Hearthpwn

The fact that a strong class card like this got powercreeped just goes to show how op 4 mana 7/7 really is 

Flamewreathed Faceless is nearly strictly better than this card. Kudos to blizzard for making first powercreep in-class.

good job blizzard, you did it again! and in the same, overpowered class! (Maelstrom Portal)

this card can be good card for 4 mana for shaman when standard format hit since 4 mana king will be gone (piloted shredder)

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this card can be good card for 4 mana for shaman when standard format hit since 4 mana king will be gone (piloted shredder)

I think this is a good card. Big health, potential great attack. When piloted shredder will be out in standard format, this guy will see some play. Unless they introduce another 4 drop. And in wild format... Ugh... Maybe if there were a bit more overload synergies?

Isn't 7/6 almost ideal for this card? I see some "CRAP BGH" in here, but unless you are broke and don't have any late game legendaries it is fantastic to make your opponent play his BGH against a 4 drop.

So he now gets +2-8 Attack with Brann?

Seems legit! 

and now neptulon will give u 8 random murlocs.

Seems legit too

Time to mill your own deck lol

well, instead of drawing 2 cards from a 3-cost minion, let's draw 4 cards

Grrr, I'm so mad that my opponent had to waste his Big Game Hunter on my 4 drop!

Gosh darn, it's so upsetting that I got bad RNG and I only have a 4/6 on turn 4!

Rabble rabble, why would I ever play this over Piloted Shredder!? There's no way I could ever find room in my deck for FOUR 4 drops! The Lorewalker Cho value is WAY TOO IMPORTANT!! RABBLE RABBLE!!!

So this minion has four possibilities...

1. +1 attack. 4/6 for 4 overload 1. Compare to Spectral Knight; both are 4/6 for 5 with an upside. Spectral Knight can't be targeted by spells or powers but Fireguard Destroyer costs one mana less up front. This means it can be played a turn sooner, or another minion can be played a turn sooner.
2. +2 attack. 5/6 for 4 overload 1. Now it's flat out-and-out a better Pit Fighter most of the time. I mean, sometimes the inability to cleanly play it on 5 hurts, and sometimes its weakness to silence is an issue. But for the most part this is better.
3. +3 attack. 6/6 for 4 overload 1. Compare now to Kvaldir Raider. Both are 6/6s for 5 mana in the very late game. Kvaldir Raider can snowball if left unchecked, but unlike the Raider, this can be played on turn 4 rather than on turn 7. That might be a little more significant.
4. +4 attack. 7/6 for 4 overload 1. The most polarizing outcome for sure; either Big Game Hunter has the beast in his sights and you're sad, or you are now the proud owner of a 7/6 for five with an upside.

People just replace him with Shredders. I run both with no regrets, this is an awesome card.

More like gain +3 or +4 attack whenever I or my opponent play this it's always either 6 or 7 out of the hundreds of times I've seen it I've seen 4 attack once...

Everytime my opponents play this , they get a 7/6 , damn! haha! Good card , very valuable :D

4/6 is good vs priest because it is immune to SWs , and its a cheap card

It is a solid minion, but it's still not as good as Fire Elemental; the flavour text is backwards if you ask me...

Just to be clear, there are plenty of solid 4 drops, but being one of the better one's doesn't change the fact that this is nothing exceptional.

Even with Blackwing Corruptor around Fire Elemental is still set apart from most 6 drops. The fact that some classes relish having a weaker Dragon-dependent version of him just proves how strong he is. Only Savannah Highmane and a couple of Legendaries can compete with his value.