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Re: Death Knight Starter Preview - Darkness Calls

2429108 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:10:13 GMT

not bad ... but I meant rogue has better choices
paying 3 is a lot for a fast rush rogue (where I could see this played )

and solanian and the troll quest both had unique effects at that time
now people run the neutral quest anyway ... instead of solanians
and the location for killing quests is better then the quest

maybe it could have potential , but in DK it will be powerful
pay 3 for a +1 AND draw a card is good

all we need now are good weapons that don't kill themselves

Re: Death Knight Starter Preview - Darkness Calls

2437922 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:00:54 GMT

yes but theres a synergy with In Defence of Halaa and potential for draw. I see it being decent.

Its not unheard of to use these types of quests out of their niche. Solanians saw lots of play in earlier Boomkin. Manhunt helped even non-human alliance hero search out Myriam and Kazamon. Twarting Kolkar Aggression has also been put in a few decks that are not trolls prior to Skumm to help eliminate opposing quests.

This Hazardous materials could help pump weapons or draw or a card. Not bad imo.

Re: Death Knight Starter Preview - Darkness Calls

2429108 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:26:36 GMT

agreed
+1 to both daggers you get with surprise attacks for 1
the quest is great for Dk ... not very effective for other classes

Re: Death Knight Starter Preview - Darkness Calls

1406143 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:30:40 GMT

Paying 3 just for +1 to weapon without the card really isn't good enough. It's only going to get played by weapon DKs if at all.

Re: Death Knight Starter Preview - Darkness Calls

2437922 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:44:43 GMT

1381330:
The +1 ATK on a weapon will see plenty of play when DK's become good.

Screw DK's lol This quest just gave Ressa a huge jump! As an idea:

x4 Hazardous Materials
x4 In Defence of Haala
x3 Corki's
x2 Orders
x2 DMF

x4 Surprise Attacks
x4 Sinister Strike
x3 Jack Knife

x3 Cloak of Darkness
x3 Eye of Rend
x2 Striker's

x4 Vengeful Bonecracker
x4 Whispering
x4 Retainer's
x4 Black Amnesty

Re: Death Knight Starter Preview - Darkness Calls

1381330 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:54:04 GMT

The +1 ATK on a weapon will see plenty of play when DK's become good.

Re: Death Knight Starter Preview - Darkness Calls

2132009 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:16:42 GMT

Best quest of the 3 is Darkness Calls
Pay 3 draw 2 and discard is great.

Re: Death Knight Starter Preview - Darkness Calls

1576609 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:17:51 GMT

Seems like loseing a guy just to draw a card for one is too situation to really play. You need to activly want your own creatures dead, stuff when this is put inot a graveyard from play triggers.

Without something like that too often you won't be able to use it properly and the reward isn't very exciting anyway.

Re: Death Knight Starter Preview - Darkness Calls

1567080 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:02:41 GMT

Yes, being a first article it's very good -even if there's no Singapore's donuts on it 8-) -.
It's a pity though, that the article has been uploaded a bit late since a few of us have already bought the boxes and seen the cards.
I know that's not your fault.
Let's hope your next article comes in time and it's not just an enjoying read but also a surprise.

Re: Death Knight Starter Preview - Darkness Calls

1173993 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:28:50 GMT

It's very well-written and brings the flavor of the MMO to the cards. You should be proud!

Re: Death Knight Starter Preview - Darkness Calls

1160366 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:09:03 GMT

1220908:
1160366:
My first article! :D

Grats Damien. Great article.

I'm loving the last quest, considering the whole Ghoul/Raise Dead stuff the DK's are doing. Attack with a damaged ghoul, pop it with Betrayal, and get a fresh one back at the end of your turn.

My initial thoughts when seeing it were a little sour, but after thinking about it this was exactly the thought I came to as well. I touched on it a little in the article, and in the spirit of it I didn't go too deep into it (I was avoiding talking too much about the power level or playable combo/deck archetypes) but I definitely started to see some interesting possibilities with that quest and some of the newly previewed DK Allies/abilities.

Re: Death Knight Starter Preview - Darkness Calls

1220908 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:52:35 GMT

1160366:
My first article! :D

Grats Damien. Great article.

I'm loving the last quest, considering the whole Ghoul/Raise Dead stuff the DK's are doing. Attack with a damaged ghoul, pop it with Betrayal, and get a fresh one back at the end of your turn.

Re: Death Knight Starter Preview - Darkness Calls

1160366 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:43:34 GMT

My first article! :D

Re: Death Knight Starter Preview - Darkness Calls

2580188 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:38:35 GMT

wow a couple of those quest are pretty amazing.... looks like cheap draw effects are starting to become the norm now days

Death Knight Starter Preview - Darkness Calls

1189990 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:23:14 GMT

Death Knight Starter Preview
Darkness Calls
By Damien Dufresne

http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/wow/en/news/article.aspx?aid=6092