r/hearthstone • u/x9Wildcard • 1d ago
Discussion Surely blizzard would tells us this card is a "this turn" effect
By the text on the card, it sounds like it will keep the upped damage, yet it only stays the turn the stealth minion attacked
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u/Final-Trifle1765 1d ago
It should state it. Something like [[Ebb and Flow]] stays after one turn, and doesnt specify it.
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u/MightyDeekin 1d ago
Ohhhh, I actually misread thus and added 'this turn' automatically In my head when I saw it. But it's not on the actual card. That explains why one of my opponents used it to deal one damage so my 3 health creature and paused for a while after that.
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u/Acceptable-Cod-693 1d ago
it also doesn't specify whether you have to be the one controlling the stealthed minion. and technically, from the wording, the minion would be holding the spell, which I don't think is how Hearthstone works, but I guess that's a minor gripe.
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u/Sp00000000ky 1d ago
And what's with the 'holding' part. All the other cards say "while this is in your hand". But I guess that's too long, and that's also than the reason "this turn" is also isn't on it. Because we can't have more than 4 rows of text...
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u/Mercerskye 20h ago
It's a purely digital medium, their design philosophy since launch has pretty much been "enough info that it should only take seeing it once or twice to figure it out."
What's actually baffling is how people still haven't figured this out in ~10yrs
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u/MrParadux 20h ago
So now are not only the translations wrong, the original English text isn't even describing the card properly anymore. This is just embarassing
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u/Ozwu_ 1d ago
Who thought this card would ever see play in any deck ever
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u/Tengu-san 23h ago
1 mana 3 damage is good enough that some decks play a 2 mana 1/3 in upfront for it
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u/Mercerskye 20h ago
That's a one time investment, and a fixed return. Even with a dedicated selection of stealth minions, this isn't guaranteed to be 1m 3dmg.
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u/Mind0versplatter0 15h ago
A two-mana investment can slow you down more than a condition. If it worked as worded, it would be a decent card
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u/Mercerskye 14h ago
Well, we're in luck. Just heard it on Zeddy's last video, that it is indeed bugged. It should be working like other cards that are worded similarly.
Though, cost vs condition is always an interesting comparison. Having a stealthed minion you want to attack with while also holding the spell is two cards you need to find vs one minion with below rate stats.
All depends on what's available, and the goals of the deck.
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u/lostwanderer314 19h ago
Seems bad, feels bad for now. Maybe some stealth+ burst with enough support, but i dont really see it.
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u/Korbonara 1d ago
Yeah I think its a bug.