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Check out Sottle's thoughts on the announced set so far, plus reveals for upcoming cards.

 

Update: Nearly all the cards have now been released on Blizzard's Facebook page, with 61 new cards being added today. You can check out the full album Here

 

Greetings travellers!

I thought it would be appropriate to start a discussion on the new Hearthstone expansion, Goblins vs Gnomes. Since there was a whole slew of cards announced in the original spoilers, dissecting each one of them one by one would take forever, plus some cards may become better or worse as the rest of the set is revealed.


However, I thought I'd take a stab at posting my thoughts on what I think are some of the most important reveals so far.
 
As more cards are revealed every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I will keep this topic up to date with all the new information and try to post my thoughts on each. If there are any already revealed cards that you have an opinion on, or would like to hear my thoughts on, let us know below!
 
You can see the full list of all revealed cards so far here: http://hearthstone.gamepedia.com/Goblins_vs_Gnomes
 

Annoy-o-Tron


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Potentially a strong Anti-Aggro card, and a natural counter to turn 1 Leper Gnome, However, it does not have enough power to challenge an Undertaker. Time will tell whether this is actually useful or just a slightly upgraded Frostwolf Grunt. There is also the possibility of playing this IN Aggro, since the Divine Shield makes it a strong target for buffs like Cold Blood.
 

Piloted Shredder

 
 

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Potentially a strong value card. Getting an "average" value vanilla 3/2 minion from the Deathrattle effect leads to an effective 4 mana 7/5. With the strength of many of the 2 drops being added to the set in GvG, this seems like a solid card. Not to mention the extra buff potential for Undertaker in a mana slot where there are not many options available currently.
 

Spider Tank

 
 

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Not much to say on this one, the Neutral Vanilla 3/4 minion is finally here. Solid card.
 

Clockwork Giant

 
 

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A fairly obvious attempt to curb the strength of Handlock in Control matchups. Blizzard have commented before that they want to provide players with organic solutions to losing to certain decks. This now fits in right aside Big Game Hunter as an anti-Handlock tech card. I'll be interested to see whether the addition of more cards like this cause online tournaments such as Zotac to finally outlaw sideboarding (changing cards in a deck inbetween games).
 

Enhance-o Mechano

 
 

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A card I'm very torn on. The natural synergy that comes to mind with this card is in Zoo. But the question becomes what do you cut to make room for it? Is it better than Defender of Argus? The stats compare unfavourably, you'd almost always rather have a 2/3 than a 3/2 in Zoo. However, the potential benefit of giving 3-4 minions Windfury or Divine Shield are enormous. Definitely a card i'm excited to get my hands on and test fully.
 

Piloted Sky Golem

 
 

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Similar thoughts to Piloted Shredder, the potential value on an average 4-drop being summoned from this card is extremely high. However, the 6 mana slot is extremely competitive already, and this card will have to fight through the likes of Cairne, Sylvanas, Black Knight etc to find a slot in people's decks. It stacks up directly against Cairne with reasonable results, but the consistency of Cairne may end up being a deciding factor.
 

Blingtron 3000

 
 

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Seems to fit best as an aggro card. Similar to Coldlight Oracle in the sense that you're valuing your card draw higher than your opponents, you don't care what cards they draw, you just need the cards to kill them. Blingtron works in a similar way in that you don't care what weapon they get, as long as you give yourself additional damage. With the average weapon damage in the game being above 8, 5 mana for a 3/4 and 8 damage seems like good value.
 

Shrinkmeister

 
 

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Strong card. Ignoring the obviously powerful Battlecry effect that can activate cards like Shadow Word Pain, and more importantly, Shadow Madness and Cabal Shadow Priest, it's simply a 3/2. The problem with the already situationally good cards in Priest such as Crazed Alchemist is that it's just a weak card to play out on turn 2 if you need a minion vs something like Hunter or Zoo. At a perfectly acceptable 3/2, this card solves that problem.
 

Goblin Auto-Barber

 
 

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An interesting card. On the face of it, my thoughts should be similar to that of Shrinkmeister. It has a nice effect for Rogue and it's a fine standalone card at 3/2 for 2 mana. However, the only Rogue deck you'd look to play this in is a Tempo focused Rogue. Unfortunately, Tempo Rogue is just not that good right now, so it remains to be seen whether GvG will make a Mech focused Tempo build a viable archetype.
 

Shieldmaiden

 
 

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Another card I am very torn on. On the face of it, it draws comparisons to Priestess of Elune, which is an extremely poor card. However, there are several ways to look at this card that make it sound a lot better. Firstly, the 7 mana swing turn that is created by Shieldmaiden + Shield Slam is pretty huge. Secondly, you can think of it as a Shield Block that always draws you a 3 mana 5/5, that sounds pretty good right? And finally, having this in your deck later to activate late game Shield Slams gives you more freedom to use your Shield Blocks for cycle purposes. However, as mentioned earlier the 6 mana slot is extremely competitive, particularly in Control Warrior.
 

Reveal for 17/11/2014

 

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Seems pretty subpar, even in comparison to an already weak card in Mindgames. On the positive side, Shaman does play the best hard removal card in the game in the form of Hex, but for the 7 mana it costs to play this card and a Hex, you can play most major minions you'd want to anyway, and keep the Hex.
 
