56:10 "I would've liked to see maybe like a, like a, 4 mana twisting nether that made you like discard 3 cards, or something like that, I think that would be cool" - Reynad literaly predicting cataclysm 3 expansions ahead
I cant deal with how slow Noxious' reviews are. I get that he discusses things in depth and very thoroughly but having a 30 minute video about 2 of the new cards is just brutal... i dont enjoy it
Loved this Reynad. You have a really refreshing and honest way of presenting your thoughts. Glad to see you finally joining the UA-cam fraternity! We're big fans of yours, and would love to figure out a way to collaborate with you. Keep up the great work :)
Reynad, great review as always man. You usually have the strongest insight, in my opinion. No one really cares about how different you are from other content creators though. Let the video do the talking in that regard.
definitely my favorite set review I've see so far, love how Reynad doesn't immediately discredit half the set and isn't afraid to be optimistic with the cards .
I love non salty Reynad, probably my favorite hearthstone you tuber. I just wish he uploaded more to the channel as I'm personally not a stream kind of guy.
It was a great review. I was worried that there'd be a lot more talking about other people, but instead I got a great and very interesting insight, a lot better than I got from other HS gurus. I'm really glad I have watched it (despite it's length), as it made me look in a different way on this expansion.
Hey Reynad i just wanted to give props to your Karazhan Set Review. You give really good insights in what could change about the game and what archetypes ppl could play, and i also liked your idea on playing iceblock with medivh's valet, i bet no one else had this idea
This is the best review, he gives the most valid reasons for cards and has actually been right about so many things when other reviewers were being too indecisive or flat out wrong. He has the best explanation for cards and reviewing on a deck base is the best way to review cards in hearthstone imo. It's why cards that people have overlooked have become meta defining. The deck I'm most excited to play is onyx bishop priest.
+Ethan Briggs Ever considered that people have harsh opinions over Purify and actually WANT to make a video for it? Only because something earns you money doesn't mean it has to be purely for the money.
Looking back on all the expansion reviews Andrey has been the most consistent. I don't think he's the best player but he's definitely the best at making decks imo.
Great content man. I like how you talk about Hearthstone in an intricate way. Most other people just say that a card crap, but don't really get into the interesting analysis.
Thanks for taking the time to actually go over all the cards and think about how good they can be, as opposed to just instantly saying purify is bad, you took the time to say some scenarios that it could work with.
almost 2 hours video and no ads? reynad, you are seriously a legend. great review aswell. don't let the memes and trolls upset you, that's all they want. keep up the good work
Very well and thought out. Wonderful review. I enjoy not having the vague "oh i could be good, maybe", and you just straight up say. Its not going to be played or will. Thanks Raynoodle.
Arcane anomaly is actually extremely op in miracle rogue, you play it with a backstab to gain initial and if they can't deal with it you straight up win.
Priest is already going to be low-key broken with Arcane Anomaly (+ power word shield). Very good and fair review. Worth the watch. Wish we had this kind of voice a week ago.
I like Reynad's idea of implementing new mechanics. I think if for example Purify could be something like "1 mana Unsilence (where it erases all buffs/debuffs on a card) and draw a card", that would be pretty cool. Works against keeper and alderma etc.
Lol Reynad btw, if you use Silvermoon Portal with a Djinni on the board you do actually get the second 2 drop along with the second buff. An example being if you use Power Word: Shield with a Djinni on board you draw two cards and buff both minions by +2 health.
i have found pantry spider surprisingly good. a key point to consider is the fact that it basically guarentees you a beast living to turn 4, which gives you a good houndmaster target, kill command enabler etc. also works great coining it out turn 2, into animal companion turn 3 for when you roll leokk
I made a card: Hearthstone Design - minion 0 mana 1/1 Battlecry: Consume 1-10 mana crystals at random, gain up to 20 stats randomly distributed, deal 1-10 damage randomly split among all characters, restore 1-20 health randomly split among all damaged characters, fill both boards with random minions.
Djinni reads, whenever you cast a spell on a friendly minion, cast a COPY of it on this one. Doesnt that mean that you DO get a second random 2 drop? Pretty sure it does right?
