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If he could transform the DR minion into a vanilla one with the same stats it had pre-transformation, then we would be talking. Right now, he doesn't stop N'Zoth, the Corruptor, and has other silences that are more versatile competing against him.
Why would you play this over Spellbreaker? I know the stat distribution is better, but if tirion and Sylvanas Windrunner or whatever deathrattle cards were truly problems why was spellbreaker not being played more? Honestly spellbreaker competes with this card. It's cheaper and it's any minion (no deathrattle tag restriction). Like yes the card looks great because it looks like we can stop the deathrattle threat the plagues hearthstone, but spellbreaker did the same thing allowed more control with your mana as it's 2 cheaper and allowed it to stop any threat that got buffed or get past a taunt for lethal or whatnot. This card sounds great, but if silence is really what we needed spell breaker was already there
I say spellbreaker gets played more in decks that want silence than this card because silence is something that is most effective at low mana cost. Yes this card allows it to not be that bad of a draw because of it's stats, but if you're running silence it is to combine with more stuff on your turn and then combine the fact that it is only deathrattle only worsens the situation. Silence is something to be played with versatility and at a high mana cost that versitility starts to dwindle.
I REALLY love this card! it silences a minion (deathrattle are usually the ones you want to do so) and with decent stats it can just clean it up.
Everybody it's like: "Yeah! A direct counter to Sylvanas and White eyes... And Tirion!" but people... It is the same thing than silence. Just more limited... "Worst"
you have to think about silence as an effect its very powerful and because of that minions with silence tend to have bad stats but this card has good stats with a great effect. When dont you target a deathrattle with silence hard counters sylvanas, and tirion its like the opponents plays 6 mana for a 5/5 or even better 8 mana for a 6/6 i will still continue to think this card is amazing but you can think what you want great card in renolock aswell.
Will see play as a tech card in like every deck. Nearly every deck will or already does run a deathrattle or two.
Thn why not a normal cheaper silence option though. Like yes these stats are much better, but this is 6 mana not really allowing you to do to much after you play the card
the difference is owl and secret keeper have bad stats and are bad tempo plays with this card you gain tempo. Not only countering ANY deathrattle and geatting a 5/7 worth of stats aswell great card in my opinion but kabal songstealer is power creep but makes sence since its only for priest.
I say spellbreaker is way better than this card because of it's silence on cheaper mana. The reason owl isn't played anymore is because you lose 2 mana plus card for it's silence and it is bad stats for that extra 1 mana at that stage of the game (1 mana stats). However with spellbreaker it is a little over 1 mana for silence and better stats for only 1 mana more. The silence however loses more versatility because of the higher mana cost (only 1 though).
But this card even though it has so much better stats loses to much versatility for it's silence one because of it's mana cost (6) and two because of it's more conditional silence. with that this card isn't good enough for a deck that needs silence as it's just to hard for the card to prove itself to be good. Great against sylvannas and white eyes, but that is very specific situation that a normal silence can just cover.
Also to kinda show how silence loses versatility, silence is often used with damage spells/board clears to secure lethal or clear board. While this card at it's cost makes that use very hard to get out.
bye bye White Eyes
I can see this being placed into a deck as a counter to Sylvanas Windrunner, and then end up being used against Dreadsteed (because who really uses Light's Champion?) and Weasel Tunneler.
"I have all these minion buff cards and no minions... Oh look! My opponent just dropped a Weasel Tunneler! That baby is mine now sucker!"
Into drawing the Weasel Tunneler!
DEPART FOUL CREA... oops, wrong card...
Although all N'Zoth decks and Control Shamans are gonna hate whoever techs this card, Cairne only shows up in a few decks, Chillmaw isn't really anyone's first pick for Dragon decks, Bomber Crew is still a better counter to Sylvanas Windrunner, and it is a pretty dang slow card for all the other Deathrattles. It definitely has potential in Arena with its good stats, and there's plenty of situations in Arena where the Battlecry is gonna be useful, but I'm still gonna have to give Light's Champions' big brother the axe in this case.
Sylvanas CLeaner
White Eyes Counter...
Main difference between Defias Ringleader and Defias Cleaner?
Ringleader: This our town scrub!
Cleaner: This is our scrubbed town!
Lol direct counter to Sylvanas Windrunner. I think the developers were getting tired of their Ragnaros the Firelord, getting stolen. xD