New Priest/Warlock Rare Card Revealed - Brittlebone Destroyer
Tars just revealed a new Scholomance Academy Priest/Warlock Rare card: Brittlebone Destroyer
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Oh lovely, targeted hard removal not from a spell for Priests just in case they had to deal with a spell-immune minion. Because they need so much more of that.
warlock hero power + Brittlebone = 6 mana Vilespine version
im prty sure that there are better removals
Are you absolutely certain that killing a minion of your choice + summoning a 3/3 body + drawing a card is "not good enough" for 6 mana and 2 hp?
For Warlock this seems good, but for Priest? I think Priest has better options for hard removal
This card worth is equal to how much Lifesteal cards are in the game available for both classes.
Imagine they reveal a 3 mana 2/4 with Stealth and Lifesteal for any of them (It wouldn't be so strange seeing a similar 4 mana 3/5 card with two traits as Ashtongue Battlelord).
Now you have an on curve 4 mana destroy a minion YOU CHOOSE for free thanks to an easy condition.
We also have a similar card for that in hunter with a condition to destroy a RANDOM enemy minion for 5 and its broken in some matchups (Rotnest Drake).
But that choosing and for one mana less? Good Lord...
People crying OP now thought Vilespine Slayer was perfectly balanced.
This is OP because it's for 2 classes that already have strong removal / strong control decks.
Wouldn't that make it less OP? Those classes already have removal, the benefit of new removal to them is diminished. Your deck only fits 30 cards.
not really, if you are a control deck, another good removal is welcome, and this is a good removal that both classes can set up even without hero powers.
Ah thank god they gave priest some removal
OP
No one has mentioned Aeon Reaver? Fairly similar. 6 mana 4/4 destroy a minion = 6 mana 3/3 destroy a minion without the health restriction + the benefit of your hero power. Basically Reaver power creep, will be crazy good in Arena, Reaver was already considered premium.
Aeon Reaver isn't really "4/4 destroy a minion" to be honest. Let's say the opponent has a Malygos. Aeon Reaver really doesn't do much at all, but Brittlebone Destroyer straight up guarantees the kill on any minion.
Not the biggest difference in the world, true, but it's still fairly significant. You do call it a power creep on Aeon Reaver, and I think you're right, but I think it's fairly significant too - IMO this has much more chance to see constructed play than Aeon Reaver ever did. I'd bet more on Warlock than Priest though, Priest already has so much efficient removal.
''without the health restriction'' Try reading the whole thing dude. I addressed that.
To be fair, "without the health restriction" could have easily referred to "the restriction that your health needs to change this turn." If you were referring to Aeon Reaver's inability to deal with low-attack/high-health minions, you weren't very clear about it.
For that matter, a Priest is by no means guaranteed to be able to change their health when they need to. If they're already at full health, they'd need to find a way to damage themselves instead, which isn't always easy/possible.
Sure as hell better than Aeon Reaver
Setting a real high bar there.
neferset/blacklume+this=good zoolock
i would actually love the card if it wasnt for priests and maybe cost 5
Bonkers. Just that.