Preview Day
Before we get to the preview cards, in a shocking turn of events in Sydney, 2 Grennan decks, a Dizdemona control, and an Elendril rush deck made top 4 in the first Regionals at the premiere event weekend. Am I the only one who can't wait for Dark Portal to inject some new life into the metagame?
Today we get two racial leaders in the vein of Magni and Thrall. The first is High Princess Tyrande Whisperwind. For those of you who haven't seen her yet:
Cost: 5
Atk/Health: 3/4
When a Night Elf in your party is destroyed, put a Wisp ally token with 0 ATK and 1 Health into play.
1, Destroy a Wisp in your party-> That Wisp deals 1 nature damage to each opposing hero and ally.
I'm not really sure what to think here. Most of the good Night Elves right now are aggressive elusive allies like Latro. With 3 ATK for 5 resources, this card doesn't really fit into an aggressive deck. The 4 Health makes a big difference here. This card could become popular in some Alliance control decks depending on what type of Night Elf controlling allies we see in the rest of the Dark Portal. She seems like she'll be a giant pain to rush decks. A reliable way to sac your own allies for some effect would make her better as it would give you more control over when you can use her ability. Mezzik Darkspark for example. The ability to throw an ally at something to gain a Wisp token will make this card more powerful. It has a lot of potential but is somewhat dependant on how good some of the support cards are in Dark Portal.
The second preview today may finally give the Horde an ally who can go toe-to-toe with Magni Bronzebeard.
Queen Sylvanas Windrunner
Cost: 9
ATK/Health: 5/7
Other Undead heroes and allies in your party can't be destroyed.
I would like to quickly point out how utterly ridiculous this card will be if not killed immediately. Assuming you play her on 9, a Wormwood on 10 seals things up. Infi-Fear ftw. There are only a couple other really good current interactions with her. Valthak Spiritdrinker is nice. If we see an Undead Warlock in the next set, she will make him/her unkillable. She also makes playing a Doomguard the next turn a little safer. Using Omedus in a control deck to Ressurect her on turn 9 would allow you to play Wormwood immediately and put the lockdown on while also making your hero unkillable. I think she has a lot of potential here and will give the Horde a better chance to play pure control decks that can hang with Alliance in the end game.
Good luck to anyone going to Regionals this weekend, and if you do please send me the results if you can.
posted by B Lyons @ 4:14 PM
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High Princess Tyrande Whisperwind
Interesting but I can't think of a good way to abuse her at the moment. Even with more night elves I am not sure she will be viable. The ability is an amazing one against rush decks, but turn 5 is typcially key against them so spending it playing something which will have no immediate impact on the board seems bad. I feel like you really need some other way to make the Wisps significant than just her ability. I guess anything that benefits or enhances multiple allies would be a possibility(Defias, Love Potion, Onyxia's thing that give +2 ATK...).
Queen Sylvanas Windrunner
Cost: 9
ATK/Health: 5/7
Other Undead heroes and allies in your party can't be destroyed.
Potentially nasty but I doubt that she will live up to the inevitable comparisons to the King. Her ability is much more restrictive and just weaker than the ubiquitous King who is the perfect finisher for any control deck. What you mentioned was also what came to mind first for me - Undead Priest or Warlock control that uses her to lock up the game.
San Diego Regionals
Top 8 Consisted of 3 Grennan decks, 3 Senzir decks, and 2 Elendril decks.
The top 4 after cut to 8 were the 3 Grennan decks and 1 Elendril deck.
Due to one of the Grennan players already having a Nats invite it passed down to a 5th place Senzir deck.
Of note one of the Grennan decks went undefeated after 7 rounds and also after the cut of 8.
Emjoy from San Diego and team Los Guys!
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Hey Bryan, did you see that a Rogue deck placed Second in Aus?
First of all, thanks to everyone who has sent in Regionals results, it's very appreciated. And I did see the Rogue deck in the top 4 at Sydney. I think that might have been the most shocking development. Oh, and Grennan is the new Elendril :)
I think that Thrall is better than than Queen Sylvanas Windrunner. Thrall has a bigger body, and gives all your creatures +3/+3 so that your opponent dies that very same turn or the next turn. Sylvannas, on the other hand, let's you play some cool combos.
If Thrall costs the same and is better, than Sylvanas is basically unplayable in constructed outside of a fun Undead deck =P
-scm2117
I think one of the things you have to consider is how they play in the metagame. In a showdown vs. "the Trinity" Thrall isn't that exciting. But Sylvanas + Wormwood effectively locks them out giving the Horde something it doesn't have now, the ability to play in the endgame with the Alliance.
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