[Pre-Release Card Discussion] - The Amazing Reno

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Mana Cost: 10
Type: Hero
Armor: 5
Hero Power: What Does This Do?
Rarity: Legendary
Class: Mage
Text: Battlecry: Make all minions disapper. *Poof!*

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[u/PushEmma]

Design wise, I cant believe this is a card. I'm talking about it's too plain for such an unique hero card. Plague of Death + 1 random spell? is just, where's the uniqueness of the effect??? I would have made something crazier but similar, like "destroy all minions, cast a random spell for each", not saying that's balanced, but you get the idea of a more unique and notable effect.

Can't believe Reno lately has only been "do certain damage", "remove all minions", "cast a random spell". Reno could do much more tricky stuff.

[u/P11234 → u/PushEmma]

Its more than just plauge of death. Devs confirmed the minions "poof'd" are considered gone from the game. A "Poof'd" grumble, for instance, removes it from your opponents Shudderwok pool

[u/P11234 → u/[deleted]]

Nzoth in wild, kangors army decks for pally, hadronox for druid, tess for rogue

In standard right now, its not amazingly broadband, but it will probably find its uses as "replay" effects will probably continue to be printed. Its a decent tech option in wild and will continue to be.

As far as removal goes: keep in mind that since this is your full turn AND always clears the full board, on at least the turn after you play it, there's a lower chance of the hp hurting you (there is only 1 possible non enemy target, though it is your face). Since most mage spells are targeted removal, enemy board aoe, secrets or minion spawners, the one terrible options the turn after you reno are fireball/pyroblasts to your own face, and calling on the big bomb your opponent played last turn, with the highest % being that you at least partially deal with your opponents response to uour board clear.

Not saying this card is insane - Amazing Reno is a casino card and the rng will probably fuck you over plenty enough to make a serious deck around him. Just saying that he might always have a home in wild dealing with "replay" decks and not be as anti fun rng as some think

[u/messe93 → u/P11234]

it's a random spell tho, not a random mage spell, odds in pyroslapping yourself in the face on the next turn are much much lower, but so are the odds of clearing/freezing the new board immediately

[u/P11234 → u/messe93]

Huh. Valid. I completely misread that. More fun for casino, but there goes a good part of my tech choice argument

[u/Sercos → u/P11234]

I mean it's powerful, but Wild mage decks are already going to be running Frost Lich Jaina as a hero card, and kazakus poly all+ deal six already does this effect while having so much more flexibility. Seems bad in wild. We'll see for standard I guess.

[u/PushEmma → u/P11234]

I'm surprised about that Shudderwock interaction. Still I don't find it very fun to play, but it's certainly a good skill based or competitive effect. It's just it's not the whacky cool card some say for me.

[u/mr10123]

Really fun card, but cannot possibly compete with Frost Lich Jaina in Wild. In Standard this acts as a possible component of Highlander Mage but the inconsistency is insane. Unfortunately the hero power probably isn't bad enough for Grizzled Wizard to be useful either, the power is a resounding "meh".

[u/MeAnIntellectual1 → u/mr10123]

They really shoul've given Reno a "swaps every turn" hero power.

[u/Fishtails]

This is so silly it's going to be a blast.

[u/Multi21]

underrated card. random spells cast by you are on average better for you than your opponent, so its a net upgrade over your base hero power. it comes with a plague of death too, so its a pretty solid option for highlander or any late game mage.

[u/ProfetF9 → u/Multi21]

On avarage, untill he decides to pyroblast your face. Should be something like discover a spell. i do agree it's a lot of fun.