Yay, more elementals! I'm starting to think that elemental mage with spells might become a thing. The current version run very few spells (just Lesser Ruby Spellstone and Book of Specters, and loses out to aggro since they can't clear). Now, the deck might become more midrange, and placing down one of the spell damage minions with a cheap clear is a pretty high tempo play, and with Shooting Star or Arcane Explosion, quite cheap as well. And it can run some burn cards like Fireball for suprise burst/big removal!
So much powercreep ! Previous "spell damage + 2" minions were 4-mana 2/2, 6-mana 4/4, and 7-mana 2/8. More stats and elemental tag as bonus = powercreep.
Will it be good enough though ? Maybe in burn mage ?
Idk, techically SPD is worth 1 point of stats. Ogre Magi is a 4/4 with 1 spd, sees no play. Don't think this is good enough to see play too, need lots of cheap spells in deck to get the value out of it, so maybe only tempo mage will have a spot for it.
Idk, techically SPD is worth 1 point of stats. Ogre Magi is a 4/4 with 1 spd, sees no play. Don't think this is good enough to see play too, need lots of cheap spells in deck to get the value out of it, so maybe only tempo mage will have a spot for it.
SPD is not worth a certain number of stats. The more spell damage is on a single card, the more valuable it is, as evidenced by Evolved Kobold (which DID see play in mage) where 2 SPD was worth FIVE stats.
Damage-wise, at 8 mana this card would merge two Frostbolt into a single Pyroblast and it has way better stats than the kobold. Do I smell the return of oldschool Freeze/Burn Mage? Ah well, at least Ice Block and Ice Lance are gone.
Am I the only one who dislikes this card? Basically any minion with low stat (due to their ability being added) won’t see much play, just a mere 3 mana body on the board, I can’t be positive about this card and spell damage archetype, but at least the ideas about this archetype is pretty cool. Hope there would a cool spells!
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Well, finally some strong spell damage minions.
Love the tribes.
Finally a good Spell Power minion for Mage.
Evolved Kobold. Oh how times change and yet stay the same, since this still isn't seen as busted.
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Wow, Kobold got mega-creeped. Sure, it's not neutral, but +2/1 in stats and elemental tag, wow.
Strong spell damage minion
If Evolved Kobold didnt see any busted combo, this wont be any difference in a comboing perspective.
Yay, more elementals! I'm starting to think that elemental mage with spells might become a thing. The current version run very few spells (just Lesser Ruby Spellstone and Book of Specters, and loses out to aggro since they can't clear). Now, the deck might become more midrange, and placing down one of the spell damage minions with a cheap clear is a pretty high tempo play, and with Shooting Star or Arcane Explosion, quite cheap as well. And it can run some burn cards like Fireball for suprise burst/big removal!
So much powercreep !
Previous "spell damage + 2" minions were 4-mana 2/2, 6-mana 4/4, and 7-mana 2/8.
More stats and elemental tag as bonus = powercreep.
Will it be good enough though ? Maybe in burn mage ?
I knew I was looking at Protoss when the reveal schedule images came out.
Definitely a good Elemental Tempo Mage addition.
Idk, techically SPD is worth 1 point of stats. Ogre Magi is a 4/4 with 1 spd, sees no play. Don't think this is good enough to see play too, need lots of cheap spells in deck to get the value out of it, so maybe only tempo mage will have a spot for it.
It's good in Big Spell Mage, but its stats make me think that it belongs to a more aggressive deck, such as tempo or burn mage
SPD is not worth a certain number of stats. The more spell damage is on a single card, the more valuable it is, as evidenced by Evolved Kobold (which DID see play in mage) where 2 SPD was worth FIVE stats.
power creep again...
Powercreep?
I wanna see dat golden animation!
Damage-wise, at 8 mana this card would merge two Frostbolt into a single Pyroblast and it has way better stats than the kobold. Do I smell the return of oldschool Freeze/Burn Mage? Ah well, at least Ice Block and Ice Lance are gone.
Sick stats and +2 spell damage. Great card
Am I the only one who dislikes this card? Basically any minion with low stat (due to their ability being added) won’t see much play, just a mere 3 mana body on the board, I can’t be positive about this card and spell damage archetype, but at least the ideas about this archetype is pretty cool. Hope there would a cool spells!
I like elementals and totems.
Yes