Upcoming Hearthstone Balance Changes - Giggling Inventor, Mana Wyrm, Aviana
Three card changes are coming to Hearthstone later this week on October 18th and one of them is purely for Wild!
- [Discuss this Change] Giggling Inventor now costs 7, up from 5.
- [Discuss this Change] Mana Wyrm now costs 2, up from 1.
- [Discuss this Change] Aviana now costs 10, up from 9.
Check out Blizzard's post below for more information on each of the changes.
Quote from BlizzardIn an update that is scheduled to arrive October 18 PDT, the following cards will be changed.
Giggling Inventor – Will cost 7 mana. (Up from 5)
Giggling Inventor is one of the most powerful and popular cards we’ve ever created. There’s virtually no downside to including it in a deck, and because it’s neutral, it’s played in almost every deck. We think it’s important to take risks when making powerful cards, especially when it comes to neutral taunts, given the role they can play in encouraging minion interactions and making games more interesting. However, Giggling Inventor has stepped beyond its intended role, and we don’t feel that it should be as effective as it currently is.
We initially tested this card at (6) mana in both the current Standard format as well as with cards that will be released in the future. Ultimately, we felt that its power level was still higher than is appropriate for a Neutral card with no build-around requirements. At (7) mana, we expect Giggling Inventor will find its way into fewer decks in general—and be much less effective in Quest Rogue—while it might remain situationally playable within specific deck archetypes, such as Evolve Shaman.
Mana Wyrm – Will cost 2 mana. (Up from 1)
Over time, we’ve been moving away from powerful, early-game 1-drops like Mana Wyrm. It can often feel like the outcome of a game is decided by whether Mana Wyrm was played on turn one, and if it could be removed quickly by an opponent. Mana Wyrm has also steered us away from making powerful low-cost Mage spells. We’d like Mana Wyrm to remain an option for decks it synergizes with, while preventing it from being a huge turn one threat.
At (2) mana, it will be easier to deal with Mana Wyrm the turn it’s played, and it will be harder to buff it with cheap spells early in the match. We still expect it to remain an option in decks that have a heavy focus on cheap spells, but it should be a less appealing option in decks that aren’t built with that focus in mind.
Aviana – Will cost 10 mana. (Up from 9)
Changing Aviana to (10) mana means it will no longer be possible to play Aviana and Kun the Forgotten King on the same turn without some additional help from cards like Innervate or The Coin. It also means Juicy Psychmelon will no longer draw both Aviana and Kun. This should make the combos Aviana and Kun produce less consistent, while still allowing decks that use the combos to exist for the players that enjoy playing them.
that would be a double nerf for mage. Control mage can still use giggling with a ping. 3/2 would prevent that.
Why wasn't witche's cauldron part of these nerfs?
because why on earth would it be?
"while it might remain situationally playable within specific deck archetypes, such as Evolve Shaman."
No, I will immediatly remove it from my deck
it also weakens the 7 mana minion pool
but before it weakened the 5 mana pool, so, either way it is a bad pull from random effects.
I’m liking this. I’m also hyped for the ”powerful cheap spells” that they hinted at :D
How bout changing the state too? Like 7 3/2 Inventor. This will not nerf it so harsh but will also circumvent the Even cost problem when nerfed to 6 2/1
Thanks for the tip. I never thought of that. I'll be sure to try that out in my Odd Rogue deck. You're a genius!
Do you play Mossy Horror in your Odd Rogue deck? Id like to see the video.
No, I want the card nerfed because it's ridiculously op for 6 mana. That card should cost at least 8 mana.
I'm okay with every nerf but GI. Really liked this anti aggro tech. 7 mana just killed the card because it's too expensive against most aggro decks.
Imo this will buff the already heavy aggro/ midrange meta we're facing...
Well it is a neutral card so I'd hope it would be playable in more than just one type of deck.
Rotten Applebaum is still a good choice. Silence isn't nearly as common as it used to be
Are we getting dust refund?
Yes .
How can I get the most dust possible?
by buying pack from classic and boomsday and super luck to get those cards that get nerfed .
I already have + 3k dust. Should I craft golden Aviana? and what if I have four copies of giggling (2 golds) would I get the refund for all the copies? how does it work exactly?
This isn't a Hall of Fame rotation. You get the dust for disenchanting them, not just having them. The idea is that after a nerf you do not want to own that card anymore. In Hall of Fame, the card is still good just banned from Standard. If you crafted golden Aviana then DE'd her you'd make net 0 dust. You should disenchant all of your Giggling. You probably have Mana Wyrm too so disenchant them when the nerf goes live. I think buying Boomsday packs is better than buying Classic because Giggling will be worth more than Mana Wyrm.