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[@lochlan9349]

Here are the time stamps 0:45 Spectral Cutlass. 2:19 Bogshaper. 4:30 Blood Witch. 5:12 Deathweb Spider. 6:10 Duskbat. 7:00 Dire Frenzy. 8:38 Swift Messenger. 9:20 Gilnean Royal Guard. 10:36 Spellshifter. 11:18 Dollmaster Dorian. 12:34 Voodoo Doll. 13:05 Splintergraft. 14:04 Toki, Time-Tinker. 15:30 Mistwraith. 17:03 Silver Sword. 18:32 Pick Pocket. 19:30 Bellringer Sentry. 20:40 The Glass Knight. 21:31 Worgen Abomination.

[@saharLiebermann]

lochlan ramage you are so bored....

[@joroivanov5400]

Thank you

[@lochlan9349]

@Spread Love I am very bored.

[@heroricspiritfreinen38]

lochlan ramage thank you

[@XDak0]

I clicked on the 4:29 link and Kripp just said “cum”

[@SkipperinoHS]

0:46 Once you get to 22:48 click 23:32

[@everdreen2550]

Skipperino Kripperino Face reveal when Kripp gets 1m??

[@zac21cenctury]

Yeah im down for the face reveal. Skip kripp u are awesome.

[@nunu7797]

Is this the first time skipperino has spoken?

[@NoLifeJoel]

He has talked about being late to videos due to having a job and various things before, so no.

[@rocksrahul8264]

Yeah dude do a face reveal...

[@mustafakadhem9550]

I guess Kripp doesnt see the hidden text on voodoo doll that reads (if playing mage, summon a 3/6 water elemental, if playing warlock, restore 8 health)

[@kingcoism]

Good Luck: None Bad Luck: None Net Luckiness: 0 krippy points Lifetime Luckiness: 1 krippy points

[@magicsword49]

Luckyrino Kripperino Glad you took my suggestion. It's always nice to see new, original, and useful Kripperinos.

[@kingcoism]

magicsword49 Appreciate it 👍

[@Kingdeather]

How many krippy points does it take to get some -tendies- a topdeck lethal?

[@CountFab]

Luckyrino Kripperino NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER LUCKY

[@walterrichardson]

Luckyrino Kripperino I

[@nIrvAnaBadmINtOn]

i feel like hes underestimating voodoo doll, the power level isnt insane but having a neutral hard removal means it will probably end up in some decks, mages can just ping, (making it assassinate) and you can combine it with whirlwind effects in warrior, or defile

[@TheRamseyturner]

Yeah, it's basically a mage assassinate that can target untarget-able minions. Pretty good in area (as a mage). Also great with warrior and warlock (kill the large minion if you can activate it that turn). Good points.

[@spankie6667]

I think its also good in rogue with backstab. 3 mana kill a minion and combo for 2

[@impotenceaura]

This will be in druid decks who lack hard removal. Wrath it and draw a card too

[@Begeru]

Why would you waste a Backstab on your own Minion? Rogue has Sap and Vilespine Slayer they don't need more single target removal.

[@spankie6667]

Because its a cheaper removal, I mean thats like saying mage doesnt need Meteor cause they have sheep and fireball. Sometimes you cant even target the Minion with spells. Sometimes you use all your removal cause the enemy plays around it.

[@isskipperinokripperinolate3380]

Nope.

[@farsightterinokripperino3180]

I'm laterino again. Sorry. *Spectral Cutlass* - Good prediction: 2:01. *Bogshaper* - Weak prediction: 4:12. No, it doesn't make sense. *Blood Witch* - Good prediction: 5:07. *Deathweb Spider* - Good prediction: 6:02. *Duskbat* - Good prediction: 6:26. *Dire Frenzy* - Good prediction: 8:30. *Swift Messenger* - Good prediction: 9:12. *Gilnean Royal Guard* - Good prediction: 10:17. *Spellshifter* - Weak prediction: 11:17. *Dollmaster Dorian* - Good prediction: 12:17. *Voodoo Doll* - Good prediction: 12:52. *Splintergraft* - Good prediction: 13:50. *Toki, Time-Tinker* - Weak prediction: 14:55. Trolden PogChamp *Mistwraith* - Good prediction: 16:05. *Silver Sword* - Weak prediction: 18:30. *Pick Pocket* - Good prediction: 19:24. *Bellringer Sentry* - Good prediction: 20:31. *Glass Knight* - Good prediction: 21:27. *Worgen Abomination* - Good prediction: 22:01.