Struggling to see how this card can ever be good. If anyone has any ideas for possible synergies and benefits, then let us know!

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Additional Reveal for 17/11/2014

 

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Looks like we got treated to a 2-for-1 reveal today. This card is interesting, it sits on the slow side when compared to a card like Ragnaros which has an immediate effect. However, the list of positives is pretty big. It dodges Big Game Hunter and the huge health pool leaves it only vulnerable to hard removal cards such as Polymorph and Hex, and if it does survive one turn it becomes an absolute wrecking ball.

 

It's a much better checkmate card against Aggro than Rag, if you can stabilise and get this guy down, you should be able to clear their board comfortably for several turns afterwards. It should also help a class like Warrior to deal with a flood of midrange threats from Druid, since one attack can theoretically take down a Yeti, a Spectral Knight and a Druid of the Claw. I can see this being good in a Control heavy meta, and a top tier arena pick, but it probably falls short of being a common constructed card. 

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Reveals for 18/11/2014

 

 

 

Anodized Robo-Teddy

 

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At first glance, there's not a whole lot wrong with this card. The standard average value 2 drop is either a 2/3 or a 3/2, this gets to choose which of those to be, and has Taunt. However, you have to consider the Druid gameplan. Your powerful cards are Innervate and Wild Growth, so the aim for a Druid deck is often to skip playing a 2 drop entirely and use that turn either to Wild Growth or to Innervate out a more powerful creature. This means you're weighing this card up directly against the cards that are already played in Druid such as Haunted Creeper or Sunfury Protector. As with many of these cards it comes down to whether or not the Mech synergy ends up being powerful enough to justify their inclusion

 

 

 

Fel Cannon

 

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Just as Robo-Teddy follows a recurring theme on "Is Mech synergy good enough to make this card worth it?" This card follows another recurring theme in "Is consistency more important than random, but potentially beneficial effects?" Comparing this card to Sen'jin Shieldmasta, would you rather have the consistency, or a potentially strong, but also potentially detrimental effect? Close attention to the card text reveals the damage can be dealt to any non-Mech minion, including your own. The choice to make this a Warlock card also begs questions as it doesn't fit into any established Warlock archetypes. Time will tell again whether "Mech Zoo" or something similar becomes a worthwhile option. It's also worth pointing out that this card is significantly better than Demolisher due to it activating at end of turn, rather than the start. Cautiously optimistic on this one.

 

 

 

Screwjank Clunker

 

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Initial impression? Weak. Comparing directly to two similar cards, Houndmaster's 4/3 stat distribution is probably preferred over 2/5, although Screwjank has the benefit of being a Mech itself, unlike Houndmaster and Beasts. Stormwind Knight also has a similar effect in that its stats are identical and it does 2 points of Charge damage (buffing an in play minion by 2 attack is essentially 2 points of Charge). Houndmaster also features in a class that can enforce Tempo a lot better using their Hero Power, Screwjank, while seeming to function as a Tempo card has been given to a Class in Warrior that will seemingly always be a poor choice to use it, since the Hero Power is so defensive.

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Ancestors Call is an acceleration card. Particularly with control. A turn 4 card at a hard cost of 8 can launch your board development ahead. A druid deck can totally abuse this with the right draw.

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Shame it's a Shaman card huh? tongue.png

 

The problem with the acceleration here is that it's symmetrical. Say you cast Ancestor's Call to cheat out an 8 mana card, you've spent a card to accelerate 4 mana. Now imagine your opponent gets a Senjin or Spectral Knight out of the deal, they've spent 0 cards to accelerate 4-5 mana, and their creature gets to attack first.

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Reveal for 19/11/2014

 

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A card that represents strong value. Essentially you get a Light's Justice and 3 Hero Powers, 7 mana worth of value for 3 mana. It will go some way to addressing one of Paladin's worst matchups in Zoo, since 3 1/1s and a low damage, high durability weapon are strong tools against small minions. However, the strength of the Paladin Hero Power is that it summons a 1/1 without using a card. Spending a card to activate a similar effect lessens the strength of that benefit. Making this card worth it will also require an increased number of buff cards in Paladin, and may increase the value of cards like Blessing of Might and Blessing of Kings. Seemingly solid, but will require some work to fit into Paladin's gameplan.

 

*Additional: The interaction with Sword of Justice could be interesting. Based on the deliberate way the card is worded, it seems like the 1/1s will summon first, followed by the Weapon, which will allow SoJ to make 3 2/2s before it gets overwritten. That sounds potentially pretty strong.

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Additional Reveal for 19/11/2014

 

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Just seems straight up bad. Not enough Health. Comparing this to a Sludge Belcher or Sunwalker does not come out favourably, even if you allow for Divine Shield combo to be activated. Not a whole lot more to say here, probably one of the weakest cards revealed so far.

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Are there any potential card combos that can blow this up? There is definitely a theme deck represented here, like hunters with beasts or Murlocks.

Is there a hearthstone version of MTG's white weenie deck?

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Yeah Mech Synergy will definitely play a big part on whether some of these cards end up good or not, we'll have to evaluate the strength of the Mech set as a whole to know for sure.

 

I'm not the greatest authority on Magic, but i've been reliably informed that White Weenie is most similar to Zoo or Aggro Paladin.

