Hearthpwn

Class: Witch Doctor
Hero: Hexmaster Zalazane

I have gone about this challenge from the most practical approach. This exercise is being treated as if this character would actually be added to the game as it is now.

Witch doctor was the clear forerunner in the preliminary design stage. Most wow class are very "vanilla" so that the player can imprint their own personality in the character. Some of the classes are somewhat specialized (ie. shaman, druid paladin) but for the most part these are generic. Death knight is the one class that is most unique. Witch doctor occupies the same space as shaman/monk etc. as something generic with some unique qualities that make it stand out.

Zalazane won the bid as he embodies everything a witch doctor should be and voljin is already a card (Velratha was the initial choice but I could not find great artwork for her and she is less known).

The theme for this hero is trinkets/alchemy. This hero power is modelled off valeera's. Orginally, it was going to be a zero power weapon to enforce the theme of trinkets/potions but but that is slightly game breaking and takes away possible opportunity costs from the player.

This card really illustrates the fulcrum of Witch Doctor mechanics. The "Concoct" key word is activated when a weapon is played over top one another. Generally the weapon attributes are mixed in different ways to create a large array of possible plays/decisions without the inclusion of RNG. Generally the the durability is untouched as I would like to keep these weapons volatile and create tougher decisions for the player (ie. attack and get rid of my aura or keep my aura and allow creature to live). There is some amount of "scaling" as an item can keep transferring from one to the next but not generally not all attributes will transfer.

This deck is reliant on card draw as it is a combo deck. This seems overpowered at first glance but it has a more linear interaction than the famed Northshire Cleric. a comparison to Gadgetzan Auctioneer is more equitable.

This final card is a taste of minion weapon interaction (managed to fit Velratha in after all). This is more tempo oriented card rather than win-condition.

Let me know what you think and up-vote if you like :]

Sincerely,

Wilsifur