QUOTE(xiaopuyo @ Oct 29 2013, 08:39 AM)
interm of card advantage, Novice Engineer > Bloodmage Thalnos
why? Novice Eng is BattleCry Minion and Bloodmage Talnos is Deathrattle Minion
Pro:
NE - Get to draw card first + Durable than BT
BT - Draw a card when destroyed + 1 spell dmg
Con:
NE - useless 1 dmg card +
BT - Earth Shock / Ironbeak owl = you get a minion with the most lowest dmg and health in universe. LOL and you get nothing!
+ easily 1 hit destroy by Wild Boar Charged
what?!
bloodmage most certainly give you better card (and other) advantage over novice engineer.
the only situation you would want to summon bloodmage is to boost your spell damage and kill some minions, which should guarantee some kills (at least this is what you suppose to do will spell damage).
The ideal usage is you want to get at least 2 kills with bloodmage out (in the same turn with your summon), bloodmage (first card), Direct Damage or AoE (second) card and giving you 2 for 2 (and almost certainly give you +1 card advantage after Deathrattle). An easy 2 for many.
if you're summoning for other reason than killing minions with the +spell damage, you're doing it wrong.
with novice engineer, it is almost certain that you would never able to kill a minion with it (only in rare situations where you can pick off some minions left with 1 hp), it simply replaces itself.
This post has been edited by I<3LYN: Oct 29 2013, 10:20 AM