Hearthside Chat: Echo w/ Peter Whalen - Two New Witchwood Cards Revealed
Peter Whalen has revealed two new Echo cards in a new Hearthside Chat video which goes over the new Echo mechanic.
Echo cards return a copy of themselves to your hand on the same turn they’re played, so if you have the mana required, you can play them again and again!
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Edit: I misunderstood. Pretty sure this isn't correct.
I just realized I've been ASSUMING that Echos disappear at the end of your turn, like with Unstable Evolution, but Peter Whalen just confirmed that they don't... This means that you could play these cards every single turn, for the rest of the match...
I was already looking at these as a couple of the best cards in-game, but now they're officially OP, and I love it.
I disagree. I found Peter Whalen's tweet and it states, "Unstable Evolution copy that's created says that it leaves your hand. Echo cards just say Echo - they both work basically the same." To me, this means that once you play an Echo card you have the option to play it as many times as you want that turn only until you run out of mana. Once you click "End Turn" the Echo card disappears from your hand, and you can't get another one unless you either draw another from your deck or bounce it back into your hand (if the Echo minion you played isn't killed and can be returned to your hand via Shadowstep, Panda, or any other bounce mechanic card).
I could be wrong on this, and I'm not above admitting that, so if anyone knows for sure that my analysis is incorrect let me know.
No, you're right. I don't remember his exact wording in the video, so I don't know if he just made it unclear, or if I simply misunderstood, but that makes more sense. Otherwise it would be insanely OP. Thanks for the correction!
Reveal stream in less than 24 hrs. woot!
sweet more good arena cards
Nice
Using the Legendary tag just to restrict a "non-special" card to one copy? At least call it THE Face Collector, sheesh!
Looks like Museum Curator has a mask of the Face Collector
Face Collector - Darkest Dungeon reference? If yes, nice!
Another deal 1 to all and something slapped on it. Will see play.
Both of these look neat, if not particularly super-powerful.
Must include in every warrior deck.Finally a tool against aggro.
Great more cancerous aggro cards for pirate warrior & pirate rouge oh Joy.....
What aggro cards you mean?
3 mana 2/2 in aggro??? LUL
Symmetrical board clear in aggro????? LULUL
Many pirates are rotating out anyway... And even in wild this 2 cards won't see play in Aggro... Quest rogue just maybe, and even then seems too slow...