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Volcanic is great. Rest are mediocre.

From what I have seen so far, I think Dragon decks will have the ability to overload BGH by enough to make big bodies actually useful, in which case Nefarian and Drakonid Crusher might be good (though not great). But it does look like they are simply too big and too slow to be good right now.

How much does this game cost and how much space does it take on your computer?

It costs all your free time.  Money gets you cards faster, but isn't necessary.  Takes 3 GB of memory according to their system requirements.

3 gigs? Ouch...

Quote from: TheHobbit on March 28, 2015, 12:53:16 AM

3 gigs? Ouch...

Worth every byte. 

That's what some people say about White Castle...

Thursday can NOT come fast enough.

Chromaggus: I love this card. Most of the time, it will need to survive a round before it does anything, but that shouldn't be TOO difficult, considering it has 8 health and BGH immunity. And as soon as your next turn starts, you already get a benefit just from drawing your regularly scheduled card, after which the insanity may begin.

Demonwrath: A cheap Consecration most of the time, especially in demon decks, so obviously very good. I don't think it will replace Hellfire, but I think it will be as common if not more so very soon.

Dragon Consort: A 5 mana 5/5 is average - make it a dragon and it is slightly above average - give it the ability to let you play Chromaggus on turn 6, or Alexstraza, Ysera, or Nefarian on turn 7, and it it MIND-BLOWING. I think this card will single-handedly make Paladin the go-to dragon class.

Druid of the Flame: A simple 3 mana 2/5 hasn't been done yet, but such a card would compare pretty well to Spider Tank, with the slight downside that it can't kill a 2/3 in one hit, but with the upside that it can still kill a 3/2 and have more than 1 health afterwards. This card is notably better than a plain 2/5 because of the flexibility to be played as a 5/2 when desired, as well as the Beast identifier, which could finally make Druid of the Fang playable.

Emperor Thaurissan: Hoe-lee-krapp. Auto-include in every control deck for the foreseeable future. Even if it only discounts 3 cards on the turn it is played, it is arguably worthwhile. However, it is hardly unlikely that it will discount far more than that on the first turn alone and then survive to discount your hand yet again! this card followed by Chromaggus is going to be Ebola-level sick and three and a half times as fun.

Fireguard Destroyer: If we just pretended this cost 5, we'd be talking about a 5 mana 5.5/6 on average, which is really good. Make one of those mana crystals an overload crystal, and this card is a really solid body that can fit a Shaman curve really nicely (mainly because in b4 the Fire Elemental).

Gang Up: Obviously a mill card - something that does nothing at all immediately but can prepare you for fatigue. Rogue mill decks are about to become a fair measure more popular.

Majordomo Executus: To clarify, becoming Ragnaros means setting your current and maximum health to 8 and turning your ability into a 2 mana "Deal 8 damage to a random enemy." Yeah, that's a really fun hero ability to have, but how likely is it that you survive for more than a turn with 8 health and no ability to heal? Also, Majordomo's stats are not thrilling for 9 mana. A fun and quirky card for sure, but will not be seen in competitive play.

Quick Shot: A strong variant of the 2 mana 3 damage spell that fits well in Hunter. We will be seeing a lot of this methinks.

Resurrect: I love this card and the fact that it only costs 2. I think the only bad situation is the one where you get your Zombie Chow (or Twilight Whelp) back. But even in the situation where you coin a 3/2 on turn one, it dies, and you Resurrect it on turn 2, this is a good card. And obviously, if you get to play it later in the game, then it becomes really sweet.

Revenge: What I don't like about this card (and Mortal Strike) is that you can't often control how low you are on health, and when you can, you tend to do so by gaining armor, which sends you in the opposite direction from where you want to be for Revenge. This does make a pretty good anti-aggro card, so I think it will see more play than Mortal Strike, but it will not replace Whirlwind.

Solemn Vigil: Obviously, you need 2 deaths to make this as good as the fairly average card Arcane Intellect. It will have to reliably cost 2 or less to be includable, and it remains to be seen whether that is possible (although it seems likely enough in Paladin). I think this will be played a lot in certain deck and a bit in others.

Twilight Whelp: Pretty simple and powerful - will most likely replace Zombie Chow in Priest dragon decks.

Volcanic Lumberer: If this costs 7 or more, the deal is off. Even at 6, I'm on the fence about it. I do hope to see a deck that just tries to completely overload the opponent's BGH(es), which this will definitely be included in.

P.S. If I had the cards for it, I would definitely build myself a Druid muscle deck with Volcanic Lumberer, Ironbark Protector, the Ancients, and the star of the show, Recombobulator. But alas, that would require a lot of epics I do not have.

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Resurrect: I love this card and the fact that it only costs 2. I think the only bad situation is the one where you get your Zombie Chow (or Twilight Whelp) back. But even in the situation where you coin a 3/2 on turn one, it dies, and you Resurrect it on turn 2, this is a good card. And obviously, if you get to play it later in the game, then it becomes really sweet.

The dream opening: Coin out an injured blademaster. Keep him alive if possible and trade with your opponent. When he dies, resurrect him as a full 4/7.

4/7 for 2 is Value Town right there.

Any word on when today the expansion will be available?

Nvm its live now

And I walked through all three with shaman without issue, blood lust ftw

Been having a LOT of fun with this deck recently. I strongly encourage you all to give it a go. Started at Rank 20 and am currently on a win streak at 14.

EV-EV-EV-EVERYONE GET-GET-GET-GET IN HERE-HERE-HERE-HERE!

I ran an alarm-o-bot style druid for all 3 and had no issues.

I'm trying to think of a way for Paladin to gain armor. If you can get above 30 health, just use Eye for an Eye and watch the fireworks.   

I ended up beating him easily with a Priest deck where I used Cabal Shadow Priest to steal his wife (kudos to Lambo for the idea) and big health minions to trade for his and then slowly whittle him down.

At one point the wife was a 3/10 between Divine Spirit, PWS, and Velen's Chosen, haha.