Same thing happend with Gang Up when they printed Lab Recruiter. It's actually almost exactly the same power creep lol.
You are right about it. But when it came to Gang up it was possible to combine it with Preparation and Lab Recruiter can be combined with Brann in wild. This on will always be the same effect if you wouldn't cast the original for the "spell" tag
This with the new Regenerate spell is like SI-7 Agent for Priest, and since they are getting a lot of miracle type support, i think ot will be a staple in that deck.
It may actually be the most obvious power creep in the HS history so far besides - spell was changed into 3/2 minion with the same rarity, effect and mana cost (well, if we are not counting Dr 7 era)
Same thing happened to gang up
Gang Up is slightly better than the lab recruiter battlecry as it can target opposing minions. Obvious power creep but the text is different.
What was the point of Standard if Blizz keeps reprinting the same effects just several months after those cards rotated AND powercreeping them at the same time?!
It isn't better version of Embrace the Shadow. Just variant for different purpose. Embrace the Shadow, while lacking 3/2 body obviously, is usually used in combo decks with synergies like Auctioneer, Lyra, Radiant Elemental, Shadow Vision, Legendary Weapon, Spellstone. In those, you'd run Embrace over this minion. Also, Embrace doesn't wreck your resurrect pool.
This is like Auchenai Priest that can be used in board control priest or tempo based. Combo with circle of healing for board clear earlier than usual old Auchenai+circle.
Probably the best tempo-focused 2-drop Priest has ever gotten. If a more aggressive Priest deck comes as a result of Rastakhan, Auchenai Phantasm + Regenerate will be key reasons why.
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Same thing happend with Gang Up when they printed Lab Recruiter. It's actually almost exactly the same power creep lol.
You are right about it. But when it came to Gang up it was possible to combine it with Preparation and Lab Recruiter can be combined with Brann in wild. This on will always be the same effect if you wouldn't cast the original for the "spell" tag
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Stupid good - I love to see Priest getting cards like this - It's been too shit for too long.
Oh, Lethal - where did you go? I miss you all the time.
This with the new Regenerate spell is like SI-7 Agent for Priest, and since they are getting a lot of miracle type support, i think ot will be a staple in that deck.
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Shadow Visions can also be discounted with Radiant Elemental, can fuel Lyra/Auctioneer/Dragon Soul etc
[\card]Embrace the Shadow[card] was only played in combo decks. This is a version that can be put in a lot more decks. I like the variety.
The card is playable at best.
It doesn't fit with the synergy that Blizzard is pushing this expansion.
It doesn't fit with the dragon synergy or the resurrect synergy.
Its only redeeming quality is that you can combo it with Circle of Healing as early as turn 2.
Gang Up is slightly better than the lab recruiter battlecry as it can target opposing minions. Obvious power creep but the text is different.
Potential 2 mana 4 damage AoE is always good in my books.
The most important argument actually.
This card is all we need to build a new APM Priest deck with Test Subject and Regenerate. This is the one I've theorycrafted:
https://www.hearthpwn.com/forums/hearthstone-general/general-deck-building/226828-new-apm-priest-otk-regenerate-test-subject
What was the point of Standard if Blizz keeps reprinting the same effects just several months after those cards rotated AND powercreeping them at the same time?!
Why doesn't Blizz print a good 2-drop for priest that doesn't rely on anything else to be good?
Just a good 2-drop on its own.
Bad players whine.
Good players adapt.
It isn't better version of Embrace the Shadow. Just variant for different purpose. Embrace the Shadow, while lacking 3/2 body obviously, is usually used in combo decks with synergies like Auctioneer, Lyra, Radiant Elemental, Shadow Vision, Legendary Weapon, Spellstone. In those, you'd run Embrace over this minion. Also, Embrace doesn't wreck your resurrect pool.
This is like Auchenai Priest that can be used in board control priest or tempo based. Combo with circle of healing for board clear earlier than usual old Auchenai+circle.
Probably the best tempo-focused 2-drop Priest has ever gotten. If a more aggressive Priest deck comes as a result of Rastakhan, Auchenai Phantasm + Regenerate will be key reasons why.
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