Kripparian, a popular Hearthstone streamer has just released the first Hearthstone: Whispers of the Old Gods card top to come from the player poll. Hallazeal the Ascended is a five-mana 4/6 Shaman legendary that says “whenever you deal spell damage, restore that much health to your hero.” Kripp says in his release video that Blizzard is trying to push a control meta for the new Standard format, adding cards that slow the game down.
Hallazeal the Ascended is the best card to be revealed so far in this set. It opens up so many deck opportunities and cards that would otherwise never see play. Healing for three to five health for free from cards like Crackle or Lightning Bolt adds a lot of depth to cards that were just used in Face decks. Now, these burn cards can slowly whittle down an opponent while still keeping you strong.
Lightning Storm is going to be the best card to combo with, when Hallazeal comes out. You deal three to four damage to each enemy minion, and then heal for the combined amount. If your opponent has just three minions, you can heal 16 off of a two-card combo, which is insane.
This card is going to make Shaman even better, especially Face Shaman.
