While the Doctor Doom link is established, it is possible the form of the Boom Bots are a reference to the 1999 game, 'BoomBots', by The Neverhood Inc.Boom's flavor text is also a subtle reference to Marvel. The Boom Bots are references to the Doombots created by him, exact replicas of Doctor Doom complete with extremely advanced artificial intelligence. Boom is a reference to Marvel super-villain Doctor Doom, best known for battling the Fantastic Four. This eventually led to an entire expansion being centered around him in 2018, The Boomsday Project, as well as him becoming one of the main members of the League of E.V.I.L., the main antagonists of the Year of the Dragon that took up most of 2019.įor the lore of this card, see Dr. Boom character, who was previously merely a minor boss located in Netherstorm. The popularity of this card drastically increased the popularity of the Dr. Boom is, perhaps, one of the most well-known cards in all of Hearthstone. Balanced.' Blizzard had stated that they had no plans to change the card despite its criticism, and indeed, the card has never been nerfed and it currently sees little play in Wild.ĭr. Boom saw widespread use, and its power level was such that players often deemed the card overpowered, with many ironically dubbing the card 'Dr. Boom's effect allowing it to slot efficiently in every deck, barring the fastest aggro decks.

This was primarily due to the lack of good 7-cost cards at the time, as well as the genericity of Dr. Boom gained a reputation as a particularly strong and efficient card. Boom's right Boom Bot spawns before the left Boom Bot, for the purpose of effects such as Knife Juggler and Sword of Justice.

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