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Title: Warlock Academy Reveal: Demonhide Mask
Post by: ArcaneDuels on January 22, 2016, 12:49:06 PM: Reveal #7!!!

If you can beat them, Become them!
Demonhide Mask (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FIlTr19TD8)

Sooo COOL! What do you think about this amazing, unique piece of equipment?!
Title: Re: Warlock Academy Reveal: Demonhide Mask
Post by: iNano78 on January 22, 2016, 01:00:22 PM: While all your attacks get Piercing is nice for 3 mana, it's really too bad you couldn't combo this with [mwcard=MWSTX2FFQ02]Bloodfire Helmet[/mwcard]. I guess it combos with [mwcard=MW1J06]Gate to Hell[/mwcard]... but that makes for an awfully expensive way to get the benefit of Wolf Fury.
Title: Re: Warlock Academy Reveal: Demonhide Mask
Post by: SharkBait on January 22, 2016, 01:02:36 PM: This is easily one of my favorite cards in the set.
Title: Re: Warlock Academy Reveal: Demonhide Mask
Post by: baronzaltor on January 22, 2016, 03:10:59 PM: Quote from: iNano78 on January 22, 2016, 01:00:22 PM
While all your attacks get Piercing is nice for 3 mana

Its also snazzy because it doesn't specify Melee attacks, so all your Flameblasts, Fireballs, and Devil's Tridents also get +1 Pierce. Even other attack spells like Hurl Rock and Acid Ball get a little sharper.
Title: Re: Warlock Academy Reveal: Demonhide Mask
Post by: Halewijn on January 22, 2016, 03:15:33 PM: very very cool card! Obviously the n°1 headpiece for the non-swarm adramelech warlock ;D

also, NICE art!

but, no, it combines horribly with gate to hell.. If you're gonna use a gate, then you better use the other helmet.
Title: Re: Warlock Academy Reveal: Demonhide Mask
Post by: iNano78 on January 22, 2016, 03:40:44 PM: Quote from: Halewijn on January 22, 2016, 03:15:33 PM
very very cool card! Obviously the n°1 headpiece for the non-swarm adramelech warlock ;D

also, NICE art!

but, no, it combines horribly with gate to hell.. If you're gonna use a gate, then you better use the other helmet.

Or, if you're gonna use a gate, somebody should remove your mask/helmet, slap you in the face, and say "what are you thinking?!?!"
Title: Re: Warlock Academy Reveal: Demonhide Mask
Post by: ringkichard on January 22, 2016, 05:19:20 PM: It puts the lotion on its hide or else it gets the hose again.
Title: Re: Warlock Academy Reveal: Demonhide Mask
Post by: drmambo23 on January 22, 2016, 10:58:27 PM: The art is amazing! I cannot wait to get ahold of this warlock academy set and start building books!
Title: Re: Warlock Academy Reveal: Demonhide Mask
Post by: silverclawgrizzly on January 23, 2016, 12:17:05 AM: I'm a very big fan of this card. Can't wait to see it's impact in my area.
Title: Re: Warlock Academy Reveal: Demonhide Mask
Post by: rant on January 23, 2016, 08:42:17 PM: Nice cheap helm! Very excited to hear about the other academy cards that pair with this.
Title: Re: Warlock Academy Reveal: Demonhide Mask
Post by: Moonglow on January 26, 2016, 04:47:10 AM: It does seem cool, but looking at the card database (so possibly missing some newer sets?), of the 4 current helm/head slots, 2 are already warlock only. It doesn't feel this helps diversity of spell book development, rather just makes 2 of the other cards mostly redundant? I guess I don't really like/understand the mage specific spells anyway. They already have a cost for non specific school mages using them, why not let them be used? Most of the coolest cards seem to be mage specific. I guess in time as the card pool grows it wont matter, but atm it feels like a canalization of choice rather than a growing of diversity.
Title: Re: Warlock Academy Reveal: Demonhide Mask
Post by: Wildhorn on January 26, 2016, 05:42:50 AM: Quote from: Moonglow on January 26, 2016, 04:47:10 AM
It does seem cool, but looking at the card database (so possibly missing some newer sets?), of the 4 current helm/head slots, 2 are already warlock only. It doesn't feel this helps diversity of spell book development, rather just makes 2 of the other cards mostly redundant? I guess I don't really like/understand the mage specific spells anyway. They already have a cost for non specific school mages using them, why not let them be used? Most of the coolest cards seem to be mage specific. I guess in time as the card pool grows it wont matter, but atm it feels like a canalization of choice rather than a growing of diversity.

Well, well, well.

First, the 2 already existing helm can't be used in Academy, so that's the first reason of its existence.
Second, the fire helmet is pretty much useless for the curse warlock, it is more designed toward the fire warlock.
Third, the fear helmet is one of the original card, the game was new, designer less experimented, so the helmet ended up not being that good for its mana cost. So having a good cheap helmet is a natural thing.

Mage specific cards are meant to totally prevent other type of mages to use them to prevent overpowered combos.
I don't want to imagine a world with a Wizard using Barkskin... no... just no.
There is over 400 unique spells so far in the game. Having about 10-15 mage specific cards do not canalize choice.
Title: Re: Warlock Academy Reveal: Demonhide Mask
Post by: Moonglow on January 28, 2016, 01:38:07 AM: :) fair enough. Good reminder on the academy vs arena point too, keep forgetting that :0