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About Scarlet Bruiser

Scarlet Bruiser, Minion, designed by Luca Zontini first released in Jun, 2026 in the set Escape from Violet Hold.

Scarlet Bruiser fits best in a **pure Paladin** deck (one that runs no Neutral cards), since only that archetype can consistently activate its Deathrattle for a discounted random Paladin card; this makes it most suitable in slower, value-oriented Pure Paladin builds that want resource generation rather than aggressive tempo. However, because the effect is random and tied to Deathrattle timing, it’s generally weaker than more consistent Pure Paladin payoff cards like **Lightforged Zealot**, **Lightforged Crusader**, or **The Countess**, which provide immediate and more reliable value or board impact. As a 2‑cost minion it would need strong stats to justify inclusion, but based on effect alone it’s likely too low-impact and inconsistent for competitive play, meaning it would rarely see play unless the meta strongly favors grindy value games and Pure Paladin lacks better options.