"Coldlight Oracle is becoming exclusive to Wild for several reasons. It offers unusually strong neutral card draw which can be detrimental to class identity. Its “downside” can destroy opponent's cards and prevent opponents from playing the deck they built—which in turn limits some designs related to Battlecry and effects that return a minion to hand.
Taken individually, any one of these reasons might have been enough to prompt a promotion to the Hall of Fame, but when viewed as a whole, we feel that it’s time for Coldlight Oracle to leave Standard play."
Hopefully with some new cards, Kingsbane can remain somewhat viable. I'm not sad to see the Mill archetype get nerfed though, it's not a fun interaction to be on the receiving end of.
I honestly can't see Mill Rogue/Warrior/Druid without this card. Sure, getting your cards burned by this card can be quite irritating, but unless Blizzard prints more cards with dependable card draw, these archetypes are dead in my opinion.
My guess is that they don't want neutral mill. They want class exclusive mill like Gnomeferatu and Rin. Easier to craft a set that way when you don't have to take into consideration "did we accidentally make a mill deck in a place where it wasn't intended."
Sad my one of my favorite archtypes is getting killed in standard. Also "It offers unusually strong neutral card draw which can be detrimental to class identity. " is just bullshit as Coldlight is extremely mediocre card draw and is mostly used for milling purposes, not just for draw. They just wanted mill to be gone. I mean, I can understand it can be frustrating to play against, but it is, at least in my opinion, most fun archtype of all.
Ugh, well it was nice having shaman be semi-viable while it lasted, back to the dumpster now. I guess I can still play it with manatide but I won so many warlock and priest games by milling their important cards. Jades by themselves hardly ever win the game for me in matchups like that.
Sad my one of my favorite archtypes is getting killed in standard. Also "It offers unusually strong neutral card draw which can be detrimental to class identity. " is just bullshit as Coldlight is extremely mediocre card draw and is mostly used for milling purposes, not just for draw. They just wanted mill to be gone. I mean, I can understand it can be frustrating to play against, but it is, at least in my opinion, most fun archtype of all.
We'll probably see a lot more class card draw next year because of this, but I'm not happy that Mill Rogue and Quest Rogue are a lot weaker now. This card literally sees play in those decks and it saw play in Razakus sometimes, but that's it.
Sad, but probably for the better. Neutral card draw is always an issue, in particular when it's on a 3 mana body and draws 2. That's super, super powerful if you play a combo deck to get to your combo pieces. Hurts mill obviously, but I think at least rogue-mill will be supported every now and then.
"It offers unusually strong neutral card draw which can be detrimental to class identity."
While I'm a bit sad to see this card go, I can understand why. This one falls in the same category as Azure Drake did. For all we know, they want Rogue to be the class that identifies with heavy cycle and mill strategies and will introduce cards that support this in the future expansions. Instead of how it is now where any class that plays this card has the opportunity to mill their opponents cards. We'll see.
"Coldlight Oracle is becoming exclusive to Wild for several reasons. It offers unusually strong neutral card draw which can be detrimental to class identity. Its “downside” can destroy opponent's cards and prevent opponents from playing the deck they built—which in turn limits some designs related to Battlecry and effects that return a minion to hand.
Taken individually, any one of these reasons might have been enough to prompt a promotion to the Hall of Fame, but when viewed as a whole, we feel that it’s time for Coldlight Oracle to leave Standard play."
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Pretty happy to hear this
Can we have a neutral option?
Disgusted - now Mill only in wild.
Mill was always one of my favorite and most unique play styles. It was great when greedy decks are floating top tier. I’ll miss it in standard.
No chance. Salty reasons to get rid of a sick card. Just deal with Mill.
Nice, there is too much card cycle in the classic/basic set. I m happy for more space to create more interesting cards.
Hopefully with some new cards, Kingsbane can remain somewhat viable. I'm not sad to see the Mill archetype get nerfed though, it's not a fun interaction to be on the receiving end of.
Sad my one of my favorite archtypes is getting killed in standard. Also "It offers unusually strong neutral card draw which can be detrimental to class identity. " is just bullshit as Coldlight is extremely mediocre card draw and is mostly used for milling purposes, not just for draw. They just wanted mill to be gone. I mean, I can understand it can be frustrating to play against, but it is, at least in my opinion, most fun archtype of all.
Ugh, well it was nice having shaman be semi-viable while it lasted, back to the dumpster now. I guess I can still play it with manatide but I won so many warlock and priest games by milling their important cards. Jades by themselves hardly ever win the game for me in matchups like that.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed at this, but it's likely the right call.
We'll probably see a lot more class card draw next year because of this, but I'm not happy that Mill Rogue and Quest Rogue are a lot weaker now. This card literally sees play in those decks and it saw play in Razakus sometimes, but that's it.
Why kill Mill Rogue? The only survivor archetype for a dying class?
WHY BLIZZARD HATES ROGUES SO BADLY?!?!?!
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...
Mill may not have ever been OP... But I gladly welcome any nerf to mill decks
Let me see...
Blizzard nerfed all tempo cards keeping warlock in check and leave the OP broken cards of that class alone.
Now Blizzard exile the more effective counter.
Have a very rich warlock player bribing the Team?
Sad, but probably for the better. Neutral card draw is always an issue, in particular when it's on a 3 mana body and draws 2. That's super, super powerful if you play a combo deck to get to your combo pieces. Hurts mill obviously, but I think at least rogue-mill will be supported every now and then.
"It offers unusually strong neutral card draw which can be detrimental to class identity."
While I'm a bit sad to see this card go, I can understand why. This one falls in the same category as Azure Drake did. For all we know, they want Rogue to be the class that identifies with heavy cycle and mill strategies and will introduce cards that support this in the future expansions. Instead of how it is now where any class that plays this card has the opportunity to mill their opponents cards. We'll see.
Strong Neutral card draw is against class identity now ?
Loot Hoarder, Novice Engineer, Acolyte of Pain, you are next :X