Quote Originally Posted by Dan Pyre View Post
Just focusing on this point since the rest of your ideas are just as legitimate for trying new things. I don't think Ember Hauler is as clunky as it looks, as per the gigantic list I just posted. It has a lot of utility that both Tarfire and Gempalm don't cover. This isn't going to fit well in a 'no frills' list with no singletons that runs 4x Piledriver, but if you're reaching for a decent 2 drop that has utility (removal/endgame reach) then this is the best we have right now.
Overall I just think Ember Hauler compares very poorly to Sparksmith, it fills the same role (CMC 2 goblin that acts as removal) but the manacost is worse and the ceiling is also worse (Ember Hauler will never be much more than 2 mana 2 power Seal of Fire, best case for Sparksmith is 2 mana Visara).

Sparksmith becomes even stronger for every Warchief you have (haste + discount, remember if you're playing Warchief then not only are RR goblins like EHauler hard to cast off waste/port but they don't get any cost reduction), and I still think it's worth playing even though I run zero Warchief