The new expansion of Hearthstone brings many new cards. Cortyn has picked out five favorites that are eagerly awaited.
The latest expansion of Hearthstone is about to launch in a few days. On April 9, “Conspiracy of Shadows” will begin and comes with 135 new cards. This means new decks, new strategies, and above all, cool effects that have not been experienced in Blizzard’s card game before. I want to introduce you to some cards that I’m particularly looking forward to.
The cards are not necessarily overpowered or particularly strong, but they have interesting effects that create cool or exciting situations.
1. Madame Lazul
From the priest cards, I’m particularly taken with Madame Lazul. The legendary minion costs 3 mana and has stats of 3/2 – which is relatively weak. The battle cry allows you to “discover” a card from your opponent’s hand.
Since three cards are offered when discovering, you gain insight into a large part of your opponent’s hand and know quite well what they have available at that moment.
This amount of information is unique so far and means that I will include Madame in decks where she barely fits with the other cards. Just for the brief feeling of “Aha, I know what you’re up to!”
2. Togwaggles Plan
Rogues get the card Togwaggles Plan, an inexpensive spell for only 1 mana. The spell allows the player to choose a minion (whether friendly or enemy) and then copies of it go into their own deck. The number of copies increases with each turn that Togwaggles Plan is in hand.
If a player keeps the card from turn 1, they can stick about 10 copies of a legendary minion of their choice into their deck. And there are quite a few cards that can be dangerous when you have 10 copies of them… .
3. Glowing Bark
Druids can look forward to the legendary minion Glowing Bark. This minion has stats of 4/8 for 8 mana and has taunt, making it quite expensive.
However, its death rattle means that it does not truly die but only becomes “inactive” until you restore 5 health. If Glowing Bark is not silenced before its death, it can be resurrected almost endlessly.
Because the new set contains many cards with healing effects, which the druid can easily profit from.
4. Undetected Saboteur
I also hold Undetected Saboteur in high regard. This neutral, epic minion costs 6 mana and has stats of 5/6.
With its battle cry, it forces the opponent to play a spell from their hand and target a random enemy.
This could drive some players nuts who have already devised their perfect next move, only to realize that the necessary spell is no longer available.
The saboteur has an exciting mechanic, but it can also backfire significantly. In any case, this card will lead to funny moments.
5. Archivist Elysiana
Of the legendary neutral minions, I have made a strong note of Archivist Elysiana. This minion for 8 mana has stats of 7/7 and a battle cry that generates up to 15 cards. You get to discover 5 cards in a row that go directly into your hand.
Additionally, the remaining deck is replaced with 2 copies of each of the previously discovered cards. This is particularly valuable when you have no cards left in the deck. Can you discover the archivist again?
Which card do you hope will have a particularly significant impact in Hearthstone? What is your current favorite card and which has the most interesting effect? Let us know in the comments!
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