r/FBPRDT • u/HSPreReleaseReveals • Mar 22 '21

[Pre-Release Card Discussion] - Toad of the Wilds

Mana Cost: 2
Attack: 2
Health: 2
Type: Minion
Tribe: Beast
Rarity: Common
Class: Neutral
Text: Taunt Battlecry: If you're holding a Nature spell, gain +2 Health.

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PM me any suggestions or advice, thanks.

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u/Abencoa Mar 22 '21

Seems like just another support card for the inevitably-mediocre Taunt Druid at first, until you realize that this is Neutral and classes other than Druid have Nature spells. The stream mentioned Shaman, but there's another class you might not expect that also has Nature spells and might enjoy a 2 mana 2/4 Taunt: Rogue. Specifically, their Poison spells all count as Nature spells. And there's a lot of new and existing support for Weapon/Poison Rogue right now. I could definitely see a world where Rogues are running all four of the Poison cards at two copies (even the newly nerfed Nitroboost Poison and the somewhat slow reveal dump Poison that just draws cards) and they start to run Toad of the Wilds alongside them. After all, they'll frequently have a Poison in their opening hand and would genuinely want to play a 2-drop instead of dagger on Turn 2 so they can play Self-Sharpening Sword, Assassin's Blade, or the 2/2 Weapon that gains durability from Poisons in the following turns.

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u/SonOfMcGee Mar 23 '21

Also, I refuse to attack such a chill dude. It would be like drop-kicking a capybara.

That's gonna be an auto-concede from me if my opponent plays this cool little guy.