[@lochlan9349]

Haha! i beat you with the times stamps!

[@ohyeahyeah2384]

At first Your timestamps are wrong. Second, Why do you say Good Prediction every time when he was talking shit about voodoo doll.

[@outroidearinokripperino5785]

Queen - Don't Stop Me Now

[@omikamiz568]

Stonetusk Boar + Dire Frenzy. Then draw it with Tol'vir Warden.

[@henryeberman6342]

Or play a good deck

[@soulofkyanite8112]

Or, full on Combo hunter with Young Dragonhawks. With Tundra Rhino, plus 3 buffed Young Dragonhawks and a Timber Wolf, you've got a 33 damage, 9 mana combo that only takes 4 card slots in a deck. With Tolvir Wardens to fetch the smaller minions, and Stitched Trakers to find pieces easier, all you'd need is some ways to survive the early game and tricks to survive the later stages as well. (Quick Edit, 2 Timber Wolves would give 44 damage total.)

[@henryeberman6342]

Better idea

[@qwertygirl334675]

That's actually a good idea.

[@henryeberman6342]

It just needs more early game

[@SilentDeath9414]

I think your wrong on Voodoo doll its very strong in mage.

[@FormerRuling]

Eli Morigeau Does Mage NEED Assassinate though? Granted you get upside after frostlich until it rotates out, but I'm not seeing the deck that prefers this over a piece of spell removal.

[@paolo8665]

Anthony Landrum ikr that card is overrated, and cards like the Glass Knight are so underrated... That card will destroy priests

[@SilentDeath9414]

Odd mage would use this for sure as outside polymorph and meteor mage has a hard time removing big bodies. I could also see it as a 1 of in other mage decks as well although granted poly-morphing something is generally going to be better.

[@FormerRuling]

Eli Morigeau I completely forgot about the all odd cards hero power gimmick. I question whether mage is even the best to do that.

[@SilentDeath9414]

Anthony Landrum I agree its hard to say if that will be a viable archetype, however a 2 damage ping from the start of the game without playing a card is no joke. Also mage got a pretty decent support card in black cat which is by no means game breaking but it is at quite a high power level. It will be difficult to say exactly what will happen but I think overall a neutral minion at 3 mana that any class can use as a removal option is just to promising to say its bad and wont see play. Warlock also loves this and it could help cube since mistress of mixtures is rotating and warlock may want good defile activators. It might take some time for it to find a home but I certainly think it will be encountered on ladder from time to time during its standard cycle.

[@KrippsJuicyButthole]

On the face of Blood Witch. I admit I enjoy viewing Kripp as a mysterious warlock loli VoHiYo

[@knavenformed9436]

Just started SBR and already was conditioned to read that as Nyo ho ho. Damnit.

[@Er2_Official]

Weeberino Kripperino DansGame

[@KrippsJuicyButthole]

Ertu Karamanlı Anti-weeb Turk PunOko

[@CaptainSweatpants90]

I have to disagree on Voodoo Doll (12:34). For Mage, this is basically an Assassinate, with the added flexibility of playing it as a Corruption-like effect. 5 Mana "Destroy a minion." is PRETTY strong. 5 Mana "Destroy a minion and summon a Water Elemental" is VERY strong.

[@mfpaint-j5s]

5 mana destroy a minion that cannot be targeted by hero power or spells is ridiculous

[@ZKEUS]

I agree. Also means it can destroy divine shield minions that poisonous cannot, like Stoneskin Basilisk which Kripp said he'd pick over Voodoo Doll.

[@capaneo]

Any low cost removal card is considered very strong. Specially the ones that let you chose any minion target.

[@silviuciortan]

My beloved also-romanian also-salty heartstone player. I love ya

[@harinaicker4267]

Honestly, I like the idea of a take damage to get a powerful warlock, it does fit with the warlock image.

[@Sandkasten36]

I think you missed the possible interactions with this new misterious challenger. Play it you get redemption. It dies it and it gets resurrected immediately and pulls another redemption. It gets killed again and it pulls getaway kodo, so you can play it again which pulls another getaway kodo. I'm not sure if it's worth to play other secrets. But that's actually not too bad.

