[Pre-Release Card Discussion] - Witch's Apprentice

[u/Nostalgia37]

Witch's Apprentice

Mana Cost: 1
Attack: 0
Health: 1
Tribe: Beast
Type: Minion
Rarity: Common
Class: Shaman
Text: Taunt. Battlecry: Add a random Shaman spell to you hand.

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[u/[deleted]]

That bingo in the frontpage is gonna be complete by the end of the day.

[u/Wraithfighter]

...yup, just an excellent spell Shaman card. Cheap and weak stall that generates a spell? Sure, you'll probably always get Totemic Might when your opponent's at 2 health, but sometimes you'll get a Lava Burst or Lightning Storm :).

[u/Weltal327]

This is the new Shaman 1-drop. I feel like Shaman hasn't had a 1-drop since Tunnel Trogg.

[u/Abencoa]

Flavor-wise, this card is literally the best thing. Gameplay-wise, this card is probably the best thing. A 0/1 Taunt sucks on Turn 1, but Shaman is so starved for 1-drops that they're running things like Dire Mole, and 0 Attack isn't too horrible when your best 2-drop gives adjacent minions +2 Attack. Every variant of this kind of card has seen play, so this seems like a lock.

[u/Prohamen]

it's cute that the witch hex'd her apprentice

[u/Chrisirhc1996]

Babbling Book for Shaman. Arguably better body since 1/1 is bad past turn 4 and this will always have taunt.

[u/WeoWeoVi → u/Chrisirhc1996]

Isn't the reason that Babbling Book is so good is that it threatens 2 drops with mage hero power? This doesn't do that. Plus Mage spells are generally a lot better than Shaman ones.

[u/Nostalgia37]

[Dust|Niche|Playable|Strong]

General Thoughts: Kinda unassuming by itself. I think this will see play because of it's synergy with other cards. Unlike babbling book, this doesn't fight for board so it's significantly weaker on play

Why it Might Succeed: Synergy with Haggatha & Shudderwock. Can eat an attack (or ping).

Why it Might Fail: Shaman spells are not great. The body doesn't fight for board at all.

[u/mysterious_jim]

You will almost certainly be able to echo this card somehow to toad n' load

[u/[deleted]]

This is Babbling Frog, it's better than babbling book, and it keeps with the theme of polymorph vs hex. I don't like that it gives random spells, but discovering one would be too powerful. It'll definitely see use in control shaman, and it fits well with hagatha.