Sightless Watcher

I’m trying to think how it would actually be used in game and it already seems massively overrated at its 4.9/5 rating. You aren’t drawing a card – you get to put one of three random cards on top of your deck. So how would this deck play out based on the situations people would play it?

1. You are able to top deck the right situational card the next turn:
So let’s say – as an example – your opponent’s board state is a bunch of 1/1s, and one of the three cards you get to choose from is AOE removal, so you choose that AOE removal spell. Then your opponent has their turn and plays sea giant, and with the changed board state, it turns out you actually would much rather have single minion removal than the AOE removal. Even if you are able to get the right situational card randomly out of the three selected, it doesn’t mean it will be what you need the next turn because your opponent will still have an additional turn.

2. You want your best cards
Many deck win-rates will come down to whether or not you are able to play your most powerful cards. So I play this card hoping to get one of my best cards on top. But what if you don’t get one of your best cards as one of the three random cards to choose from? Well that means all Sightless Watcher did was delay how long it takes for you to get to one of your best cards. If you had Prince Keleseth in your deck, this would give you an additional percentage chance of getting Keleseth early in the game. But very few decks have that massive of a win percentage swing based off a card like Keleseth.

3. You want a combo piece
So you get one of three random cards from your deck to be placed on top. This can be highly efficient near end of game, but even if you have 10 cards left there is only a 30% chance of being one of the cards you can choose from. And if you get anything other than a combo piece, you are again delaying how long it takes to draw it.

4. Helps fill out curve in early game
If I play it on 2, I’m much more likely to be able to spend 3 mana on 3 and 4 mana on 4. Also makes it more likely I find the right early game synergy. But how much is this actually adding to my ability to play on curve? There is going to be a mathematical answer to this, but the combination of A.) it being a 3/2 and B.) you could get a meh choice for next turn top deck makes me wonder if there is even enough benefits for the downside.

It is a neat mechanic, but it doesn’t actually draw any cards, and there is no guaranteed what those three cards will be – and any time you get a meh choice, it delays you getting to what you would actually want to draw. Tracking is great because you draw a card for 1 mana, and you thin your deck so you can get closer to the cards you want to play. Shadow Visions gave you a choice of 3 spells from your deck, and the one you chose it created an additional copy which was added to your hand. Sightless Watcher only gives you a chance of getting the card you want, and unless that card has draw, it doesn’t speed up your ability to go through your deck. If a card like Keleseth is released, or highlander mechanic works well in demon hunter with multiple highlander-type cards, I might change my mind, but for now, I’m very skeptical of this card and its 4.9 rating. And if it is good, it will be for the early game curve.

2/5