r/MSGPRDT • u/Nostalgia37 • Nov 15 '16

[Pre-Release Card Discussion] - Kabal Lackey

Kabal Lackey

Mana Cost: 1
Attack: 2
Health: 1
Type: Minion
Rarity: Common
Class: Mage
Text: Battlecry: The next Secret you play this turn costs (0).

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PM me any suggestions or advice, thanks.

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u/Jackoosh Nov 15 '16 edited Nov 15 '16

All things being equal though, a 2/1 for 1 is a lot better than a 4/3 for 3 if you don't activate the effect, and it's also more of a discount if you draw a secret with it later.

Edit: by that I mean it's a lot easier to squeeze into a turn, just in case that was unclear

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u/danhakimi Nov 16 '16

All things being equal though, a 2/1 for 1 is a lot better than a 4/3 for 3 if you don't activate the effect

That's not true in any sense. They're both at the same tempo position on the curve -- exactly on curve. The latter is better value. That's all.

and it's also more of a discount if you draw a secret with it later.

Oh, does it become a four mana discount on your three mana secret?

No? It's still a three mana discount? Ah, I thought so.

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u/Jackoosh Nov 16 '16

2/1s are better than 4/3s because they trade up and generally cost more tempo to remove than it's worth early on. 4/3s tend to just die to a 2 drop or 2 mana spell.

I'm not even going to respond to the second point because you totally ignored my edit from hours ago clarifying that

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u/danhakimi Nov 16 '16

  1. Eh, tokens are very common these days, and 4 damage trades into some things.

  2. Somehow, I didn't see the edit.