 

Reveals for 20/11/2014

 

 

 

Call Pet

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Difficult. The obvious comparisons come to mind with Far Sight. This is seemingly just as bad, if not worse than Far Sight due to the possibility of bricking completely and not drawing a Beast. However, if full Beast synergy/midrange Hunter becomes powerful again, perhaps due to more high cost Beast cards in the GvG set, then maybe this can see play. Comparing the card to Shiv, a card that is a staple in Rogue due to a very specific job it does, this matches up somewhat favourably. 2 Mana draw a card, and the potential benefits far outweigh that of the 1 damage from Shiv. However, as of right now, based on the information we have, this card is bad.

 

 

Mech-Bear-Cat

 

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For information on Spare Parts, see: http://www.hearthpwn.com/cards?filter-set=101&filter-token=1&filter-unreleased=1&filter-type=5&&display=3

 

Seemingly a strong card. 7/6 is a solid body to have and the potential for at least one Spare Part is a nice pay off. However as mentioned with previous 6 drop reveals, the 6 mana slot is extremely competitive. For this card to see play it's fighting against Cairne, Sylvanas, Black Knight etc and it remains to be seen whether people will find room. Also worth noting this card would be stronger as a 6/7 due to it being a BGH target in its current form. Both this card and Toshley seem like they will be excellent "fuel" cards for Gadgetzan, Violet Teacher etc. Due to them providing you with 1 mana spells.

 

 

Toshley

 

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For information on Spare Parts, see: http://www.hearthpwn.com/cards?filter-set=101&filter-token=1&filter-unreleased=1&filter-type=5&&display=3

 

You can more or less echo my thoughs on Mech-Bear-Cat for this one. The body is solid, in fact, even more so than Mech-Bear-Cat. 5 Attack is the magic number in terms of being able to deal with the majority of minions in the game, and 7 Health is enormous. Add to this the guarantee of one immediate Spare Part from the Battlecry and you have a very solid looking card. Time will tell though if it has enough impact to justify itself as a one-off Legendary inclusion. If this card and Mech-Bear-Cat are to be run it will be in a new deck type built to take full advantage of Spare Parts, if such a deck does exist, these two cards will probably be amongst the first on the list.

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Reveals for 21/11/2014

 

 

Coghammer

 

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A good card in a vacuum. Sheer value wise, this card does fine. It costs the same amount of mana, Overload included, as Stormforged Axe and has a nice upside. However, you have to consider that this comes down the turn before Truesilver Champion and takes 3 turns to be exhausted. That conflict might be enough to make you think twice. However, if you take a metagame similar to the one we had last week, where Hunter and Zoo take up the majority of games, perhaps you'd even choose to run this instead of Truesilver. Hard to evaluate in isolation from the full set through.

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Looks like I missed a couple yesterday, sorry guys!

 

Antique Healbot

 

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Simply a bad card. Against the decks where you are really desperate for healing, such as Hunter and Zoo, the Tempo loss you will get from having your 5 mana card die to one of their low drops will be worth more than 8 damage to them over the course of the game. The inability for this card to heal minions makes it compare unfavourably to Earthen Ring Farseer as well. Time will tell whether there is some incredible healing archetype that enters the meta after the release of GvG, but otherwise this seems like a weak card in isolation.

 

Iron Sensei

 

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It looks like Blizzard are really trying to push Mech Tempo Rogue as an alternative to Miracle in the new expansion. When you combine this with Goblin Auto-Barber and the other Mech synergy cards, that deck seems to be shaping up quite nicely. However, this card could end up suffering from Raid Leader syndrome, where the extremely poor natural stats just end up being too much of a drawback to see play. It'll be interesting to see whether the Miracle Rogue archetype receives further nerfs and Blizzard are trying to compensate by buffing Tempo Rogue.

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Reveals for 24/11/2014

 

 

Gahz'rilla

 

 

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Oh my! Initial reaction this card is that it's under-costed. You could easily look at this card and assign it an 8 Mana cost and not think twice about it. It remains to be seen though whether this will fit in with Hunter's gameplan. We may see the return of the true Midrange "Sunshine" Hunter from several seasons ago, playing Wild Pyromancer, a card that already has great synergy with Hunter's Mark to set off combos with this card. However, the deck will still need something to replace the card draw that the old 2 Mana Starving Buzzard provided in that deck. This doesn't fit well in any existing Hunter deck that is strong right now, but the card is undeniably powerful.

 

 

Snowchugger

 

 

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Seems relatively uninspiring. It seems the set is providing almost every class with a decent 2-drop Mech that can provide a decent starting point for a Mech Midrange or Tempo deck. The Freeze effect on Snowchugger seems less powerful than on Water Elemental since the early minions it will come up against are better dealt with completely than stalled. Water Ele lets you hold up the game for a turn or 2 approaching the 6 and 7 mana turns where the big Mage board clears come into play. I would say this is one of the weaker cards we've seen revealed recently.

 

Whirling Zap-O-matic

 

 

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Fine card. At first glance, you would be forgiven for thinking "where's the Overload?" 2 Mana 3/2 is perfectly acceptable, add a nice bonus on top of that and you have a recipe for a solid card from a pure value standpoint. However, as decks have got more refined, the 2-drops that people choose to play tend to not be 3/2s and 2/3s, but rather cards that start to develop a gameplan. For example, Shaman right now plays Haunted Creeper to start developing an annoying board presence. Shaman wants cards to stick to the board to create targets for Flametongue Totem, Rockbiter, or even Bloodlust. Perhaps this fits in Burst Shaman alongside Lava Burst and such cards as an additional win condition, or to just get damage rolling early if it sticks to the board on Turn 2. Very torn on this one, highly dependant, as with many cards on the strength of Mech synergy.

