Libram of Judgment

Talking from a Pure Paladin standpoint, the more I think about it, the more I want to replace 2*2 Consecration and Libram of Justice by 2*2 Rally! and Libram of Judgment.

I mean, the combo between the first two cards is a boardwide hard removal, yes, but this is pretty situational and is more relevant in a Midrange / Big meta, which is not the case atm. And a side by side comparison also works in favor of the second pair of cards :

– Even against aggro, sometimes Rally! will be more effective as a 4 drop to protect you from aggression. Especially if enemy minions have more than 3 health… And in later stages of a game, Rally! is always relevant, it puts interesting pressure on the board against any kind of deck. It’s a great board refill that you can always count on as the game progresses, and also very good on curve, if you had a great opening, to give you 3 targets for Blessing of authority on turn 5!

– And if you don’t use Consecration, then Libram of justice just becomes even less relevant. You usually don’t have that many minions on board, so it won’t automaticaly give you excellent value trades, so you’ll have to trade with your face most the time, and that might not always be an interesting move in the long run so… Here comes Libram of Judgment! Which is just a way more useful tool, a universally strong card, in any meta, against any kind of decks, in any situation, at any time of the game. Great to trade with, thanks to the heal, to slow down aggro, to deal with some Big threats also, and to finish off your opponent in slower matchups.

Also, why not run both Librams? Well, that’s just anti-synergetic. Since you already have the Zealot, your best 4 drops always, that gives you a weapon, running six in your deck is just a surefire way to waste those stacks. The Zealot and Judgment being apart from one another in your curve makes it more convenient, they have way less chance to collide with each other, when Libram of justice is stuck in the middle and can screw with both of these.

And also, getting rid of both Consecration and Libram of Justice actually gives more power to Alura. Two less spells in your deck is more chance to trigger the one you really want. And both of these are, most of the time, especially terrible to trigger with her. So now, in exchange, and on curve, you can also trigger Rally! And that’s indeed very interesting! By turn four or five you can often times rebuild a full board presence with only Alura. That’s great.