Goes nicely with the new sidequest Righteous Cause, get the completion down to 3 remaining summons and play Sky Claw and you get a pretty powerful board.
I can see this seeing some play, maybe helping spawn a token Paladin. Support may not be good enough in standard however, but in wild it could definitely see play.
Competitive Spirit but faster being that you can control when it goes off, and your opponent cannot just leave 1 minion up and ruin the buff.
Pretty nice card, but Paladin right now just cannot really swarm the board well enough right now to fully utilize the buff outside of Sky Claw and a few neutral token spawners. Problem a potential token Paladin deck faces is Shaman and Druid doing it better.
This should be quite potent in Wild however, especially so in Odd Paladin.
Could possibly see play in the future, but I honestly do not see it having an impact immediately. Obviously a good card, but the pirate Rogue archetype simply doesn't have enough support in standard right now.
Could get out of hand in an aggressive/tempo dragon deck.
I don't think it will see too much play just because of the sheer amount of different dragon synergy cards out there, and this one seems to be on the weaker side. It has no immediate impact on the board, could be a case of a 'win more' card.
Looks really good honestly, even in Rogue when you can't combo the 3/3 body is often still 'fine'. Whether or not this sees any play is dependant on how crowded dragon decks are going to be, there are SO MANY cards to choose from and this might not make the cut.
Obviously want to use this with cards that do not require being played from hand to get their full effect. Could offer a massive tempo swing if you pull out a big taunt or rush minion from this. I can see this being experimented with, but whether the archetype will have enough support is hard to see.
This is a really powerful card, similar to Unleash the Beast but for dragon decks.
I can see this definitely being a choice of dragon decks or highlander hybrids. Ensures a trade and keeps an annoying minion on the board afterwards. Should be an absolute nuisance for Arena players, great card.
Yeah this is a very nice midrange tool, helps you to keep your hand full, gives dragon tribe synergy and places a decently statted minion on the board. Should see quite a lot of play.
Dragonrider Talritha would love to hit this card, although it probably isn't enough to see play. Evasive Drakonid seems to be a better choice due to it having taunt. This card looks decent for arena though.
This seems like a very powerful card, Priest has gotten quite a few very interesting cards this expansion.
The difficulty with this card is knowing when you should take the effect, you can always gamble for more value. Opponents will also need to be very cautious about playing into this card, needing to always be aware of what they could potentially give their opponent.
Biggest issue for this card will be against aggro decks, where you are not likely to ever get a really good deal. This alone could prevent the card from seeing play at all, if the meta is going to be too fast to allow it to gain value.
You essentially mimic your opponents turn and get a free 8/8 for your troubles, should be really great in slower match ups with plenty of big minions to copy.
Obviously you need a minion in play to get the full effect, but if you do you get a very powerful play. You could either go face or make a value trade then transform it up into a 5/4 rush for more board control.
Should be especially good in quest shaman with all the lackeys and totems lying around, great card.
Could be quite nice control tool so long as you have no minions of your own, and you can always combo it with cards like Acolyte of Pain for some quick draw.
Max 9 damage without Valdris Felgorge and 11 with, like a cheaper Volcano for warlock. Should see a decent amount of play.
Well this seems like an auto-include in every deck for the first two weeks of the expansion.
Just a completely ridiculous card. If dragons do become meta then this is going to be one of the best possible counters to them. Going to be interesting to see if any early game dragons will actually see play because of this cards existence. You simply cannot allow your opponent to get such a huge tempo swing on turn 4.
This really makes playing the new cards like Bronze Explorer and Azure Explorer significantly worse as you really do not want to play them on curve due to the threat of this guy. Primordial Explorer doesn't mind too much though.
Seems like its impact will be best had when played on curve, but even then it likely won't be too effective. Spider tanks are also not that great, there are a whole bunch of them now with more powerful effects than this.
Seems ok in arena, but I doubt it will ever get played in constructed.
Nice early game tool for Druid, similar to Enchanted Raven but with more flexibility.
The combination of the two choose effects is not overly powerful, but would likely still see play in quest Druid for the sake of summoning a 2/2 for 1 mana for early board presence.
A nice card that will fit into many decks due to being a 1 mana spell in a class which can utilise them efficiently.
Legendary Ancient of War with a bonus of improving treant Druid decks.
Curves right into The Forest's Aid, so could be helpful for a more late game based token treant Druid. Comes down too late for a traditional early game token/swarm druid, but it could potentially make a slower treant focused deck more viable.
This could definitely see play for its effect alone, but it will also be used simply for cycle alongside Gadgetzan Auctioneer. Seems like a pretty powerful card at 0 mana, and in a class with ramp to negate the mana cost increase.
A bit of a meme card at first glance but could have some fringe usage if there are more cards that shuffle neutrals into your deck.
Right now this should work against Hakkar, the Soulflayer and the Corrupted Blood that he shuffles into your deck. There is always room for Blizzard to design more cards in this way, and this card could be used to counter/make use of that mechanic.
Tech card, won't see huge amounts of play but will be used from time to time where the meta allows it.
Goes nicely with the new sidequest Righteous Cause, get the completion down to 3 remaining summons and play Sky Claw and you get a pretty powerful board.
I can see this seeing some play, maybe helping spawn a token Paladin. Support may not be good enough in standard however, but in wild it could definitely see play.
Competitive Spirit but faster being that you can control when it goes off, and your opponent cannot just leave 1 minion up and ruin the buff.