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Reveals for 25/11/2014

 

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May as well do these two together. Fun looking cards, but probably not much more than that. At least with Ragnaros you're trading off the chance that it wont do what you want it to, for the fact that it does something immediately. These cards just combine the ability to screw you completely with being generally quite slow. There's some nice potential benefits with being able to bypass Taunt, or potentially hit Stealthed minions, but these niche situations aren't enough to see the past the catastrophe of uncontrollable attacks.

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Reveal for 26/11/2014

 

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So what we're looking at here is Deadly Shot with a Combo bonus. First thing that needs to be addressed is that Deadly Shot would be significantly better in Rogue than it is in Hunter, due to the extra removal that Rogues have at their disposal. You could use Backstab, Eviscerate or Dagger charges to clear up small minions and leave the lone one that you wanted to Deadly Shot. So, what you're left with is Deadly Shot with a nice, but situational bonus, in a class far better equipped to make use of it than Hunter. However, it's worth noting a trend that the high mana cost Combo cards tend not to see play as of right now. My prediction is that this remains a tech card, something that floats in and out of the meta along the same lines as Harrison Jones, dependant on the amount of Weapon classes currently being played.

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Reveals for 27/11/2014

 

Felheart

 

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Seems relatively poor. It's a perfect scaling card from Demonfire, a card that is never seen in constructed play currently. It costs too much as a straight up removal spell, and is too situational to depend on using as a buff. Unless the Demon pool expands hugely in GvG and you can play a Demon synergy deck with the same depth as Mech or Beast synergy decks, then I see no reason to run this card.

 

 

Scarlet Purifier

 

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I fail to see the purpose of this card. If this is Blizzard's attempt at an anti-Deathrattle card, I can only respond with "must try harder". What relevant Deathrattle minions is this card actually effective against? Using it against a Nerubian Egg or Haunted Creeper actually improves their immediate board, it's completely unplayable on a board that has Sylvannas on it, and using it on a Leper Gnome, or Loot Hoarder is simply "Battlecry: Deal 1 damage", which would be a fine card if you could target anything, but not to counter one or two specific cards. I see this having next to no effect for Paladin.

 

Lil' Exorcist

 

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Also seems weak as an anti-Deathrattle card, although perhaps less so than Scarlet Purifier. While this is a strong card against a board with even one Leper Gnome on it, it's absolutely unplayable against a board that has none. This will take its place amongst the tech cards such as Big Game Hunter, Clockwork Giant and The Black Knight, seeing play only when the meta dictates it. However, the strength of this card isn't really even comparable to those cards, since the swing provided when the previously mentioned cards "hit" is significantly more powerful than being able to play one under-costed Taunt.

 

Feign Death

 

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Oh boy. Card seems potentially powerful. There's many different decks that come to mind where this could be put to good use, but i'd predict it would see play in a "smooth curve" Hunter, that tries to curve all the way from Undertaker through to Belchers, Cairne, Sylvannas etc. More akin to Deathrattle Priest than current Hunter builds. The card compares extremely favourably to Reincarnate, since activating Deathrattles is usually the only time Reincarnate is used. The only question mark is the situational nature of the card. Is potentially holding a dead card during key turns in the game worth the risk? Would you choose to included it as 1 card in 30 over other potential cards that are just always strong. If the power of Zoo has taught us anything it's that consistency, making every card you draw do something, is extremely powerful in this game.

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Scarlet Purifier could make a nice combo. Turn 2 Nerubian Egg, followed by turn 3 Scarlet Purifier. But you're right, seems very weak to be anti-deathrattle card, and quite situational in my opinion.

But Feign Dwath might mean that hunter starts using Nerubian Eggs too, we'll see. :D

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Reveals for 28/11/2014

 

Steamwheedle Sniper

 

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So it seems like Hunter is getting a good deal out of these GvG cards. This is another powerful looking card to add to the Hunter arsenal. If I had to take a guess at Blizzard's strategy here, it's trying to address the power of Undertaker Deathrattle decks, but give the classes that will be heavily affected by those nerfs other options so they don't just get buried completely. Cards such as this, Gahz'rilla, Feign Death and Call Pet all lend themselves to slower Hunter midrange/control decks. Sunshine Hunter showed us that archetype is potentially powerful if built correctly, so possibly exciting times for Hunter ahead. Meanwhile, Shadowform sits in a corner and cries.

 

Crackle

 

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So, a lot of maths and hypothetical evaluation needs to go into this card. I don't think you run this and Lightning Bolt in the same deck, so you pick just one or the other. From there, you have to evaluate how often this card is going to do more than Lightning Bolt, vs how often you try to use it on a 4-6 health minion and it backfires by rolling low. Then, how much it hurts you when it misses, vs how much of a benefit you gain over Lightning Bolt when it hits. That's a lot of theorycrafting! Really, we will have to wait and see what minions you are commonly playing against in the GvG meta to make the educated call between this and Lightning Bolt, but initial guess, Lightning Bolt wins.

