The ninth and newest expansion for Blizard’s digital card game Hearthstone is finally out,
and it features some really great new additions.
The Boomsday Project introduces players to 135 new cards to collect, from new legendary
spells to fantastically fun minions to cards that may revolutionize some of the games mechanics,
and many critics and players alike are calling the Boomsday Project the most exciting expansion
the game has had yet.
So today, we’re taking a look at the best new cards from the expansion with our list
of the top 10 cards from the Boomsday Project.
10 Whizbang the Wonderful Whizbang the Wonderful is a great card for
those new to Hearthstone, or those with a smaller collection of cards.
Whizbang gives you a random deck from the 18 deck recipes, making him the only card
that you need to put into your deck, replacing your hero and renaming your deck as Whizbang
is Wonderful.
While many people feel that the card doesn’t have much of a competitive aspect since most
deck recipes do not compare to meta decks, Whizbang isn’t really for that.
It’s a card that lets newer players enjoy playing with cards that have more substance
that basic or classic commons that they may have just opened, giving them access to cards
they normally wouldn’t have access to otherwise.
9 Test Subject Test Subject is a 1 mana cost rare priest
minion card that had a great deathrattle mechanic; return any spells you cast on this minion
to your hand.
It’s a card that requires patience; at first, he’s not all that great, and you’ll probably
want to put him on the board with a small buff to begin with.
If your opponent answers it, you can get into a cycle with Test Subject that’s fairly
advantageous; if Test subject stays on the board, you can continue using additional buffs.
The downside is that this card is pretty weak up against Silence cards and polymorph.
8 Security Rover While Security Rover may appear to be awful
at first glance; 6 mana 2/5 ain’t great, and it could put you in a precarious position.
But if you stick with it and manage to trigger it three times or more, despite being super
difficult, Security Rover can be really beneficial.
There’s a couple of ways to make it work, though, like if you have a card like Dr Boom
Mad Genius on your board already (more on him later) which has Rush, or if you have
any cheap magnetic minion to give Security Rover more value.
It’s a risky move, but if played successfully, will pay off.
7 Stargazer Luna Luna is a legendary mage minion; her mechanic
allows you to draw cards by playing the right-most card in your hand, which can open up a whole
lot of options in terms of strategy.
You’re essentially playing your top deck.
Why is this good?
If you’re playing face mage, every top deck is a good top deck, so you’re going to be
drawing a LOT of cards.
Previously, face mage had a slight issue with its draw power, and this card fixes all of
that and pretty much makes everyone scared to come up against it.
If it wasn’t already obvious, it’s worth noting that Luna doesn’t really fit well
into a slower deck, and it fits well into a deck that is a faster, aggressive version
of Mage; ones that need a lot of cycle to get through cards at a rapid pace.
6 Zerek, Master Cloner Zerek is a minion with a very intriguing mechanic;
if you’ve cast any spells on this minion, it must be resummoned.
This deathrattle mechanic is one of the best ones out there; you can essentially keep bringing
Zerek back over and over again.
But the flip side of that is that it’s tricky to make happen.
Unless a spell is cast on it, the card is pretty much useless.
Another criticism of the card is that Priest doesn’t have enough cheap buffs to cast
on Zerek.
So in other words, if you have a cheap way to buff it, Zerek is super worthwhile, and
can be a very powerful asset to your deck.
5 Omega Assembly Omega Assembly is a one mana card, but you’re
going to want to hold onto it until you have 10 mana in order to make the most of it.
If you combine the card with new Warrior cards that allow you to cheat minions into play
or give mechs additional abilities, Omega Assembly can be flat out deadly, and secure
you many a win.
So we highly suggest using this card to make you Warrior deck the best it could be.
Need a mech in the early game?
It’s got you covered.
Make it to ten mana?
Then you’ve got three mechs for the price of one.
This card is just flat out good, no matter what point in the game you play it.
You always get value.
4 Mecha’thun (thoon) Mecha’thun is another deathrattle card;
if you have no cards in your deck, hand and battlefield, it allows you to destroy the
enemy hero.
It’s a really experimental card, and while some players don’t consider it to be all
that great, it sure makes for a way to mess up the game’s dynamics.
Since it requires you to literally have nothing, it’s a card that you’ve really got to
plan to use ahead of time.
However, if you build your deck just right, it doesn’t matter how well your opponent
is doing.
You can win the game instantly in one swift turn, and that’s definitely not something
to take lightly.
3 Flobbidinous Floop (flob-a-din-e-ous) Floop is a really effective card, but it’s
also a card that you’ll probably REALLY dislike after having it continuously used
against you; it makes sure that if you put a big minion on the board, you don’t have
to worry about it getting removed before actually getting something out of it.
Ever have that problem where you need two of the same card and you draw one but can’t
draw another?
Well this fella makes it a lot easier for you to pull off that combo.
His ability carries over to the next turn as well so you can play a high mana card and,
say if it gets taken out, well hey, you still have him again on the next turn!
2 Zilliax Zilliax is an all class legendary; it’s
been described as being like a chillblade champion on steroids.
And it’s quite flexible!
If you put Zilliax on various mechs, you’ll get a lot of value out of the card, and likely
be able to stabilize or close your game with it.
You can play it in Constructed, with it being able to hold its own as a standalone card
and in Magnetize.
It has Lifesteal and Rush mechanics, which is a powerful combination since you can immediately
heal and also leave a minion that can heal you further on the board.
Plus, worth noting that in the Wild format, the card allows for you to pull off some really
crazy combos. 1 Dr Boom, Mad Genius
Dr Boom’s battle cry gives your Mechs rush for the rest of the game.
Oh the potential that has!
It’s incredibly powerful, and some players even think it’s broken because of it.
He’s a hero card that’s OP as hell, just like many of the other hero cards we’ve
seen in the past.
First and foremost, he’s 7 mana, which means you’ll probably see him a lot earlier in
the game than you’d want to see him.
Secondly, he gives you 6 new hero powers.
And hey, 6 randomly generated hero powers?
What happens if you get a bad one?
Well FUNNY ENOUGH there are no bad ones.
You either win more, or you win slightly a little less.
And with the new magnetic cards, it just adds more to your deck.
Fun times for all.
There we have it!
Which of these cards are your favourites?
Are there other cards from the Boomsday Project that you adore that you think should’ve
made our list?
Let us know in those comments below!
If you dug this video, show us some love!
Hit that like button.
And if you want more gaming lists, news, update videos, be sure to subscribe to top 10 gaming!
Thanks for watching everyone!
Catch you all in the next one.