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Actually, you will probably draw your entire hand back. The card reads whenever you discard *A* card, not, "When you discard cards". It's the same wording for Tiny Knight of Evil, which gains two buffs from Doomguard. So, you should be able to draw back your entire hand.

However, with Deathwing particularly, not sure if Malchezaar's Imp would trigger on account of Deathwing destroying everything. Not sure which goes off first.

Summon, not draw.

Except that Blizz has confirmed that it won't try to freeze minions that are already frozen...

Removed. Misread the rules. I will create some new submissions later!

Do you want to play THAT card? Are you sure? I don't know, you might want to consider this card... or maybe not, perhaps this one...

Edit: Edited to make wording a bit more consistent with current cards.

I like the concept a lot, but I don't feel like these should be neutral spells. I think these can be tuned and balanced enough that they can be instead be fitted into each class as regular spells. That opens up some neat creativity with it though, because you can then balance the Battlefields around the classes mechanics, plus it may help you balance them to be a bit less overpowered!

Additionally, I would like to know about the turn limits. When a battlefield lasts "Two Turns", does that mean it lasts for your turn, then the enemy's turn, and then it is gone? So by the time it is your next turn, the effect will have worn off? Given cards like Micro Machine and Gruul, turn design in Hearthstone is that every players turn is checked for effects like this. Did you plan for it instead to last two of the caster's turns instead?

This is a REALLY interesting class concept.
What I like about is just how it SCREAMS Sylvanas. Sylvanas didn't care who lived or died in her battles; as long as it won her the battle, it was a worthy sacrifice. "Arrows in her quiver" after all. You've captured her mentality perfectly in the form of the discarding and Sacrifice mechanics.
In addition to that, you really nailed some of the concept cards. Charm and Black Arrows seem like the PERFECT interpretations of the abilities she had as a Warcraft 3 hero. And as mentioned earlier, The Headless Horsemen is sheer brilliance. That card in particular should be in the game, because any other Hearthstone interpretation of him would just fall flat to yours. Your cards are creative, and not only that, they seem balanced! I like Charms tuning in particular.
The art is really cool along all of the cards. I'm surprised you could find that much art to fit every single card. On that note, I also really like the card border. It's pretty.

I do have a couple qualms about your Hero Power; mostly, how it renders most of your Sacrifice minions into just being essentially Inspire minions. Yes, Sacrifice can trigger off of spells as well, of course, but most of the time you're triggering the Sacrifice effects by hitting your Hero Power button. This kind of represents a problem for when you want to implement any Inspire minions into this class, as there is really no use for putting in an Inspire minion when you can instead just give them Sacrifice. In this regard, I would personally like to see if you would consider other Hero Powers that fit your class thematically and mechanically.
In addition to the Inspire problem, I feel like having your Hero Power discard cards really limits what you can do with cards that discard other cards. The discard cards you have are AWESOME, like the Charge minions that discards two cards, or the spell that gets rid of your hand and then draws five cards. Those cards are really cool, and the interactions they open with Sacrifice is a phenomenal concept, but I feel like the Hero Power makes it so that you can't do more with those ideas. Because you have that Hero Power, you are limited in the scope of what you can do with discard-cards. There are some really interesting mechanics you can use, but your Hero Power means you don't have to use them. And that's a shame, because from what I've seen of this class, I'd LOVE to see what else you can do!

I hope my feedback was appreciated! Can't wait to come back to this class when more expansions hit it!

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I hate that "Level Up" is on my page. I can see how it will win the entire contest. It's a pretty neat idea. 

I thought your card submission was really cool. I was trying to think of something involving professions before I went with Level Up!, but I couldn't think of anything that was cool and simple.

Your card is simple and creative, and it's a perfect fit for the idea of Blacksmithing being in Hearthstone. It made me think about what the other professions would look like. I definitely gave it an upvote.

Everyone that has ever played Warcraft, WoW, or Hearthstone levels up. It only seems right that a spell that every class can use involves leveling up. Ding!

Edit: Some clarification, if you played this on a 10, 12, or 20 Mana minion, I would imagine that, because there are no minions that cost 11, 13, or 21, it would simply default back one step and create minions of 10, 12, and 20 Mana respectively. Think of it like the minion has hit level-cap. You can't go above the level cap until the expansion comes out!