 

Druid of the Fang

 

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This one came as a surprise. Unless i'm missing something, and please let me know below if I am, the only Druid exclusive Beast card is the Panther token from Power of the Wild. Unless the Druid of the Claw forms are to become Beasts, then Druid is left picking from an uninspiring pool of Neutral beasts that aren't even run much in Hunter. Not to mention that this card is just potentially really bad. Frostwolf Warlord is a card that never sees play in constructed and is in many respects a very similar card, natural 4/4 for 5, and with a usually slightly weaker, but much easier to activate plus side. Unless Beast synergy Druid is pushed really hard through the rest of the GvG set, this card seems below average.

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Bolvar Fordragon

 

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An interesting effect to say the least. First thing worth mentioning is that Paladin has an inexhaustable pool of minions in the form of their Hero Power than can be used to create a gradual buff for Bolvar. Second thing is that Bolvar is costed quite nicely at 5, which is low enough to play a slow card like this. You don't want an 8 Mana card hitting the board and not doing anything for a turn, where as a 5 Mana card is easier to get away with. It's also low enough for you not to be too distraught if your opponent is forced to use hard removal on it, which the 7 health will probably lead to. With all that said though, I just don't think the effect is all that powerful. Even more so, by definition this will be a "dead card" for some period of the game. It is almost required to sit in your hand for several turns before play. Paladin is a class that often carries these sorts of cards anyway, but the effect of holding Equality for multiple turns is devastating, the effect of this? Not so much.

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Nearly all the cards have now been released on Blizzard's Facebook page, with 61 new cards being added today. You can check out the full album Here

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Sooo, Shaman is now the new designated Murloc class and Iron Juggernaut is the big F-You card for the warrior. I would've prefered a deathrattle instead of a battlecry. Let the cries for nerf commence.

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Yeah I can't say I quite understand the Shaman Murloc synergy, but we'll see how that pans out. Iron Juggernaut I initially though was super OP, but it turns out the "Mine" you draw actually says "Draw a card" on it, so you "just" take 10 damage, you don't actually lose your draw for that turn, which would have been disgusting.

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      What a way to kick things off; this card looks insane! The dream is that Drakuru takes out two of your opponent’s minions, resurrects them on your side, and survives combat somehow. You’re looking at a 5-for-1 exchange on board.
      In the more likely scenario that it doesn’t survive, that’s still a complete flip of the board state. Even if it’s trading into a single big minion on the opponent’s side, that’s still a 2-for-1, with that 1 on your side being a big tough-to-kill minion. The only worry is that there will sometimes be late-game scenarios where the 6/8 stat line won’t be enough to get you any resurrections, but I’m hopeful those are few and far between.
      Still, even if the Big Shaman archetype doesn’t catch on for Shaman, I expect this card, in particular, to find a home in Renathal Control Shaman lists. This card is doing much of the same work that Sylvanas and Insatiable Devourer are without having to run through the trouble of infusing first.

      Once again, another big expensive card and a solid showy effect to go along with it. Obvious deathrattle/reborn synergy, as well as good with big minions in general. At 10 cost, it will take up your entire mana pool for the turn, though there are things you can do to play around that as a shaman.
      We’ve gotten some clarification from the devs on the mechanics of this one:
      All the copies summoned die at the end of the effect trigger after having attacked. Unfortunately, it won’t be some corruption-style aura effect that a cheeky Showstopper effect can silence off. Your copies are made from your hand from left to right until no more board spaces are available. Beware that Colossals will summon their appendages and take up potential board space from your other copies. Windfury minions will only attack. Sorry Drakuru, no double freebies for you ? Minions that enter Dormant won’t attack, but they won’t die either! The interaction of getting free dormant minion copies on board is interesting, but is there enough to build a deck around? In standard, there is Gangplank, Slimescale, and Pelican Divers, but outside of From De Other Side “synergy,” they might not be worth it. In Wild, at the very least, there is meme potential with getting Magtheridion and The Darkness out with this and getting their battlecries to awaken both copies when you play them out the turn after.
      There’s obvious synergy with the other big cards revealed here, with Prescience loading up your hand with some beefy bois, getting get off reborn, lifesteal and deathrattle value, summon a minion from Overlord Drakuru.

      That’s a lot of keywords for a single card, but they work together to become the stuff of nightmares for any board-based aggro deck. Taunt and lifesteal make this a nightmare to trade into, and even with enough removal to clear the main body and the reborn one, the deathrattle effect still will hit for 3 twice and heal you for 6. So while the 3 attack won’t be anything to write home about, plopping this down will buy you a good deal of time. There’s also the possibility to make use of the leftover reborn 3/1 body to evolve into a 9 or 10 drop.

