Ragnaros the Firelord was an incredibly powerful Elemental Lord and master of all fire elementals. He ruled for more than three hundred years over his minions from deep inside the fiery core of Blackrock Mountain. After being banished back to the Firelands, he aligned himself with Deathwing and his fellow Elemental Lord, Al'Akir, in the effort to purge all life from Azeroth. To help bring about the end of days, Ragnaros laid siege to the World Tree Nordrassil on Mount Hyjal, unleashing his most powerful minions. Despite the incredible destructive forces at his disposal, the mortal champions of Azeroth were able to lay siege to the Firelord's domain, where they bested all of the challenges he laid before them, and eventually destroyed him within his own fortress.
Ragnaros the Firelord
Card Text
Can't attack. At the end of your turn, deal 8 damage to a random enemy.
Flavor Text
Ragnaros was summoned by the Dark Iron dwarves, who were eventually enslaved by the Firelord. Summoning Ragnaros often doesn’t work out the way you want it to.
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Such a shame they hall of famed this card, now midrange decks other than paladin/jade are a bit lacking in late game bombs. Seriously, this card feels just right for an 8 drop - instant value that can also be game ending if left unchecked. An 8 drop NEEDS to be insane to see play because you're investing so much into one card. They just really failed at designing 8 drops after classic with most of them doing nothing the turn you play them (rhonin, foe reaper, sneeds, medivh, chromaggus). The only two well designed 8 drops (rag lightlord, cotw) saw a decent amount of play.
Interestingly enough, the same expansion they rotated rag, they also introduced two new playable 8 drops, both great in their own way, both would probably see play in the same meta as rag, just in more controllish decks (primordial drake, kalimos).
I understand they felt rag was an auto include in midrange decks but part of the blame is definitely on the fact that for the longest time they haven't designed good competition in that slot other than tirion and grom.
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This guy made enough people cancer already!
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