[@Sandkasten36]

Macindor oh I forgot that thanks :)

[@WheezyShotta]

*Bogshaper* + *Dorian* (Barnes but with a new mechanic) Deck filled with Massive deathrattles or status effects. Maybe a good synergy.

[@nomadmusic9592]

Whoa Kripp, chill on the Voodoo Doll underestimation. It's neutral removal. Put it in Warlock, combo it with Dark Pact, and you have a better, cheaper Siphon Soul that ignores “Can’t be targeted by spells or hero powers.”

[@jefftX]

Timaotheos V And then dark pact gets countered by counterspell, the minion you chose doesn't die, and your opponent goes face next turn for the victory!

[@nomadmusic9592]

Jeff T >2018 >Not playing around Counterspell

[@arbikiuszelemelek3347]

Timaotheos V Or you can play it in drood with wrath as he has no single target removals

[@TheStatisticalPizza]

About the Duskbat...The card text just says your hero needs to take damage, it doesn't say it needs to come from your cards (like spellstone) so this is guaranteed to proc on turn 5 if you tap first

[@peterwhalerinokripperrino8256]

All cards shown here are created by me....you're welcome!

[@tyranturinokripperino8635]

Try again.

[@normie2716]

you are the most off-putting person i've ever seen. truly terrifying to behold your unnatural looking face. no offense, tho.

[@crafterbros8708]

Why do i feel like no one thinks about the combo of the new priest legendary: “Lady in the white” together with those card that switch attack and damage when in hand. It makes all of those minions REALLY strong. Like a 3 mana 6/6 rush, or an 8 mana 8/8 divine shield, rush.

[@555Soupy555]

Crafter Bros issue is drawing lady asap

[@rzv.sketchify]

Roaderino torino Onerino Millionerino Kripperinos?

[@Lu666Ka600AA]

Voodoo Doll not good? For Arena perhaps, yeah. As far as constructed goes, I think it's quite decent; a removal for Mage (who pretty much get an Assassinate OR a better Vilespine Slayer, if they are already using DK Jaina) for Warrior it can be combo'ed with its plethora of pingers and it's the "Execute it can run" in Odd-only Warrior. It basically turns any Pinger into an Execute/Vilespine Slayer, depending on the situation.

[@gorderinofreemerino2627]

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[@thedarknesserinokripperino8227]

ONE BY ONE...

[@maxorcg]

why would you play THAT card?? oh wrong kripperino

[@supbro8871]

Snuffed out

[@ATFPredator]

"I am the banisher, the ill will that snuffs the final candle." - Seal of Doom

[@adamxue6096]

For Pick pockets I kind of hope that it is a card that says: This card costs 1 the first time you use it, and 2 for the rest. So at 1 mana, this card is basically a worse swashburgler. At 3 mana, it is literally burgle. And you can still generate off the extra value of echo if you have more mana that you wish to spend. I think this will make it, atleast a bit more balanced?

[@MisterMan4Twon]

What do you mean about Voodoo Doll, I can see it being great for Mage. It's a 5-mana "Kill anything even through spell immune" if you ping it after playing it. In that example it's like Mage having something better than Assassinate in arena that's huge.

[@Guadaloopz]

CALL DALARAN MAGE HES CRYING

[@Aureliants]

i just buyed the 70 pack offer, i didnt want to, but i was high, is this expansion looking good?

[@tobiastalks1070]

do you think bog shaper with doll master dorian and malygos is too unlikely? cause i could see the goal being having bog shaper last a turn then playing or drawing from bog shaper doll master into drawing malygos spamming spells and if you get the shaman spell stone and put three copies of maly being a fun meme deck

[@Malachum93]

Toki, Time Tinkerer... this HAS to be the first legendary you go for golden Kripp

[@dogma88]

I assume that unstable evolution will be changed to an 'echo' card as well (just like old cards that had the same effect have been updated to 'poisonous' ). If so, then Mistwraith could be an extremely strong play in shaman decks.

[@BeFlawlessTV]

Echo seems pretty good to me, if you could build a deck around it...my hand has 4 cards? WRONG it's 20 cards, try whiping the board that often xD

[@wossled9185]

Kripp is my favorite hearthstone streamer

[@ulasfidan9774]

Captain Salty hearthstone is my favourite kripp streamer

[@jamiegoodkind2578]

why is no one talking about happy ghoul with the splintergraft?? 0 mana 10/10 if u heal that turn with something cheap like voodoo doctor. OP combo thats being slept upon

[@marcuspaquette1767]

Harvard University so it’s a total of 23/22 with only 10 mana? That’s really good actually

[@fbn120]

Isn't happy ghoul a priest class card?

