Blizzard has once again unveiled some cards from Hearthstone for “The Whispering of the Old Gods”. Check them out here.
The Return of Deathwing
It will take a few weeks until “The Whispering of the Old Gods”, the latest expansion for Hearthstone, is released. However, Blizzard is constantly releasing new cards through well-known streamers, which we will then feature separately here. Today, Shadow Priests and dragon fans can rejoice, as Deathwing is making his return.
The highlight of the reveals is definitely the legendary neutral minion Deathwing, Dragonlord. In his corrupted form (strictly speaking, he was already corrupted before – details, details!) he is a 12/12 minion for 10 mana and thus quite powerful on his own. However, he truly shines with his deathrattle: Put all dragons from your hand onto the battlefield. Those who have the other aspects in hand will have a pretty solid board that few enemies can contend with. I’m already diligently crafting a dragon deck in my mind…
Priests can rejoice over the card with the coolest artwork so far (no arguments allowed). Embrace the Shadow is a spell for 2 mana that converts all healing effects of the priest into damage abilities for the rest of the turn. Thus, “Flash Heal”, “Light of the Naaru”, and “Circle of Healing” become quite devastating spells. For the “pure effect”, the card is a cheaper version of the Auchenai Soulpriest, which also has the advantage of being active only in the current turn, allowing one to actually focus on healing in the next turn.
Mages are getting a new minion. The Faceless Summoner is a 5/5 creature for 6 mana. However, it becomes really strong due to its battlecry: Summon a random minion that costs 3 mana. Thus, you have an average of 8/8 in stats for only 6 mana on the field. In various forums, this card is already being called a “no-brainer” and an absolute must-have card, which will practically be the “new Dr. Boom for Mages”. Already, there is a great outcry that this card is too powerful.
Another minion for Mages is the Servant of Yogg-Saron. For 5 mana, you get a 5/4 minion that also has a battlecry with a high random factor: Cast a random spell that costs 5 or less (targets are chosen randomly). At first glance, this seems more like a card for fun decks, as the random factor is simply too high – who would want to get a fireball to the face themselves?
Also, Rogues can look forward to a new minion. The epic card Shadowcaster costs 5 mana and gives the Rogue a minion with 4/4 and the battlecry: Choose a friendly minion. Add a 1/1 copy of that minion to your hand, it costs 1. Two Shadowcasters could thus infinitely duplicate themselves – endless possibilities if you like 1/1 minions. Alternatively, one could also copy large minions with great effects, such as Ragnaros, for a 1-mana fireball.
Finally, Hunters are getting a rare minion, the Forlorn Hunter with solid stats of 4/2 for 3 mana. As a battlecry, it gives a special buff, as it grants all minions in the Hunter’s hand with deathrattle +1/+1. Now, it would just need Hunter decks that are based on deathrattle. For the “Wild” game mode, this is certainly an interesting card, but for “Standard” it is probably not, as many deathrattle cards from Naxxramas are disappearing here.
New Mage Hero: Khadgar – but only on iOs devices
All users of iOs devices can choose to purchase the new hero Khadgar until April 24th. He is a Mage (yes, the 3rd Mage now) and can be obtained for 5€. However, Blizzard does not keep this money for themselves, but 100% of the proceeds go to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Those who unlock the hero on their mobile device can also use it on other devices afterwards.
It is not yet known whether Khadgar will be offered at the “normal” price and also on other platforms afterwards.
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