[Hearthstone] How Good Is Cult Apothecary?

Review and analysis of an underperforming healing card from Whispers of the Old Gods.
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[@kripperenojacksorino82]

Compared to better Healingcards: Horrible.

[@quantumplatinum3029]

Mate the real reno jackson is already here and is a lot more fun.....

[@Jason0binladen]

+Thatedvardguy If you draw reno

[@Jason0binladen]

When Reno doesn't show up for a reno party feelsbadman

[@Spazik86]

you are not going to be rich with this one :-/

[@bossofthisgym7411]

My favorite KZbinr is KrippARYAN

[@saniteeeh2881]

Dude what? :D

[@saniteeeh2881]

Monsoy i know man i'm german.. I was just confused about this name. :D

[@boberinorosserinokripperin1355]

Whatever makes you happy I guess

[@L0LWTF1337]

These kripperinos are spreading! We need to CLEANSE the comment section of these sub(scription)humans.

[@tyronebiggums8661]

this is my favourite one

[@SkipperinoHS]

5:54

[@slyonic4097]

5:54 - Fixed it for you

[@lightin1159]

You very fast man O.o

[@calvin158]

4 minutes...

[@Jarczenko]

; ?

[@hurrdurr78]

Gg

[@StandardTrickyness]

I'm really upset about the loss of antique healbot Blizzard: We want to push the control meta Healing for the following classes has been removed

[@S1nwar]

can u punctuate or anything? you comment is so confusing!

[@coreragerinokripperino9526]

It's a 4/4 and it doesn't get +3/3...

[@bmidtschalint3904]

WoW! New Kripperino? Hi :3

[@aids5430]

What tou did to magmaragerino?!?

[@ДанилаЛисицких]

+Bálint Schmidt that's a pretty old one

[@zecketh2129]

You never get +3/+3 either EleGiggle

[@КолянКальмар]

+AIDS He was moonfired

[@dysfnct7844]

Hearthstones lucky to have you Kripp, I'm pretty new, but your reviews are always so solid and as an overall public figure you're a great personality to watch! :) favorite streamer by far.

[@ismaelhernandez5045]

he is really good in arena made me a better player in arena

[@quantumplatinum3029]

+Ismael Hernandez me to i used to pick the worst cards :s

[@ismaelhernandez5045]

Thatedvardguy lol i coudnt get more than 3 wins before

[@hornyfuckinturtle]

+Ismael Hernandez i couldn't get 3 wins eather, sk i switcheed to euro server and now average 6 :p

[@ismaelhernandez5045]

horny turtle lol nice

[@a_nikak]

Last game was like "How good is Deadly Poison?"

[@kionashi]

turns out is preeeety gooood.....on warlock :v

[@nemtudom5074]

You mean jaraxxus

[@MagmaRagerinoKripperino]

5 mana 4 attack?? LOL

[@min1472]

At least it has 4 health :p

[@CaptainSweatpants90]

*2 less

[@EvilFlar3]

3 mana 5 attack and only 1 health?? LOL

[@ronaldinhokripperino4187]

Stats are meaningless when you have skill

[@zamaskowany12]

That Lee Sin quote lulz

[@sneg__]

Wrong description, Kripp! Also, could you highlight the Forbidden cards in WotoG?

[@Morfalath]

what is wrong with it ?

[@quantumplatinum3029]

+Morfalath it used to say something about a budget deck his last video. He fixed it doe.

[@EZNOOB6969]

Forbidden healing great Ritual great Shaping ok Flame meh

[@Morfalath]

shaping ok ? dude, try it on 8mana

[@E0011]

Ritual - really great Healing - any control pally's dream Shaping - ok Flame - nope.

[@TheVincentLoo]

Making it a 5 mana 4/5 would make it similar to Naga Sea Witch. The card would see play in nearly all decks, I think, if it was a 4 mana 3/3 with the same effect.

[@Shavinderyt]

KRIPP u copy pasted the wrong description!

[@Morfalath]

whats wrong with it ?

[@lepathewarrior4445]

+Morfalath Your comment isnt in sync with your avatar, roleplay better next time

[@Biyte]

it's clearly not arena decks!

[@patrickwienhoft7987]

0:04 Watch the Kripp, fuckers.

[@Jarczenko]

no

[@TheModified]

No.

[@SA-bq3uy]

you should become Watcherino Kripperino

[@patrickwienhoft7987]

random 1 Those footprints are too big for me. Also I feel like this would hurt the original Watcherino's honor.

[@quantumplatinum3029]

+Patrick Wienhöft #Dontskippthekripp. In starting it now.

