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Mecha'thun is coming...

Actually isn't the order DESTROY ALL MINIONS and then  DISCARD YOUR HAND ?

It would not trigger, right ?

/E:/ Ok nevermind I guess it works

It actually goes like this:

-Sets all minions to die

-Dircards hand

-Kills everything

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Turns out the card is pretty bad, even if it works with Imp.

Who's laughing now?!

Mecha-Jaraxxus as he pulls this with Bloodbloom with a 8 mana Mecha'thun on board.

Turns out that Cataclysm is pretty good in a Mecha'thun deck (although it's still inferior to the Druid version).

I'm not laughing now.

The difference is that it is an optional OTK, like Anyfin Can Happen, where you don't nessicarilly pull it off every game. It is a small price to pay if it allows you to beat Control Warrior and Druid with Handlock.

So I just got owned by this card, I'm curious why when you play melch's imp, and then this, that it doesn't 'destroy all minions" first, then activate the discard. It seems to me that they're two separate events, and should be treated like that. If Melch's imp is played first, then cataclysm should destroy it. Shouldn't it?

 This card is stupid-good. You can just stall till turn 4 and pop this if you have it by then. And basically can activate your quest next turn. This card alone makes Warlocks the quickest class to activate your quest now.

YEAH NO

Cataclysm is the new Astral Communion for YOGG to cast on standard  :( 

I hope the flavor text for this says: "He tried to take candle."

Deathwing does combo with Malchezaar's Imp and Cataclysm has exact same effect as Deathwing's Battlecry. I can't see why it won't work.

This is a tough one. A 4-drop board clear at the expense of your hand. If your hand is empty I guess or you only have some discard friendly cards in hand. The current card pool of the latter though doesn't make this really all that worth it. I suppose if you really want to dump your whole hand to insta-complete Lakkari Sacrifice but that still seems like a highly questionable trade-off. I have a feeling that this may end up being meta defining in a way that I can't yet see, but right now, anyone's guess is as good as mine.

Take a look at this deck - in the description I explain why in my opinin it doesn't matter what and how many cards you discard with Cataclysm.

http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/972699-k-c-disoclok-hype

Why, completing Lakkari Sacrifice t5 with Malchezaar's Imp looks strong. You lose 6 cards from your deck, but it gives you endless tempo/value from t6. Possibly enough to win any control matchup, and given full AoE, even non-control ones. Not meta-defining, but makes quest really strong.

the weakness of the warlck quest was how hard it was to complete and it took a few turns to generate value.  just like old school handlock with drake if you complete the quest routinely by turn 6 you can win the game with the pressure from imps. i think this is very good.