June 17, 2009

WoW TCG- Death Knight Starter Hits Store Shelves


So I was in the Reading, PA area today and I got a chance to stop by a card shop and a local Target. You see, I live an hour away in the Lehigh Valley and I can never find what I need here in terms of WoW trading cards- different market I suppose. I picked up, for about $50USD:


1) Arena Grand Melee- Horde Deck
2) Arena Grand Melee- Alliance Deck
3) WoW TCG Volume 1 Artbook
4) Death Knight Deluxe Starter


Ideally I need two death knight starters to get a playset (4) of each card. I picked up Arena Grand Melee and constructed that deck. It is a mini game you can play within a normal card game that makes certain, sometimes odd things happen. For example, there is a card that makes all damage "noob" damage. I mixed and matched the cards I wanted to throw into the deck, and I limited the ongoing abilities to every 3rd draw. I figure since average games last around 9-12 turns, I made an arena deck of about 60 cards (assuming 4 players).


The art book was a great buy- it retails for 50 dollars but was on sale for 8! I picked it up and the art inside is beautiful. It is all the art they put into the cards but inside the book, some fantastic art work. My favorite is Magmadar from Molten Core- who worked on that art?


Death Knights are a brand new class to the card game and a relative newcomer to the online game. I can say one thing about death knights- once the next booster set Fields of Honor is released, Death Knights are indeed going to be a force to be reckoned with. To answer the question of if Death Knights can tank (take the brunt of boss damage), the answer is yes, they have death grip. DKs for short, they can tank, have access to weapons that return from the graveyard, and have ways to summon ghouls. Another bonus- some abilities and presences offer debuffs as well. Total pain. I wonder how Paladin will stack up?


For those of you reading this, perhaps a facebook friend or someone new to my blog, the WoW TCG is a trading card game based off the popular game The World of Warcraft. Recently they have released a new starter deck and game supplement and I went to go pick them up. To date, the following sets are out:


Boosters

Block 1

Heroes of Azeroth
Through the Dark Portal
Fires of Outland


Block 2
March of the Legion
Servants of the Betrayer
Hunt for Illidan


Block 3
Drums of War
Blood of Gladiators
Fields of Honor (releases June 30th, 2009)


Raid Decks
Onyxia, The Black Dragonflight
Ragnaros, Molten Core
Magtheridon, Magtheridon's Lair
Illidan, The Black Temple
Kel'Thezud (spelling?) Naxxramas (releases September 2009)


Collector's Sets
Fiest of Winter Veil
Darkmoon Faire
Arena Grand Melee

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