[@robloxplayerX]

that last game was exactly a month ago....

[@WestPictures]

How good is Priestess of Elune? EleGiggle

[@quantumplatinum3029]

Great mate.....

[@nritsch]

Turns out priestess of elune is preeeetty good

[@ronengaming]

It works pretty well in Control Warrior I find. Often when you brawl you want to drop a minion to give the chance of clearing their entire board. Both cards line up in situations you want to play them, and in mana costs. Combined they go for 10 mana.

[@timmywalshe1880]

KRIPP I LOVE YOU AND YOUR VIDS! I was just checking out your very old videos and I was laughing so much that I cried :D You told us so many stories back then about your and I was just wondering whether you could consider doing more of those someday :) thanks for all the great content!

[@NothingO1O]

Nice description; Highlights of the most insane Arena decks I’ve seen so far in the Whispers of the Old Gods.

[@ThePureElectricity]

Hey Kripp, if you lost this card today would you go out tomorrow and buy one?

[@singularity1130]

I figured you play it like a pseudo doomsayer. Delay enemies lethal through mitigation of the damage you will take next turn as well as trade up or set up for a clear the next turn.

[@thisiskt9210]

Just a crazy thought: why didnt the summoner summoned 2x3 mana cost minion if the first was brann? Battlecries trigger first so not sure how the game handles that.

[@ultimaT]

So how does Kripp's dog know when he calls it or when he's just talking about cards?

[@dokidokiduckie]

+Hearthmasta You sure about that? Because you can teach dogs to remember specific names of specific items.

[@miguelpinto1792]

for a fast freeze mage do u think its better cult apothecary or antique healbot?

[@4shotsofvodka738]

Bordclears in arena are rare Said the guy with 7 flamestrikwes in a arenadeck :D

[@lemondude6174]

^^

[@blazechar0011]

Times have changed :(

[@worshipexplicit]

who?

[@4shotsofvodka738]

+Worship Explicit kripp got 7 flamestrikes in one arena deck ^^ Pretty famous video

[@kionashi]

they are still rare...

[@Pr0sAndCon5]

Hey. Mr Kripp, could you do one of these on faceless summoner? I would appreciate it very much

[@TeeDoogy]

Everyone knows that card is preeeettttty gooood

[@koroyamino1474]

CThun rogue is bad? I played with your CThun-Nzoth Rogue and it was good. On low ranks, but it was interesting deck

[@ThePsylopAt]

Not seen the plays yet, but, I think this card is best when it gives 4 or 6 health, on curve, above 6 mean you will loose the board, under 4 you loose value, then at 4-6 it's heal + a 4 drop for 5 wich is not bad, and I think, it can sometimes turn the game around, and yes it's a pretty interesting card even if its not that good...

[@Flourish38]

Can I start off by saying that this is one of the best cards to start off with in a f2p run, especially if you're going to be making a rogue/hunter/mage/warlock deck? It is incredibly good, because it is often just enough to keep you from dying for just one more turn, long enough to kill a taunt to get to higher attack minions, or whatnot. The fact that it's also a 5 mana 4/4 is a huge upside, and since it's a common card, it's not hard to get.

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

The other weakness of the card is that, unlike Antique Healbot, it doesn't protect your from Freeze Mage or other creatureless decks trying to blast you down- the most life it'll give you against a Freeze Mage is 2 life from their Alextrasza.

[@oscarmessely1193]

This card actually works good in freeze mage, if his board his full just use frost nova and this card and you get +14 health instead of the +8 you get from the healbot.

[@joeghenty5732]

Why is the last scene from the last day of the April Season?!

[@timcrowther2735]

Shouldn't this card be good in priest/paladin?

[@CuriousMoth]

Play it when your opponent has a fairly large board, clear their board with AoE next turn, thereby luring out another minion / weakening existing minions on the board to make the clear more valuable.

[@TheAwkwardGuy]

Is it just me or did he use the wrong description for these last 2 videos...?

[@quantumplatinum3029]

He fixed it and no there are a lot pf people wondering.

[@DocterPink333]

Could Cult Apothecary be good or decent in Druid perhaps? It's not like they've got good board clears anyway, just big taunts. And with Innervates/Wild Growths, the mana cost may not be that huge of a factor. Getting a big heal and a 4/4 on the board on turn 3 or 4 against zoo as C'Thun or beast Druid sounds like a useful tempo play, at least more useful than just playing Healing Touch or something.

[@nightguy7077]

what was that last hero kripp was playing???

