Yeah, the battlecry excavates actually make it faster IMO.
Since you double battlecry, you only need to play a minion once compared to the other list that needs to play it twice. Which means you get to your excavate reward faster which also is doubled. It’s disgusting right now.
Just had a 32/32 Odyn played on me on turn 9.
Oh, and let’s not forget that Trenchstalker will attack everything TWICE now.
The Okani is really the icing. 8/24 Okani that counters your next minion and spell. Loads of fun.
Yes, sorry I wasn’t clear. I meant quadruple astalor in meaning that he has 4 of them.
Let me tell you, him just having ONE in hand is insane. The 4 basically means you cannot escape death.
Knowing that 24 damage is coming is insane. Knowing that 24 damage is coming and you have to clear the astalor AND fill a new board up to stop another 24 damage is also crazy.
The fact he can do that pressure 2 more times is nuts.
Pendant naga giant druid is the new armor deck anyway. I bet most of you haven’t seen it yet. Druid plays pendant on turn 3, discovers a minion from his deck and gains armor equal to its cost. Picks naga giant. Bam, 20 armor turn 3. Goes right into topior druid. makes him unkillable. Proceeds to ramp up and do 10 mana astalor and ignis nonsense when the opponent only has 5 or 6 mana. Feels oppressive.
It doesn’t need to. It gains 40 armor by turn 4. Then it ramps to 10 mana and beats the snot out of you. Its impossible to kill the druid even if you do out board them on the first 3 or 4 turns. Then they just clear all your stuff with 10 mana plays and win. They copy Fae and drop 3 of him in a single turn. The priest/druid dual class cards definitely favor druid.