The most powerful of the old gods, Y’Shaarj, has been revealed for Hearthstone . Check him out along with 7 more cards here.
Y’Shaarj, Rage Unbound
Slowly, Blizzard is picking up pace in the reveal of new cards for Hearthstone’s upcoming expansion “Whispers of the Old Gods”. Another old god has been revealed, along with many other cards. We present the newcomers to you.
The most powerful of all the Old Gods, Y’Shaarj, Rage Unbound, is a powerful minion for 10 mana with strong stats of 10/10. Additionally, it has the card text: “At the end of your turn, summon a random minion from your deck.” Depending on how many strong minions are in the deck, this can be quite a wild card but can quickly lead to a very full board. It is important to mention, however, that Y’Shaarj does not trigger the effect of the summoned minion. For example, if Ragnaros is summoned, it will not shoot a Fireball this turn.
Mages benefit from a new spell, as they receive the Cabalist’s Tome for 5 mana. This allows the mage to draw 3 random mage spells into their hand. From Mirror Image to Fireballs, anything can be included. The card is especially valuable because it increases the number of playable cards. Since mages rarely have “bad” spells, the chance of getting at least something useful is very high – even if it’s just an Ice Lance to freeze an enemy minion.
As a neutral minion, there is the Ancient Harbinger, with stats of 4/6 for 6 mana. This may seem underwhelming, but the card text ensures that at the start of your turn, you draw a 10-mana minion from your deck. Oh, how fitting that Y’Shaarj costs exactly 10 mana…
Paladins get a new Murloc. The Vilefin Inquisitor is a 1/3-Murloc for only 1 mana and transforms the Paladin’s hero power via Battlecry. Instead of summoning a Silver Hand Recruit, you now summon a 1/1-Murloc. This allows for more synergies with existing Murloc cards, turning the hero power into quite a threat. Besides, stats of 1/3 for a Murloc are already relatively solid.
Also for Paladins is the Steward of Darkshire. The Holy Trinity (3 mana for 3/3 stats) comes together with the interesting card text. “When you play a minion with 1 health, grant it Divine Shield.” This is particularly nasty for minions like the Twilight Dragon, which enters the battlefield with 1 health but is immediately buffed. This becomes interesting for any Murloc decks as well – because there are some who have only 1 health. Do you hear the faint gurgling…?
The Thing from Below is a new minion for Shamans which costs 6 mana, has stats of 5/5, and also has Taunt. It will be especially strong in Totem decks, as its card effect causes its mana cost to be reduced by 1 each time a Totem is played. This reduction also applies when the Thing from Below is still sleeping in the depths of the deck or a Totem has been summoned by other effects – each played Totem counts, so the solid tank can soon be played for little mana.
Lastly, we have the neutral minion Skeram Cultist, who is devoted to the old god C’thun. For 6 mana, you get a solid 7/6 minion. As with many other cultists, his appearance further increases C’thun’s power, granting the old god +2/+2.
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