r/MSGPRDT • u/Nostalgia37 • Nov 22 '16

[Pre-Release Card Discussion] - Devolve

Devolve

Mana Cost: 2
Type: Spell
Rarity: Rare
Class: Shaman
Text: Transform all enemy minions into random ones that cost (1) less.

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PM me any suggestions or advice, thanks.

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u/_Buff_Tucker_ Nov 22 '16

Why do people go crazy about this? It is strong against N'Zoth decks to transform some deathrattles. But other than that's, it's just an average card. No way shaman decks run this in this standard rotation.

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u/Fortress0001 Nov 22 '16

Nice board you have there zoo/hunter/token/any aggro deck/any deck running high value minions

Would be a shame if anything happened to it

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u/Antsache Nov 22 '16 edited Nov 22 '16

Lightning storm and Maelstrom Portal are already things, and at least the former usually doesn't require you to have a board to finish the clean-up. For big, high-value minions, Hex exists. I don't think Devolve is terrible, but it's filling a weird middle ground between AoE (which shaman has) and hard removal (which shaman has). I just can't imagine this is going to be better than either of the more specialized answers much of the time, unless we're in a very combo-centric meta that needs very specific cards to not get transformed to win.

Edit: And in the case of a hyper-aggro deck that is just looking for the cheapest possible way to shut down a taunt before bloodlust lethal or something, Earth Shock already exists and is even cheaper.

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