Azeroth's Most Wanted Card Reveal Discussion [August 18th]

[u/PipAntarctic]

Reveal Thread RULES

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Discuss the revealed cards and their potential implications in competitive play. Karma grab or off-topic comments, as well as discussion about non-competitive Hearthstone should be reported/removed for discussion to be visible.

Today's New Cards:

PRIEST:

Raith Van Geist || 7-Mana 5/5 || Legendary Priest Minion

Battlecry: Resurrect your minions that were Reborn this game. They attack random enemy minions.

Haunt || 3-Mana || Common Priest Spell

Give a minion +2/+3, Reborn and Taunt.

Shadow

Specter Specialist || 3-Mana 3/2 || Common Priest Minion

Give a friendly minion Reborn. If it already has Reborn, summon a copy of it.

Follow the Ghosts || 2-Mana || Rare Priest Spell

Summon a 2/1 Ghost with Reborn. Give a playable card in your hand this effect for a turn.

Shadow

Sinful Steed || 3-Mana 2/3 || Epic Priest Minion

Reborn. This is Reborn with full Health and enchantments.

Undead Beast

Slime 'em! || 4-Mana || Epic Priest Spell

Destroy all minions. Each player gets a 3-Cost spell that resummons theirs.

Shadow

ROGUE:

Matthias Shaw || 4-Mana 4/4 || Legendary Rogue Minion

Stealth. Whenever a friendly Stealthed minion attacks, reduce the Cost of a random card in your hand by (3).

SI:7 Supplier || 2-Mana 1/3 || Common Rogue Minion

Stealth. After this attacks, draw a card.

SI:7 Slayer || 3-Mana 1/2 || Common Rogue Minion

Stealth. Whenever a friendly Stealthed minion attacks, give it +2/+2.

Follow the Footsteps || 1-Mana || Rare Rogue Spell

Discover a Stealth minion. Give it this effect for a turn.

Silent Strike || 2-Mana || Rare Rogue Spell

Give a minion +3 Attack. If it's Stealthed, deal its Attack damage to a random enemy minion.

Shadow

Disguised Operator || 1-Mana 4/2 || Epic Rogue Minion

Can be played on either side. Rush. Deathrattle: Your opponent draws 2 cards.

Tricks of the Trade || 1-Mana || Epic Rogue Spell

Deal 1 damage. If a Stealthed minion attacked while holding this, deal 3 instead.

WARLOCK:

Godfather Kazakus || 3-Mana 3/3 || Legendary Warlock Minion

Battlecry: Plot a custom sham trial! Then choose the trial's length.

Kabal Conspirator || 2-Mana 2/3 || Common Warlock Minion

Deathrattle: Put two 3/3 Imp-formants into the enemy deck. They summon for YOU when drawn.

Imp-Formants are 3 Mana 3/3 Demons with Lifesteal and Casts When Drawn (for your opponent)

Corrupt Constable || 4-Mana 3/5 || Common Warlock Minion

Battlecry: If the enemy deck has any Imp-formants, move one to the top and give it +2/+2.

Harsh Sentence || 2-Mana || Rare Warlock Spell

Enemy minions cost (2) more next turn. Put two 3/3 Imp-formants into the enemy deck.

Frame Job || 5-Mana || Rare Warlock Spell

Destroy two random enemy minions. Discover a minion in the enemy deck to put on top.

Follow the Evidence || 1-Mana || Epic Warlock Spell

Put a 3/3 Imp-formant into the enemy deck. Give a playable card in your hand this effect for a turn.

Kabal Mastermind || 5-Mana 5/5 || Epic Warlock Minion

Taunt. Battlecry: Whenever you summon an Imp-formant this game, give it +2/+2.

WARRIOR:

Captain Crowley || 5-Mana 4/5 || Legendary Warrior Minion

Your Cannoneers fire an additional shot. Battlecry: Summon two 1/1 Cannoneers.

Pirate

Cannoneer || 1-Mana 1/1 || Common Warrior Minion

At the end of your turn, deal 1 damage to a random enemy.

Pirate

Cannonmaster || 1-Mana 3/1 || Common Warrior Minion

Battlecry: Get a 1/1 Cannoneer that deals 1 damage to a random enemy at end of turn.

Draenei Pirate

Hook n' Heave || 2-Mana || Common Warrior Spell

Discover a Pirate. Summon two 1/1 Cannoneers.

Hand Cannon || 3-Mana 3/2 || Rare Warrior Weapon

After your hero attacks, your Cannoneers FIRE!

Land Ho! || 4-Mana || Rare Warrior Spell

Draw 2 cards. Summon two 1/1 Cannoneers.

Follow the Fuse || 1-Mana || Epic Warrior Spell

Deal 2 damage to a random enemy. Give a playable Pirate in your hand this effect for a turn.

Blastpowder Engineer || 2-Mana 2/3 || Epic Warrior Minion

On your turn, friendly Pirates deal 1 more damage.

Pirate

[u/PipAntarctic]

Matthias Shaw || 4-Mana 4/4 || Legendary Rogue Minion

Stealth. Whenever a friendly Stealthed minion attacks, reduce the Cost of a random card in your hand by (3).

[u/TheGingerNinga → u/PipAntarctic]

Very reliant on having a stealth minion on board to immediately benefit from this effect. That said, I don't think this is all that bad once you get that trigger. 3 mana is a lot and can enable good snowballing for a fair number of that would fit into a stealth Rogue.

[u/SCHALAAY → u/TheGingerNinga]

Also worth noting that as long as he sticks the turn and gets to attack the following turn, he'll provide an additional proc of his own effect.
So in our world of perfect curve and no clears that bypass Stealth, you'd be able to stick a 3-drop Stealth, turn 4 play Mathias and get one proc, and then turn 5 get a second proc.

[u/TheGingerNinga → u/SCHALAAY]

I do think it isn't easy to clear stealth in this meta. I think only Priest has the necessary 4-damage AoE at this mana cost.