So fellow Priest friends we are losing lightbomb think it was a very unique card which fit perfectly in some decks I am feeling sad that now lightbomb is going away :(
I will miss Lightbomb for sure. I've heard it argued that it will be less needed in Standard since Dr Boom is also going away, but that's total nonsense. There are plenty of X/X minions that Lightbomb deals with.
I think a corrupted PW:S would be interesting. Something like "Give a minion -1 health and +2 spell damage" or something, that could combo cheaply with Holy Nova/EE.
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Although I will miss it, I feel that we'll be able to manage with double Entomb/SWD and the lower level board clears like nova and Excavated Evil. Besides, after all, we're priests. We don't destroy your stuff, we steal it ( conveniently also the rogue motto ).
I'm glad it will be gone. Priest have an insane amount of removal, and the thing is, it's all good. They have double death, double entomb, and double circle, nova, or evil. I hope Priest gets more minions and maybe minion buffs instead of more removal in the next expansion. Losing lightbomb is fine.
Light bomb will be missed because it was a 1 card answer that dealt nicely with most opponents' boards and left your board alive. A major problem for priests is they need a lot of cards to be able to respond to their opponents and they need to resort to multi card combos(often using auchenai and pyro) for most aoe and removal.
I understand why other Priest players will miss it, but I personally won't. I had a hard time finding the right opportunity to use it. It always felt like I was doing more damage to my minions than the other players. It just didn't fit with my play style.
I'm going to definitely miss Lightbomb, since it fits super well with the grindy control priest I like playing sometimes; however, I am glad it's going away since it's become quite a staple in basically every Priest deck.
Excavated Evil is actually an interestingly designed card so it gives me an excuse to play it more; depending on how sticky minions stay post-Standard, I think Auchenai/Nova/Excavated are probably going to be quite reasonable options.
Also I'm really just hoping for a more proactive Priest archtype to really get traction; since there are apparently dragons (or a dragon, it was kind of vague when they acknowledged it) we could see Dragon Priest get new tools. :)
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There is absolutely no reason to feel bad about this until you've seen all the Priest cards in Whispers.
Also, Wild is still a thing. If you want to play your old, high-powered Priest cards, you can do so among all the old, high-powered cards everyone else has.
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I'm wondering if there's viability in using Spell Damage minions to boost these weaker board clears, once standard drops (Lightbomb and Velens both going away). Auchenai + Flash Heal would get a boost, Holy Smite/Fire might actually be useful, and as an aside, maybe it would pave the way for more synergy with Auchenai - Earth Ring Farseer/Voodoo Doctor hitting opponent's face for example.
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So fellow Priest friends we are losing lightbomb think it was a very unique card which fit perfectly in some decks I am feeling sad that now lightbomb is going away :(
how do you all feel about this.
It's a big loss. We need another board clear, of I'll be forced to use Excavated Evil *shivers*
I will miss Lightbomb for sure. I've heard it argued that it will be less needed in Standard since Dr Boom is also going away, but that's total nonsense. There are plenty of X/X minions that Lightbomb deals with.
I think a corrupted PW:S would be interesting. Something like "Give a minion -1 health and +2 spell damage" or something, that could combo cheaply with Holy Nova/EE.
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priests are so fucked up atm, no deathlord, no velen's chosen and no lightbomb. I hope they introduce some kickass cards for priests
Although I will miss it, I feel that we'll be able to manage with double Entomb/SWD and the lower level board clears like nova and Excavated Evil. Besides, after all, we're priests. We don't destroy your stuff, we steal it ( conveniently also the rogue motto ).
Don't feel anything at all until I have seen the whole 134 cards of the expansion.
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I'm glad it will be gone. Priest have an insane amount of removal, and the thing is, it's all good. They have double death, double entomb, and double circle, nova, or evil. I hope Priest gets more minions and maybe minion buffs instead of more removal in the next expansion. Losing lightbomb is fine.
Think it will be okay. Seems like standard will be a slower format, and you still have it in wild.
Light bomb will be missed because it was a 1 card answer that dealt nicely with most opponents' boards and left your board alive. A major problem for priests is they need a lot of cards to be able to respond to their opponents and they need to resort to multi card combos(often using auchenai and pyro) for most aoe and removal.
I understand why other Priest players will miss it, but I personally won't. I had a hard time finding the right opportunity to use it. It always felt like I was doing more damage to my minions than the other players. It just didn't fit with my play style.
I'm going to definitely miss Lightbomb, since it fits super well with the grindy control priest I like playing sometimes; however, I am glad it's going away since it's become quite a staple in basically every Priest deck.
Excavated Evil is actually an interestingly designed card so it gives me an excuse to play it more; depending on how sticky minions stay post-Standard, I think Auchenai/Nova/Excavated are probably going to be quite reasonable options.
Also I'm really just hoping for a more proactive Priest archtype to really get traction; since there are apparently dragons (or a dragon, it was kind of vague when they acknowledged it) we could see Dragon Priest get new tools. :)
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There is absolutely no reason to feel bad about this until you've seen all the Priest cards in Whispers.
Also, Wild is still a thing. If you want to play your old, high-powered Priest cards, you can do so among all the old, high-powered cards everyone else has.
"Why, you never expected justice from a company, did you? They have neither a soul to lose nor a body to kick." -- Lady Saba Holland
I'm wondering if there's viability in using Spell Damage minions to boost these weaker board clears, once standard drops (Lightbomb and Velens both going away). Auchenai + Flash Heal would get a boost, Holy Smite/Fire might actually be useful, and as an aside, maybe it would pave the way for more synergy with Auchenai - Earth Ring Farseer/Voodoo Doctor hitting opponent's face for example.
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they're also nerfing/buffing cards too, so it's all kind of in the air
Priest and Rogue, same struggle: NEED NEW GOOD BOARD CLEAR or riot
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