      This card will get you 2 Mana 2/3 Ghostly Apparitions with the Undead minion type, which can matter for cards like Unliving Champion, or Invincible, for instance. Suppose you trigger the secondary ability here both times. In that case, that’s a pretty sweet deal right there, advancing a Big Shaman win con in 2 ways: The taunt on the Ghostly Apparitions advances your gameplan of stalling the game out until you can stabilize on board enough to play the 5+ Mana minions you’ve tutored out of the deck.
      We’ve theory crafted 3 potential builds that can use this package of Shaman cards.
      First, consider diving head first into the Big Shaman theme, bringing in Vanndar Stormpike and forgoing all other sub-5 cost minions to get max value out of Prescience and From De Other Side. We’re also going to run with the evolve subtheme to take advantage of any leftover bodies that we might get from Stoneborn General, Overlord Drakuru, or Blighblood Berserkers. The departure of the Knights of the Frozen Throne set will make evolving 10 drops better again now that there are no more Snowfury Giants in the Evolve pool, and we get to re-roll for the generally better bodies from the 10 costs. We’re adding in some early-game removal to compensate for the lack of early drops so we can better survive the early game.
      Deck code / link: 
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      Next, let’s try to use the standard Renathal Control Shaman archetype that’s doing rather well in the meta as a starting point. One safe idea is to look at slotting Overlord Drakuru and potentially Brightblood Berskerker and From De Other Side into this standard XL Renathal Control Shaman as ways of fighting back on board while getting your infuse cards stacked up.
      Deck code / link: 
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      We could instead also try and drop all the duplicates from the list and convert it into a Reno deck, as the deck was already playing a lot of one-offs. That gives us just enough room for one of each of these bad boys, which together with Reno will up the turnaround potential of the deck at the cost of a little bit of consistency. Doing so we can end up with this list:
      Deck code / link: 
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      Why not use both and make it a Reno-thal deck? Prescience and Windchill will try to compensate for the loss of card draw from droping one copy of Gorloc Ravager and Famished fool. We are adding in Convincing Disguise to have still enough evolve effects around. The idea of including Bracing Cold and Far Sight is to hopefully discount From De Other Side or the evolve cards so we make use of any leftover bodies in the same turn. Ozumat’s in here not just to get us up to 40 cards, but because it’s a near guaranteed board clear combo with From De Other side, if you manage your hand and board space just right, that leaves you with all its appendages afterward.
      Deck code / link: 
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    • By HSEnthusiast
      March of the Lich King, set to release on December 6th, is Hearthstone's third expansion in the Year of the Hydra. Blizzard gave us an early sneak peek at some of the Warrior cards revealed today that we discuss in our latest post.
      Today, we'd like to dive into the Warrior cards revealed by Inven Global.

      Pretty straightforward card. The effect gives us much more value the larger the minion is. It gets really scary with the potential follow-up with Bulk Up giving you this massively overstated minion in hand twice. Or If you can get this on Mor’shan Elite, that’s another nice double dip of value.

      Honestly, this feels like it was tailor-made to be the ideal target of Last Stand, as your opponent can’t easily get rid of it with cheap removal. It lets you use your stats immediately by letting you trade in and stabilize with a big taunt. It might not be too shabby on its own, as the 3 effects make it an annoying wall most opponents will be forced to trade into.

      Wow, they’re really not holding back with hand disruption this set. One (nearly) guaranteed discard is pretty impactful and becomes a must-remove card in any control matchup. This card will absolutely crush the hearts of some Big Spell Mages in the coming months, that’s for sure.
      It should be noted that this discard, the devs have confirmed to us that it will trigger your opponent’s “Whenever you discard a card” effects. So try and clear a Discard Warlock's Tiny Knight of Evil and perhaps try to play around having Suffocating Shadows or Soul Barrage trigger in that matchup. 

      To round off the control toolbox from this expansion, we’ve got a pretty unique effect here. Hopefully, this doesn’t end up being too easy to play around for savvy opponents. You could pre-empt this by running out a Blademaster Okani first and baiting out your opponent into playing a small spell first. But still, while the effect will only be as game-changing as your opponent’s last spell, getting any meaningful spell off seems pretty nice.
      Putting it all together, we have put together an interesting Taunt Control Warrior decklist to try out:  AAECAQcMmu0D784EvIoE2fkDqIoEiN8E784E0qwEmu0DlJUEzJIFiKAECcWSBZTtA47tA5+fBImgBIagBJDUBMSSBcuSBQA= . Slotting in Varian seems like a natural addition to any deck with Silverfury Stalwart and Tealan hops along to be the one divine shield minion you might want to have in your control deck. Rokara and Remornia are just good cards and they’ll go a long way to having your Mor’shan Elite’s active. The rest of the deck is the classic Control Warrior shell that will hopefully give you the armor and removal needed to live long enough to throw down your double-stated taunted win conditions.
      https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/deckbuilder?deckcode=AAECAQcMmu0D784EvIoE2fkDqIoEiN8E784E0qwEmu0DlJUEzJIFiKAECcWSBZTtA47tA5%2BfBImgBIagBJDUBMSSBcuSBQA%3D
    • By Staff
      Murder at Castle Nathria is Hearthstone's latest expansion. It adds a new Infuse keyword that absorbs anima from your friendly minions, a new card type named Locations, and more.  
      (Source)
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      Murder at Castle Nathria
      Hearthstone’s Newest Expansion

      The Shadowlands is normally where souls go after they die, so when someone dies in the Shadowlands, that’s a special kind of mystery. Sire Denathrius invited 10 of his counterparts and enemies to Castle Nathria for a dinner party so that he could address the malicious rumors that he is hoarding anima, the life-energy that is drained from tortured souls and used to power the Shadowlands. But just after the festivities started, Sire Denathrius was found dead! It seems a gaggle of enemies does not a good dinner party make. Now the illustrious Murloc Holmes, and his trusty sidekick Watfin, have been called to solve the case. Scour new Location cards, follow the trail of Infused minions, question the 10 Legendary suspects, and help determine who committed Murder at Castle Nathria!   

