constructed mage isn’t even casino simulator anymore. you know exactly what you’re generating: coins, ice blocks, biscuits, and first flames.

It also doesn't help that whenever mage got dual class cards, it was paired up with rogue and warlock (shaman and hunter too but that's less relevant), two classes that regularly together with druid break the game, ensuring that said cards get nerfed.

There’s zero percent chance blizzard is considering ice block when making standard sets. Like wild is an afterthought, blizzard just doesn’t know wtf to do with the mage class in standard, so they just keep supporting the random, because it “works”

I love how a guy called flare tries to fix the Ice block class Great vid!

I agree, that mage in wild must change. I mostly agree about your suggestions, but I think some of them should be different: Sourceress apprentice (also radiant elemental and mech wharper) should be 2 mana "cost 1 less but not less than 1." Time wharp must say "once per game" For solid alibi and ice block "once per game" is too much of a nerf. First of all, these cards should not be discoverable, and it would be really nice if added "once per 5 turns" (number can be changed). I wish elemental mage was playable in wild. It would be amazing, if mage death knight hero card was 5-6 mana. Awesome content, keep doing what you doing.💪💪💪

I like some of the ideas. The problem with once per game is that these cards aren't legendaries like Zarimi or Open the Waygate so you can put 2 in your deck and the once per game would not make sense. I don't like the idea of reworking cards but to change ice block you have to rework it and maybe same for alibi. And I like the idea of even mage and spooky mage. It would change the meta a lot and feel fresh, no infinite turns, aggro or even control. A new style for the current Wild meta. I hope we get a Wild patch soon. And of course as always great video !❤

my problem with wild is so many classes are one-tricks. mage unfortunately is just a waygate deck and nothing else. warrior is odyn or bust. i guess druid and shaman have variety but not much else.

Honestly wild mage need more playable archetypes

I'd rather Ice Block and Solid Alibi have an internal cooldown for every other turn (like a location), so you have a reason to run duplicates of them, but now the mage next turn has to have at least some other defensive option (like frost nova or clearing boards before they put them to low health), while also giving opponents ways to still counterplay if they plan things right (like keeping an open board space, or planning burst during the opening the ice block made).

Great content i subbed cause i need wild content

As a mage main and wild player for over 5 years, my thoughts. I completely agree with minion mage direction. Make Pocket Galaxy cost 5 again, as it was for a few months once. Make DK cost at least 8 mana, not 9 like what the hell is that.. Buff Sky Temple quest(all those quests should be buffed, but anyways). About solid alibi and ice block - they should have some kind of cooldown nerf for sure. Quest mage is difficult to nerf without killing basically the only winning archetype. I know it is toxic and i hate this deck as much as i hate shudderwock shaman or any other "watch me killing you 20 turns in a row" deck. Few days ago i made a fairly fun tier 3 freeze mage, to counter mech rogue and even shaman bots in diamond. Wish that archetype had something to work. I think it lacks damage/resources in 2024. Big spell mage dead, spooky mage dead (Denathrius nerf), mech mage dead, no more otk's. No mage in wild no mage in standard. Currently playing Elemental Pocket Galaxy mage, 35-40% winrate, but fun.

This game would be better without Ice Block. If a class hinges on one card that bad, then that card is the problem.

So Mage is basically just _"Random bulls%%t go - the class"._ 5:51 I had no idea they nerfed Kabal Lackey, so I got really confused when I played it in Tombs of Terror and wasn't able to play a Secret on turn 1. I think the heart of this video is in the right place, but some ideas aren't quite right. Mostly talking about the "once per game" changes, which others have explained much better than I ever could.

The problem isnt random or even ice block. The biggest problem right now is the quest.

Some ideas I have Ice Block simply needs a damage ceiling. No need to OPG it if it's changed to anything 8 damage or above breaks right through. Solid Alibi is fine imo. I would personally change the condition to be 1 damage less (min 1) but putting damage down to 1 doesn't do much in a format where damage is dealt in portions rather than huge hits. The change to Ice Block would also force stall enjoyers to run both which cramps the deck and thus nerfing both in an elegant manner. Secret Mage must come back. Change Rigged Faire Game to trigger if a minion or two dies, draw 3. Never understood why it has to not hit face to trigger when these fair games usually require someone to knock somwthing out with a ball. This restores the flavor of the card while also making it useful outside of secret decks. Ignite nerf should simply require holding a Fire spell to recycle or having played a Fire spell previously. Honestly, Sorc was never the problem in Ignite Mage. It was always Ignite. With that said, Sorc can't come back. There's way too much easy damage that make killing easy with her like Flamewaker. We have stuff like Sivara now so you can easily do something stupid like Sorc + dump a ton of Ice Lances and mana refresh, Sivara, then finish your opponent off. Mage should just get the Apprentice trio for each spell school. We already got Arcane, give us Frost and Fire with the above Ignite nerf.

Since a deck holds 2 epics, could we do Twice per game?

They really dont want mage to be good tbh

I would add one card here and it would be Spitelash Siren. Naga mage was one of my favourite decks ever

im so so so sad that i didnt get to play barrens even mage before wildfire got "buffed", like why the fuck did they put it to 1 man D : (janalai at 5 could be funny as an incentive to play regular hero power mage and as a cute option in an even mage e.t.c)

Apprentice 2 mana XDDDDD ANTONIDAS HI FLAMEMAKER HI

yeah dont worry about 11 ice blocks with these changes, just 1 and then get otk'd by sorcerer's apprentice and antonidas