This card is interesting and I think there are a lot of different factors that need to be taken into consideration:
- It's a 1-cost spell, so it's very flexible
- Can be used on any turn (assuming conditions are met)
- It can be used as a cheap combo activator
- It's a scheme, so it has the potential to grow
- It literally on gets better each turn (barring some weird instances where you don't want to have cards in deck, which is rare)
- It shuffles a copy/copies of ANY minion into your deck
- Whereas Lab Recruiter can only target friendly minions, this card can target yours OR your opponent's minions
- While many are pointing at Pogo-Hopper as the primary syngergistic minion, this card should work well in any deck that can recruit minions (such as Captain Hooktusk)
- Could also maybe work in a deck with Hakkar, the Soulflayer, where you wait until you and your opponent both have few cards in deck, drop Hakkar, Scheme it (or any minion for that matter), and let your opponent burn themselves to death.
- Could also possibly work in a miracle-rogue deck with Dollmaster Dorian to draw all your copies AND get 1/1 copies on the field
- Could also work in a Tesspionage deck with Tess Greymane and Academic Espionage, where you Scheme an opponent's minion, play all the copies of it, then Tess for a guaranteed big board (or Scheme Tess herself!)
I think this card has the flexibility to appear in multiple different decks. As for how good it is... well, we will just have to wait and see what else Rogues have access to in the Year of the Dragon!
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While this card does not actually prevent the taking of Fatigue damage, it does put it to good use. At the start of your turn (while your deck is empty, and after you draw a card) you will summon a random minion of cost equal to the amount of damage you took (5 dmg. --> 5 cost summon). However, this card also allows for you to put to use any card-draw you might have left over from earlier in the game, if you decide it's worth it, of course.
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I voted Mete-Defining because it's cards like this that keep Hunter out of the Meta
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Earth Shock