      Murder at Castle Nathria will launch worldwide on August 2 with 135 new collectible cards! You can find the full Murder at Castle Nathria reveal schedule, and all cards that have already been revealed, by visiting the card library here. Check back frequently—the list will be updated with new cards as they’re revealed!
      Ten Suspicious Suspects
      Sire Denathrius had a lot of enemies. And it just so happens that 10 of them were under his roof at the time of his demise! Each class will have a Legendary minion that is a prime suspect in Sire Denathrius’s murder. They all have the means and the motive, but it is up to you and Murloc Holmes to determine who is guilty.



      New Keyword: Infuse
      Anima, drawn from wayward souls, powers all the Shadowlands—and those who consume it! Cards with the Infuse keyword sit in your hand and absorb anima from your friendly minions as they die. After the specified number of friendly minions die while the Infuse card is in your hand, the Infuse card transforms into a more powerful version. Infuse your cards to unlock their full power!

      New Card Type: Locations
      Castle Nathria is like no place Hearthstone has ever been before. Explore the castle grounds through the all-new Location card type! Locations are played onto the battlefield for an initial cost, and then have an ability that can be activated for free on your turns, each time for a powerful effect. Each activation costs 1 Durability and has a 1-turn Cooldown. Every class gets their own Location card in Castle Nathria which represents where they claim their suspect was at the time of the murder, and synergizes with the themes of the class.

       
      Locations Gameplay Preview with Brian Kibler and Designer Leo Robles Gonzalez
      Want to get a longer look at the new Location card type? Join Brian Kibler and Game Designer Leo Robles Gonzalez as they explore the new Location card type, try them out in a couple games, and reveal some more new cards! Join them on Friday, July 1, at 11 a.m. (Pacific) on Twitch and Youtube!

      Prince Renathal Login Reward Available Now!
      Log in to Hearthstone to get your first hint at what Castle Nathria holds with the complimentary Prince Renathal Legendary minion!* Grow more powerful as you draw more souls to your cause with 40 life and a 40-card starting deck! Add him to your collection and see what you can do when you have more space to work with.

      * Limited one per account. After Patch 24.6, Prince Renathal will be granted upon opening your first Murder at Castle Nathria card pack instead of upon logging in.
      Pre-Purchase Murder at Castle Nathria
      The Murder at Castle Nathria Mega Bundle includes 80 Murder at Castle Nathria card packs, 5 Golden Murder at Castle Nathria card packs, two random Murder at Castle Nathria Legendary cards, the Sire Denathrius Warrior hero skin, the Denathrius card back, the Sandy Shores Battlegrounds Board, and 10 Mercenaries Packs!*

      The Murder at Castle Nathria Bundle includes 60 Murder at Castle Nathria card packs, 2 random Murder at Castle Nathria Legendary cards, and the Denathrius card back!

      Pre-purchase
      * Battleground Perks are not included in the Mega Bundle pre-purchase this time. We’re reworking how Battlegrounds Perks and rewards work for next Battlegrounds season. Until then, some of the current Perks are being extended. Check out the Patch Notes and stay tuned for more details.

    • By Damien
      This thread is for comments about our Handbuff Paladin Deck.
    • By Staff
      A new Hearthstone update prepares the Tavern for United in Stormwind, launching August 3. Here are the official patch notes.
      (Source)
      The 21.0 patch prepares the Tavern for United in Stormwind, launching August 3. It also brings a new Hero and cosmetics for Battlegrounds, a major update for Duels, an Arena rotation, and more.
      You can check out all 135 new cards included in United in Stormwind on the card library here.
      Battlegrounds Updates
      NEW HERO
      Galewing Dungar’s Gryphon Choose a flightpath. Complete it to get a bonus!
      Players with Battlegrounds Perks will have early access to Galewing before it's formally released on August 10.
      Duels Updates
      When the 21.0 patch goes live on July 27, all players’ Duels ratings will be reset and the pool of eligible cards you can use to build your 15-card start deck will be updated as follows:
      (NEW) United in Stormwind Wailing Caverns Mini-Set Forged in the Barrens The Darkmoon Races Mini-Set Madness at the Darkmoon Faire Scholomance Academy (NEW) Kobolds & Catacombs Journey to Un’Goro One Night in Kharazan Whispers of the Old Gods Curse of Naxxramas Legacy (Basic/Classic) Core NEW PASSIVE TREASURES
      Party Replacement At the start of your turn, summon a 2/2 Adventurer with a random bonus effect.
      Inspiring Presence After you play a Legendary minion, reduce the cost of a random minion in your hand by (1).
      Greedy Gains Your minions have +2/+2 but cost (2) more (up to 10).
      Meek Mastery Your Neutral minions cost (1) less and have +1/+1.
      Legendary Loot At the start of the game, equip a random Legendary weapon.
      Deathly Death! After a friendly Deathrattle minion dies, destroy the minion with the lowest Health.
      Ooops, All Spells! At the start of the game, destroy all minions in your deck. Your spells cost (1) less and gain +2 Spell Damage.
      BANNED CARDS & BUCKETS
      The following cards have been banned from between-game card buckets and will not be Discoverable:
      Final Showdown              Lost in the Park Defend the Dwarven District       Sorcerer's Gambit            Rise to the Occasion        Seek Guidance  Find the Imposter            Command the Elements The Demon Seed             Raid the Docks  Other Banned cards:
      Unstable Evolution is banned from card buckets but will still be Discoverable. Maestra of the Masquerade is banned from deckbuilding, card buckets, and will not be Discoverable. Seven new designer card buckets have been added as well:
      Furious Fel (Demon Hunter) AHHHH RATS!!!! (Hunter) Fire!!! (Mage) SI:7 (Rogue) ARRRRRRG! (Warrior) Auction House (Neutral) Live to Win (Neutral) Smart buckets have also been updated to include the two new card sets, and two previously missed card sets: Legacy (Classic/Basic) and Demon Hunter Initiate. Lastly, you’ll be able to find United in Stormwind cards in Duels card buckets after the patch goes live and before the expansion launches.
      Arena Rotation

