Algalon the Observer

14 Comments

1. Nightfall July 10, 2023

   I guess it's better than the Warrior hero power... But still, playing a 4 mana 4/4 that gives you a hero power that is arguably worse than many of the base hero powers...

   I want this card to be good, but I don't see it

   2/5

2. nonamer July 10, 2023

   Some potential for anti-combo as you could try to put key cards away however given the poor stats and mana investment I imagine it'll be quite niche beyond a very combo focused meta. A complete troll card which may feel bad to play against and will defiently leed to some highlight moments. 2/5

3. PitLord July 10, 2023

   Pretty bad, maybe as part of etc band? But there are better cards to fill those slots

4. goblinta July 10, 2023

   This is one of the more powerful hero powers in the game.

   Anyone who has played Magic the Gathering knows that scry which gives you mild choice about what card comes next on your deck, works out to be powerful.

   Not as powerful as card draw - but still considerable.

   Doing the same to your opponent is also big.

   Add to this that many decks do not make use of their hero power that much.

   Rogue does not always need a dagger.

   Druid is sometimes too busy ramping and playing giant monsters to want to bother with +1 armor and +1 attack.

   If your opponent is playing a combo deck and you know what cards you are dreading ...

   Algalon's hero power buys you major life insurance.

   This is a big deal.

   Death Knight which makes a corpse nearly every turn will have little use for this card.

   Control Paladin will be happy to give up making dudes in order to wreck an opponent's game plan.

   1. Spliff Master Herb July 10, 2023

      Have you met Jace the mind Sculptor??
      Anyone who thinks this card is bad will soon learn I think.

   2. ZMcCoN September 14, 2023

      New Earthen control Pali is popping up with either this either in the Band or prince variant. Earthen scaling is too slow to survive Ctl Watriors and Portalock. The AOE approach is useless (ditch the old school board clear shit: equality, wild pyro, consecration; Wastful combos with no tempo gain). But use it as tempo board control for turns 3-5 ish. Don't order in the court until 6 mana. so you can pair with 2-3 cost counters like sketchy stranger, cult Neo, duster, resistance aura, etc. Also fun in wild with prize vendor and cold light oracle.

      I'd still rate it like 2.7/5 stars cause it ur right it's not really a paladin card at all. Pali has never been great at tempo just buffs and sweeps meme plays. This is a rogue card, use a deck tracker and play exclusively tempo like dog till ur earthen's are a threat rogue arena draft. it's the only Pali counter to the control/burn meta. Also always craft the 2/2 forge weapon with wind fury to summon 2 cost. This plus dance floor is a life savor. Anyone else seeing potential here?

5. Spliff Master Herb July 10, 2023

   This card is nuts powerful,
   even when it does nothing it's still gives you critical information.
   An absolute game changer,
   Have you met Jace the Mind Sculptor??
   Might be too slow, but i see this potential being format warping and getting a nerf

   1. Nightfall July 10, 2023

      Knowledge in Hearthstone is often overrated. Turns out, if your opponent is playing any meta deck, you'll know 90% of their decks' cards by turn 5.

      1. Phoesias July 11, 2023

         You're grossly overrating the card.

         I've been playing since the beta. Over the years, there have been similar effects again and again.

         I alrdy said it in my comment. All decks have card draw and usually many cards in hand. You scrape away a card – and if you’re unlucky, he draws an even better one. For 1 mana. It's not like every deck relies on any card every turn. And it's not uncommon for you to see medicore cards that you don't even know whether they're good or bad for your opponent because you don't know his hand.

         The card is worth exactly 1 star.

      2. Phoesias July 11, 2023

         This.

6. x15d July 10, 2023

   You pay 1 mana to put your opponents good card to the bottom, opponent draws another good card anyway. Will happen more often than you think.

   1. Nightfall July 10, 2023

      Yeah, that's the whole issue. Perhaps it would be playable if you saw the top 2 cards of your opponent's deck, and chpose 1 to put on the bottom.

7. Phoesias July 11, 2023

   The effect sounds far stronger than it actually is.

   All decks have card draw and usually many cards in hand. You scrape away a card - and if you're unlucky, he draws an even better one. For 1 mana.

   The card is worth exactly 1 star.

8. GigYretsym July 15, 2023

   Tech card in wild, 3 star card.

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