Pretty nice card, but Paladin right now just cannot really swarm the board well enough right now to fully utilize the buff outside of Sky Claw and a few neutral token spawners. Problem a potential token Paladin deck faces is Shaman and Druid doing it better.
This should be quite potent in Wild however, especially so in Odd Paladin.
Similar to Acornbearer but with pirate synergy.
Could possibly see play in the future, but I honestly do not see it having an impact immediately. Obviously a good card, but the pirate Rogue archetype simply doesn't have enough support in standard right now.
Could get out of hand in an aggressive/tempo dragon deck.
I don't think it will see too much play just because of the sheer amount of different dragon synergy cards out there, and this one seems to be on the weaker side. It has no immediate impact on the board, could be a case of a 'win more' card.
SI:7 Agent for dragon decks.
Looks really good honestly, even in Rogue when you can't combo the 3/3 body is often still 'fine'. Whether or not this sees any play is dependant on how crowded dragon decks are going to be, there are SO MANY cards to choose from and this might not make the cut.
Good card for a big Druid variant.
Obviously want to use this with cards that do not require being played from hand to get their full effect. Could offer a massive tempo swing if you pull out a big taunt or rush minion from this. I can see this being experimented with, but whether the archetype will have enough support is hard to see.
This is a really powerful card, similar to Unleash the Beast but for dragon decks.
I can see this definitely being a choice of dragon decks or highlander hybrids. Ensures a trade and keeps an annoying minion on the board afterwards. Should be an absolute nuisance for Arena players, great card.
Azure Drake lives again!
Yeah this is a very nice midrange tool, helps you to keep your hand full, gives dragon tribe synergy and places a decently statted minion on the board. Should see quite a lot of play.
Decent, but you have to be running so many dragons to ensure this pays off in your favour.
Could have a huge tempo swing, if you are playing big dragons without battlecry. Probably see some experimentation but I feel it won't make the cut.
Bigger Faerie Dragon.
Dragonrider Talritha would love to hit this card, although it probably isn't enough to see play. Evasive Drakonid seems to be a better choice due to it having taunt. This card looks decent for arena though.
This seems like a very powerful card, Priest has gotten quite a few very interesting cards this expansion.
The difficulty with this card is knowing when you should take the effect, you can always gamble for more value. Opponents will also need to be very cautious about playing into this card, needing to always be aware of what they could potentially give their opponent.
Biggest issue for this card will be against aggro decks, where you are not likely to ever get a really good deal. This alone could prevent the card from seeing play at all, if the meta is going to be too fast to allow it to gain value.
You essentially mimic your opponents turn and get a free 8/8 for your troubles, should be really great in slower match ups with plenty of big minions to copy.
Seems very powerful, comparable to Oasis Surger.
Obviously you need a minion in play to get the full effect, but if you do you get a very powerful play. You could either go face or make a value trade then transform it up into a 5/4 rush for more board control.
Should be especially good in quest shaman with all the lackeys and totems lying around, great card.
More fuel for handlock.
Could be quite nice control tool so long as you have no minions of your own, and you can always combo it with cards like Acolyte of Pain for some quick draw.
Max 9 damage without Valdris Felgorge and 11 with, like a cheaper Volcano for warlock. Should see a decent amount of play.
Well this seems like an auto-include in every deck for the first two weeks of the expansion.
Just a completely ridiculous card. If dragons do become meta then this is going to be one of the best possible counters to them. Going to be interesting to see if any early game dragons will actually see play because of this cards existence. You simply cannot allow your opponent to get such a huge tempo swing on turn 4.
This really makes playing the new cards like Bronze Explorer and Azure Explorer significantly worse as you really do not want to play them on curve due to the threat of this guy. Primordial Explorer doesn't mind too much though.
Late game expensive dragons only it is then!
Not an awful card but definitely quite niche.
Seems like its impact will be best had when played on curve, but even then it likely won't be too effective. Spider tanks are also not that great, there are a whole bunch of them now with more powerful effects than this.
Seems ok in arena, but I doubt it will ever get played in constructed.
Nice early game tool for Druid, similar to Enchanted Raven but with more flexibility.
The combination of the two choose effects is not overly powerful, but would likely still see play in quest Druid for the sake of summoning a 2/2 for 1 mana for early board presence.
A nice card that will fit into many decks due to being a 1 mana spell in a class which can utilise them efficiently.
Legendary Ancient of War with a bonus of improving treant Druid decks.
Curves right into The Forest's Aid, so could be helpful for a more late game based token treant Druid. Comes down too late for a traditional early game token/swarm druid, but it could potentially make a slower treant focused deck more viable.
Surrender to Madness looks like an even bigger joke now.
This could definitely see play for its effect alone, but it will also be used simply for cycle alongside Gadgetzan Auctioneer. Seems like a pretty powerful card at 0 mana, and in a class with ramp to negate the mana cost increase.
A bit of a meme card at first glance but could have some fringe usage if there are more cards that shuffle neutrals into your deck.
Right now this should work against Hakkar, the Soulflayer and the Corrupted Blood that he shuffles into your deck. There is always room for Blizzard to design more cards in this way, and this card could be used to counter/make use of that mechanic.
Tech card, won't see huge amounts of play but will be used from time to time where the meta allows it.
Nice addition to Dragon Paladin and Highlander variants, should be played quite a bit.
Lifesteal is nice, more ways to stay in the game with a greedier mana curve. Nice card, one of the better explorer cards we have seen so far.