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Abhorrent rebirth + metaltooth

Hey guys,

I wanted to ask if this combo is intentional:
If you summon a metaltooth (gets rush if there is another mech on board) and cast abhorrent unbirth, the minion gets rush even though there are no other mechs on board. This has killed me twice already and I don’t know if this interaction is intentional but it makes no sense to me.

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The problem is Metaltooth has rush keyword (but grayed out) even if there’s no mechs on board. So technically he has keyword - and thus abomination gets it.

Think about it from the opposite point of view - would Abhorrent unbirth even be playable without this combo?

I think it’s intentional, but only Joseki knows if it truly is :smile:

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I think it’s intentional. A true 2mana 2/2 with rush would wind up the most powerful card in the game (maybe an exaggeration) so this way mechs get some juice, Abhorrent can actually be used and the tiger nerf isn’t useless AND aggro decks don’t get pushed even further.

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Seems like a bug to me, as ling as there’s no actuall rush on board the card shouldn’t absorb it.
I can think on several cards that will be played more if got rush, and yet you find a way to play them.

Besides - now that abyss got gate (wincon if you pull it off), the rush combo should be fixed.

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Would Unbirth really be that bad if it was restricted to a Mech deck? If it has to run Replicant at least?

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Do you want everyone to play only gates?

The rush combo is 2 cards 5 mana and requires a huge board. With a huge board Lilithe can also be doing lots of other things instead: like DFC, Chakram, +2 atk to all minions and such. All of them are instant and easier to pull off.

Just remeber my words: this combo is played often only due to it being new and hillarious. A month later noone will be taking it seriously.

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I don’t care about the combo, i care about the fact that thrre’s no actual rush minion on board.
Given this - a new cards will might be created given the same logic, which will be unjustified

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that’s the thing, he had 2 wraithlings and 1 furiosa, used bbs, put the “rush” on board and cast the spell. You could even furiosa into bbs for 7 face damage. That is better than revenant!

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It feels like a bug but the card will be utterly unplayable if it’s nerfed, so hopefully it’s intentional. Doesn’t seem broken as is either.

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Metal tooth is useless without abhorrent. Think of it this way, if they havent nerfed tiger you would probably be salting ur ars off about how much value u can get off tiger and abhorrent in one turn. I mean like come on, 3 cost 3/2 easy rush can be used anytime. (Rip aggro cass, will be missed only by me). So metal tooth is a much even/balance card, just make sure to clear their field or as much as possible. And you’ve probably went against a swarm dfc varient of it, that would be me ;). Ive said all I need to say. Tata

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It kills his hand too to make 1 easily removable minion.

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it si confirmed as a bug by the devs and should be fixed next patch

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Sad. 151515151515

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Feelsgoodman
Unjustified combo has no place

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So Zephyr Neurolink gives general Frenzy without BBS?
Also, ‘Summon Dervish’ seems like a (simple) keyword to me, but apparently is not.

Anyways, would be happy if it was a bug and got patched.

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It’s obviously a bug and everyone playing it knows this.

Confirmed by @ryvirath on discord.

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Summon dervish is a keyword that takes place at the start of the turn, neurolink lasts for one turn, thus you lose neurolink by the time summon dervish would take place.

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coolio

thankies

Yeah but it also doesn’t ever show up on Fate Watcher or Elkowl.
Neurolink was in the sentence about Zephyr.

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