The thing I like about Reynard is that he literally says it as it is. "Copy savage combatant and win the game" is the actual truth. Also the fact that he says brain dead Druid deck and talks about design interaction is really refreshing and actually informative and interesting. Good job Reynard.
Coming to think about all the combo potential with Arcane Giant, one particular Naxx card just comes to mind: Loatheb. One of the coolest designed cards, useful in both holding off against combo decks AND as a part of a combo deck (mainly minion-based combo decks, to prevent board clears). Probably one of the only cards that deserve to be preserved in the classic set, maybe along with Reno Jackson.
You were wrong about the Silvermoon Portal/Djinni of Zephyrs interaction. Compare it to Power Word: Shield. When cast PWS with a Djinni, it draws you another card because the text is "cast a copy of [the spell] on this minion." So Silvermoon Portal with Djinni will summon two 2-drops.
I am sad you didn't have that awesome studio look like with the Wotog card review, that being said your card reviews are top quality - Made obvious by the ratio of likes to dislikes. Really appreciate you as a streamer and as a fellow HS enthusiast hope to catch your stream later ;) The blood-warriors deck sounds pretty cool, I was hoping to try out the arcane giant in a patron orientated deck.
Hey Reynad, I love your set review. But you are incorrect about Djinni not getting the 2nd Minion on Silvermoon Portal. It works like Power Word: Shield, as you gain 2 cards. So you would also gain 2 minions since you cast the spell twice.
Reynad you've excited me for the next coming years of hs, your bright ideas are just what the hs community needs none of this aggro shaman bullshit. I cannot wait to use some of your strategy while playing! Thanks for being the best
The arcane giant combo reminds me of the old echo-giant mage, where you could combo out a board full of taunted molten/frost giants, and then laugh as they either conceded or burned you down with a piece of random face damage. Either way, it was easily the most entertaining deck I ever played during the bulk of my hearthstone playtime. Super hyped to see if it can be revived again, this time with arcane giants in warrior.
The curator is not bad if it draws just the one card your deck relies on, for instance Alextraza in Freeze Mage, or Malygos in some Malygos deck. It is a tutor after all.
i like the fact that reynad are confident with his insights or comments about cards, its so true that alot of streamers choose to say "maybe/probably/in this or that situation" its like they are trying to avoid being wrong and honestly why are you even reviewing if you're just gonna bullshit us like that xD its not like we are gonna blamr anyone if the card turnt out being the opposite of how you expected it.
One deck I see Violet Illusion potentially working in is a Mill Rogue, where on a turn where you'd potentially mill yourself to death as well as your opponent, this card gives you the ability to survive. Also, it's cards like this that required Master of Disguise to be nerfed. If this were essentially a permanent ability upon being stealthed, Rogue weapon removal would be broken. Seems good overall.
I think the violet illusionist could be interesting in some kind of fatigue deck. Say, in a control v control matchup, you and your opponent are both out of stuff to play. the violet illusionist, if they don't have any resources left to kill it, means you win the fatigue game even if your opponent has 100 armour
What about the OTK Warrior "shell" (all the card draw) with Barnes and a few proper minions like Sylvanas and Cairne? If it doesn't hit a target minion, it will always hit a carddraw minion instead (caveat being you need to only run Deathrattle carddraw).
It was probably deleted because all the butthurt people that got banned came out with all the pitchforks, and Reynad/his editor decided it was better if he just took it down for now.
I agree a lot with Reynad's opinion that priest being a t1 deck makes for an incredibly frustrating experience. For those of you who weren't around when priest were ok, they were basically the most annoying deck to play vs. Control basically becomes extinct becomes priest shits on all control decks. What you get left over is a bunch of combo decks or hyper aggro decks. Not a fun meta.
Love your videos reynad! But I think you missed that the 'theme' they're pushing in this expansion is the portal theme no? That's this expansion's 'discover' mechanic.
Oh man, at the same time I'm excited and dreading the day when Menagerie Warden is released. Instantly brutal beast druid decks pop up, I will of course try one. But I'll also have to play against them, and there's nothing worse than playing against a deck you're intimately familiar with. You'll see stranglethorn tiger on turn 5, then on turn 6 you hear "My Greetings" followed by insta-concede...
