Hearthpwn

Hi, I was just wondering about the resulting diffrences between Possessed Villager and Argent Squire. I know one is deathrattle and one is divine shield but they are still kind of the same. With Possessed Villager you can attack another minion it dies and you summon another 1/1. With argent squire you attack another minion and you are left with a 1/1. Is there something I'm missing here because I haven't seen anyone compare these 2 cards before.

I've seen the comparison before I believe.

Also I'd say each has their merits based on class, for example argent squire works better in paladin because paladin has buffs and the bigger the divine shield minion the more value the divine shield.

possessed villager is good for summon effects (obviously) and death effects. I'd still rather have possessed villager most of the time tbh

Possessed Villager works better with:

-Void Terror,Power Overwhelming,Knife Juggler,Darkshire Councilman.

also more chance of getting this out of Dark Peddler.

Argent Squire works better with:

Defender of Argus, Spawn of N'Zoth.

I think it's better in the cases that matter.

It's quite easy: Knife Juggler, Power Overwhelming and the new Warlock-Card: Darkshire Councilman. Each of them benefits far more from Possessed Villager than from Argent Squire. But there are some scenarios in Warlock Zoo where Argent Squire is better: If you Power Overwhelm the Squire and then use Void Terror on it, since you can keep more health or even keep the overwhelmed minion alive. Also you can overwhelm it, trade with it, and then use Shadowflame. This can sometimes be more difficult with Posessed Villager.

But i like it that it's diverse: the one is in one situation better, the other in others; that how hearthstone should be: not one minion is always better than another and is a must have. It should be diverse.

Quote from Novblast >>

Here's the differences

 

Buffed by Sergeant: Both are left as 1/1's. Tied

Buffed by Power Overwhelming: Squire is dead, Villager spawns a 1/1. Villager wins

Buffed by any other buff: Squire is left as whatever it was buffed by, Villager is either alive, buffed, or has spawned a 1/1. Squire wins

Killed by Void Terror: Villager spawns a 1/1, squire is dead. Villager wins

Silenced: Both are left as 1/1's. Tied

As you can see it's two ties, one win for squire, but two for Villager. In most cases, in zoo at least (Where villager will most likely be played) Villager wins. I'd run villager most of the time myself