LogFAQs > #896871390

Really surprised by those HoF choices. Not Ice Block, obviously. And I like the change they made to Molten Giant, albeit at least one year later than it should have been made. But I'm a little perplexed by Coldlight being the third entry, and that there weren't any other choices made.

Someone's going to have to explain what Brode means by limiting interactivity with battlecries, because I'm not really seeing it. I mean, we already have that shaman card, Murmuring Elemental, which could double up the draws if we're looking at mill. The only thing I see is that maybe they're making a deck that focuses exclusively on cheap, powerful battlecries that outright win the game for you (which would be a Really Bad Idea) and they want to ensure that deck doesn't have an easy way to fuel its draw engine.

I mean, I get why coldlight might be removed. It's a neutral Arcane Intellect (that can be run in addition to AI) to cycle a deck swiftly for combo purposes. However, the capacity to mill a control opponent is also sometimes the only way to defeat it -- look at Raza priest. Being able to force your opponent to draw...well, it's frustrating when it hits you, but it's also a very powerful counter to some dominant strategies.

Anyway, I guess there aren't too many cards that need to be ushered out, but I really expected Alexstrazsa to be on that list.
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