59:52 MTG has ALL the cards, even the exchange life for board control mechanic has been in the game from the 90's. Fire Covenant, Murderous Betrayal, Slaughter, Rain of Daggers, Snuff Out, Fumarole etc.
Lol Reynas btw, if you use Silvermoon Portal with a Djinni on board you do actually get the second 2 drop. Example being if you use Power Word: Shield with a Djinni you draw two cards and buff both minions.
Hey reynad im not sure but i think you misunderstood barnes, it doesnt give you a 1 mana copy it just creates a 1/1 copy for the same cost as the original
u can play fool,s bane and if your weapon survive u play violet illusionist for 12 damage spreadable in for charges with no drawback...its slow...but it does give u board control
I'm going to try Barnes in murloc paladin because whatever it hits as long as it isn't ivory knight will give me a card that draws or heals for 8 or a tirion, or in that Uninstall moment he hits doomsayer
I think if they were going to print a small taunt in this Adventure, it should've had better stats and "Can't attack." It'd instantly help Silence Priest be a thing, and would see value as being a wall in other decks.
56:10 "I would've liked to see maybe like a, like a, 4 mana twisting nether that made you like discard 3 cards, or something like that, I think that would be cool" - Reynad literaly predicting cataclysm 3 expansions ahead
Whether it's about streamer girls or children's card games, Reynad's right.
REYNAD WAS RIGHT FeelsGoodMan MIRA (puke)
+Ferithex LUL
MEGALUL
Yesterdays LUL.. todays is GIGALUL.
What was the streamer girl thing a reference to?
Hearing Reynad and Firebat talk about new cards in Hearthstone is the best. They have such conviction and reasonable foresight.
Noxious too, though sometimes he talks too much.
I cant deal with how slow Noxious' reviews are. I get that he discusses things in depth and very thoroughly but having a 30 minute video about 2 of the new cards is just brutal... i dont enjoy it
Can you give me the link to that video?
+EpicUltraKingSmizzy That's exactly why you watch noxious tho
(ob)noxious
Loved this Reynad. You have a really refreshing and honest way of presenting your thoughts. Glad to see you finally joining the UA-cam fraternity! We're big fans of yours, and would love to figure out a way to collaborate with you. Keep up the great work :)
Woah I didn't expect you find you guys here during this little nostalgia-trip :o
Nice day for fishing ain't it, hueh
Reynad, great review as always man. You usually have the strongest insight, in my opinion.
No one really cares about how different you are from other content creators though. Let the video do the talking in that regard.
For me its the same but add in Kripp. Kripp is certainly the 2nd saltiest as well.
Strifecro too!!
definitely my favorite set review I've see so far, love how Reynad doesn't immediately discredit half the set and isn't afraid to be optimistic with the cards .
Reynad.. calling out hearthstone youtuber antics since 2014
Can't click the links because time bar in the way 4Head
Yeah, that's a problem. We've extended the annotations so you should be able to click them above the time bar.
Thanks reynoodle gachiGASM
Typing twitch emotes on youtube FailFish
Can't click the links because 4head in the way TimeBar
+Niwred RD Global emotes LUL
I love non salty Reynad, probably my favorite hearthstone you tuber. I just wish he uploaded more to the channel as I'm personally not a stream kind of guy.
He only exists in those few highlights
It was a great review. I was worried that there'd be a lot more talking about other people, but instead I got a great and very interesting insight, a lot better than I got from other HS gurus. I'm really glad I have watched it (despite it's length), as it made me look in a different way on this expansion.
I love how Reynad cuts through BS.....I look forward to his set reviews more than any even though I watch several others.
your voice is really good had no problems listen to you for 2h also very fresh and interesting insight to the cards
Seriously impressive card review - managed to make me thoroughly excited for Karazhan and a lot of new decks
Hey Reynad i just wanted to give props to your Karazhan Set Review. You give really good insights in what could change about the game and what archetypes ppl could play, and i also liked your idea on playing iceblock with medivh's valet, i bet no one else had this idea
This is the best review, he gives the most valid reasons for cards and has actually been right about so many things when other reviewers were being too indecisive or flat out wrong. He has the best explanation for cards and reviewing on a deck base is the best way to review cards in hearthstone imo. It's why cards that people have overlooked have become meta defining. The deck I'm most excited to play is onyx bishop priest.
