Hearthstone's 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:new expansion Forged in the Barrens is one of the most significant changes ♈to the core Hearthstone experience in ages. Even if you prefer Battlegrounds over Constructed, it might be worth checking out Blizzard's reshuffle of the core set of cards.
Forged in the Barrens introduces 135 new cards, a new keyword "Frenzy", and a system of spell-schools that offers an extra synergy between cards. Here's a look a❀t the 10 best, and most interesting, cards from the new Hearthstone expansion.
10 Sigil of Silence ꦅ- Demon Hu𒐪nter
The new Demon Hunter cards are all pretty interesting, with a focus on Deathrattle and cheesing out some hꩵigh-cost minions on the cheap. Some of the 💧new cards put a focus on early-game tempo and beating your opponent down quickly. There's one problem: Demon Hunter lost Consume Magic this rotation.
This means the classic face Demon Hunter decks don't have any method of removing big taunts from the bo💟ard. Until Sigil of Silence was announced, that is. This card silences all minions on your enemy's board at the start of your next turn. Quite an interesting card and the 'start of turn' effect allows for a bit of strategy, as well.
9 🌞 Plaguemaw the Rotting - Druid
Plaguemaw the Rotting looks like a very interesting card, although its potential in the meta relies on whether Taunt druid is going to be playable or not. Summoning extra taunts (without the taunt) at the low mana-cost of 4 allows players to work🍸 in low-cost and high-cost taunts.
Y🔯ou might jump right to Scrapyard Colossus, but the 4 mana and 10 mana make it a bit awkward. This card is probably better suited to playing with smaller taunt minions, including some of the cards from the Forged in the Barrens set, like the Thickhide Kodo and Teacher's Pet.
8 🥀 ꧑ Blood Shard Bristleback - Warlock
Warlock has received some gre🎶at new deck directions. Aside from the classic Handlock or Zoolock that has been popular for a while now, control decks have always ജbeen a staple of competitive Warlock decks, including the recent Tickatus shenanigans.
In Forged in the Barrens, there is definitely an archetype that wants a Warlock to destroy t♛heir entire deck, while also controlling the board. Blood Shard Bristleback is a key part of the strategy. Other cards, like Neeru Fireblade (which opens a portal for serious Imp swarm when your deck is empty), might be integral to the build, but Blood Shard is the most interesting because the card could also find a place in spammy Zoo decks.
7 ཧ Oasis Ally - Mage
Mage is receiving a bunch of good cards in this new expansion, but Oasis Ally is the one that sticks out as being completely broken. It's a secr🤪et, so has some synergy with the existing secret decks for Mage, but could also be used in other deck archetypes.
It's simple: 3 m𝕴ana to summon a 3/6 on the next turn. Your opponent has to clear an early-game minion from the board. They don't want to hit the minion, they know by now that Oasis Ally is waiting just behind it. What can they do? Suffer. They just suffe🌟r. Sure, your turn 3 might be slow, but your turn 4 is looking ridiculous.
6 Sౠword of the Fallen - Paladin ♚
So, turns out🅺 Secret Paladin is a thing (again). Forged in th𝓀e Barrens introduces a lot of new Secret cards to Paladin, and Sword of the Fallen is another one of those Paladin weapons that will clearly see play. It's early-game removal with a huge payoff. Classic Paladin.
Every time your Hero attacks, play a secret from your deck. Some secrets that could be cast include Avenge, Galloping Savior, Oh My Yogg!, Reckoꦕning...the list goes on. Secret Paladin used to be a big deal but sort of fell off during recent expansions. Forged in the Barrens is bringing it back.
5 🦄 Xyrella ཧ- Priest
Xyrella is the first legendary card on this list and it has earned its place. Dealing damage based on how much you heal on that turn is obviously great for Priest, as even with a Hero power heal you're dealing 2 to all enemy minions. Combine the card with some of the bigger healing spells and this card goes galactic. This could work with some of the 168澳洲幸运5开奖✤网:Forged in the Barrens new spell sch𒉰ool synergies.
With all the aggro decks that dominate the ladder, some form of 2021 Shadow Priest deck (we never thought we'd see it) with a Xyrella should do a decent job of dealing with most decks that prioritize face. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Wil𒈔l Shadow Priest make a return? Maybe. Is the card a bit slow? Yes, sort of, we won't know until the card has seen more play in the estab💟lished 𝔍meta.
4 🧸 Scabbs Cutterbutter - Rogue
Uh, this card is 100 p༺ercent a nerf candidate. There are always a few cards that get hit hard with a nerf a few weeks into the new expansion, and old Cutterbutter here looks like one of them. The combo effect (which is huge in Rogue decks) allows you to combo out very🌼 cheap cards.
With all the 0 cost cards 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:arriving with the core set, an entire Rogue deck structured around the tempo Cutterbutter provides is inevitable. One example: Preparation (reduce spell cost by 2), play Cuಌtterbutter, play Sprint (draw 4 cards) for freeꦕ. All your cards back. Just like that. Yeah, it's broken.
3 🎉 Spawnpool Forager - Shaman
If you hated Murlocs before, you're going to hate them even more now. Spawnpool Fora💦ger is a 1 mana 1/2 with a Deathrattle that spawns a 1/1. And they're all Murlocs, baby. Everything's a Murloc after you see this card pop up on the other side of the board.
Forged in the Barrens introduces a lot of interesting Murloc cards toꦆ Shaman, including the legendary Firemancer Flurgl with offers something🤪 pretty fresh for a Murloc deck: board clearance. It's time for Murloc Shaman in 2021.
2 Rancor - Warrior 🧜
Warrior seems a bit unloved in Forged in the Barrens. None of the cards stick out as being too powerful or even that interesting. The only one that might see a lot♔ of play if the meta goes full aggro (we did just talk about the Shaman and their Murlocs) is Rancor.
This card deals 2 damage to all minions and provides 2 armor for each destroyed. More removal is key in an aggro meta, and Rancor will help keep you alive for a bit longer, as well. Could be🦹 decent, hard to say until the meta develops.
1 Far Watch Post - N🐷eutral 🧸
There are ༺a lot of great cards in the new neutral set. It's difficult to pick just one card from the bunch, as there are cards that fit into ꦐdifferent deck archetypes. We've gone for Far Watch Post, a card that should slow down aggro decks enough that it should see play in the meta.
At 2/4 for 2, it𝐆's got a decent set of values and basically has taunt: any aggro deck will want to remove this card as soon as possible because the mana cost starts to scale to the point where it brings yܫour deck to a standstill.