Card of the Day April 15, 2017 - Maw

[mmf]

Well [quote=“mmf, post:1, topic:9405”]
Hint for tomorrow’s card coming soon)
[/quote] I know I said this, but it’s already the next day so….
Anyways, today’s card is actually a neutral!

Maw is a 2/2 for 2 that does 2 damage to any minion (wonderful!). Here’re your questions:
1.) How does this fare versus the other 2 drops?
2.) Which Faction does this work best with (and which general)?
3.) What is your opinion about opening gambits effecting minions?

[eternamemoria]

1. It does not fare very well against other two-drops because of the lacking stats and ability that generally can’t be used T1, but may still have a place in some decks as a way of helping with early tempo, swarm control and even removal. No two drop survives Maw’s OG + a General hit, it can help pushing through some thresholds and while its stats are far from ideal, it can trade with 1/4s and eat small minions. Oh, and it kills Tiger.

2. I am unsure, but its place lies in unusual decks, like Sajj, very controlly Vaath lists and maybe some unusual Vanar decks (it has some enfeeble synergy and takes a Kinectic Surge relatively well… just don’t quote me on that ). I have only tested it with Spinecleaver Sajj pre-AB so far, but it helped keeping a wraithling-free early game, and also helped against the occasional Gravity Well or 5-6 HP minion.

3)I like the OGs on most 2 drops, they are generally low key yet flexible or always desirable, helping make your choice of T1 card still matter later on. Other than 2 drops, I must say I really like Sunset Paragon and Dancing Blades . Both are flexible yet not too explosive, feel relatively fair and use the board. And Blades is cheap and can fit in most decks, making it very new-player friendly

[sviel]

1.) It’s certainly useful, but it’s not something you’re going to play around. It can be most useful in decks that focus on dumping the hand.

2.) Magmar and Abyssian, I think. They both have decent card draw.

3.) Anything with an OG is going to be more consistently useful. That counts for a lot when you’re struggling to establish a board.

[ryousen]

Just reached Diamond with a Sajj deck (not artifacts) that runs Maw. I find it nice- this kind of extra damage can can kill things the opponent was expecting to have for another turn. I usually save it for a more profitable opportunity, almost never playing it turn one.

1. The forums automatically format a list starting with “2.” as starting with “1.”, lol
2. Id say stuff with plenty of minion damage- Abyssian with its pings, SimCity Zirix, pairing the 2 or 3 damage dealt by the dervishes, and so on.
3. The faster a card plays its effect the better in this game I guess, and OG is about as close to Rush as it gets.