Today we are going to take a look at the cards Priest has been given.
This review doesn't concern itself with the viability of cards for constructed, only for arena
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Awaken the Makers
disclaimer: Blizzard is yet to say whether quests will be available for arena, so I'm reviewing it just to be sure, but I guess, quests won't be a part of the arena
Summoning 7 deathrattle minions in arena is right on the verge of being actually achievable. The issue is, that for arena, the effect of Amara isn't as powerful as it is for constructed. You should pick a different legendary if you have the option to pick at east a decent one instead of this.
Score: 2/10
Crystalline Oracle
A swashburgler for priests. But instead of the card giving you the extra card right away, you have to wait for it to die. That makes it quite a lot worse then the 1/1 of other classes that give you the card as a battlecry, as in a top-decking siltation, this becomes much worse. But in general, still a good one drop.
Score: 7/10
Binding Heal
Wow, such power-creep! But yeah, even though this card is almost always strictly better for arena purposes compared to the old flash heal, it still isn't impactful enough to be a choice in most situations.
Score: 4/10
Radiant Elemental
Now this is a two drop the priest has been waiting for ages. Good stats and an awesome effect. It's not the same powerlevel as the Talonpriest is at, but damn, it's one of the best two drops a priest can hope for.
#Score: 9/10
Shadow Visions
An interesting card, that will no doubt find its place in either highlander priest decks or in some new priest combo deck, but in arena, it's value will be highly dependent on the rest of your deck. If you have a lot of high value spells, Shadow Visions might have its place, but otherwise, it's probably not good enough.
Score: 4.5/10
Mirage Caller
A decent card, the only issue is that Talonpriest is soo much better. If you have a deck filled with good deathrattles, picking Mirage Caller will be a decent idea, otherwise it just a razorfen hunter and that is not soo good.
Score: 5/10
Curious Glimmerroot
Do I love this card or what? This card is a perfect example of what you can do with a digital card game. The mechanic is simply amazíng. Plus, it is a good card. A 3/3 that draws a card? Yes please! Though, in arena, it will be much much harder to guess the correct hard then it will be in constructed.
Score: 7/10
Tortollan Shellraiser
Another good four drop for priest. And plays very well into the general playstyle of priest in arena, where your aim is to play the value game. And a 2/6 with taunt certainly allows a few value trades against small minions and the deathrattle effect is good enough.
Score: 7/10
Free From Amber
Well, we get another forbidden shaping. But this time, it is flexible in a different way. Instead of being able to play a minion at any point of a game, you get to choose a good end game card. To be honest, I like the shaping a bit more, but even this will get decent value in most arena games.
Score: 8/10
Lyra the Sunshard
And lastly, we have the priest legendary minion. And similarly to Shadow Vision, the value of this card will hugely depend on how many spells you have in your deck. And even if you have a lot of them, usually a bigger legendary minion will be a better choice.
Score: 6/10
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