benoitballs's Comments
Galakrond, the Nightmare
So basically Tog Scheme on Leroy, play this, win. This could well be a nightmare for another year+
Azure Explorer
I like this combined with Arcane Breath. 5 mana, summon a 2/3 +2 spell damage, deal 4 damage to a minion, draw a dragon and spell? That’s a lot of synergy, and works well within a package. I could see this in Reno Mage or a dragon mage deck. Probably a solid 3 star card that sees play as part of a dragon package. Spell damage in mage adds up really quickly if you don’t remove this minion.
Unsleeping Soul
They definitely made enough support for this to warrant some testing. I think it’s really good.
Turn 2 Watcher into turn 3 5/1+x or turn 3 5/6 into this?
Yikes that’s a beefy deck.
Magic Dart Frog
Cute card–I was really hoping they’d make something with this effect. It’s got nice synergy with the small-spells Mage package. Definitely going to experiment with this; not sure how viable it’ll be.
3.5/5 with potential to be way better?
Dalaran Librarian
This is essentially Fungalman in Silence Priest.
4/5 guaranteed to see play in that deck.
Faceless Rager
Screams Silence Priest. Turn 2 Watcher into this, or turn 2 Watcher into turn 3 5/6 into silence both.
Shadow Visions rotating means Divine Spirit + Inner Fire is less consistent, pushing you in this more midrangey style.
4/5
Arcane Watcher
Okay, I guess Silence Priest is back now, just more midrangey. Curves super nicely into the new 4 mana priest card.
Convincing Infiltrator
Such a strong card because you kind of have to silence it or else it just stonewalls you. Great value any turn and can be revived by Catrina Muerte. Priest looking strong this expansion
Sweeping Strikes
I think the fact that there are multiple targets for this card makes it good. Warrior is shaping up to be really strong.
Sunreaver Spy
Gotta love how they make all these dragons for Paladin and then they give us two cards (this and the weapon) and Secret Paladin is already more likely to be viable than Dragons ever will.
Excellent card; makes playing the 1 mana twinspell actually maybe worth it because a 2 mana 3/4 or Fiery Win Axe on curve is so good.
Underbelly Angler
How is this anything short of a 5 star card? Well statted minion with huge upside potential, especially if you play it late.
Ursatron
Guys: Oblivitron is still a 6 mana 3/4 that needs to die. This card does not make it good.
I like this more as a target for magnetic than I do as support for a really bad card.
Sweeping Strikes
That’s actually a sick combo that might make Akali more viable. I really like this.
It pairs super nicely with Amani Berserker and Zilliax. Could be really nice with that 8 mana 3/12 too because you can more or less guarantee board clears with it now.
solid 4/5 from me and confirmed warrior is the class to look out for this meta with multiple viable decks.
Waggle Pick
Forgot to mention that this gives you free Dread Corsairs for a nice tempo swing on turn 4 to curve into turn 5.
Waggle Pick
Tragically underrated card right now.
Curves beautifully into a turn 5 Greenskin; giving you essentially a 14/3 weapon that has potentially a huge upside if it manages to bounce Greenskin back again.
4/5 and ready to slot into the current tempo rogue lists.
Vicious Scraphound
This is good considering mechs fit control better than a tempo play style. Great synergy with Zilliax, giving you “double” life steal; great synergy with Boom Mad Genius giving it rush; it’s great to discover with Drone or Omega Assembly because you can magnet onto it.
I think it’s one of the best cards you probably never put into your deck.
Mysterious Blade
We called it Win Axe for a reason. Has a precondition that kinda forces you to play a bad card, but it’s still a great weapon.
4/5
Archmage Vargoth
True, it’s a matter of 5 damage more burst. So you have to stay above 20 Health to not die to Priest.
It’s really conjecture though; Mind Blast was only good due to Anduin + Shadow Visions.
Archmage Vargoth
Alex + double Mind Blast + Vargoth is a kill against any deck without healing.
Problem is Priest is losing Scream, Duskbreaker, and Anduin. IF we see a viable control Priest, I could see Mind Blast + Vargoth potentially hitting the meta, but I’m not sure if control Priest will be able to last long enough to get to its kill turns.
Yeahhhh drawing 4 up to 12 cards is going to be nuts. It’d be good without the 4/4 body. I expect this in every Control Lock deck, and I think we should see plenty of control lock this meta given what else was released this expansion.