Counting the keyword and stats she grants an ally, she's not a bad deal. If you don't have an ally to buff, she's kind of awful though; Brightsteel Protector without an ally to buff is still a respectable 3/2 for 2 mana. When your best case scenario is "Kinda good" and your worst-case scenario is "awful", you get... Verdict: 2/5
1 mana 2/2s have been viable in hyper-aggressive decks like Pirates. Unlike Jagged Butcher, Petricite Hound doesn't have additional upside, loses power if it takes damage, and doesn't belong to a region that supports this type of hyper-aggressive playstyle. Verdict: 1/5
My best guess is "Add my health to my power", or "Raise my power to be equal to my health". Would make sense with all of the cards giving toughness buffs.
Continuing the trend of Bandle City having infinite value, their unit buffs get returned back to their hand when the buffed unit dies, gets captured, etc. Yuumi in particular looks incredibly obnoxious: She's cheap, she's strong, and from what I can tell it's literally impossible to get rid of her for good.
Both of its effects are worse than those of cards we already have: Prismatic Barrier gives Barrier for less mana, Spirit's Refuge gives Barrier AND Lifesteal for the same mana, and Bastion's buff lasts longer and grants permanent stat buffs. In this card's favor is its versatility: It can give Barrier OR Spellshield, whichever one you need. And we've seen the value of versatility: It's why Three Sisters is the single most played card from Freljord, and Twin Disciplines is the most played card from Ionia.
This card's versatility is helpful, but it's not as good as Twin Disciplines or even Three Sisters. Three Sisters gives you three options, this one only gives you two and both are purely defensive. It's an alright card, maybe it sees play or maybe not, it's a meta call. Verdict: 3/5
Similar to Fae Bladetwirler, only this costs more mana and has less health. On the plus side, this unit is actually a Fae (unlike Bladetwirler), so he can get a mana discount from Gleaming Lantern. Verdict: 1/5
Quick attack is a defensive buff for attacking units; it saves the attacker from losing health to a weaker defender. I'm not sure that the likes of Pantheon or Wounded Whiteflame need this defensive buff; I can't even remember the last time I saw either of them dying to damage after having been buffed. Verdict: 2/5
Stat-wise, this is pretty underwhelming compared to Saga Seeker and Wounded Whiteflame, but we know that Fated units don't want for stats for very long. Its upside is drawing you cards on a Nexus strike. The thing about Fated units is: Your opponent often just lets them strike their Nexus rather than sacrifice one of their units, especially in the early turns of the game, and if this guy draws you even a single card from his ability, then he's doing great. If you give him Elusive or Overwhelm, he can become a huge value engine for a Pantheon Fated deck.
My biggest concern is this unit's region. Pantheon Fated decks have so far been a Targon + Demacia affair, and I'm not sure what Fated strategies would look like for a Targon + Bandle deck. Verdict: 4/5
Spending 5 mana on a buff to turn a unit into Horns of the Dragon, the infamous Ionia unit which just gets chump blocked forever, sounds like a bad deal. Now, if you also give that unit Overwhelm, then that changes things: you get a unit which can threaten to end the game, fast. And if you get a 2-mana discount from Gleaming Lantern, then this card becomes very attractive.
That said, this gets countered by Frostbites, Stuns and especially Recall effects, so you'd want to devote even more cards to protecting the buffed unit. As a general use card this looks bad, but it could work as part of an OTK combo. Verdict: 3/5
Elusive is a very powerful keyword, but this is a pretty expensive buff; Sumpworks Map is a 2-mana buff that grants Elusive, and it sees no play. This card has some significant upsides over Sumpworks map, such as getting your Rainbowfish card back if the buffed unit dies and the ability to play it as a unit if needed. This might see play. 3/5
Yuumi is very strong. Think of other cards that grant permanent buffs to units: cards like Take Heart, Stand Alone, or Blessing of Targon. Yuumi is more mana efficient, her buff grows in size every turn, and if the buffed unit gets killed, you get the buff card (Yuumi) replaced in your hand. She benefits from Fae synergy cards like Gleaming Lantern, and if she levels up, she also adds a Spellshield buff that refreshes itself every turn.
Additionally, if you get a bricked hand full of buffs but no units to cast them on? No problem, you just play Yuumi as a unit.
Downsides: You can't spend Spell Mana on Attach cards, and they're played at unit speed which passes initiative back to your opponent. Verdict: 5/5
Ephemeral copy from Go Get It is a big reason why you'd want to play it. On units with a powerful effect that triggers when summoned, such as The Rekindler, Go Get It allows you to activate that effect twice.