[@paolo8665]

Fabian Bijl neutral rare

[@borkbork4374]

Harvard University so you want to run 2 happy ghouls and 2 voodoo doctors in your deck, play the happy ghoul (3/3stats ) when you have 7 mana, expect it to survive 1 turn ,then splintergraft it on the 8 mana turn OR when you have 10 mana , play the happy ghoul for free with a voodoo doctor and immediately splintergraft it and then play it ????? Either way it is too much hassle for a 10/10 that does absolutely nothing. You will be wasting 2 turns setting up a minion which can be easily silenced or hard removed by a control deck and aggro decks would run you over long before you even complete half of the steps. So no , I don't see how it can work out. Arcane tyrant is a better target since some druid decks already run them and they can be easily activated

[@jamiegoodkind2578]

Niel Zechariah the ghoul doesn’t need to survive a whole turn if you play a heal it will be 0 mana the same turn that you want to make a 10/10

[@bmuscatello]

Hey @Kripparrian. You might not see this or read this, but thanks for posting your videos. I really appreciate it bro.

[@Kripparrian]

thanks

[@langa77777]

You play mistewraith in miracle rogue as a 1 of to compliment your echo spell. You can conceal it instead of your gadget if need be and it acts as a second big minion win condition to Edwin. More resilient to AoE that the old 3 drop 2/2 for that slot under conceal. That’s about the best case for it I think. Not a special card but it fills a specific role for that deck. More options is always better. In arena it looks amazing with synergy and trash without. Very high role

[@AscendedMasculine]

*Every card be like...* "This card could be good, but could be bad.....I don't know" Trying to avoid those compilations of him being wrong 😄

[@fjwald]

Isnt Voodoo Doll an Assasinate for mage? And not bad with warlock and warrior. Potentially useable with any double side aoe

[@harrisonbliss]

Kripp - Dire Frenzy + Hunting Mastiff First time you play it you get 5/4 rush for 6 mana. Next time you draw it you can have for 10 mana 25/20 rush over 5 bodies. You now have 3 of these in your deck. Low initial tempo for insane gain later

[@harrisonbliss]

Maybe... Depends on how echo works with this permanent buff

[@Superduperpeoples]

I don't really understand how the Duskbat is good. That 4 mana 2/4 that summons two skeletons doesn't see play outside of arena, isn't this the exact same thing but with a condition that may make it worse?

[@Zebo12345678]

20:05 "You'd rather play call to worms" HELL YES. I'm gonna go build a worm deck right now!

[@JamesJohnson-xj4je]

Could Splintergraft work with the Aviana/Kun? Use him on Kun, then get another refresh on mana crystals?

[@alexandrehache2997]

Here's my theory. Instead of gradually increasing the power level of cards, devs seem to print powerful cards in cycles (emperor thaurissan, sylv, challenger are examples of some insane cards). Warlock just got an insane power spike with the demon synergy and now we have... toki? Emeriss? Deathweb spider? Granted, new expansion cant be pure power creep, but 5secomds on the custom HS cards reddit would give you a better more balanced (take that with a grain of salt) expansion than this one so far

[@gspldng]

Hey Kripp, it’s me Jimmy from high school. Its so cool to see you streaming on Twitch. Me and Dustin really miss you. The cheerleading team is nothing without you. And remember that kiss you and I shared in the back of the bus? Those were some good times. We should definitely hook up again XOXO

[@khajiithadwares2263]

Does Dire Frenzy break down the Rhok'delar battlecry in Spell Hunter decks when they shuffle 3 copies of 7/5 Huffer ?

[@khajiithadwares2263]

King's Bane needs itself+lifesteal+deadly+deadly+random pirate= 6+ cards (gets resupplied by 3-1 kobolds) Spectral Cutlass needs itself + deadly + deadly = 3 cards (actually one oil is enough 5atk/2cards) You can incorp. spectral in deathrattle deck, thief or spell deck more easily (hallucination, burgle, undercity huskler, swash)

[@XDarons]

there should be a ''oh hi there" kripperino checking if kripp says ''oh hi there" at the end of the video

[@mattahearn1428]

Doll master, roll the bones, the meme dream

[@RachelSnow0451]

Dire frenzy on queen carnassa Shuffle 15 1 mana 3/2 raptors + 3 5 mana 11/11s that each shuffle 15 more raptors into your deck Plus that minion that gives 1 mana minions poisonous, quest hunter looks genuinely quite powerful

[@michaelbei173]

The druid legendary may be the coolest minion I've ever seen in my life.(I mean the look of it not what it does.)

