Thanks for the information, I have 2 game stores within 30 minutes of where I live now and would hate to move some place that did not have a good gaming scene.

when you get 10 of them you get to know what defrost does

An alchemist could be very interesting and fun to play

so would the original attacker not have to reveal his reverse attack then?

1) What happens if player 1 attacks player 2 and player 2 reveals reverse attack, but player 1 also has reverse attack?

2) would attacks that target areas such at ring of fire set of reverse attack?

Everyone always mentions how powerful the wizard is but no one ever points out that he is a glass cannon, if you can get on top of a wizard he is pretty much beaten. Wizards are frail and taste good to big creatures.

Hopes:
Alternated warlord does not pay triple for arcane and/or enough high level war spells to make playing a warlord viable.
Flying Walls
Some more water spells

Fears:
A new mechanic like vines, I love my Druid but vines are broken in my opinion (No other mage can spend a mana a turn to place tokens on the board, by round 3 a druid should be able to cast a creature almost anywhere on the board and never have to leave her starting corner.)

If you don't have any in your spell book I would throw in some reverse attacks, for some reason no one ever seems to expect them. Deathlock to cancel out the regeneration on all of the Druid's creatures. Use eagle wings to make yourself flying, then the Druid cannot use you as a volleyball because you will be pulled over the walls and not through them.