Anyone else think Tom glossed over some really good cards in his review? like Demonic Link or Afflicted Demon!!
I think it was pretty clear it was more of an unboxing video than a review. I doubt he'd even played with them yet. And he didn't seem to notice how crazy powerful some of the effects would be, or that one of his requests (getting lower stats versions of Arena cards) is almost exactly what many of the cards are (e.g. Crumble, Disperse, Gator Toughness, some of the equipments, etc). But they need different names because these same cards are legal in Arena.
I'm really looking forward to many of these cards in Arena and Domination. The Legendary demon that gets +1 melee for each enemy creature in its zone will make a great guard (or attacker) in a highly contested zone. Too bad Whirling Strike only gets the melee bonuses on the first attack. And the weapon fixes the Adramelech Walock's flame damage vs Earth Walls issue, since it has no damage type but still causes Burn tokens to activate her abilities. Ditto for the Light damage now for the Malakai Priest. He's no longer so dependent on Staff of Asyra!
I also liked how the Warlock can use the mask to make him/herself a demon to ensure the mana stealing Eye of Bael triggers. And I like that the Cloak and Cuirass can stack with a damage barrier. This makes Circle of Fire that much better. Of course, the Cloak works for a Fire Wizard, too...
As for the reroll theme, I think too many "take a damage to deal a guaranteed direct damage" effects might have been too good when stacked. Adding in some risk makes them a little less powerful. Or you can think of the Warlock praying to his demons and sometimes they answer while other times they don't - but they accept the blood sacrifice in either case.
