Hearthstone Perils in Paradise Card Reveals: Get Buff With The Warrior Diet
Screen Rant has exclusive access to some of the new Warrior cards from Hearthstone's Perils In Paradise expansion. Among the exciting new additions, there's a focus on buffing minions, which is pretty cool.
Perils in Paradise: A New Take on Warcraft Lore
The upcoming Perils in Paradise expansion will launch on July 23, 2024, bringing 145 brand new cards to Hearthstone. This expansion puts a unique spin on the Warcraft lore, offering a stylish and fresh perspective on a traditionally fantasy universe.
One of the coolest things in this expansion is the Tourist mechanic. This mechanic allows players to combine synergies from two different classes by including the Legendary tourist that represents the crossover. It's a more complex way to build decks compared to simply adding a single card to a strategy. This means players will have to make some interesting deck-building decisions.
In addition to the Tourist mechanic, there are a few other mechanics to keep an eye on, like drink spells that have three uses. Even though these spells may seem weak at first glance, their ability to be used three times makes them powerful in the right deck.
The Return of Hand Buff
Perils in Paradise also sees the return of some mechanics, including hand buff. This mechanic has been powerful in Standard before, most notably with the Paladin deck that features Muscle-O-Tron. This time, Warrior is getting a chance to use this mechanic with a few strong cards that could lead to a new strategy for the class. Warrior has been heavily reliant on Bran and Odyn in recent months, so these new cards could shake things up.
Exclusive Perils in Paradise Warrior Card Reveals
Screen Rant got an exclusive look at some of the new Perils in Paradise Warrior cards. These cards have the potential to create some really interesting strategies.
- Char is a powerful 4-mana removal spell that deals 7 damage to a minion and gives a minion in your hand a bonus to its stats equal to the excess damage. This card is likely to be really strong in Arena but less obvious in Standard. However, 7 damage is a lot, and it can buff a minion by as much as 5 or 6 stats.
- Cup o' Muscle is a more standard buff spell. While giving a +2/+1 buff for a single mana isn't super exciting, the fact that it can be used multiple times has the potential for some crazy turns. There are plenty of Warrior minions with Rush that would benefit from a buff, making this card useful for setting up mid-game swing turns. Even late game, the one mana cost isn't a huge deal, and it can help a lower cost minion compete on the board.
- Line Cook is a unique card that utilizes the Tradeable mechanic. Tradeable cards provide bonuses when they're traded, but Line Cook's bonus only activates when it's drawn, adding a copy of itself to your hand. It's a 2/4 taunt minion, which is valuable for slowing down your opponent early in the game, and it can also be traded for a new card later. It's the kind of value-generating card that's often seen in Control Warrior decks. It could be better than it initially appears.
The Power of Synergy
Individually, these cards are interesting, but what makes them truly stand out is how they work together. Traded cards retain enchantments, so if Char and Cup o' Muscle are used to buff Line Cook in your hand, trading and then drawing it makes it even more powerful. Getting a copy of a 2/4 taunt that can trade for another card is good, but what about a 4/5 or a 6/6? The fact that these buffs are permanent, with the copies also retaining the enchantments, is a really cool design feature.
Line Cook and Hand Buff in Warrior Decks
A few patches ago, it would have been crazy to think that cards like Line Cook would make a splash in Warrior decks, but it's more likely now that Bran has been nerfed and Control Warrior is struggling. However, Warrior decks need each individual card to be good because they often have to catch up to faster decks. Having an unbuffed Line Cook mid-game could be bad, but too many copies late game could also be a problem.
Warrior is in a bit of a weak spot right now in Standard. This means there's a lot of room for experimentation and refinement, and there's less pressure to fit new cards into already existing dominant strategies. It'll be interesting to see how these new Perils in Paradise Warrior cards find a home and if they end up as busted Arena combos or something more impactful in other formats.
Screen Rant received preview card materials from Blizzard for the purpose of this article. Perils in Paradise is set to launch on July 23, 2024.