Finally got around to updating this!
To the two people that replied to this, thank you for your comments. I actually made several revisions to this class based on what you said.
I added a changelog at the bottom of the post, so you can follow what changes I made now, and for when I make any additions or revisions in the future.
I changed Icy Touch to only target minions because I thought having the option to freeze heroes made it too powerful, especially in the early game against cards like Fiery War Axe and the Druid and Rogue Hero Power. Now, with it only targeting minions, it's a more expensive Emergency Coolant, but it is still highly useful.
The Icy Touch change also opened up change possibilities to Chains of Ice as well. I was always a little off-put by my first iteration of Chains of Ice; it felt clunky and uncreative. Not only that, but freezing two characters with 2 mana, with the cards that my death knight has at their disposal, was perhaps far too powerful to consider. I felt freezing a minion and the hero was a more elegant design, and it was still viable in its niche by countering weapons and some select Hero Powers.
The other changes I made were based off Triblec's comments, which made me realize how some of my values were off.
I gave Frostwhisper Lich one extra attack so that its stats lined up with Frost Elemental rather than Cabal Shadow Priest. I felt this was balanced appropriately, as the Frostwhisper Lich sacrifices the immediate freezing of the Elemental for potentially multiple freezes.
I was considering changing Drakkari Soulmage more than I did. I was originally going to reduce him to a 5 Mana 4/4 in addition to only reducing 1 Attack to Frozen minions on Inspire, but after comparing him to cards like Recruiter and my own Disgusting Ghoul, I felt a 5 Mana 5/4 with its effect was still balanced and viable with just a reduction to its Inspire.
In the same vein, I buffed San'layn Noble's effect to 2 Attack reduction on damage because, yeah, potential to reduce just one minions attack by just 1 wasn't very compelling. While I did make this change, I am also considering in the future to re-balance the card into a 4 Mana 3/5 that reduces Attack by 1 on damage, to increase the amount of 4-Drops the Death Knight has. I've made a lot of 5-Drop minions I've noticed.

That's all for now. Please leave more comments and constructive criticism. Triblec, TrueHorde, thanks for commenting on my class! I really appreciate your input!
Until next time everyone.

-Dishbot

Hello everyone, I am Dishbot, and welcome to my custom Death Knight Class for Hearthstone, my first ever attempt at a custom class. Since before Blackrock Mountain was released, I’ve been devising and imagining cards and mechanics based off of the various abilities, creatures, and spells that Death Knights and Undead have in Warcraft III and World of Warcraft. Now after the Grand Tournament has been released, I am posting them here on Hearthpwn to be weighed and measured. I greatly appreciate any and all constructive feedback provided. Now, without any further ado, this is the definitive concept for Death Knights in Hearthstone.

“All that I am: anger, cruelty, vengeance – I bestow you, my chosen knight. I have granted you immortality so that you may herald in a new, dark age for the Scourge.”

 The Class

My Death Knights are ruthless, unstoppable juggernauts of death and destruction. To face against a death knight is too face against hopeless odds as the Death Knight calls on the seemingly unending swarms of the Scourge to utterly overwhelm their opponents. When every one of the Death Knight’s minions falls, another rises in its stead, and the fallen corpse of the minion only serves to further empower its master in death. Even if one can muster the forces to combat the undead legions, the Death Knight can cripple these enemy forces with freezing winter storms and foul infections that cause their attacks and spells to wither away. Furthermore, Death Knights themselves join the battle wielding massive, destructive runeblades to personally slaughter their victims. If they attempt to fight back, a Death Knight will merely shrug off their attacks, defending against spell and sword with potent shields and armor of bones. If you wish to devastate all that dare stand before you, crushing your enemies underfoot as your endless armies march over them, you need look no further than the Death Knight.

The Heroes

The Standard Hero for the Death Knight class is Arthas Menethil, the first ever of the Lich King’s Death Knights and the one who would come to rule all of the Scourge’s forces. Arthas is without a doubt the only character that can serve as the Death Knight’s Standard Hero. As the master of the Scourge, he commanded the minions and used the spells that appear in the Death Knight class. His voice is a harsh, evil roar, one that should strike fear into any who hears his proclamation as he attacks: “Frostmourne hungers!!”

Emote Examples
Greetings: Bow to your master.
Well Played: Well Done.
Thanks: Many thanks.
Oops: Impossible!
Sorry: I feel no remorse. No pity.
Threaten: I will show you the meaning of fear!

