New scout-class hero idea - Bard

[MrJapco]

Hello,

I've got an idea for a new scout-class hero: Bard specializing in songs.

I think it would fit very nicely with the existing card pool as there is a lot of songs available there and the current heroes do not specialize in that. (For example the bard could have a passive buff on level 3 which would make all songs cost 1 less energy or if that's too powerful it could give 1 energy back when playing a song.)

Thoughts?

[Rhin]

We have a minstrel planned :D a Frog Minsterl.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/745742386180784208/835930843591082084/rana.png

Keep in mind thats just concept art, things can change.

[pudgee]

Aye, i tried mind spell scout, it was rly fun, the only big problem is the "song" card spells doesnt interract with any items. Would be better to make them "mind spells" cards, so they can benefit from some synergy.
I like this lvl 3 less energy talents, next one could be "on start of fight, give all monster 30% mind vulnerability", or "once per turn, the first "mind" (song) card with 3 or less energy, is played twice).
lvl 4 could be "you not longer lose your stanza stacks, instead you play powerful song on start of fight which gives you stanza 1 stanza 2 and stanza 3 for rest of the fight :)

[MrJapco]

The Frog Minstrel looks fun :D I hope he makes it into the game and has a bunch of cool song synergies.

[KellyR]

Yeah, it was obvious a Bard/Minstrel specialist Scout would be coming eventually, since the existing Scouts give bonuses with melee or ranged, poison or stealth, but neither give bonuses with Songs and those are like a third of the Scout cards. Also currently making a Bard/Minstrel out of either is expensive since you have to throw away their entire starting deck and build an entirely new one.

I mean, I tend to do that anyway, but still.

Other things I just sort of assume we'll be getting eventually include Shadow and Mind focused Mages, since we already have an "all elements" and a "fire" focused mage.

Maybe a mind focused priest? Though if you can get the Madness ring, Malukah can do great as a Mind Priest.

[mdart]

Originally posted by pudgee:

Aye, i tried mind spell scout, it was rly fun, the only big problem is the "song" card spells doesnt interract with any items.

honestly this part is wrong since cards like never ending story that gets repeated and hits all or even some of the other songs that hit multiple enemys become strong because of items since they can stack bleed dark insanity ect like its nothing hell before the current patch with the right items you could kill 3 if not all 4 hydras in a single turn thanks to never ending story. then there is also the drum item that lowers a cost of a random song in your hand

[KellyR]

Originally posted by MDart:

Originally posted by pudgee:

Aye, i tried mind spell scout, it was rly fun, the only big problem is the "song" card spells doesnt interract with any items.

honestly this part is wrong since cards like never ending story that gets repeated and hits all or even some of the other songs that hit multiple enemys become strong because of items since they can stack bleed dark insanity ect like its nothing hell before the current patch with the right items you could kill 3 if not all 4 hydras in a single turn thanks to never ending story. then there is also the drum item that lowers a cost of a random song in your hand

That only works IF you're super lucky and find the Madness Ring, tbh.

However, there are also at least 3 items that do interact with the "Song" keyword. The drum, flute, and harp items. All of them go in the fourth item slot, where things like potions and pets go.

[pudgee]

i mean weapon, sorry for that. Warriors can use melle or range attacks, mages can use holy spells, or spells. But here is nothing with "song".
Only that +dmg part with insanity dmg works.

[KingWhipsy]

Originally posted by KellyR:

Originally posted by MDart:

honestly this part is wrong since cards like never ending story that gets repeated and hits all or even some of the other songs that hit multiple enemys become strong because of items since they can stack bleed dark insanity ect like its nothing hell before the current patch with the right items you could kill 3 if not all 4 hydras in a single turn thanks to never ending story. then there is also the drum item that lowers a cost of a random song in your hand

That only works IF you're super lucky and find the Madness Ring, tbh.

However, there are also at least 3 items that do interact with the "Song" keyword. The drum, flute, and harp items. All of them go in the fourth item slot, where things like potions and pets go.

It isn't hard to roll a few thousand gold at the second town to find a madness ring.

[KellyR]

Originally posted by KingWhipsy:

Originally posted by KellyR:

That only works IF you're super lucky and find the Madness Ring, tbh.

However, there are also at least 3 items that do interact with the "Song" keyword. The drum, flute, and harp items. All of them go in the fourth item slot, where things like potions and pets go.

It isn't hard to roll a few thousand gold at the second town to find a madness ring.

A few thousand would still be lucky. It's purple, which still come up fairly uncommonly in the second town. You'd go through 5k gold without finding one more often than not.