I've been working on a Death Knight class for quite awhile, and finally finished! This is a full class, with a total of 475659 cards (plus tokens)! I'm very interested in what people think about some of these ideas. I wish I had the time to post and talk about every individual card. I don't, but if I get any questions I'll respond as soon as I can!
The Death Knight's main theme is simply destroying minions. Enemy minions, your own minions. Another theme is the Death Knight's ability to slowly wear down your enemy. This is exemplified by the Hero Power, which lets you put constant pressure on the enemy hero while also recovering your own.
One other thing: This class does not have any new keywords. I didn't want to worry about balancing it compared to other classes.
Change log (last update 8/23/16)
4/27/16 Added Whispers of the Old Gods cards! Updated Ebon Hold Knight, Vargul Drudge, Unholy Presence, Locust Swarm Replaced Icy Touch with Path of Frost Replaced Rune Tap with Entombed Necromancer Updated art for Skeleton token
8/23/16 Added One Night in Karazhan cards! Updated Thassarian, Dark Command, Saronite Runesword Replaced Sorcerous Lich with Icecrown Lich Renamed Reanimator to Acherus Champion and updated art Replaced Cannibal Ghoul with Blood Cultist Replaced Howling Blast with Hungering Cold Replaced Skittering Prophet with Skittering Acolyte Changed Dark Simulacrum to Rare Replaced Might of Icecrown with Frost Madness and changed it to Epic
So, without further ado, the cards themselves!
Basic and Earned Cards
Classic
Goblins vs Gnomes
Grand Tournament
Naxxramas, Blackrock Mountain, and League of Explorers
4/27/16 - Whispers of the Old Gods
8/23/16 - One Night in Karazhan
Tokens!
And there you have it. I won't be around my computer much for the next week or so, but I will follow up from my phone. I know a few cards are suspect as being OP or UP. Thanks everyone for your views and comments!
I really like the idea of this set. Some of the cards are just so freaking awesome.
However, I would suggest changing a few as these cards are ridiculously similar to existing ones, such as Animate Skeletons and Icy Touch (Living roots -choice and Icy Shock).
I really like the idea of this set. Some of the cards are just so freaking awesome.
However, I would suggest changing a few as these cards are ridiculously similar to existing ones, such as Animate Skeletons and Icy Touch (Living roots -choice and Icy Shock).
Other than that, its amazing!
Thank you! There's definitely a few cards that need to be changed. Animate Skeletons was intentional, as Death Knights could use them as filler with their sacrifice mechanics. Icy Touch is identical to Frost Shock...but no one uses Frost Shock, and I wanted Death Knights to have a cheap freeze and ping spell, so I thought, why not.
Thank you everyone for your comments. I'm aware there are some unbalanced combos with these cards. I was made aware of Unholy Presence + Giants combo, which is frighteningly awesome. Coldarra + Bloodletter is another that may need to be looked at. Most of these cards went through a lot of balancing before I posted the set. I plan to reevaluate them just like Blizz is doing for some Classic cards. I also plan to add some cards for the Old Gods set once it's fully revealed!
Or as an alternate hero power you have deal 2 damage, and one damage to yourself, and for the Justicar version you do deal 3damage 1 to yourself or 4 damage,2 to yourself
I look for Death Knight to be added to the game with the inevitable Arthas/Scourge/Lich King expansion that'll probably happen within 3 more releases. (Just guessing, but it's a super popular lore concept in WOW so I can't imagine them NOT adding it in.)
8/23/16 Added One Night in Karazhan cards! Updated Thassarian, Dark Command, Saronite Runesword Replaced Sorcerous Lich with Icecrown Lich Renamed Reanimator to Acherus Champion and updated art Replaced Cannibal Ghoul with Blood Cultist Replaced Howling Blast with Hungering Cold Replaced Skittering Prophet with Skittering Acolyte Changed Dark Simulacrum to Rare Replaced Might of Icecrown with Frost Madness and changed it to Epic
Reaping is higly overcosted if you compare it to a Deadly Poison
Reversed Engineer is overcosted if you compare it to Reincarnate or Ancestral Spirit. Two spare parts aren't worth two mana and the effect is more much more situational (you need a mech).
Bloodletter can potentionaly create a "just a hero power kill situations " if you somehow manage to get this and Coldarra Drake.
Overall : Another great and orginal dk concept - Good Job !
I've been working on a Death Knight class for quite awhile, and finally finished! This is a full class, with a total of
475659 cards (plus tokens)! I'm very interested in what people think about some of these ideas. I wish I had the time to post and talk about every individual card. I don't, but if I get any questions I'll respond as soon as I can!The Death Knight's main theme is simply destroying minions. Enemy minions, your own minions. Another theme is the Death Knight's ability to slowly wear down your enemy. This is exemplified by the Hero Power, which lets you put constant pressure on the enemy hero while also recovering your own.
One other thing: This class does not have any new keywords. I didn't want to worry about balancing it compared to other classes.
Change log (last update 8/23/16)
4/27/16
Added Whispers of the Old Gods cards!
