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Forceful_Dragon posted...

But on a more relevant-to-hearthstone note: I was hoping Odd Mage would be a thing, but I don't see any lists that seem worth anything. Toast doesn't even have it listed as a tier 3. It just seems like there should be a combination of cards that makes it viable, but maybe the 2 damage ping just isn't as meaningful as I'd like it to be

I agree, however my experience trying Baku decks is that hitting the button just costs you too much tempo. The 2 damage ping is effectively like playing hunter and hitting Steady Shot. Granted, you can pick off a minion with the mage power, but it's still usually more effective to play a minion than to hit something for 2. The tactical benefit of the mage power is that -- usually past turn 4 -- you can use it to complete the math on unfortunate trades so they work out. But aggressive mage decks need to be getting chip damage in early, which odd mage is terrible at because it can't follow up with any of the traditional burn cards, and control decks usually need all of their tools available to them in the late game. It's possible control might work and I'm just going about it wrong, but the tempo-oriented mage decks are lacking on the back end of the equation and Cinder Storm does not cut it for making up the difference.
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