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 I was wondering about that card ever since we have seen the upcoming adventure. I wathced some videos, stream and read some opinions. I think it's time to share my own vision of this card.

I think that card is really powerful both in Arena and in Constructed. This is, as i consider, the most crusious game finisher and should be like in most control decks to have the last word in battle. Ysera is used to be endgame card that wins you if everything is running out in the battle, but i think Rafaam is stronger than the dragon.With Ysera you recieve a card that is random(enjoy your laughting sisters) and Ysera most likely to die next turn and not give you the dream card you are looking for. What's with Rafaam? It gives value even if it gets killed right after. His FLexibility gives you control of situation on the board. Let's check his artefacts:

1) +10/+10 buff. If you have at least 2-3 other cretures on the board or in hand, You pick that buff cause you have the real opportunnty to make it work. If Rafaam survives, it will have 17 attack, but, to be honest, it's BGH-able and it will not occur that often

2) 3/3 board flood. If you have your board suppressed by your opponent, that option will gie you insane value. It is esly countered by Mass Removals, but, i guess, they will have been used by the time you play the Artifact. If the enemy has no removals for it, you have (taking max) 21 damage on the board. If your opponent is missing 7 hp, it will be the end. Okay, for example, he killed like 4 of them. You still have 3x 3/3 to trade with any single(or multiple) threat on the board.

3) 10 random damage. Everybody complains about that card being too weak. Its purpose is lethaling lowhealth enemies(not even heroes). If you opponent has board of weak (or heavly damaged) minions, or has very low health, with you unabling to find these X missing damage, You choose that artifact. Also good f you see that opponent has lethal and you have nothing to deal with it, the artifact can save you. It should kill at least something. Weak, but not useless.

So, we see that in most cases that card is faster than Ysera. It gives strong value in 2-3 turns(Rafaam -> playing Artifact(if picked random damage - may be end)-> The End). So I dont get why people consider him bad, as statistics says(1.48% of all deck at the moment of the review). When i obtain him, i will place him in most of my decks in case i will need to finish the game. Yes, i havent got it yet, but i played him in recent Random Encounters Brawl, and have seen my opponents playing it. It was countered 1/4 times, when i chose Zombies and got Hellfired.

UPDATE: RIP, legendary. You cant be played in meta when you die before turn 7. yeah, you get  cool card out of Thief, but you die this turn. Even if you so something, its not relevant, cause you die.

P.S. I may be not so expirienced and miss aspects that make that card bad. If you are a lot more wiser than me, answer, what did i miss in my opinion. 

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The Expert Set:

Neutral legendaries: Onyxia | Baron Geddon | Malygos | Deathwing | Bloodmage Thalnos | Cairne Bloodhoof | Leeroy Jenkins| Harrison Jones |Sylvanas | Ysera | Ragnaros | Alexstrasza | The Black Knight 

Class ones: Al'Akir the Windlord | King Krush | Cenarius | Edwin VanCleef | Archmage Antonidas | Tirion Fordring | Jaraxxus |  Prophet Velen[Remastered in 26.10.2016] |Grommash Hellscream 

 The Whispers of the Old Gods Set:

Neutral legendaries: N'Zoth | Soggoth

Other Sets:

| Kel'Thuzad | Arch-Thief Rafaam |

My forum thread(Link)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6aja40HL9s 

This is the video of all possible battlecry synergies. Thanks to CapnKrunch for making it.