5 new cards for “Whispers of the Old Gods” from Hearthstone have been revealed. Check them out here.
The wicked, smallest terror of Hearthstone
In a few weeks, the new expansion for Hearthstone, Whispers of the Old Gods, will finally be released. Blizzard is already revealing the new cards in advance. A total of 6 have now once again seen the light of the digital realms, we present them to you here.
Hunters get a new legendary beast. Fresh from the ruins of Ahn’Qiraj, Princess Huhuran awaits for 5 mana with impressive stats of 6/5 for those who draw her from a card pack. Blizzard seems to be giving Hunters more options with Deathrattle, as Huhuran’s Battlecry reads as follows: Trigger the Deathrattle effect of a friendly minion immediately. Since many Deathrattle cards no longer work in “Standard” mode, one can probably expect that some new ones will be introduced.
Also legendary, but significantly smaller and almost cute is the neutral minion Shifter Zerus. The small Faceless One costs 1 mana and has stats of 1/1. However, you won’t really play him in this form, as his card effect states: “Each turn this card is in your hand, it transforms into a random minion.” Thus, the card has a very high randomness factor but can, depending on the situation, be just the right answer, especially since it can also end up as a card of another class.
A new form of AoE spell is granted to Mages. The Twilight Flamecaller costs 3 mana and boasts stats of 2/2, along with the powerful Battlecry: Deal 1 damage to all enemy minions. Since this damage is indeed triggered only against enemies, the card is wonderful for countering Rush decks that are equipped with many Murlocs, for example.
For 4 mana crystals, Mages receive the 4/2 minion Demented Frostcaller. As the name already suggests, the card will fit particularly well in Freeze decks, as every time the Mage casts a spell, a random enemy character will be frozen. This also includes the enemy hero, thus making it a valuable resource in combat against classes with weapons (Warrior, Rogue, etc.).
Also with a mana cost of 4, but for Priests, is the Shifting Shade with a body of 4/3. In theory, the card can bring a significant advantage, as its Deathrattle copies a random card from the opponent’s deck and adds it to the Priest’s hand. This, of course, comes with a high randomness factor, but will surely make the decisive difference on many occasions.
Even among the Druids, the minions of C’thun have crept in. The Dark Arakkoa costs 6 mana, has impressive stats of 5/7 and also Taunt. As if that alone wasn’t strong enough, his Battlecry also grants the Old God C’thun +3/+3, wherever he may be.
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