of which , can this be the way we get the hidden achievement card back next time. I really don't want to navigate 4 fucking random dungeons blindly Celestalon!
You might be able to get extra stats if you are using this in conjunction with Muckmorpher. If your Muckmorpher changes into a 4/4 copy of Deathwing then it should give you 12/12 more attack and health instead of 4/4 because Deathwing is the original. Yeah, I think Muckmorpher might be coming to the core set!
I'm going to go out on a 'limb' and say for neutral, N'Zoth will be the only Colassal legendary and comes with Colossal +6.
I like your idea for paladin. I am envisioning multiple seahorses as the appendages pulling around a huge mech. Or maybe an Elemental since that tribe hasn't been seen yet. Colossal +4
Shaman will probably get the hydra/medussa one with piranhas for appendages that unfortunately have the freeze mechanic. It would be funny if the head was actually a totem. Colossal +5
I have no idea what hunter will get, but I wouldn't rule out a flying creature with multiple beaks or an extra wing. Something like a menacing Seahawk that could be associated with the water theme. Colossal +3
Let me mark this one on my Bingo card. Oh look its in the lower corner: 'Card that rehashes an older tavern Brawl'
I wonder if you can cast Treachery on this, kill it, and just steal all your opponents minions! Either way 10/10 for design on this card.
I hope the new keyword makes a big 'splash' ... I'll show myself out now.
My money is on the keyword Recruit coming back. Put Master Oakheart in the coreset and all of a sudden you have at least 20 different ways to utilize him in the deck building phase. Vandar Stormpike synergizes with him in "big/combo" style decks for all 10 classes, or you could make a hate deck with troggs and outposts without Vandar for starters. There are already some intriguing 1,2 and 3 attack minions to choose from. If the team slowly adds some Legendaries and epics that synergize with Oakheart for each class, they could strengthen class identity through these bridge cards and finishers.
Recruit can be a fair keyword if the cards are designed correctly. Ungoro had a lot variety in its meta and is considered to be the best expansion in hearthstone. I can't think of another card that could rival Oakheart in terms of variety (unless they reprint it). The meta just needs to slow down a bit or maybe just buff Oakheart to 8 or less (also make sure Druid does not get out caontrol). Now I don't think for a second that the team in its current state is capable of giving us another Ungoro but I can dream.
It is really sad that the warrior quest had its focus on pirates when it should have been focused on managerie. They already had a bridge card in Tent Trasher and a big payoff card in N'zoth. But of course let's not give any real support to midrange or control ( outside of a useless Paladin quest and way too slow priest quest). Aggro needs more love obviously. Meanwhile, we have to live with this crap until team 5 eventually and reluctantly has to admit to their mistake. Don't worry though guys it won't happen anytime soon as someone else at Blizzard just reminded Dean again how good he is at designing cards!