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Here's another way to think about it:

Instead of making these two cards, they could have made two other cards that set a new niche, like...basically every other card they made in the expansion. They could have made a neutral murloc or another non leg neutral pirate, or whatever. But instead they made these cards.

Honestly that's what bugs me. Instead of changing the other two cards and adding two new cards instead that push the mold like everything else, they do this.

While it certainly could be made into a keyword, I like that it's not because it keeps the concept open to further iterations. Just skedadle on over to the card creation competition if you want to get an idea of what could be possible. If you make this current iteration a keyword, then you'd have to have another keyword for revealing spells, or weapons, or minions, or whatever. Or having your card cost lower instead of higher. Thus, I think it's fine as is.

For those who fail to read the OP, he specifically mentioned epics and legendaries, hence the limit.

I'm actually pretty excited for trueheart. The stats are really rough, but if that ends up being fine, it will be such a cool card to play around with. Justicar into velens into soulpriest anyone?

First thing I'd like to say: that overload symbol took waaaay longer to make than it should have. But totally worth it. :D

So, the post will be rather long, so I'm going to put both the lore and card description in spoilers. But I will say, to make it absolutely clear, this card has a cost of overload: normal mana crystals will not work to play this card. You must be overloaded by 3 on your current turn to play this card. Anyway, fun stuff below:

Lore

 Card Description/interactions

 Hope you like the idea and my silly photoshop work. Enjoy!

Maybe there's a correlation here:

There's a going theory that they're currently revealing the meh cards because they're going to reveal all the great cards last.

So maybe the murloc(s) are great cards? #murlochype

I simply wish they would follow their pricing lines a bit more closely on some cards. While it's easy to say "some cards will be bad and some will be good, that's the nature of things," it'd rather that sort itself out naturally rather than artificially by making cards not follow the stat budget.

It would only really work if it trades into 3/2s, but I barely see any of them outside of arena. I mean, it trades evenly with 2/3s. That's not exactly great.

It does trade evenly into 3/3s, 3/4s, and any 2 health minion though, but... I dunno. One extra stat point is not worth that ability, no way.

This card is certainly interesting, but it's like no one here has actually seen Fel Reaver in action o-0. This doesn't replace the power that Fel Reaver projects on the board, not in a long shot.

https://twitter.com/CM_Whirthun/status/624655380975452160

It's happening today.

A comparison could be made to the totem golem, with a couple exceptions: minions can kill it freely, and each bolt has overload. On the other hand, spell synergies and free lightning bolts. Enjoy!

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@Zoughtbaj The first one is a bit better, I would think. you could try wording it like ragnaros "At the end/start (whichever you prefer) of your turn, cast lightning bolt on a random enemy minion. Question: so you just mean deal 3 damage, or do you want the overload to take effect as well?

Originally, the intent was for it to be able to attack a minion, but instead of attacking, it casts lightning bolt, and thus takes no damage. I'm starting to think that it might work simply to have it put a free lightning bolt in your hand. And yes, I was meaning for it to have overload take effect, but then also have all spell synergies take effect as well: auctioneer and what have you.

I think I'll have it just give you a free lightning bolt. Pretty much makes it on par with totem golem, except with spell synergies.

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I can't decide between these two:

The first was my original idea, but I had a hard time wording it to enable it to attack. I was fine with having it just attack with 0 attack value, but the current form had the simplest wording. I created the second one because while it's different from my original intention (and less preferred), the wording is simpler and it still makes plenty of sense. Thoughts on which one is better? Worth noting, I worded it with "cast," as I fully intend it to have the spell interaction: causing the overload and acting like a spell for card interactions (though I could fudge with it not causing overload if that's too much).

my poor post got buried earlier. Feedback would be appreciated. I'd rather post the first one, but the second one seems more succinct.

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Thoughts? in essence, it gives every minion on the board an Inner Fire, that disappears when the minion dies/is silenced. Also considering making this a shaman card with totems in mind. 

That's quite an entertaining card. Good synergy with the alchemist when a minion takes too much damage, too. I think the stats are fair, might even bump it up to 7 health at that high of a cost. Otherwise, quite creative.

I love the idea but the minion attached is crap. Why can't blizzard just make the minions on these cool cards playable? :(

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I've submitted this:

I've tried to think about different ways to abuse this (hence the summoning at the end of the turn to avoid warsong + attack aura shenanigans).

Can anyone think of any OP ways to abuse it or am I ok?

The end of turn interaction makes it plenty balanced, I think. Coming from a mostly shaman perspective, I like the interactions between flametongue, reincarnate, and to a degree, bloodlust (since it stays on the board).