Like Mentor of the Stones, but bad. Yes he has synergy with Battering Ram and Bubble Bear but that's never going to be good. Verdict: 2/5
Obvious synergy with Formidable units aside, she's just a great unit to put into any deck. Verdict: 5/5
Counting the keyword and stats she grants an ally, she's not a bad deal. If you don't have an ally to buff, she's kind of awful though; Brightsteel Protector without an ally to buff is still a respectable 3/2 for 2 mana. When your best case scenario is "Kinda good" and your worst-case scenario is "awful", you get... Verdict: 2/5
This is like Shen, but bad. Verdict: 2/5
Although it does lose power when it takes damage, a 3/3 Challenger for 2 mana is very good. Verdict: 4/5
1 mana 2/2s have been viable in hyper-aggressive decks like Pirates. Unlike Jagged Butcher, Petricite Hound doesn't have additional upside, loses power if it takes damage, and doesn't belong to a region that supports this type of hyper-aggressive playstyle. Verdict: 1/5
My best guess is "Add my health to my power", or "Raise my power to be equal to my health". Would make sense with all of the cards giving toughness buffs.
Continuing the trend of Bandle City having infinite value, their unit buffs get returned back to their hand when the buffed unit dies, gets captured, etc. Yuumi in particular looks incredibly obnoxious: She's cheap, she's strong, and from what I can tell it's literally impossible to get rid of her for good.
Both of its effects are worse than those of cards we already have: Prismatic Barrier gives Barrier for less mana, Spirit's Refuge gives Barrier AND Lifesteal for the same mana, and Bastion's buff lasts longer and grants permanent stat buffs. In this card's favor is its versatility: It can give Barrier OR Spellshield, whichever one you need. And we've seen the value of versatility: It's why Three Sisters is the single most played card from Freljord, and Twin Disciplines is the most played card from Ionia.
This card's versatility is helpful, but it's not as good as Twin Disciplines or even Three Sisters. Three Sisters gives you three options, this one only gives you two and both are purely defensive. It's an alright card, maybe it sees play or maybe not, it's a meta call. Verdict: 3/5
Fated decks may want this, but no other decks will. Verdict: 3/5
Similar to Fae Bladetwirler, only this costs more mana and has less health. On the plus side, this unit is actually a Fae (unlike Bladetwirler), so he can get a mana discount from Gleaming Lantern. Verdict: 1/5
Reminds me of Fused Firebrand, except slightly worse. It's not terrible, but it would take a niche metagame for this to see play. 2/5
Quick attack is a defensive buff for attacking units; it saves the attacker from losing health to a weaker defender. I'm not sure that the likes of Pantheon or Wounded Whiteflame need this defensive buff; I can't even remember the last time I saw either of them dying to damage after having been buffed. Verdict: 2/5
Stat-wise, this is pretty underwhelming compared to Saga Seeker and Wounded Whiteflame, but we know that Fated units don't want for stats for very long. Its upside is drawing you cards on a Nexus strike. The thing about Fated units is: Your opponent often just lets them strike their Nexus rather than sacrifice one of their units, especially in the early turns of the game, and if this guy draws you even a single card from his ability, then he's doing great. If you give him Elusive or Overwhelm, he can become a huge value engine for a Pantheon Fated deck.
My biggest concern is this unit's region. Pantheon Fated decks have so far been a Targon + Demacia affair, and I'm not sure what Fated strategies would look like for a Targon + Bandle deck. Verdict: 4/5
Spending 5 mana on a buff to turn a unit into Horns of the Dragon, the infamous Ionia unit which just gets chump blocked forever, sounds like a bad deal. Now, if you also give that unit Overwhelm, then that changes things: you get a unit which can threaten to end the game, fast. And if you get a 2-mana discount from Gleaming Lantern, then this card becomes very attractive.
That said, this gets countered by Frostbites, Stuns and especially Recall effects, so you'd want to devote even more cards to protecting the buffed unit. As a general use card this looks bad, but it could work as part of an OTK combo. Verdict: 3/5
Elusive is a very powerful keyword, but this is a pretty expensive buff; Sumpworks Map is a 2-mana buff that grants Elusive, and it sees no play. This card has some significant upsides over Sumpworks map, such as getting your Rainbowfish card back if the buffed unit dies and the ability to play it as a unit if needed. This might see play. 3/5
Yuumi is very strong. Think of other cards that grant permanent buffs to units: cards like Take Heart, Stand Alone, or Blessing of Targon. Yuumi is more mana efficient, her buff grows in size every turn, and if the buffed unit gets killed, you get the buff card (Yuumi) replaced in your hand. She benefits from Fae synergy cards like Gleaming Lantern, and if she levels up, she also adds a Spellshield buff that refreshes itself every turn.
Additionally, if you get a bricked hand full of buffs but no units to cast them on? No problem, you just play Yuumi as a unit.
Downsides: You can't spend Spell Mana on Attach cards, and they're played at unit speed which passes initiative back to your opponent. Verdict: 5/5
Ephemeral copy from Go Get It is a big reason why you'd want to play it. On units with a powerful effect that triggers when summoned, such as The Rekindler, Go Get It allows you to activate that effect twice.
Yuumi had better have some epic payoffs to justify putting all of these bad Fae cards in your deck
Yikes, this is so bad, it makes Greenglade Elder look good. 1/5