[@borjamax3]

80% of ladder is aggro... I made my fatwarrior deck 2 days ago, faced 12 aggro decks (100% win rate aganist aggro ), since then I haven't seen another aggro deck in 2 days, like 20-25 games... what is happening? ;_;

[@13doctorawesome]

Did he bang his left eye on his keyboard when he got unlucky?

[@dylankahn4464]

Can you try a deck deck that contains only minions that cost less than 2 mana with a few spells I got to 15 in ranked with it

[@ICHBinCOOLERalsJeman]

we need a new video on cthun nzoth rogue

[@blazegreen7144]

what about like cult apothecary, power overwhelming, shadowflame. Its three cards but its not too out there

[@Tris8923]

This card is amazing in a semi control rogue, especially a shadow step play

[@FlubbersQuid]

Cult Apothecary at 3 Mana and being a 2/2. Think that would be better and balanced?

[@kaydendubmen3330]

i think that'd be insanely good, maybe too good

[@cheungjackjackt02006]

it will be like the owl all over again

[@codered2218]

Nah it needs to be a 3/4 in order to be balanced

[@procrastinathor4594]

why don't you have bran in the deck?

[@malango255]

I love combo'ing it with shadow flame. heal a ton and clear their board.

[@jamesgarforth786]

Plays well-ish in priest decks because of excavated evil and holy nova, requires that you get to turn ten though

[@DisturbedNeo]

I feel like if it said: "Battlecry: Heal your hero for 2 health for every minion that died this turn" it would be a much better card without breaking too much. Yes you can heal for a lot more potentially, but only if you and your opponent both have a big board and you clear all of it, which isn't usually something you want to be doing. I think the main problem with Cult Apothecary the way it is now, is that you can't play it when you're winning, because it becomes a 4/4 for 5 mana that doesn't even heal you. And nobody in the current meta can afford to have a potential dead draw in a deck of only 30 cards.

[@theduckmurderer7918]

i think its really strong in handlock because it can be a good heal+shadowflame is a board clear and a possible 14 heal which can be extremely strong against aggro

[@ShynyMagikarp]

This is really only a good healing card versus decks like zoo or rush hunters. The issue is that if you use this deck on turn 5 then you're just healing and not impacting the board. On turn 10 this card can be nuts though. especially as a priest. This card + excavated evil is nuts!

[@saintkrampus3094]

Why is it "Hero" on the displayed card? The "H" should be lower-case and is lower-case in game. What gives?

[@Chrillem98]

Does playing the Explorers hat on a minion make it able to be summoned by N´Zoth?

[@lucasfranke3326]

nope

[@Chrillem98]

+Lucas Franke Okay, thanks

[@MasterMar337]

No it doesn't, it has to be in the card's text

[@Chrillem98]

+MasterMar337 I understood the first reply but thanks anyway

[@TheGreaterGhost]

Good question tbh. Ive used an unearthed raptor and it got a deathrattle then i nzothed and it came back. Not sure if itll work tho

[@apo9323]

Krip starts with ''K''. Cult Apothecary starts with a ''C'' that sounds like a ''K''. Kripp=Apothecary confirmed.

[@xnick_uy]

My Inspire/Renounce Warlock deck welcomes the Cult Apothecary so much.

[@chikenugets9165]

havent watched yet but is it pretty good?

[@chikenugets9165]

i guess not

[@KP-by4eu]

Tried to find the skip comment, couldn't find it. 5:55

[@musclerinokripperino9699]

Kripp is now muscular guys

[@markedfang]

In the category of "cards I won't play until it costs 1 mana less". Tried it out. A card which doesn't compensate quite enough when you're losing and is terrible when you're ahead.

[@ElbyHere]

This card's actually performed a lot better than I expected. Of course, I expected it to be complete trash. Refreshment Vendor's definitely a better tempo-y heal card, but one of each was surprisingly effective in a Reno deck I had.

[@jacobs398]

I though when Faceless Summoner summons Bran you would get a second 3 cost minion?

[@dokidokiduckie]

Brann triggers when you play a battlecry, so getting it through a battlecry wouldn't double it since it's already in effect.

[@jackwinterheld4335]

Culterino Kripperino: Take your skipp!

[@Nathan-tg4gu]

If the opponent has a lot of minions, I would use a board clear, then play the maximum tempo immediately. The next turn, the cult will probably get 4-6 healing to you hero, and if he gets less, your opponent is probably top decking and you've won then.

[@thedoctorepic2337]

6:01 - For the late skipperino!

[@TheNegronomicon]

It's being used in a lot of streamers' decks and it was even in some decks in tournaments. It seems like a good card for decks that need 5-drops.