The Alternate Hero for the Death Knight class is Teron Gorefiend. While Arthas was the first of the Lich King’s death knights, Gorefiend was the first death knight to ever appear in Warcraft at all! Many of the abilities we see Arthas use such as Death and Decay and Death Coil, Gorefiend used as well during his first appearance in Warcraft II. While Arthas would voice his emotes in his cruel, angry growl, Teron Gorefiend would speak in a calm, reserved voice, eerie and unsettling, as he declares “Vengeance is mine!”

Emote Examples
Greetings: Teron Gorefiend, I Am.
Well Played: I applaud you.
Thanks: My eternal gratitude.
Oops: What? No!
Sorry: It really isn't so bad...
Threaten: You will show the proper respect!

The Hero Power
 

The Hero Power for Death Knights is Icy Touch. This Hero Power freezes a single character for a turn. A fitting Hero Power for the Death Knight, as Icy Touch is one of the very first spells Death Knights begin with in World of Warcraft. This Hero Power is unique among all other classes, as it doesn’t deal damage, it doesn’t restore health or give armor, and it doesn’t summon a token. The advantage it grants is undeniable: you can easily keep a chosen minion permanently shut down for the entire game. You can use it to stall your enemies’ largest minions, and you can combo it perfectly with many of the different cards Death Knights have at their disposal. It is balanced by its limited effect for 2 mana; for one more mana than Emergency Coolant you are still not damaging anything, healing yourself, or building your board up, and you are only freezing one minion. It stalls, and if you want it to do anything other than that, you must spend cards on it.

When upgraded by Justicar Trueheart, your Hero Power becomes Chains of Ice. Chains of Ice freezes a single choice minion as well as your enemy's hero. This Hero Power is much stronger; after playing Justicar, you're debuffing potential extends to their hero as well. It effectively negates Druids' and Rogues' Hero Powers completely and locks down anyone that has a weapon out. However, against classes such as Priest or Warlock, they will be largely unaffected unless they Thoughtsteal one of your weapons or play Lord Jaraxxus.

Cards

This custom class, like all current classes in Hearthstone (except Hunter) is comprised 45 cards: 10 Basic Cards, 13 Common Cards, 12 Rare Cards, 7 Epic Cards, and 3 Legendary Cards. Of these cards, there are 21 spells, 19 are minions, and 5 are weapons. In addition, there are two token cards generated by several of the different cards.

Basic Cards

This the Basic Set for Death Knights. These cards represent the rudimentary mechanics for the class.

Anti-Magic Shell:

Corpse Explosion:

 Death Grip:

 Death Strike:

 Harvest:

 The Hungering Cold:

 Raise Dead:

 Remorseless Winter:

 Scourge Necromancer:

 Skeletal Sorcerer:

Common Cards

These are the Common Cards for the Death Knight. These cards are simple effects with varying uses and values.

Anti-Magic Zone:

 Bone Shield:

 Bone Summoner:

 Dark Ranger:

 Dark Ritual:

 Death Coil:

 Gravekeeper:

 Howling Blast:

 Pestilence:

 Plague Strike:

 Scourge Strike:

 Shrieking Banshee:

 Unholy Frenzy:

 Rare Cards

These are the Rare Cards for Death Knights. Their effects are more escalated and concentrated, and a player can get a lot of value out of them.

Cannibalizing Ghoul:

 Dancing Runeblade:

 Dark Conversion:

 Death Pact:

 Disgusting Zombie:

 Drakkari Soulmage:

 Edge of Ruin:

 Magmawyrm:

 Meat Wagon:

 Obliterate:

 San'layn Noble:

Vampiric Runeblade:

 Epic Cards

 These are the epic cards for Death Knights. They are expensive to craft, but their effects undoubtedly leave an impact on the game.

Army of the Dead:

 Death and Decay:

 Deteriorating Vargul:

 Frostwhisper Lich:

 Greataxe of the Ebon Blade:

 Hulking Abomination:

 Val'kyr Battle-maiden:

 The Legendary Cards of the Death Knight

Darion Mograine:

 Sindragosa:

 Frostmourne:

 The End

And that is my Death Knight. Thank you so much if you looked at the entire thing. Let me know what you think about the cards, mechanics, and ideas I've presented on this thread. Let me know what you think may be too powerful, too weak, or just isn't interesting enough. I am happily accepting of all constructive criticism. This has been my first entry into the Hearthpwn Fan Creation forums, and I think I will be posting many more ideas in the future. Until then, thank you again.

-Dishbot

Changelog:

October 5th, 2015