Flustered Librarian doesn't consider Amalgam an Imp

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Not that Imp Warlock needs buffs or anything, just would be nice if the gameplay was a bit more consistent.

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Imp is not a Tribe. Demon is a Tribe. Amalgam is a Demon. All Imps are Demons but all Demons are not Imps. So unfortunately, Amalgam is not an Imp.

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All creature types doesn’t mean all creature types then. It doesn’t say “tribe” or “available tribes”. Its says ALL creature types.

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I don’t think Blizzard actually uses the term “Tribe”. I think that might have been a player coined term. Creature Type refers to the designation at the bottom of the card, i.e. Beast, Demon, Totem, Murloc, Dragon, etc. There is no separate designation for Imp.

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Not sure then why Blizzard would have included it in the imp only precon deck lol. Weird deckbuilding at blizz.

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thats not a minion tag

and before you try it

no
it isnt a silver hand recruit either

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But Imp isn’t a creature type, Demon is. All Imps are Demons, but not all Demons are Imps.

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Imp isn’t a creature “type”.

It’s a “sub-type”.

There’s another sub-type that Amalgams are not of.

Type, Totem; Sub-type, Basic Totem (Otherwise Shaman Hero Power should summon them).

Amalgams are also not “named types”. These include SI:7 and Treant.

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One can make a strong argument for both sides of this issue.

I think if we are strict with the card text, then imp is not a “type.”

The spirit of the card would suggest it would satisfy the imp test.

I suspect it is working as intended as opposed to some spaghetti code issue, but I would support a change that allowed it to count.

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using the same logic, should it also be an SI:7 and a treant?

both of those are exactly the same classification as imps.

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Every imp is a demon. But not every demon is an imp.
Amalgams have every minion tribe, but are not classified as imps.
Presumably because they are amalgams.

Tbf, not exactly intuitive.

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I would be fine with that change, actually!

If it is supposed to be everything, then make it be everything.

Opens up some wicked fun, particularly in wild format!

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But it’s not “everything”, it’s all minion types. And Imp has Demon as minion type.

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Cairne is not a tauren either.

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But amalgams are a little bit of every creature. So Blizzard is saying imps don’t count as creatures. Blizzard is racist against imps.

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I appreciate your attmept to clarify the distinction; however, my exact point is that the distinction maybe should be removed for the purpose of these cards.

I am very much aware of this fact, and am arguing it should be changed so that it is “everything” in practice for the fun it would bring.

Imp rights are demon rights.

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I agree that it’s so inconsistent to single out “Imp” as if players should look for traits of an undefined type.

  1. If the name contains word “Imp” in it, then Imported Tarntula, Impatient Shopkeep, Pandaren Importer are also Imps.

  2. If Imp is based on the image and facial features of a typical evil elf looking minion, then Pufferfist, Golakka Glutton, and a lot more minions should be called Imps.

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But what are Imps pronouns?

(answer: It, it and it)

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It’s dumb that they didn’t rename the cards that count as Imps to have “imp” in their name but “imported” is not “imp”; don’t be ridiculous.

If Imp is based on the image and facial features of a typical evil elf looking minion, then Pufferfist, Golakka Glutton, and a lot more minions should be called Imps.

You shouldn’t have to just know this for the purposes of the game (see: they should have renamed imps to have imp in their name), but Pufferfist is a sea-Goblin, Golakka Glutton is a troll.

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Imp King Rafaam is an Imp, no?