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New Blackrock Mountain Cards: Flamewaker, Core Rager, and Imp Gang Boss

by - 10 years ago

The Hearthstone community team revealed 3 new cards for Hearthstone – the rare cards for mage and hunter, and the common card for warlock. As a reminder, each class is getting 2 cards this expansion – 1 rare and 1 common.

I find Flamewaker a bit interesting because I think he would go well in a freeze deck. Just imagine popping off Frostbolt with a couple ice lances in play. If your opponent doesn’t have any minions in play that’s 19 total damage to their face by turn 5 (frost bolt 3, ice lance 4, ice lance 4, flamewaker ability 6 + 2 damage for attacking). If you have the coin that’s 21 damage by turn 4. Spare parts are also going to be ridiculously fun with Flamewaker.

Imp Gang Boss however is probably my favorite. I don’t see him getting much play in constructed but I think in arena he’ll be fun. Imps can be annoying little buggers.

Core Rager is probably my least favorite. Sure, he’s a 4/4 for 4 mana but there are better options for 4 mana out there. His battlecry gives him a +3/+3 when your hand is empty, but if you’re topdecking at that point, having a 7/7 probably isn’t going to help you win. I do see some potential though with Jeeves where you can clean out your hand and still have card advantage. He could also be a finisher if you have Tundra Rhino to help you get a 7/7 with charge.

You can read more about the cards here. Want to see the rest of the cards revealed so far? Check out our spoiler list.

So what are your thoughts on these cards?

The Molten Core is the seething, magma-filled heart of Blackrock Mountain, where long ago—in what is now widely considered to be a bad move—the Dark Iron dwarf Thaurissan summoned Ragnaros the Firelord into Azeroth. Ragnaros promptly incinerated Thaurissan’s kingdom and enslaved his people, which also had the convenient (if you’re a Firelord) side effect of creating the cozy (if you’re a fire elemental) volcano known as Blackrock Mountain. Now the searing volcanic caverns of Molten Core are patrolled by elemental minions eager to turn up the heat on any heroes foolish enough to invade the Firelord’s domain.

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In Blackrock Mountain: A Hearthstone Adventure, heroes can challenge some of Molten Core’s most notorious elemental malcontents and recruit elemental minions into service for their own collections. Elementals are powerful beings closely linked to the power of the elemental plane they hail from, and when one of these beings is on your Hearthstone board, they’re sure to have a potent effect.


Friendly Fire
A Flamewaker is an ambitious sort of fire elemental. In addition to being helpful when you need to rouse a sleepy fire, Flamewakers tend to be tougher and smarter than their fellow elementals, and often possess some skill in the arcane arts. Fire is their weapon of choice, and you can count on turning their scouring flames to your service should you win a Flamewaker’s loyalty.

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It turns out that elemental lords are fond of keeping pets. Unfortunately, when a magma giant thinks “cuddly,” he checks off a list that includes things like “giant,” “two-headed,” “fang-mawed,” and “made of living magma.” The only beings dwelling in the elemental plane of fire who match that description are the terrifying core hounds. While keeping one of these critters probably makes apartment hunting a chore, there’s no better four-legged friend to have when your back is up against the wall.

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Imps are like roaches. If you see one, there are definitely more nearby, and they’re probably doing things like letting the air out of your tires, changing your computer’s background to something embarrassing, or ’plosioning. It’s even worse when they’re in a gang . . . or SUPER GREAT if they’re on your

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side.

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If you think you can take the heat, rich rewards await you in the Molten Core when Blackrock Mountain: A Hearthstone Adventure arrives!


JR Cook

JR has been writing for fan sites since 2000 and has been involved with Blizzard Exclusive fansites since 2003. JR was also a co-host for 6 years on the Hearthstone podcast Well Met! He helped co-found BlizzPro in 2013.


0 responses to “New Blackrock Mountain Cards: Flamewaker, Core Rager, and Imp Gang Boss”

  1. Armitage says:

    Wow… Is it me or are we definitly going to see hunts that will be more aggro than ever or what?

    • Golgo13 says:

      Judging by this single card, that would be the intent. However, with deathrattle hunters taking a backseat since Undertaker nerf, I don’t immediately see how this Core Rager would be viable otherwise.

      • Armitage says:

        I think we’ll see lots of smaller beasty decks (the fact that it’s a beast really makes this one terribly strong)

  2. kidology says:

    hunter card seems great. others are meh

    • Dannie Ray says:

      I don’t like it much. A beast oriented deck isn’t likely to be dumping its hand quick, and as a full rush deck you likely don’t want to put up a BGH target.

  3. Deflect57 says:

    Title says flamewalker, card text says flamewaker. WTF