      When United in Stormwind launches on August 3, the Arena will include cards from the following sets:
      United in Stormwind Forged in the Barrens Wailing Caverns Mini-Set Madness at the Darkmoon Faire Darkmoon Races Mini-Set The Witchwood Saviors of Uldum Rastakhan's Rumble Core Book of Heroes Illidan – Coming August 10

      After regaining his freedom, Illidan was eager to prove himself once and for all. But even as he journeyed far from his homeland and joined forces with new allies, the thirst for power never left him. It was only a matter of time before it interfered with his judgment, resulting in more dire consequences than ever before…Defeating all 8 bosses in this linear adventure will reward 1 Demon Hunter pack, containing only Demon Hunter cards from Standard.
      United in Stormwind Rewards Track & Tavern Pass
      When the Rewards Track refreshes when United in Stormwind launches, all players will automatically be granted any unclaimed rewards on both the free track and the Tavern Pass track (if purchased), and a completely new Rewards Track of unlockable loot will take its place.

      The Forged in the Barrens Tavern Pass will expire with the launch of United in Stormwind and a new Tavern Pass will be made available for purchase—offering a host of brand-new cosmetic rewards and XP boosts.

      Learn more about the United in Stormwind Rewards Track and Tavern Pass here.
      As a reminder, Battlegrounds Perks are now available as a standalone purchase, separate from the Tavern Pass.
      New Cosmetic Coins
      Two new Cosmetic Coins are being added with United in Stormwind, the Stormwind coin and the Lordaeron coin. The Stormwind coin is obtainable by completing the first 90 levels of the Rewards Track with the Tavern Pass. The Lordaeron coin is obtainable by collecting 135 unique United in Stormwind cards.

      Keep in mind that United in Stormwind will have a 35-card Mini-Set that will make it easier to reach both the 25 total United in Stormwind Legendary cards for the Archbishop Benedictus Diamond card reward and the 135 total United in Stormwind cards for the Lordaeron Cosmetic Coin. We’ll have more information to share about the United in Stormwind Mini-Set in the coming months.
      Bug Fixes & Game Improvements
      Fixed a bug where Shenanigans would not transform Soul Fragments into Bananas. Fixed a bug where Wicked Stab could be upgraded by cards that temporarily increase mana. Fixed a bug where Shan’do Wildclaw would not lay flat on the board. Fixed a bug where Defender would not play its VO when summoned by Noble Sacrifice. Fixed a bug where golden Soul of the Forest would not summon golden Treants. Fixed a bug where golden Ancestral Spirit would not summon a golden minion. Fixed a bug where golden Grave Rune would not summon golden minions. Fixed a bug where golden Primal Talisman would not summon golden minions. Fixed a Battlegrounds bug where Y’shaarj’s Battlegrounds Hero Power would not take its newly summoned minion into account when deciding which warband attacked first. Fixed a Battlegrounds bug where Baron Rivendare was causing visual issues when in a warband with golden Kaboom Bot. Fixed a Battlegrounds bug where Galakrond’s Greed was missing a tooltip for Discover. Fixed a Battlegrounds bug where Come One, Come All! Was missing a tooltip for Discover. Fixed a Battlegrounds bug where Avatar of N’Zoth was missing a tooltip for Deathrattle. Fixed a Battlegrounds bug where Sprout It Out! Was missing a tooltip for Taunt. Fixed a Battlegrounds bug where Hero Powers for Aranna Starseeker, Infinite Toki, Millhouse Manastorm, Nozdormu, and Tess Greymane were missing a tooltip for Refresh. Fixed a Duels bug where Diamond cards would only be Diamond in appearance for the first game of a run. Fixed a Duels bug where Lone Champion and minions summoned by Gift of Luminance were not buffed by Hold the Line. Updated the description of the Roguish Maneuvers Hero Power in Duels to be more accurate. Fixed a bug with Book of Mercenaries Guff where A Party of Adventurers will cast Against All Odds, even if they have board control. Fixed a bug where one of Lady Katrana Prestor’s emotes was showing incorrect text. Searching “Refund” in the Collection will now populate with cards eligible for a dust refund. Pressing and holding on the Rewards Track page arrows will now flip through the pages quickly. Fixed a bug where if a player disconnected from a ranked match, they’d get a message stating they won their last ranked game upon relogging.  


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