[@omranemeddas2724]

This comment section has turned into an RPG.

[@nukins]

Fucking roleplayers

[@iliekdenkmeems7834]

+forsenE stop

[@omranemeddas2724]

UHM......

[@asianbacon3145]

you are all roleplayers

[@YungTristin]

FUCK ♂ YOU ♂

[@ATVmachine]

I have this in my Freeze mage and it works like charm

[@regimiro4888]

This is what i've been trying to explain to my friends for a while, but i've never been able to put it into words.

[@howardrobertson283]

I run apothecary in my fatigue Mage, it's ok, will never replace healbot though :(

[@lobsterfork]

That deadly poison plus Jarraxus though!

[@salviaterra8734]

kripp reminds me of crippling depression.

[@Veralos]

Kripp-ling depression.

[@rb304288]

@15:33 epic comeback.

[@xtcxcite]

Combo with Dark Iron Skulker is preeeety good!

[@TuvAlpha]

How much better would it be as a Deathrattle? Probably way too good.

[@remyllebeau77]

It should do a small AOE after you cast it and have it's mana cost or stats adjusted.

[@sotokrais]

Wrong description?

[@stephanrogers8947]

That last game was really well done.

[@theguyman232323]

did anyone else see that this was recorded literally an entire month ago?

[@sayen7555]

1 mana 1/1 deathrattle heal for 5?

[@genzo454]

Too good. Flash Heal plus a 1/1.

[@Terrible_name]

I made a card.. 5 mana minion, 1/3 stats Bettlecry, for each enemy minion, deal (1) damage to each enemy minion.

[@rocksnow]

it should change to : battlecry: For each enemy minion died this turn, restore 2 health to your hero.

[@axelmuren6075]

What is a zoo-deck?

[@TheGreaterGhost]

Im not quite sure but i believe it refers to low cost aggro first cards. Not 100% sure though kinda new to HS

[@danielli3288]

a warlock deck that consist of aggro cards, but is able to trade unlike most face decks.

[@TeeDoogy]

Lots of 1,2 cost cards, flood the board with them, usually warlock but paladin is good too

[@echoingooze1076]

Poisoned fingers of Jaraxxus?

[@Lord_of_Bones]

I just realized cult apothecary is a Worgen. Also, I love this card, play it in my handlock deck.

[@Baconomics101]

Auchenai Soulpriest + Cult Apothecary combo PogChamp

[@nurduwek7768]

where is skipperino? anyway, 5:54

[@nathjem7388]

This decklist is so cool😍👌🏼

[@skytheri5194]

Kripp you might want to fix that description there...

[@tunfugl37]

I use Cult Apothecary in Ranked. Fucking amazing.

[@hvz9022]

new krip vid FeelsGoodMan

[@KiloShank]

Cult apothecary isn't a heal card, it isn't meant to measure up with Junkbots 8hp while your opponent has 4 minionso n board. It's meant to be a hey My opponnent has two minions on board and I have a 4/4 that can trade with either, let me play him and heal for 4

[@Whisperfall]

Cult Apothecary... Make it a rare, and have it read: *Battlecry:* For each enemy minion, restore 2 health to your Hero and restore 1 health for each minion your don't control. Then, the card could be better against control and fatigue decks, and it would blow aggro and mid-ranged out of the water.

[@Leoyoungdragon12]

But how much would it cost?

[@MrStefanuzumaki]

It's pretty good with shadowflame.

[@crapbag1968]

I was told there would be insane arena decks (description)

[@alexanderlymar635]

nuuu kripperinos are spreading! watch out guys!

[@RinKokonoe]

That deadly poison on jaraxxus tho

[@covovker]

I think 4 mana 3/3 with the same effect would be playable. But for now it's quite garbagy.

[@tsnorquist]

The ONLY time I've made this card work is with freeze spells on Mage. It fucking sucks everywhere else. It needs to be a 2 mana 2-2.

[@meridian46]

nice description bro, really "fits" the video.

[@ulti2293]

I thought the deck in the first battle was an arena deck until i saw the legends

[@randomguy8461]

So it's basically like Battlecry: If your opponent is playing zoo, cast frost nova. Otherwise: Cast healing touch on yourself. I would like to see some Battlecry: If x, y Otherwise: z In hearthstone

[@YeetYeet-nb4mm]

It should heal for 4+1 for each enemy minion. If the opponent has 2 or less minions then the heal feels useless, especially with all these cancer mages who only deal damage with their spells. I'd rather play against zoo or shaman since there I have a board to interact with, can't really interact with your opponent's hand.

[@colossaleagle9662]

Skipperino?