Probably the best review. Good job, Noodle.
First hs pro to not make a purify rant and sellout
Did Firebat??
Kibbler made an anti-rant saying he was perfectly fine with it
Yes it does, it's short for cuckold.
Yeah buti t's not used to mean a cuckold it's just used for a buncha bs and it stinks
+Ethan Briggs
Ever considered that people have harsh opinions over Purify and actually WANT to make a video for it?
Only because something earns you money doesn't mean it has to be purely for the money.
Looking back on all the expansion reviews Andrey has been the most consistent. I don't think he's the best player but he's definitely the best at making decks imo.
Much love Reynad, always love your reviews!
I think reynad talking about thought to be bad cards is the real life version of mad scientist "I'll show them, I'll show them all"
Great content man. I like how you talk about Hearthstone in an intricate way. Most other people just say that a card crap, but don't really get into the interesting analysis.
Thanks for taking the time to actually go over all the cards and think about how good they can be, as opposed to just instantly saying purify is bad, you took the time to say some scenarios that it could work with.
reynad is an invaluable resource for hearthstone. we're lucky to have him
almost 2 hours video and no ads? reynad, you are seriously a legend. great review aswell. don't let the memes and trolls upset you, that's all they want. keep up the good work
Very well and thought out. Wonderful review. I enjoy not having the vague "oh i could be good, maybe", and you just straight up say. Its not going to be played or will.
Thanks Raynoodle.
Not sure what I love more, the set review or the fact that you pronounce "niche" properly instead of "nitch".
Arcane anomaly is actually extremely op in miracle rogue, you play it with a backstab to gain initial and if they can't deal with it you straight up win.
You never disappoint when I wait for your card review, thank you! :)
might be late, but always good to hear ur pov reynoodle!
@reynad dude this review is amazing thank you for the honest effort you make hearthstone great and fun.
I hit that little button for you because your reviews are the best.
I like you, Reynad. You managed to pronounce all the french words correctly. Yay! I'm proud of you!
i agree with you and i respect that you give your honest opinion. Menagerie warden remains me of mysterious challenger, same thing with Barnes
Priest is already going to be low-key broken with Arcane Anomaly (+ power word shield). Very good and fair review. Worth the watch. Wish we had this kind of voice a week ago.
Great job, really appreciate the card review. Has helped give me ideas for decks.
Honestly you're a really smart player, you understand game mechs and what each card will do for each deck
He used to play MTG competitively, and HS is babies first card game in comparison sooo.
This is why Reynad is my favorite pro hearthstoner. hes always really down to earth and doesnt have a lot of filler. He cuts the bullshit.
I like Reynad's idea of implementing new mechanics. I think if for example Purify could be something like "1 mana Unsilence (where it erases all buffs/debuffs on a card) and draw a card", that would be pretty cool. Works against keeper and alderma etc.
So its just silence?
+wakkydude yeee thats what i meant! my bad for bad example
Nope bad example sorry. Wakkydude's comment sums up my idea pretty well though.
for one second, reynad thought this channel was a family channel. it was at that moment, his heart grew 3 times larger 🎄
Lol Reynad btw, if you use Silvermoon Portal with a Djinni on the board you do actually get the second 2 drop along with the second buff. An example being if you use Power Word: Shield with a Djinni on board you draw two cards and buff both minions by +2 health.
FINALLY DAD HAS MADE THE REVIEW PogChamp
reynad is the first person to immediatly mentionend drag warrior in conjunction with the curator(and i ve watched like 15 Evaluations), thumbs up
i have found pantry spider surprisingly good. a key point to consider is the fact that it basically guarentees you a beast living to turn 4, which gives you a good houndmaster target, kill command enabler etc. also works great coining it out turn 2, into animal companion turn 3 for when you roll leokk
I made a card:
Hearthstone Design - minion
0 mana 1/1
Battlecry: Consume 1-10 mana crystals at random, gain up to 20 stats randomly distributed, deal 1-10 damage randomly split among all characters, restore 1-20 health randomly split among all damaged characters, fill both boards with random minions.
Keyshell ik im late but that would be a fun and balanced card that i would like to play against
Djinni reads, whenever you cast a spell on a friendly minion, cast a COPY of it on this one. Doesnt that mean that you DO get a second random 2 drop? Pretty sure it does right?
