Dark Prophecies Spoiler #8 (Word of the Prophet)

**Biasair** · 11-30-2012, 10:26 AM

Fantastic card!

#7 cards are human/shadow artifacts.
http://cast.shadowera.com/episodes/ser003.mp3
can listen after 47:25~

**Awer** · 11-30-2012, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by Kyle

Currently in balance testing with the dedicated folks in the Player's Focus Group, we're all working hard to ensure that everything meets the high expectations of our players, and are preparing for the next public beta phase on the test server before the planned live release in early 2013!

It would probably be a good idea to reserve at least a month, maybe two, or even three for the public Test Server testing. Previous experience has shown that a lot of issues can be found there that may lead to unexpected delays. Since the amount of new cards is large, it might take a good while before those discoveries are made. Still, it's better that they're caught in the Test Server, since all issues that make it to the live version have the potential to generate a steady flow of complaints.

Anyway, the future of Shadow Era is looking better all the time

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**MrNice** · 11-30-2012, 10:41 AM

Fantastic card art for a really good card!

**Airact** · 11-30-2012, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by Flycheung

I suppose I'm the only that that think this card won't save your ass ala "mulligan" that we wanted.

Getting this card anywhere but turn 1 is next to useless.

Pretty much

This just feels like somebody wanted to be clever when some of us wanted our mulligan and well... failed.

It's not bad in a sense but if it's a card to "mimic" a mulligan feature... no.

**MistahBoweh** · 11-30-2012, 11:14 AM

http://boweh.blogspot.com/2012/11/sh...ecies-7-8.html

As well as the spoilers from SE Radio, I talk about this card... and my raging hard-on for it. Really, it does so many things.

**NaharPT** · 11-30-2012, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by TJ MinatoX

+1 useful in Millstalker and Gwen

Useful in a any combo deck/deck that needs more than 1 card on the table to create a winning situation.

**NaharPT** · 11-30-2012, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by Airact

Pretty much

This just feels like somebody wanted to be clever when some of us wanted our mulligan and well... failed.

It's not bad in a sense but if it's a card to "mimic" a mulligan feature... no.

And whoever said that was needed, anyway?...

If my deckbuilding skills are as bad that, i build my deck badly enough that i can get a hand with 6 cards that i dont need, and still i place 4 copies of this card to try to fix that... something is very wrong.

Any TCG has this kind of cards, that substitute part of your hand by cards of your deck. This is useful cause it's extremely cheap. Ofc, it might not be for all decks, but it will be for many, for sure.

There are also cards that make that kind of mulligan situations, such as "Discard ur hand, buy 6 new cards from ur deck", but a) this is not that card and i dont think it ever intended to be, and b) a card like that could never cost 1 res. Usually they cost 4/5.

**Trueskill** · 11-30-2012, 11:45 AM

With Bad Santa!

**MistahBoweh** · 11-30-2012, 11:53 AM

You are correct, it's not intended to replace mulligans. Can't remember where, but I'm pretty sure it was said somewhere that actual mulligans are an intended feature.

**Airact** · 11-30-2012, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by NaharPT

And whoever said that was needed, anyway?...

If my deckbuilding skills are as bad that, i build my deck badly enough that i can get a hand with 6 cards that i dont need, and still i place 4 copies of this card to try to fix that... something is very wrong.

Any TCG has this kind of cards, that substitute part of your hand by cards of your deck. This is useful cause it's extremely cheap. Ofc, it might not be for all decks, but it will be for many, for sure.

There are also cards that make that kind of mulligan situations, such as "Discard ur hand, buy 6 new cards from ur deck", but a) this is not that card and i dont think it ever intended to be, and b) a card like that could never cost 1 res. Usually they cost 4/5.

Mulligan is designed to give a 2nd start draw in case you draw something like 3 Fireballs in a Mage deck (which can happen and has happened before). Effectively it deals with some of the luck aspect in the game which is a good thing imo.

I think we all have lost tournament games because we don't get a good enough start hand to survive.

I played a Banebow

deck once that had 11 3cc allies in it (because Banebow

is 100% dead if I don't get a t3 3cc ally out). I didn't draw a 3cc ally before t3 two games in a row. I think there's some luck involved.

Originally Posted by MistahBoweh

You are correct, it's not intended to replace mulligans. Can't remember where, but I'm pretty sure it was said somewhere that actual mulligans are an intended feature.

It was on the list, most of which is probably thrown away anyway so my hopes aren't that high regarding that.

I think Word of the Prophet

will see some use in rush and combo decks but rush is pretty bad currently and combo decks are almost non-existent (MS can be seen as a combo deck of sort) so it might not see that much use.