Off-Topic General Discussion - Page 4859

Whatever I'll smash your ass anyway. Get a goddamn controller.

The normal/class challenges are straightforward and fun. The heroic bosses are definitely interesting; Vaelastrasz requires the lowest possible curve as possible (rogue is obviously the best class for this), and also mountain giant tech. Razorgore is the simplest heroic boss to beat for any class, as long as they focus on board control and include doomsayer tech to clear the first batch of eggs. Heroic Nefarius is best beat with (dragon) Paladin: pyro-equality will destroy the initial onrush of minions which threatens to burn you down early and drains his hand really quickly, and Paladin can generally counter their own spells quite well. Chromaggus is best beaten with Paladin or a Mage. Mage is more fun because flamewaker actually has a use, for once, due to brood affliction. Also brood management means you can probably beat heroic with a variety of classes. (stack the green broods, and either the +spell broods or +minion broods depending on if you have board clear or not; discard black broods immediately

As for the cards.

Revenge condition cripples it, but a 3 damage board clear is something warriors sorely need, particularly control warriors, to deal with the new patron warrior. Will probably be teched in, as in the worst case it's a whirlwind for 2 mana.
Flamewaker is shit.
Hungry Dragon is great; autoinclude in Dragon Paladin (I maintain Dragon Priest is shit, unless Dragon themed decks are actually REALLY strong; without consort, I doubt this), possibly worth it in other decks, we'll see.
Fireguard, in combination with Lava shock, will singlehandedly re-enable Shaman to play Crusher Shaman or other "big minion" focused decks, with Earth Elemental. So good. At best it's a 6/6 for 4.5 mana, at worst its a 7/6. Either way, it's still really good.
Demonwrath might make it into demon-themed decks because a 3-mana consecrate is really good, but it competes with Hellfire, and Hellfire is 3 damage, which clears patrons and Rogue minions, and other 3 hp minions.
The Rogue card is, in terms of value, really good because AoE backstab/basically a 5 mana consecrate+4/3. We'll see if it's included in rogue decks because rogue generally has really good cards anyways, and again doesn't hit the 3 damage threshold that is currently really important for board clears.

I have no Twilight Drake (I'd try Azure before anyway) and no legendary dragons (also only one muster), and no Tirion or Ragnaros or Sylvanas, so I guess Dracodin is out of the picture for me. Meh, I wanna try the holding mechanic. :<
Well I have Chromaggus but... x')

Really not sold on Skulker. 5 mana is about the most expensive card for Rogues (along with Azure Drakes) and a non-Prep'd Oil (because combo) and unless you're facing aggro with a large board its battlecry doesn't do that much (and if aggro has a large board by turn 5 your life total prob dropped deeper than the Molten Core).
It doesn't help vs Mech Mage (3+ health on most stuff), Druid (Shredders, etc.), Warrior (Patron or even in general), doubt it'd do much vs Warlock too (does nothing to Handlock, most of Demonlock stuff has 3+ HP, even Void Walkers), it pops Neubian Eggs though.

Sure there's a body attached to it... which dies to most 2 drops and can't even trade with most 4+ drops (well it kills Blastmage, but there the body is just icing, and it has more attack so you're the one forced to trade into it anyway).

Maybe I'll add the Fireguard Destroyers instead of the Windfury ogres in my Chaman deck (they usually don't do much but draw immediate attention (and removal if I have a taunt up)) and see what happens. I have Unbound Elementals who usually do well because more than a third of my deck has overload, so I won't be losing anything at least.