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Think about it.
Doomhammer is an epic which is obviously OP. Dusting it after nerf would equate to 400 dust gained.
Each pack you open gives you 40 dust.
That's 10 packs.
Nerfing Rockbiter weapon yield us no dust.
Pretty much everyone has at least 1 Doomhammer so the nerf to Rockbiter instead of Doomhammer basically saved Blizzard ~1000 gold per player which is around 10 bucks based on if you go through Amazon or not.
What do you guys think?
Oh, really, of course that is it, ah your bastards.
My magic will tear you apart!
I think you're on to something! This also explains why they nerfed Call of the Wild instead of Lorewalker Cho! Those greedy pigs!
My thoughts exactly
The reason they nerfed Rockbiter is because Windfury is Shaman's class identity. They want to keep printing strong and interesting Windfury cards for Shaman but having to balance around OP Rockbiter combos makes it difficult to add new Windfury cards to the game.
Theres no way they based a nerf on how much free dust people would get.
The rockbiter nerf preserved arguably the most iconic Shaman card (and also one that just isn't that powerful absent Rockbiter) while taking some of the early game steam out of face/midrange Shaman. It arguably could've been done better by leaving the mana cost the same and only letting it be applied to minions; but it was still the right idea instead of hitting DH. Much like Flamewreathed Faceless, DH catches a lot of flack but is not what makes those decks go.
They didn't nerf Rockbiter Weapon because of dust - they nerfed it because it's 3 damage for 1 mana the the potential for more damage with windfury. 2 mana brings it closer to alignment with cards like Frostbolt and Quick Shot or even Lightning Bolt. Plus tweaking the mana really only impacts aggro openers and limits burst potential. Rockbiter Weapon was the right choice.
"Speculation is foolish when the tools of certainty are available." —Cinna, Vedalken Consul
But they also nerfed Force of Nature instead of Savage Roar back when standard released so...
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Card Design ChampionMore lkely they didn't nerf Doomhammer because it's a fine card without the combo; it has a unique and interesting effect; and it's Doom-fucking-hammer, the most famous weapon in Warcraft lore alongside Ashbringer.
I agree that the Rockbiter nerf is retarded as it is and completely killed the card (which is a big deal since it's a basic card, 1-mana 3/1 weapon would have been much better), but they were right to focus on it and not on Doomhammer.
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If that was the case then how come they haven't nerfed Am'gam Rager? That card is sooooo OP.
"Speculation is foolish when the tools of certainty are available." —Cinna, Vedalken Consul
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Force of Nature
Ancient of Lore
Big Game Hunter
Molten Giant
And soon
Call of the Wild
Anger is the punishment we give ourselves for someone else's mistake.
The dust cost was a big reason I expected rockbiter to get hit over doomhammer. Also the fact some Shamans don't even run doomhammer but nearly all run rockbiter.
Remember how they did the first ever legendary nerf with Yogg, and how its worth 1600 dust? Also rockbitter is sometimes used with al'akir.