Back when TBV was previewed I believed that having 6 health at 5 mana made it playable on curve, as a setup for the following turn. In practice, though, it always dies.
I couldn't disagree more.
I've had a lot of experience with not only Thunder Bluff Valiant but with Nexus-Champion Saraad in Renolock. Saraad usually survives over 60% of the time and it actually has LESS health than Hallazeal the Ascended. And most of the time, even when they do kill it, they end up wasting something like a Fireball on it. Something they would almost never do with a vanilla 4/6.
My saraad usually survives 5% of the time... There's something wrong around here.
Never Lucky. Part of it is confirmation bias though, of course.
Back when TBV was previewed I believed that having 6 health at 5 mana made it playable on curve, as a setup for the following turn. In practice, though, it always dies.
I couldn't disagree more.
I've had a lot of experience with not only Thunder Bluff Valiant but with Nexus-Champion Saraad in Renolock. Saraad usually survives over 60% of the time and it actually has LESS health than Hallazeal the Ascended. And most of the time, even when they do kill it, they end up wasting something like a Fireball on it. Something they would almost never do with a vanilla 4/6.
Seeing asCrackle is leaving Standard and that they bothered to make this card, I predict we're getting at least one new relatively cheap Shaman damage spell this set.
If this is the case, aggro shaman might rule the standard meta for pretty long time. So let's hope you re wrong
Seeing asCrackle is leaving Standard and that they bothered to make this card, I predict we're getting at least one new relatively cheap Shaman damage spell this set.
Without Crackle, Shaman now only has 8 spells that deal damage.
Of those 8, only 6 are actually playable cards.
Of those 6, only 5 would you actually feel good about putting in a Midrange/Control Shaman.
I'm assuming Shamans are getting some kind of relatively cheap damage spell this set.
Seeing asCrackle is leaving Standard and that they bothered to make this card, I predict we're getting at least one new relatively cheap Shaman damage spell this set.