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First off, I'd like to say that this card is another wrong step in direction for Hearthstone. Random card generation is just super unhealthy for the game, especially for a class like Mage with such high quality cards. This mechanic is the least fun and interactive, since neither players have control over it and it can feel really unfair to lose based on a random outcome, applicable to the player who plays this card as well. It's unfair to say that heroes like Gul'dan have bad quality cards since his hero power is very strong (which is undeniable) while classes like Mage is pampered with cards like these. Discover mechanics for random cards is still somewhat acceptable since you at least it isn't entirely random, but pure random card generation should just go extinct after the next (Un'Goro) rotation.
Now, the actual card itself. IMO it well definitely see play in control mage (running Jaina and certain elementals like Fire Fly and Tar Creeper). It's worth mentioning that a pair of Fire Flies are enough to activate it's final form. It may see play in Exodia with a Fire Fly tempo package, but that is highly unlikely since it's not easy to free up more than two more spaces in such a deck, even if Cabalist's Tome rotates out.
It is a good card, looking back for new elemental in this expansion.
Dust it no room in a mage deck for elementals, and mages have much better ways of getting random spells.
Welp, looks like quest mage will keep living after OldGods rotates :D But elemental mage will remain as a meme :p
Such a dumb card, but it's so cool
Is it only me, or do these card images look the same?
Edit: Okay now it seems to have been fixed. Stunning third image XD
It needs to be in your hand (as mentioned in the Blizzcon) :(
You've heard wrong, they need to be in your hand. That's how they remain balanced.
no, it must be in ur hand , and add to this cabalist tome is going away in a few months .. basically thats the new cabalist tome :)
I agree this seems like a bad card at first.
But
1) 4 elementals is 2x Fire Fly. It's possible. Also there is the slower elemental Pyros, that in itself can be played multiple times.
2) A 2-mana Cabalists Tome is super OP. Right now you pay 5 mana for this.
So.. I fear we might see this card in some decks.
Would be much more interesting if it was an upgradable AOE spell.
Exodia will live through elementals then. Not sure if I'm happy about it.
No, please no more Random Spell Generation for Mage...
Either way, this feels a bit of a clunky card outside of Elemental Mage. Remember, you have to play the elementals, not summon, so Frost Lich Jaina won't help. How viable this card is will depend on how many good Elementals Mage gets. And, honestly, I don't see it being that great.
a couple of firefly and Igneous Elemental will do the trick bro
Mage love their random spell generators, seems pretty good. Will probably see more play once Babbling Book and Cabalist's Tome rotate next year.
Add 2 (then 3) random mage spells to your hand.