Thar be dragons

Two more sets of previews!

Ruby Enforcer


Stats are a little underwhelming but the effect is immense - it's not as reliable or survivable as Orgrimmar but not only does he give himself ferocity, if he sticks around for a turn then bad things will happen. I want to compare him to Broan Charges-the-Fight but both allies do different things - it doesn't really matter if Broan snuffs it the turn after he comes into play, as by then he's already done his part. I really like this card and intend to have a good play around with it though.

Vylokx on the official WoWTCG forums made a very good jank combo with the Enforcer too.

He also works well in theory with the next preview...

Korialstrasz

The effect on this is crackers, but I'm not sure how often it'll see play. It's a large ally, so very susceptible to spot removal, though in a curve-based deck it could effectively double your seven-drop. Struggling to think of genuinely useful applications for this effect - it is great but I think it will come too late in the average game to have much of an impact.

Also completely useless against a Death Knight, they would shit themselves with delight if you played this card!

Now to the Green Dragonflight, who after a bit of a shaky start all of a sudden look highly enticing:

Emerald Tree Warder

Having this guy in play turns Your Fortune Awaits You into Counterattack! or The Reason for the Season. Not only that, he works with Stash, and in something of a more extreme example, Babagahnoosh the Grumpy. I love the idea of getting your free 5/5 and a load of Death Rattle effects, and on top of that, getting to refill your hand thanks to all those quests you turned over just moments earlier!

Emerald Lifewarden

Look at that bitey bastard!

I don't really have much to say about this guy, other than he's not restricted to having only one in play so you could potentially be laying three resources a turn. Combine him with the Tree Warder above and lots of Stash cards and things just got silly. Of course, you'll rarely find yourself in this situation, and while it might seem like the best thing ever when it does happen (see also: Paint Bomb + Hemet) it's important to evaluate cards on their individual strengths.

Eranikus

This is more like it! Over-statted for his cost and an absolutely absurd ability. Not only does the resource enter play ready, you can gain any Stash bonuses, and even a face up Quest/Location if that's what gets revealed. Ramp decks are going to have a field day with this guy.

Cairne, Earthmother's Chosen

I'm really happy to see some older racial keywords on their way back in - Cairne gives all Tauren in your party Warstomp, which was last seen in Drums of War. Hopefully this paves the way for other underused keywords to make a reappearance soon - my favourites would be Inspiring Presence, Shadowmeld and Will of the Forsaken, despite the latter giving my Hunter Trapper deck fits.

Also of note is that Cairne and the previously-previewed Magni produce factioned tokens when Stashed - most tokens are usually X/X Neutral but these are Horde or Alliance. I wonder if this hints at more faction-based powers in the future?

Ceraka

Ceraka isn't going to change the world overnight or anything but she could be a nice psuedo-finisher in an Orcs deck. Her power synergises with the Green Dragonflight blah blah blah. Next.

Exxi the Windshaper

Three-drops are a funny breed - short of rare cards and Zi'mo there are rarely any that boast four attack, breaking the cycle of cards that are overstatted. Exxi doesn't break that tradition but makes a pleasant return to on-curve stats after Icecrown's dearth of 2/4s. Ability speaks for itself - if you have a Goblin hero she'll be crazily useful, if you don't then you've just played a sensible ally. Seems pretty decent to me!

Yet more good previews - I'm not sure what kind of impact Worldbreaker will have on our existing constructed formats but you can't ignore the power level of some of these cards. The previews are doing their job anyway - I'm hyped :)