[@krzysztofpiasek5682]

Dire Frenzy also can go onto DK beast. Imagine 6/6 (boar+hawk) with charge and windfury. Or duskbreaker and charge. Or even stealth minions.

[@PaulsPickles]

Voodoo doll and Defile seems pretty nuts to me Kripp, not to mention N'zoth is being rotated so just 1 in a deck is probably a good clear to carry for a surprise. Can only see Voodoo Doll working with Warlock bc the board clears hit everything/minion sacrifice or maybe Hunter for the Rush mechanic.

[@Blackfilmguild]

What does echo and rush do?

[@andreasberger4]

Worgen abomination - probably a control warrior card. Synergizes with bloodrazor since you can hold a charge of the weapon on turn 7 and activate the deathrattle

[@andreasberger4]

Also it's the easiest classe to reapply 1 damage to all minions, especially considering the warrior deathknight

[@Artdrdre]

just imagine you have pick pocket you have preparation in opening hand and PP is 1 card, so you can fill your hand with 10 cards -> vancleef growing mechanic and dire frenzy on this 2/1 rush minion and hyena op as well

[@nisqhog2881]

I think Echo will be meta defining. Druid isn't particularly weak in constructed right now, but it is definitely not top tier. But slap some echo cars into your deck along with khun and aviana, and you're looking at 5 echo minions for the cost of 1 card and 5 mana, and the possiblity to cast some spells. Ramp druids will surely benefit from the new effect.

[@sugarysnake1822]

Can’t wait for dustwood!

[@DeSaxofoonVanPeter]

cp_dustwood

[@ClipseOnIncognito]

cant wait for you to shut up

[@benc35728]

Mark BlastII they say this every expansion but always wrong 90 percent of the time

[@sugarysnake1822]

Chongolo very true, personally I’m actually fairly excited for this one. I love Gilneas as a setting in WoW, and I think finally introducing more cards from that setting is pretty interesting.

[@gnomelord9593]

de_dustwood II: Electric Boogaloo

[@Skumtomten1]

What happens if you combo Worgen Abomination with a card like dreadscale, which effect triggers first?

[@jedrzejszymanski542]

Voodoo doll is very good for druid. You can use wrath with that to draw a card and remove a big minion

[@CatcherMorningstar]

did the synergy of warlock cards with the blood witch went over krip's head or what?

[@brosephtft1743]

If it comes down to it, you can tap on five then play the duskbat.

[@aaronh248]

Just imagine having Dollmaster Dorian on the board and then you are able to drop the new 7 mana 6/6 that draws 3 cards. For paladin you could put a tirion, a lifestealing charger and a rush minion on the board while also drawing those 3 into your hand. PRETTY GOOD

[@Matt-hb7tu]

Could someone please tell me what the best legendaries are? So if I open them I can be extra excited instead of unsure if its a good one

[@ilija4244]

Krip when witchwood comes out could you do a arena guide on how to play it??

[@FlameBlueNova]

When Kripp first moved into that house somebody said in a donation that they picture the wood roof in the background as the bottom of his desk, like if his camera was on the floor. I still cant unsee it...

[@JayTheYggdrasil]

The glass knight and the guy that heals 1 at the end of turn could work pretty well

[@markxol1386]

Are there any cards in this expansion that will actually see some constructed play?!?! Exept a few legendaries.

[@tobiastalks1070]

has mage gotten any echo cards? cause i can see a new exodia mage with the apprentice and echo

[@bgrass2526]

but I really wonder does splintergraft will synergize with the jade idols...

[@krblack4009]

The Shaman spells arent that bad right? You have a few very bad totem spells, but the rest of them are pretty good right?

[@ramster_6089]

KR BLACK 1 mana deal 1 damage and freeze that target, blood lust is bad if you have no board, 7 mana summon a copy of a friendly minion, 2 mana draw 2 murlocs from you deck healing rain is alright, and lava burst cost too much mana.

