Hearthpwn

I'm leary of calling this busted after Fire Plume Harbinger, but this has some really good combo potential. Looking forward to trying it out!

The power level of this is certainly questionable, and I would have preferred...just about anything else, but it compares rather interestingly to vinecleaver. -1 attack and +1 mana, but the effect will usually be much more powerful than two recruits. Vinecleaver may not see play, but it certainly isn't a trash tier card either.

Food for thought.

In the world of bad ideas I want to try...

Cthun hunter. Heheheheuahuh!

I love the design and flavor but it looks so mediocre. And it straight up dies to a 3/2 with nothing to show for it.

That being said, against ping classes it's a more powerful tidehunter, and it sets up for a very good flametongue turn, so I don't know. It's difficult to say, since we haven't really seen a spawning type minion at this low cost, what with moroes and imp master costing 3. I think it's worth messing around with at least.

On the topic of 10 mana combos that will never work, umbra + embrace the shadows + 2x chow + 2x mistress of mixtures + circle of healing = dead opponent. :D

Weasel Tunneler is going to have a hayday.

@Hearthpwn, perhaps you could list out the cards from the old sets that are getting changed into elementals? Doesn't have to  be in card form, just a list, would be helpful to be able to compare everything on one page though, especially with how the elemental mechanic is going to work.

This page is fantastic btw.

Of note, this is the first deathrattle minion for shaman to get. Ever.

THANK YOU BLIZZARD!

Al'Akir definitely takes a hit with this.

It's not just that the alakir combo is more expensive and can't double dip, it's that rockbiter, at this cost, may not even be worth running in decks that would run alakir. It's difficult to say, but this being 2 mana makes it absolutely terrible as far as removal goes. This change is way more impactful than it looks than it looks.

I'd have much rather they touched on doomhammer. They mention the versatility of rockbiter, including burst, but the primary burst that they're talking about is because of doomhammer, not rockbiter.

They even mention it being one of the most widely used cards in shaman history, but... well... fireball? PW:S? PO? Those are of a similar nature, are they not?

Reporting for duty!

Er, I mean... bwaaa? (Whatever sound a totem makes)

I never commented a lot on the shaman forums, but I very much enjoyed the discussions, even post- Old Gods. Looking forward to seeing this place brighten up a bit :)

Domixux :It's nice to know, when to start with saving money and golds for expansion :D

Biggest loss, by FAR: The possibility to buy GvG-packs! -.-

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 Lovely how people always make their own interpretation of a post. They won't make wild available if it is broken. You can say a lot of bad things about blizzard, but they never release a broken game.

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You are really hang up on the social issue here. I really do not think the girl that trash talked you was a racist or sexist or whatever, just really salty, and used some fairly standard curse words. This things happen all the time in online games and in hearthstone it is fairly easy to avoid it.

If you want to add someone that send you a friend request after you beat her just wait 5-10 min, she will be calm by then and you will avoid the salt, probably. 

What happened to the old sayings about bones and stones and words? 

Maybe a generational thing... I have plenty of money to spend on HS if I wanted to, but I'm not used to paying for addtional stuff in games. Things like DLC cosmetics, season passes, etc they're not for me. I would've bought HS off the bat for money if Blizzard charged for it, but I don't like being 'milked' once I've bought the game. Yeah it's F2P but old habbits die hard.

Also, and most importantly, with my current approach to HS I can measure my progress in the game without thinking about how much I spent to get there. That's a big deal when it comes to taking satisfaction from the game for me. I wouldn't start playing an RPG and pay to skip the grind to immediately have a level 50 toon or whatever, why should I here? Why pay to ruin half the game experience?

Perhaps this clash is between people who have a background in general gaming, and people who have a background in stuff like MTG.

I would love for it to be Shaman, but it will likely be bullshit murloc or midrange Paladin.

I see 1 problem in what he says: Basic cards should be SIMPLER than the collectible ones, and not simply WORSE. 

I can agree that it makes sense to not make cards like Lord Jaraxxus, Brann Bronzebeard or Sylvanas Windrunner a basic card because it requires some experience to use them properly. 

But if you give new players (for example) Bloodfen Raptor and make King's Elekk collectible, that's in my opinion the point where Hearthstone just becomes pay2win... It makes sense to make the second one more 'advanced' by adding text to it, but that should be compensated by reducing it's stats.

A menacing creature with no requirements, but with a punishing drawback.

He will cancel card draws cause by any effect (including Ysera), not just your turn's card.
He will not stop fatigue.

Edit: changed name from Zombie Giant to Zombie Titan, since Giants in hearthstone are a specific cycle.

Love this card, very good for mill / fatigue decks with Coldlight Oracle :-)

OMG the spellstone flavour texts are SO FUCKING AWESOME, love it!!!! Always paying attention to the little details, never change Team 5!