Ranking the Classes in Dark Portal

Well, the spoilers are up and all the cards have been opened. I must say that this is a very good set. Heroes of Azeroth really looks more like the foundation set now, because the power level of this set is much higher. I'll have more reviews in my TCGPlayer article this week, but here is how I think the classes rank based solely off of their Dark Portal cards.

1. Warlock. I think the Warlocks got the best cards in this set, and I don't think it was very close. I'm predicting big things from the Undead Warlock specifically in the near future.

Best card:Hellfire

2. Warrior. I wanted to put Rogues here because they were so bad in the first set, but I think the Warriors just got better cards to be honest. Cruelty is incredible due to the lack of the phrase "while attacking." It also combos very well with Killing Spree.

Best card: This one's pretty tough, but I'm going to say Bloodrage.

3. Rogue. The Rogues got some much needed love in this set. They got some more nifty combos and some potentially backbreaking finishers.

Best card: This is another tough choice because they got so many good ones, but I'm going to say Slaughter From the Shadows.

4. Mage. The Mages got a whole bag of new tricks. Aggro Mages got some more burn to add to their arsenal, but the Frost Mages finally got some protection. Ice Block is a big addition for them and it may be time to break those Cold Snaps out of your binder.

Best card:Ice Block

5. Hunter. The majority of the Hunter abilities seem to be geared toward Hunter control although there are some nice new allies that will probably find there way into Hunter rush decks as well. Hunters will now have the bonus of playing multiple archetypes not giving away as much information when the match starts.

Best card: Frost Trap

6. Priest. Some people may disagree with me here, but I think Holy Priests finally have a chance to just negate every attack you make for the entire game and then probably kill you with your own guys. Solo decks in particular (except Rogues) are going to find tough sledding trying to kill off a Holy Priest.

Best card: Brainwash

7. Paladin. I think Paladins got about 3 really good cards and one incredible card, but they didn't get to add much depth and the majority of the equipment in this set seems to be geared toward the smaller classes.

Best card: Lay on Hands.

8. Shaman. A lot of people are going to disagree with this but I just don't see but about 2 cards that are going to replace current cards in Shaman builds. Shock and Soothe is obviously very good, and I think Shaman decks will continue to be a force, but they just didn't get a lot in this set to improve on what they already had.

Best card: Mana Tide Totem is probably the best card, but since it's unlikely to affect many games that haven't already been basically decided, I'm going to say Shock and Soothe here.

9. Druid. Don't get me wrong the Druid got some good cards. There's just a lot of conflict within the Druid abilities. The best Druid deck that doesn't seem like it could be done better by another class is the Cat Form almost solo deck. The problem with this deck of course is that you can't play the Druid's best abilities in Innervate, Wrath, Nature's Majesty, etc. You're going to be able to deal abut a million damage in Cat Form, but you're not going to get to do much else.
I still think that Cat Form Druids will at least be worth giving a shot, I just think that the Druid's best abilities seem to play against each other.

Best Card: Wrath

Best non-Class specific cards.

1. Cannibalize
2. Escape Artist
3. First to Fall
4. Heroic Presence
5. Stoneform

So there's a starting point for the abilities of Through the Dark Portal.