Updated Ebon Hold Knight, Vargul Drudge, Unholy Presence, Locust Swarm
Replaced Icy Touch with Path of Frost
Replaced Rune Tap with Entombed Necromancer
Updated art for Skeleton token
8/23/16
Added One Night in Karazhan cards!
Updated Thassarian, Dark Command, Saronite Runesword
Replaced Sorcerous Lich with Icecrown Lich
Renamed Reanimator to Acherus Champion and updated art
Replaced Cannibal Ghoul with Blood Cultist
Replaced Howling Blast with Hungering Cold
Replaced Skittering Prophet with Skittering Acolyte
Changed Dark Simulacrum to Rare
Replaced Might of Icecrown with Frost Madness and changed it to Epic
So, without further ado, the cards themselves!
Basic and Earned Cards
Classic
Goblins vs Gnomes
Grand Tournament
Naxxramas, Blackrock Mountain, and League of Explorers
4/27/16 - Whispers of the Old Gods
8/23/16 - One Night in Karazhan
Tokens!
And there you have it. I won't be around my computer much for the next week or so, but I will follow up from my phone. I know a few cards are suspect as being OP or UP. Thanks everyone for your views and comments!
Currently working on the Tinker! K&C and WW / JUG and KotFT / Classic / Basic / Introduction
My Previous Classes: Apothecary (unfinished) / Chronomancer / Death Knight (old)
My Previous Expansions: Hallow's End
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Currently working on the Tinker! K&C and WW / JUG and KotFT / Classic / Basic / Introduction
My Previous Classes: Apothecary (unfinished) / Chronomancer / Death Knight (old)
My Previous Expansions: Hallow's End
I really like the idea of this set. Some of the cards are just so freaking awesome.
However, I would suggest changing a few as these cards are ridiculously similar to existing ones, such as Animate Skeletons and Icy Touch (Living roots -choice and Icy Shock).
Other than that, its amazing!
Currently working on the Tinker! K&C and WW / JUG and KotFT / Classic / Basic / Introduction
My Previous Classes: Apothecary (unfinished) / Chronomancer / Death Knight (old)
My Previous Expansions: Hallow's End
Wow! you should work for Blizzard. very interesting class and cards.
Btw, is the corrupted Ashbringer a battlecry? Or you mean Summon a copy of minion killed by Corrupted Ashbringer?
This is insanely awesome! Nice job!
Man would I love to have skeletal archer against every aggro deck ever lol
Currently working on the Tinker! K&C and WW / JUG and KotFT / Classic / Basic / Introduction
My Previous Classes: Apothecary (unfinished) / Chronomancer / Death Knight (old)
My Previous Expansions: Hallow's End
Amazing. It must come to game!
Coldarra Drake + Bloodletter off of unstable portal.
These are some of the most amazing cards I've ever seen. Great job on creating so many cards and it's amazing that they all seem so balanced as well.
Thank you everyone for your comments. I'm aware there are some unbalanced combos with these cards. I was made aware of Unholy Presence + Giants combo, which is frighteningly awesome. Coldarra + Bloodletter is another that may need to be looked at. Most of these cards went through a lot of balancing before I posted the set. I plan to reevaluate them just like Blizz is doing for some Classic cards. I also plan to add some cards for the Old Gods set once it's fully revealed!
Currently working on the Tinker! K&C and WW / JUG and KotFT / Classic / Basic / Introduction
My Previous Classes: Apothecary (unfinished) / Chronomancer / Death Knight (old)
My Previous Expansions: Hallow's End
Pretty nice class overall. I do find it sad blizzard will likely never add a death knight or monk class to the game.
The Nexus comes to the Inn with my set of Heroes of the Storm Legendaries!
Or as an alternate hero power you have deal 2 damage, and one damage to yourself, and for the Justicar version you do deal 3damage 1 to yourself or 4 damage,2 to yourself
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I would love to play this ingame!
I have no time for games, albeit this one is ok
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That would be a worst hunter hero power
I look for Death Knight to be added to the game with the inevitable Arthas/Scourge/Lich King expansion that'll probably happen within 3 more releases. (Just guessing, but it's a super popular lore concept in WOW so I can't imagine them NOT adding it in.)
I like my competition extraSalty.
Update for anyone interested!
8/23/16
Added One Night in Karazhan cards!
Updated Thassarian, Dark Command, Saronite Runesword
Replaced Sorcerous Lich with Icecrown Lich
Renamed Reanimator to Acherus Champion and updated art
Replaced Cannibal Ghoul with Blood Cultist
Replaced Howling Blast with Hungering Cold
Replaced Skittering Prophet with Skittering Acolyte
Changed Dark Simulacrum to Rare
Replaced Might of Icecrown with Frost Madness and changed it to Epic
Currently working on the Tinker! K&C and WW / JUG and KotFT / Classic / Basic / Introduction
My Previous Classes: Apothecary (unfinished) / Chronomancer / Death Knight (old)
My Previous Expansions: Hallow's End
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Few cards need balancing :
Overall : Another great and orginal dk concept - Good Job !
Take a look at my card creations here in vojza's mini expansion topic.