The Discardlock already enjoyed some popularity after One Night in Karazhan, with minions like the 1-mana Malchezaar’s Imp and the Discard-activated Silverware Golem composing most of those decks. There’s even room to summon an extra giant through the new Molten Reflection spell, with enough mana left over to play Time Warp.ĭeathwing makes the Warlock’s quest very easy to complete (Blizzard/Bernie Kang) Mages looking to live dangerously can wait for their Ice Block to get popped before dropping down the equally-powerful Molten Giants.

With so many spells cast over the course of the game, the 8/8 Arcane Giant’s cost will almost always reduce to zero, creating an easy summon. It also helps that the new 2-mana Arcanologist minion allows Mage players to potentially draw out their life-saving Ice Block, giving them insurance against aggro decks. That’s where classic Mage combos like Frost Nova/Doomsayer or board-clearing spells like Flamestrike and Blizzard can maintain control of the board. The trick is staying alive until the Mage’s win condition is in play. Mage has been given more than enough tools to generate new spells, such as the 1-mana Babbling Book, the new 2-mana Primordial Glyph spell and Shimmering Tempest minion, the new Mana Bind secret that copies an opponent’s spell, and the 5-mana Cabalist’s Tome.Ĭompleting the quest isn’t the difficult part.

The central element of this deck is the new Open the Waygate quest.

That means there’s room for another Mage deck to fill the void, and nothing fills the void quite like giants. The Year of the Mammoth bids farewell to the Freeze Mage, with Ice Lance heading off into the Hall of Fame. Giants will run wild, thanks to the new Mage quest.

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