Since the announcement of the extension In the heart of the sunken citythe new cards are revealed little by little, as has been the custom for a few years now on Hearthstone. If the Paladin and the Mage are starting to have enough revealed cards so that we can start to slowly draw a potential archetype, this is not the case for our friend. Illidan who has only won a few cards so far, all of them independent.
How about giving him one more? Fellow Demon Hunters, meet your new epic minion: the Coilclaw Commander !
Is the card strong?
From a pure stats point of view, the card is extremely strong. Its effect is absolutely not hard to proc, especially in Demon Hunter, so we are sure to trigger it every time. This card therefore amounts to summon three 2/6 creatures for only (6) Manawhich is very good.
The problem is that he is difficult to estimate the real power of the card since there is currently no synergy between this minion and other cards. The spells and creatures currently in Standard obviously don’t have no combos with Nagas since these didn’t exist before, and in the Neutral and DH cards revealed so far, there’s no reason to assume that these three Slipsharp Commanders can be abused.
We will therefore have to wait for the complete set of the extension to render a final verdict.
In which archetype to play it?
For now, it’s hard to say. As is, the card is strong in an archetype Pure controlit even seems designed for a Control Warrior, so it’s amazing to see that it’s a Demon Hunter card. That being said, given the four other DH cards revealed so far, it seems that this is indeed the direction the class is heading in the new set: board grip. In this logic, the Commander Greyslash has its place perfectly.
Maybe that’s the end of DH aggro or OTKIllidan could take advantage of this underwater extension to relax a bit and play calmer decks, it wouldn’t hurt anyone!
On the occasion of the release of the extension In the heart of the Sunken City, the Hearthstone team granted us an interview in order to be able to discuss the current state of the game and its near future. Too many OTK decks? A wobbly esports scene? Benjamin Lee and Nathan Lyons-Smith answer us!