Hearthpwn

Ain't easy being the last post on a two-post page :D
Gratz to the finalists though. Eye of C'thun is probably my favourite. The effect is neat and different from most of the entries.

 First time making the finals! Lots of really cool cards this week.

Have to say that my favorites are Soul Shattering, Nerubian Vizier, and Grave Digger.

Grave Digger gets my vote though.

Good luck everyone!

First time making the finals too :'D

I really like Ghostcaller Apprentice and dislike Miracle (even though it would be pretty hard to pull of probably, I don't like the "you win the game" cards)...I would also haaate to play against Grave Digger :O

Chain Shattering, Nerubian Vizier and Ysera, The Dreamer are also on my to-vote-for-shortlist

@yebaba

Thank you for the kind words sir. 

I don't have a lot of experience balancing cards, so my reasoning was this: it's a Legendary spell (so it should be slightly stronger) and it can also be a dead card if you draw both sisters before it (which would be a disaster T_T)...I think that warranted the lower cost :)

Sorry, but I don't like Twin Valkyr at all. Summoning two (in many cases one) specific minions with already established connection between them seems boring both mechanically and flavourwise. And you've wasted unprecedented legendary tag on a spell that's basically a minion.

Didn't expect to make it to the final poll, thanks & good luck to everyone though!:)

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Sorry, but I don't like Twin Valkyr at all. Summoning two (in many cases one) specific minions with already established connection between them seems boring both mechanically and flavourwise. And you've wasted unprecedented legendary tag on a spell that's basically a minion.

I really like the cards who made it into the finale, good job to everyone. I hope to learn a lot from it, so next time I could be up there too ;)

My personal favorite is " the Staff of origination", as I love Mage really much. I think this would be awesome to put in your deck. Spellmage ftw! ;)

This week has been interesting :) CG to all finalists, lets get to the reviews shall we?:)

• Chronormu (0/5): First of all, this card bothered me cause it has Chronormu in a human form (Chromie), but its named after the dragon form and as human, it has a dragon tag. I dont know the lore that well, but isnt this a little wierd combination? To the card itself: NO, NO and NO. Who in their right mind would want this in the game, where your every turn will be 15sec long? Not me.
• SI:7 Infiltrator (2/5): nurgling13 already explained why it is not OP and i kinda agree, but the card simply doesnt speak to me, sorry (just my opinion).
• Chain Shattering (3/5): I think its balanced, but i wouldnt want this in the game, its very soft deck attack, but it can still take out like 2 belchers in one blow or something like that, and thats pretty powerful. And the argument that when it targets legendaries it will kill just one target, yeah so what? its cheaper Assassinate, its still good.
• Ghostcaller Apprentice (4/5): Solid card, just the name is wierd :P
• Glink Tinkwhistle (3/5): I rly want to like this card, but it just seems too strong for me. Its basically 2/4 for 3 and draw a card, better then draw a card actually, since ur getting the card from your deck that u want since u put it there, but u have the option to choose from 3 and u generate extra copy of that card. Look how pathetic a 3 mana minion that draws from deck is (Gnomish Experimenter) and then look at this card, yup quite the differece :) Im not saying it has to be as bad as Gnomish Experimenter nor should it be, but it should have been like 2/2 at best.
• Night Stalker (4/5): Card is ok-ish, i would like if it didnt have stealth, that would feel more balanced.
• Dr. Boo (0/5): Ok so im not gonna bother writing about obvious Dr. Boom iteration that was a model for this card, but the card itself is simply broken. How about getting all of your Ravenholdt Assassins, Ogre Ninjas and Stranglethorn Tigers out for free on T7? Yeah, good deal right? Boombots cry in a corner :P
• Miracle (3/5): Without Fel Reaver in the game, id say its balanced, with it, im not so sure.
• The Staff of Origination (5/5): I love Unstable Portals and this weapon seems ok. But im not sure to which class it belongs to... is it neutral even?:O If it were rogue, that would probably be a little too good. In other classes its fine.
• Ysera, the Dreamer (2/5): I suppose its balanced in terms that u cant use neutral cards (or u can, but they cant be in your deck when u play this). But i still dont like the design, blizz is doing "reprints" of some other legendaries as corrupted versions of themselves and i particularly dont like the idea behind that and this is even worse case of such a thing. So no for me.
• Murloc Hornblower (3/5): Another card that tries to bring murlocs to the lategame, but as many before it, it would be great card as a part of a bigger card set (or how shoul i put it). As a standalone addition to the current card pool it would do very little :/ Name and art are good together tho, gj on that part.
• Grave DIgger (3/5): Could easilly be 3/5 (mby even should, to be playable, i dont think i would waste a deck slot in ctrl priest for its current version), other then that its fine.
• Eye of C'thun (3/5): Im confused about the part "wherever it is", i assume that it refers to the minion itself and it has the attack of your top card wheter its in your hand or on board or whatever. First of all i feel that this part of the text, makes it unnecessarily confusing, since it can also appear to be referring to the card on top of your deck and we know where that card is (hint: on top of your dekc :p). But the main thing i kinda dont like about it, and thats actually why the text is there i suppose, is that it pretty much tells u, what your next card will be and u can kinda plan your next move better. I am undecided if i like that idea or not, so im gonna stay neutral on this card.
• The Hag (0/5): Targeted deck attack. The fact that it can do nothing based on RNG is pointless, its still targeted deck attack that can singlehandedly destroy your opponents strategy. And on top of that, the stats on the minion say, that the ability is worth 0 mana, since they r pretty much vanilla. No for me.
• Nerubian Vizier (5/5): Good card overall, good job.
• Oracle of N'zoth (0/5): This card can do so much mess and damage, i dont think it would be a good addition to the game. Lets imagine one scenario: u play Fel Reaver, let your opponent discard your deck (but ur prepared for this), then u play Oracle and discard his as well. I bet ppl would think of many more disruptive plays. I dont like it.
• Hamuul Runetotem (5/5): Seems fine, the trigger condition itself might be quite tricky to pull off, so id say its balanced. Good cost and stats as well considering.
• Defensive Stance (5/5): This is my favorite, i liked it in discussion already, i still kinda feel it should be 10 armor not 12 on empty deck, but thats just minor tweak that might not matter in the end, hard to say without playtesting. Good card overall and love the art )
• Twin Val'kyr (3/5): I dont like it, but nor do i hate it. It looks balanced, just not very interesting to me.
• Halion (3/5): Good design, but a bit strong for my taste, i would like it to be 6/6 at best, this seems way OP, since ur guaranteed a legendary dragon, not any dragon and the condition is not that hard to meet.
• Perpetual Portal (3/5): I like the idea behind it, but it feels little too strong for a Reno deck, in such a deck, u can look at it as a WAAAY better warlock hero power that u can use as much as u want every turn while u have mana for it and u dont pay any life and u trigger cards like manawyrm or flamewaker and dont get me even started on combo with Sorc Apprentice :) The only problem might be to draw this card in time.

Ok thats all, well in the end, i suppose i have very few favourites im gonna vote for this week. Some ugly deck attacks r in finals (again) *sigh* im hoping for better finals next week, GL in the poll and let the best card win :)

I like the SI:7 infiltrator , some of the other cards are kinda OP I feel

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• Chain Shattering (3/5): ...its cheaper Assassinate, its still good.

 

*scratches head*

Do you also consider Totem Golem a cheaper Spider Tank? Cause it kind of isn’t.

Favorite submissions this week are Defensive Stance by PRKSlayer and Miracle by nobravery.