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- Chris Metzen came up with the name/flavor for this card. One of the last things we collaborated on before he retired. We miss you, Metzen! (Source)
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someone played this card against me and summoned my ragnaros XD immediately left the game xD it is a too risky card, much riskier than Deathlord becuase Deathlord was summoning any minion from the deck, this summons from your hand which usually has big minions for later game. It could be fun or devastating depending the situation.
It's really over-hyped card... I got it twice from I Know a Guy. At first it summoned Ragnaros the Firelord at turn 3, so very useful. And second time it summoned Savannah Highmane... It's quite gamble play. Maybe it's not that bad if it summon some of battlecry minnion, but still, even for an Azure Drake... The opponent will have 4/4 with spell dmg ready to play and you just poor 2/4 taunt trash. Don't like that at all.
Yeah, I checked-out some videos of the play and it looks much more interesting now. I used it in wrong time in wrong deck :D Could be good in the late game for in board cleaner combos or to steel the good minions.
Just as i stated b4 release of msg. This card is broken and shouldnt be in a game. Hope nerf is coming soon.
This card's sick with bran control tech combo.
I love playing this card right after my opponent plays Doomsayer
Twisting Nether buff
One of the best and most overlooked cards in MSoG.
If you haven't seen it, Savjz pulls the most disgusting Dirty Rat play in this match. Ouch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIfvDcxqEdM
I love this card in my super zoo deck full of only 1 drops and 2 drops. 2 mana 2/6 is insanely powerful and protects my 'big' minions like Knife Juggler and Dire Wolf Alpha. What they pull is largely irrelevant because the 2/6 almost always trades 1 for 1 or 2 for 1, and allows me to build my board.
Just ignore the game I pulled a control warrior's Ragnaros on turn 1 when I coined Dirty Rat.
Very useful against jade druid I pulled 2 jade spirits from his hand
This is so going into my priest deck.
Legit this card is my favorite of the entire expansion. There are so many powerful battlecries going around that you could just roll over. Planning on experimenting with the various hogriders, Coldlight Oracle, and Daring Reporter to manipulate their handsize to your advantage.
Never heard of Ancestor's Call?
Bran Bronzebeard combo Kappa
Don't you see, this is really overpowered. Against control decks, it's great, against aggro, it's great. Against midrange, meh.
Dream situations:
Reno Jackson
Justicar Trueheart
Edwin Vancleef
C'thun
Lord Jaraxxus
Gain 10 Health C'thun Cards
N'Zoth
These are first which i remember first.
Worse situations:
Savannah Highmane
Ragnaros
Malygos
Ysera
Emperor (not much)
Al Akir
Flamewreathed Faceless
Tirion Fordring
Archmage Antonidas
Even the worst ones, you can comeback with shadow word: death without getting any face damage. Deathlord was ok, you could play around it but this one, really better than deathlord in so many case.
Well Piloted Shredder got a buff.
Aieee me Silvermoon Portal! -> Dirty Rat.
It's quite the gamble to play. Either you pull out their win condition like Reno or N'zoth, a strong minion like Doomguard/Tirion/Ragnaros, or you pull an average-to-weak minion leaving you with a 2/6 taunt.
Question:
Does this trigger the battlecry of whatever card you summon from your opponent? Is it possible to pull out their Deathwing, causing them to discard their hand?