Is it just me or is Honorable Kill the most underpowered keyword in years? I almost never see it used and if the cards are played the effects are triggered less than half the time. I think every single card with the keyword needs a buff in its effect. Its kinda late now but I think it would’ve been a better idea for the keyword to trigger if you kill a minion in one attack from full health, that seems like what an Honorable Kill would be, yknow not killing an already damaged minion cause only 1v1s are truly “honorable.”
It’s fantastic in the classes where it shouldn’t be, ie classes that just play solitaire from hand (hunter/shaman/mage) and pretty much garbage in anything else.
I agree with Smulpaj that it’s only really good if you activate it the turn you play the card, which usually means spells. For some mysterious reason Blizzard printed some honorable kill minions that lack rush and there’s just no point to these since the opponent can just remove the minion or avoid leaving a minion with the exact hp on board.
Dragonbane shot, for instance, is really good in Quest Hunter because any minion the opponent plays could potentially be brought down to two health and trigger the effect. Siphon Mana is also good for the same reason.
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