2 mana draw 2, almost pot of greed
The thing I like about Reynard is that he literally says it as it is. "Copy savage combatant and win the game" is the actual truth. Also the fact that he says brain dead Druid deck and talks about design interaction is really refreshing and actually informative and interesting. Good job Reynard.
Also thank you for fairly evaluating priest
55:49 REYNAD INVENTED ZOO POGCHAMP
Reynad is my favourite card reviewer FeelsGoodMan
Hey Reynad thanks for doing this ! Actually really helps
Coming to think about all the combo potential with Arcane Giant, one particular Naxx card just comes to mind: Loatheb. One of the coolest designed cards, useful in both holding off against combo decks AND as a part of a combo deck (mainly minion-based combo decks, to prevent board clears). Probably one of the only cards that deserve to be preserved in the classic set, maybe along with Reno Jackson.
You were wrong about the Silvermoon Portal/Djinni of Zephyrs interaction. Compare it to Power Word: Shield. When cast PWS with a Djinni, it draws you another card because the text is "cast a copy of [the spell] on this minion." So Silvermoon Portal with Djinni will summon two 2-drops.
by far the best review of kharazan
Skip to 32:05 for Purify
I really like your style of reviews, dont change it please :-)
I am sad you didn't have that awesome studio look like with the Wotog card review, that being said your card reviews are top quality - Made obvious by the ratio of likes to dislikes.
Really appreciate you as a streamer and as a fellow HS enthusiast hope to catch your stream later ;)
The blood-warriors deck sounds pretty cool, I was hoping to try out the arcane giant in a patron orientated deck.
Hey Reynad, I love your set review. But you are incorrect about Djinni not getting the 2nd Minion on Silvermoon Portal.
It works like Power Word: Shield, as you gain 2 cards. So you would also gain 2 minions since you cast the spell twice.
Wow, your reviews are so diferent and unique 4Head
Finally the card review that actually makes sense and matters.
Reynad you've excited me for the next coming years of hs, your bright ideas are just what the hs community needs none of this aggro shaman bullshit. I cannot wait to use some of your strategy while playing! Thanks for being the best
agreed i think onyx bishop is my fav card of set and i was shocked people didnt like it
56:10 cataclysm predicted
Great job Reynad, as always!
The arcane giant combo reminds me of the old echo-giant mage, where you could combo out a board full of taunted molten/frost giants, and then laugh as they either conceded or burned you down with a piece of random face damage. Either way, it was easily the most entertaining deck I ever played during the bulk of my hearthstone playtime. Super hyped to see if it can be revived again, this time with arcane giants in warrior.
"Spirit claws doesn't have a place right now in this update, maybe when more expansions come out after karazhan" You funny reynad
Gadgetzan lol
The curator is not bad if it draws just the one card your deck relies on, for instance Alextraza in Freeze Mage, or Malygos in some Malygos deck. It is a tutor after all.
nice video loved all of your analysis!
Really good call on Ivory Knight and Murloc Paladin deck
Very nice review, good job man
i like the fact that reynad are confident with his insights or comments about cards, its so true that alot of streamers choose to say "maybe/probably/in this or that situation" its like they are trying to avoid being wrong and honestly why are you even reviewing if you're just gonna bullshit us like that xD its not like we are gonna blamr anyone if the card turnt out being the opposite of how you expected it.
Change to 1.5 speed to make the video much more watchable. You're welcome.
That laugh when you greet us Kreygasm
I'd like to see someone try a Violet Illusionist + Maiden of the Lake + Wilfred Warlock type thing.
Imagine Fool's Bane + Violet Illusionist = Full board clear and a 4/3 and a weapon.
For 9 mana, and can only clear 4 minions of 3 or less health until it runs out of durability...
Palkdhk Hfgwiaukl Oops forgot it didn'h have unlimited charges xD.
it's finally here FeelsGoodMan
One deck I see Violet Illusion potentially working in is a Mill Rogue, where on a turn where you'd potentially mill yourself to death as well as your opponent, this card gives you the ability to survive.
Also, it's cards like this that required Master of Disguise to be nerfed. If this were essentially a permanent ability upon being stealthed, Rogue weapon removal would be broken. Seems good overall.