[@paolo8665]

Ramster _ far sight is pretty good if generated by agatha

[@krblack4009]

The freeze isnt great, but for one mana you can stall and cycle it to get another spell. Blood lust is situational, 7 mana copy and 2 murlocs are bad, but healing rain is very good and shaman also has many good board clears and direct damage spells.

[@kaioxys]

What we need to know is if the minion shuffled by frenzy will keep its other buffs too. If it does, this card is instantly viable.

[@rodchester3]

I'm waiting for the day someone plays Toki against Kripp and gets Dr. Boom

[@HmongHeroo]

might as well have grim necromancer for 4 mana if it simply is a consistent duskbat (most likely you will use more than 3 to set up duskbat anyway), it's just not a beast though and oh....I toki was like past legendary played in the match

[@Snickernew]

Dollmaster dorian + prep + sprint, deathrattle rogue?

[@dabqu]

Spectral Cutlass isn’t really something you buff though, and it doesn’t get “savagely wrecked” by weapon removal: you use this always at 1 durability to assist your tier 3 fun steal rogue deck and it’s good value. And you can run 4 copies of this basically so I don’t see how weapon removal is even relevant

[@SirTimbo]

the rush cards in priest with the inner fire legendary

[@Willias]

He misread the power of Pick Pocket. Compare it to Arcane Intellect. 3 mana, draw 2. Sprint is 7 mana, draw 4. It's 1 more mana to draw the same amount of cards, but the cards are random from your opponent's class. You're not pushing yourself to fatigue, and you can get serious answers to what your opponent is playing off of cards like this. Swashburglar was an insanely powerful card specifically because of this effect.

[@Raidogiji]

With the puppet and Jaina DK activated..you can kill a minion and create an elementary for 5 mana it's quite well. But keeping a 3 drop minion for that..yeah maybe it doesn't worth

[@mariostoynov]

Dire Frency on dispatch Kodo is prety good. Too sad this combo will be exclusive to wild.

[@notrod5341]

I'm gonna look into making a miracle shaman deck. Could be interesting.

[@TheInsanity556]

Splinter dream combo. Splinter onto an Arcane Tyrant and then play Ultimate Infestation turn 10. Draw Five, Deal Five, Armor Five and get a 15/15 Split between two cards.

[@Retpwnzyalol]

Gilnean Royal Guard could have been more. Like when you play it as 3/8 it gets taunt and when you play it as 8/3 it has rush. Both versions have divine shield. This would make the card much more usable.

[@NachtBogen]

This expansions new mechanics are great for the most part in arena but will be dwarfed in constructed. Maybe after the next rotation echo, rush, and these dumb stat switching cards will be good. Also I'm confused on how we are supposed to judge the power of rush. Cause that dumb beast that gains 1 attack if your holding a dragon baffles me when the other rush minions have roughly the same attack and don't require anything.

[@adamxue6096]

The one thing that I do see from Voodoo doll Is that it is literally an assassinate that use up your hero power for mages. Idk, it is usable definitely, I would also say this card is really annoying, if your opponent have like something that one might want to buff, this makes it awkward, because voodoo doll has 1 health and it is really easy to trade it off. Like if opponent has a radiant elemental with like 1 shield casted on it, you don't have a good way of dealing with it, instead of hoping to draw polymorph next turn you can play this, and the opponent, knowing he can't kill you, has some more of an awkward decision of should one push for dmg? Or should one keep the buff for another minion? It might stall them up, idk, but I kind of hate a 10/10 radiant elemental just smashing in your face casually and you get a relatively bad draw and is unable to deal with it.

[@isnaxxerinoouterinokripper9000]

Yes

[@ramster_6089]

Is Naxxerino Outerino Kripperino finally

[@aldenchico1906]

Bogshaper / Dollmaster Dorian synergy is very interesting. Potential deck defining shaman deck with elemental minion synergy and freeze spell synergy. Not sure about viability, but seems like a fun deck to try out.

[@aldenchico1906]

I feel like Mistwraith judgment could be misguided. I don’t think it’s always a good (or even possible) play to remove a 4 mana 3/5 from the board on turn 4. Its effect is continuous and with the echo taunt minion, you could have game by turn 6/7 if the opponent can’t respond.

[@aldenchico1906]

Silver Sword in arena is probably trash. The only situation this card is good is if you’re already winning the board. But if you’re already winning the board, who gives a shit about +1/+1? If you’re losing or even in a 15-15 health scenario, there’s no fucking way I’m equipping this shit on turn 8.

