I love this card so much. Just look at the amount of hype and the variety of reactions spreading from dust to op. This thread generated more posts in a few hours than jaina frost lich.
Exactly what we need to keep the game fresh.
I feel like it will be alright for control matchups to gain more ressourcen and it sure as hell will be a staple of every hearthstone highlight reel from now on.
OMG this Legendary is so freaking Dope. It wll mess easily with Jade idols countering them.
I have to disagree. I can't say for sure, but this is how I see this play out.
Turn 7: Priest plays Archbishop Benedictus. "You've had your last laugh Druid! With this, your jade golems will be MINE!"
Druid plays two Jade cards bringing out a 5/5 and a 6/6. Pretty normal jade druid stuff.
Turn 8: Priest draws Jade Idol because the druid had shuffled some in earlier and he knows he copied at least a couple. *With your cards, I too can go infinite! But that can wait. For now..* "HAHA! I play my Jade Idol FOOL! Suffer the wrath of my 2/2 golem!....wait, that did like...nothing at all. Well, Here's a SW: Death. At least now your 6/6 can't value trade with the amazing Archbishop Benedictus! Mwahahaha! Your time is at hand!!"
The Druid drops an auctioneer, innervates and plays a Jade Idol for a golem. Then he wraths Benedictus for more card draw, and sends his 5/5 in to finish him. He's got a 4/4 and a 6/6 golem now. (and I'm being generous here. lets be honest, the druid's probably gonna have bigger golems by now. I mean, it is Turn 8).
Turn 9: Priest draws an auctioneer. "At last, the card draw I so desperately needed! But first I must deal with your board. I bet you never saw THIS coming!" The priest puts his 2/2 golem into the druid's 6/6. "DRAGON FIRE POTION! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Your golem AND your auctioneer are now NOTHING!!!!!! NOTHING BUT ASHES AND DUST! WITH THIS, MY VICTORY IS ASSURED!!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAA. And to rub salt into the wound, with my remaining 3 mana, I will bring forth this! CURIOUS GLIMMERROOT!" He snags a Swipe...
Druid plays Aya and Jade Blossom and now has a 5/3 and a 7/7.
Turn 10: Priest draws another Jade Idol. Can't afford to lose this one, it's how he goes infinite! The Priest stares at the board. He knows he can send his glimmerroot into Aya but that'll just bring out an even larger golem. *thinking* "Okay, you may have brought out some powerful minions DRUID but you haven't bested me! I play MY Auctioneer and with this, SWIPE. YOUR OWN CARDS WILL BE YOUR DOWNFALL!" Draws SW: Pain. *oh yeah, I still have my cards in this deck too don't I?*. The priest finishes off the 7/7 with his glimmerroot and ends the turn.
The druid drops another auctioneer, wild growths for lots of cards, innervates and manages to bring out two more golems and trades Aya into the priest's Auctioneer. Now he's got a 4/4, an 8/8, a 9/9 and a 10/10 vs an empty board. He ends his turn.
It's then and only then does the priest realize that not only was Archbishop Benedictus a terrible card and a terrible play, but it wasn't fun at all....the priest then proceeds to concede and uninstalls...He falls into a terrible depression. Shortly after he loses his job and his wife leaves him, taking the kids. He drinks himself to sleep every night. It wasn't long after that he was found dead in his apartment, having taken his own life.
I mean, I could be wrong, but that scenario seems far more likely than the one where Archbishop Benedictus actually ends up being a good card.
How do you mean? To me yes this card isn't exactly insane. But is certainly really strong, a 4/6 body with the power of a 6 mana spell attached to it. Seems pretty good
Can imagine mirror stealing priest, you could steal his deck with benedictus inside, then he plays benedictus with his benedictus still inside. Never reaching fatigue !
An hour game of hearthstone! Hahaha!
I actually wish to see this kind of game during a tournament, would love to see the caster keep speaking during 1 hours or more with each control priest stealing benedictus back and forth. Like in the old days of fatigue warrior mirror.
If nothing else this card will definitely push Fatigue priest into the meta. Only time will tell if it can compete with the infinite draw of Jade Druid.
That is absolutely not an anti-jade card. By the time you will play this legendary druid will have 5/5-6/6 jades and yours will be mostly 2/2-3/3. So basically he would be able to trade all your board each time and his jades will be alive.
I see that this card is playable against control war and mirror only... Maybe against some control-shaman, if that archetype became pupular.
I voted "meta-defining' only because this card surely will give live for new deck archetypes. But I doubt it will be popular even after rank10 with current fast meta.
This is both absolutely shitty and overpowered.
what the actual fk
"Why steal one card when you can steal whole deck?" - Priests
Everyone is missing the synergy. Draw a bunch of cards with Northshire circle nonsense, then play this when you have no deck. Bang! Instant deck,
Really guys whats the truth here? can we change a hero also?
Do it or do not , there is no try...
Yup probably because in shifting shade if your guy is golden the card you get from shade is golden to i hope its same here we ll see
I love this card so much. Just look at the amount of hype and the variety of reactions spreading from dust to op. This thread generated more posts in a few hours than jaina frost lich.
Exactly what we need to keep the game fresh.
I feel like it will be alright for control matchups to gain more ressourcen and it sure as hell will be a staple of every hearthstone highlight reel from now on.
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Honestly this card is a bunch of crap !
How do you mean? To me yes this card isn't exactly insane. But is certainly really strong, a 4/6 body with the power of a 6 mana spell attached to it. Seems pretty good
(Un)holy fuck
"Not all those who wander are lost."
- Velen R. R. Tolkien
When those of you who mock this card rage quit when I've stolen your precious precious.... I will guzzle your salty tears!!!!
I wasted so much energy being excited for moorabi.
this is the only card worth being excited for holy shit
ahahahahaha this is beautiful, wtf :D
Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar... and doesn't.
If nothing else this card will definitely push Fatigue priest into the meta. Only time will tell if it can compete with the infinite draw of Jade Druid.
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That is absolutely not an anti-jade card. By the time you will play this legendary druid will have 5/5-6/6 jades and yours will be mostly 2/2-3/3. So basically he would be able to trade all your board each time and his jades will be alive.
I see that this card is playable against control war and mirror only... Maybe against some control-shaman, if that archetype became pupular.
I voted "meta-defining' only because this card surely will give live for new deck archetypes. But I doubt it will be popular even after rank10 with current fast meta.
I'm a priest, but, you know... i always wanted to be a mage.~ WRYNN, Anduin
Wow Im gonna run 2 magma ragers to hard counter this card! Get rekt priest noobs!
That's Incredible!