I came for Salt but stayed for a pretty good review!
I think the violet illusionist could be interesting in some kind of fatigue deck. Say, in a control v control matchup, you and your opponent are both out of stuff to play. the violet illusionist, if they don't have any resources left to kill it, means you win the fatigue game even if your opponent has 100 armour
Subtle jab at sloot Mira. Love it.
Best card review so far.
What about the OTK Warrior "shell" (all the card draw) with Barnes and a few proper minions like Sylvanas and Cairne? If it doesn't hit a target minion, it will always hit a carddraw minion instead (caveat being you need to only run Deathrattle carddraw).
Was the video where reynad bans people on twitch deleted, because it obviously had many dislikes? Lmao...
It was probably deleted because all the butthurt people that got banned came out with all the pitchforks, and Reynad/his editor decided it was better if he just took it down for now.
+Chris Lewis trolden*
The whole Nazi thing might've caused some issues with UA-cam as well.
Trolden is not making the videos. Sixsome is doing most of them, not "Salty Sunday" though if I remember correctly.
Correct on all points.
can someone put in a link to the podcast he talked about?
Value Town
ua-cam.com/play/PLvKV_Qc64JR_49F7LmBf9kOKELY-7m7Lz.html
Thanks! It was a great podcast!
+Jonathan Bjorge It's weekly and a lot of fun. They should have some great shows with the new expansion.
I agree a lot with Reynad's opinion that priest being a t1 deck makes for an incredibly frustrating experience. For those of you who weren't around when priest were ok, they were basically the most annoying deck to play vs. Control basically becomes extinct becomes priest shits on all control decks. What you get left over is a bunch of combo decks or hyper aggro decks. Not a fun meta.
Love your videos reynad! But I think you missed that the 'theme' they're pushing in this expansion is the portal theme no? That's this expansion's 'discover' mechanic.
Raynad as his best. Realy enjoyed the show.
In fatigue decks you play both Prince Malchezaar and Elise, they don't have to be mutually exclusive.
Oh man, at the same time I'm excited and dreading the day when Menagerie Warden is released. Instantly brutal beast druid decks pop up, I will of course try one. But I'll also have to play against them, and there's nothing worse than playing against a deck you're intimately familiar with. You'll see stranglethorn tiger on turn 5, then on turn 6 you hear "My Greetings" followed by insta-concede...
59:52 MTG has ALL the cards, even the exchange life for board control mechanic has been in the game from the 90's. Fire Covenant, Murderous Betrayal, Slaughter, Rain of Daggers, Snuff Out, Fumarole etc.
I think Violet illusionist will be good in fatigue match-ups, right? does it not stop fatigue damage?
Lol Reynas btw, if you use Silvermoon Portal with a Djinni on board you do actually get the second 2 drop. Example being if you use Power Word: Shield with a Djinni you draw two cards and buff both minions.
ITS OUT PogChamp
Also, Silvermoon Portal WILL give you two one drops with Djinni. It's the same way that Power Word: Shield will let you draw 2 cards.
Can someone please link the podcast Reynad mentions in the vid?
Did nobody rate Spirit Claws correctly?
Hey reynad im not sure but i think you misunderstood barnes, it doesnt give you a 1 mana copy it just creates a 1/1 copy for the same cost as the original
Reynad, do you think Hearthstone would be better off with a banlist of cards instead of a banlist of expansions?
u can play fool,s bane and if your weapon survive u play violet illusionist for 12 damage spreadable in for charges with no drawback...its slow...but it does give u board control
Cards like Ethereal Peddler and maybe even Pit Fighter might be a key to beating the broken Druid turn 6 combo, since the 5/6's can 2 for 1.
Wouldn't arcanosmith be okay in evolve shaman? Not high tier, but it does get you good value.
Also with moat lurker type cards in magic, your opponent must hit it with a spell because they can't attack into it
I'm going to try Barnes in murloc paladin because whatever it hits as long as it isn't ivory knight will give me a card that draws or heals for 8 or a tirion, or in that Uninstall moment he hits doomsayer
I think if they were going to print a small taunt in this Adventure, it should've had better stats and "Can't attack."
It'd instantly help Silence Priest be a thing, and would see value as being a wall in other decks.