[@aldenchico1906]

Pick Pocket is REALLY good in arena. If you’re in a slightly losing board state as rouge, you play Pick Pocket to steal a card from your opponents class for an answer. If you don’t get it the first try, you get another. Repeat until you have something you’re satisfied with, use the rest of your mana efficiently and play the card on next turn if you’re not dead yet. Good comeback potential.

[@aldenchico1906]

Worgen Abomination is a GREAT card. Card let’s you trade shitty minions for better minions and score the kills with the 2 extra damage. End of turn effects are normally fairly powerful in the game and have to be dealt with before spiraling out of control.

[@aldenchico1906]

Deathweb Spider is insane against aggro decks. If ur able to damage yourself (blood witch/ 1 drop / hero power) you essentially gain 4 health, make a favorable trade against a small minion, and gain 4 life. Shitty players might not deal with this card first by hitting face for their initial attacks, granting this card lifesteal lol.

[@nazgren100]

What about Dire Frenzy on Queen Carnassa?

[@miguelcarretero9285]

I don't see so many good cada in this set, I mean, a lot of ok cards but, can you imagine making a deck with the New cards with the same level as cubelock?

[@dinospumoni663]

Voodoo Doll looks like it'll be great with Frost Lich Jaina.

[@beilii]

I wanted to make a comment on duskbat. There a card that is a 3 mana 2/3 that summons 2 1/1 welps if you’re holding a dragon, (sorry don’t remember the name) and no one plays it. Duskbat actually seems even harder to activate.

[@mikegratios2889]

Patrick Li actually that's because it's a paladin card, and paladin has very little dragon synergy. Duskbat however, can be easily activated by anything, hero power and bloodwitch can easily activate it

[@Will-vd2xj]

Dire Frenzy + Hunting Mastiff = three 2 mana 5/4 rush echo beasts you can easily flood the board with.

[@The.Alienist.]

12:38 why do I have the feeling that we will see this clip over and over again in the future in videos like "Pros were wrong about witchwood cards"

[@ikemarthlinkrich]

Voodoo Doll really that bad? I think its insane in Warrior and possibly Mage

[@wademartinishere]

Voodoo Doll is a 5 mana assassinate for Mage. What's not to like?

[@nanowasabi4421]

wc Assassinate is a 5 mana assassinate for Rogue, and no one plays it. Mage has much better removal than Rogue already.

[@wademartinishere]

But is it worse than Stoneskin Basilisk, as Kripp says? (No one plays Stoneskin Basilisk, by the way. His point was about arena.) And the answer is, Voodoo Doll is way better than Stoneskin Basilisk in many cases in arena. For example, when faced against an 8/8 giant. Do you want to kill the giant now with Voodoo Doll or play Stoneskin Basilisk and *hope* you can kill it later. Voodoo Doll is obviously better in this scenario.

[@nanowasabi4421]

wc Just remember, Mage is the only class that can unconditionally kill a Voodoo Doll on command. In every other class, in arena, Voodoo Doll is a Stoneskin Basilisk, but it can't be played preemptively, it doesn't have soft spell taunt, and it can only kill one minion. Yes, Warrior and Warlock have two sided board clears, but they're dependent on drawing them, which is less likely in arena than constructed.

[@wademartinishere]

Right. But is Stoneskin Basilisk strictly better than Voodoo Doll? That may be the case for the other classes, but for Mage, if offered a choice between Voodoo Doll and Stoneskin Basilisk in the draft, I think Voodoo Doll is the better choice.

[@wademartinishere]

Lol, in Kripp's latest video, he's playing a Mage deck at Legendary. In his deck, he's playing two Voodoo dolls..... Check and mate. :)

[@joegaster34]

The rushing switch cards can be very good with Lady In White

[@OmegaRidleyy]

remember with Dollmaster Dorian your opponent always knows what cards you have in hand, either he knows the exact minion you drew or he knows you got a spell

[@Strrroke]

Sick combo: play The Darkness, wait for it to activate, play Splintergraft into activated Darkness. There you go, 10 mana 10/10 Darkness. Balanced

[@orochicc002]

In wild, splitergraft would be another part of some aviana kun combo.

[@b1nkelj]

Dire Frenzy probably synergises with echo minions if they happen to be good

[@yes4me]

Worgen Abomination + my (favorite card of all time) Flame Leviathan for the fun!