Hearthpwn

Thanks dps_kane!

This is the first time anyone has ever commented on one of my decks.  I definitely think I need to tweak this deck, I switched back to it post the nerfs (I was playing cube) and it hasn't been doing well, not sure if it's bad matchups, the deck itself, or me :-).

Ratcatcher looks fun to me, definitely on my list to try.  I do have godfrey and want to use him, as there are many games where I would love another board clear.

I am thinking of trying a different Reno deck with more consistent demons, meaning no more Guldan pulling back imps from imp gang boss for one thing :-).  Thinking of something like https://twitter.com/keithnumbershs/status/1001630399141990400

Umm...Gazlowe not in the deck :-).  What would you pull out to put him in?

Agreed, even though it is a huge ooze target I want to try this as well.  I have been playing wild demon highlander and it's the most fun deck I have ever played (mind you I am a demon lock fan from the beginning).  The voidcaller effect is huge when it works, it is really unfortunate it's beginning of turn, but I still want to try it.

But where is Reno :-)...just messing with you.

I like this deck.  I have never played secret hunter before, but got putricide out of a pack and found this deck.  It's fun so far, I just got my first ever 5 secrets in play.  I am also a big fan of DR decks and love n'zoth.  While this might be considered a strange pairing (secrets and N'zoth) I think it's fun - thanks!

Not to argue, but I initially thought Dreadsteed was bad, however after trying a Dreadsteed deck it's a lot of fun, I still play it.

Too bad the way it works for us software developers, we are on call and not getting paid for overtime... The best you get "you are allowed to come to work later rather than in the morning"... And we don't have union, but to be fair our job is so much in demand we don't really need it...

You realize that game developers with a significantly sized staff can task different people to do different things, right?

Edit: Wow.  I'm going to laugh at being downvoted for speaking to facts rather than cashing in on an opportunity to make fun of Blizzard.  I do wonder though what all you salty little kids are even doing here.  If Blizzard is "so terrible", why are you supporting their game or on a site based on a community around it?

I want Skull of the Man'ari, simply because I've been trying to make a decent Demon deck. It could work well in wild with Mal'Ganis and Bloodreaver Gul'dan

Look at it this way: after the first few weeks, a lot of decks aren't going to run weapon clears. The rogue, paladin and druid weapons WANT to be removed, while the shaman, warrior and hunter ones are likely going to see only minor play. This means that people will have to slot a weapon tech card mostly for mage encounters, and many will simply tempo it out on warlock because they assume you aren't playing the weapon. 

If people predict that you are going to play the warlock weapon, it is the worst. However, if people aren't using it in the meta as much, it can sneak in and be an unopposed threat against many decks.

I figured that at least one spellstone would be scary in the metagame, and now I fear I've found that spellstone.

It's hard to upgrade, but even its lesser form would be useful in Big Priest.

There's no middle ground with this card. It's either going to suck horribly or it's going to have an entire deck built around it.

Dunno why but this reminds me of MtG design. Very rarely does it happen in HS where you see a card and think "I have no idea what to do with this" because the card is so detrimental to you yet has so many potentially gamebreaking possiblities at the same time. This could absolutely annihilate against so many decks. You just drop this, let them have their two turns of fun, then you drop Lyra and Priest of the Feast and go crazy for two turns, undoing all they did and getting a massive advantage to boot. Or you simply set this up against a Quest Mage and give them two turns to get their combo. If they don't, you break their Ice Block one turn, kill them the next. In many matchups though, it's a winmore card because you can only afford to play it if you're already safely winning (against aggro and midrange).

Bolvar, Fireblood triggers himself.

I'm surprised more people don't realize this. Pop its Divine Shield and it's a 5 Mana 3/7. He's well-statted, even without any additional Divine Shield synergy. 

Don't forget that this card can snowball. Divine Shield decks aren't a myth. Back in Old Gods, Divine Shield Paladin was cancer, and I played my share of it (because I was a scumbag). It's surprising how long a card like Steward of Darkshire sticks to the board. Having 6 Divine Shield minions in play at one time was not unrealistic. (That's 12 extra Attack to Bolvar already.)

There's no reason to judge this card for resembling Bolvar Fordragon from GVG. The reason GVG Bolvar was unplayable was that, to have vanilla stats (which Fireblood already has), he demanded a spot in your early-game hand. A plain 5 Mana 1/7 Bolvar Fordragon was an awful topdeck.

Fireblood is not an awful topdeck. He does not force you to compromise an strong early curve to be viable. Draw him Turn 5 and he still presents a sizable body which demands an answer, lest he snowball. That early curve is important. Because any Divine Shield deck which values board control (read: every Divine Shield deck) needs a strong early curve.

To the 13% who said "Dust it," I completely understand. You have no interest in playing Divine Shield Paladin. You have no interest in being a scumbag. And that's respectable. But I see little point in looking at a vanilla minion with pure situational upside and saying, "It's bad." It's not bad. A class that runs Tirion Fordring and Ragnaros, Lightlord doesn't desperately need a game-breaking Legendary. Don't expect this card to be the next Tirion. Expect it a welcome addition to an already strong roster of Paladin Legendary cards, with strong deckbuilding potential as icing on the cake.

Edit: It has been hours and I am tired of defending this card's viability. I want to see Bolvar experimented with. I really do. It has potential. If someone has some prescient wisdom as to why exactly they think this card will completely suck, I encourage you to reply below. But I'm not in the mood to discuss poor logic like "this card is worse than Tirion Fordring." (I just got done replying to someone who made a very similar argument. And if he happens to read this, which I hope he does, it's really nothing personal.)

Edit 2: Howling Commander just got announced. Blizzard is trying to bring back Divine Shield decks. At this point, all I can say is, wait for the rest of the set of be revealed.

WOAH! Now that is an amazing twist with the Choose One mechanic.