I was never a paladin main, but BOI this is a huge nerf to the card. The devs overdid it.
I get, that @ 3 mana this would make odd paladin too strong, but the spell doesn't deserve the 2 mana cost increase just because of the existence of this archtype.
Brutal for even paladin but a good nerf. In it's original form, it basically gave you execute for the entire board, but at the same cost. Now it is in the realm of costing what AOE should cost.
Honestly, this nerf just makes it super annoying that Baku and Genn exist. Can they please just get rid of them? They are killing standard and wild. And are really just not fun.
I did want to play around with OTK paladin, so in that sense this sucks. But I always thought equality was completely ridiculous at 2 mana, made it way too easy to clear a full board and then take the initiative by playing something.
I've played a lot of Even Paladin. I'm trying to think of how often I needed the Pyro + Equality combo at turn 4. Probably not very. The increased cost will definitely make it harder to clear the board then drop a minion for a big tempo swing. It'll be interesting to see whether this makes it lose its top tier status.
This effectively ruins the turbo cycle HOly Wrath decks that have been popularized lately...which I think is fair, that deck just doesn't feel like there'S much you can do against it if they have their answers in time.
NOw Paladin can't efficiently clear a board until 6-mana which is huge for snowballing decks like Odd Rogue.
I just hope Control Paladin gets better stuff in the coming expansion because having access to probably the most efficient board lear combo in the game was the only that made that deck even worth considering.
Even Paladin is pretty dominating across the board and Combo Paladins are on the rise (and you definitely don't want to face those with any deck that isn't full aggro)
Equality was perfectly fine at 2 mana. It always required an activator (Pyro/Cons) in order to wipe the board. The two card requirement was already a balanced aspect for Equality’s board clear potential. Now, it will cost 6 with Pyro or 8 with Cons (Twisting Nether laughs). Equality died because of Even Paladin’s ability to pump out a ton of damage too quickly (Equality+Avenging Wrath) , but even that was a two card combo that was pretty balanced. I just don’t think this was necessary.
All this tiptoeing around mana costs because of Baku and Genn. Every set of nerfs seems to make those 2 cards age worse and worse, from a balance point of view.
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Start of Year: Provoke the failure of 3 expansions, force nerfs on otherwise balanced cards, bring deckbuilding to an all-time low and get rotated one year earlier for being such a threat to the game's health. - Genn and Baku's historical entry on the White Book of Shit Design, shortly before retiring unpunished
I am actually sad they nerfed this card, it seemed pretty balanced to me ( + Pyromancer or +Avenging Wrath, ok you clear the board but it was already kinda costly).. I just hope it hits the sustain of those pesky OTK decks.
Baku you’re going to fuck off one day, but it will not be soon enough.
I really hope to see Even Paladin still playable after this nerf goes live.
The need to get rid of even/odd, it's again proven to be an abject failure. Just suck it up and remove the cards from the game and give everyone the dust.
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I am actually sad they nerfed this card, it seemed pretty balanced to me ( + Pyromancer or +Avenging Wrath, ok you clear the board but it was already kinda costly).. I just hope it hits the sustain of those pesky OTK decks.
Baku you’re going to fuck off one day, but it will not be soon enough.
I really hope to see Even Paladin still playable after this nerf goes live.
Really? Pyro + equality is costly? That is a total of 4 mana, which makes it one of it not the cheapest board clear in the entire game. For reference, Cataclysm is four mana but you are required to discard your hand (which may be good but that is besides the point). A four mana board clear should not exist.
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Rough nerf. Don't really know if it's still worth the slot. In non-even lists Shrink Ray seems like a viable alternative now.
Absolutely brutal for Even Paladin and any OTK Paladin deck.
I guess they want people to play only Odd Paladin?
I was never a paladin main, but BOI this is a huge nerf to the card. The devs overdid it.
I get, that @ 3 mana this would make odd paladin too strong, but the spell doesn't deserve the 2 mana cost increase just because of the existence of this archtype.
Brutal for even paladin but a good nerf. In it's original form, it basically gave you execute for the entire board, but at the same cost. Now it is in the realm of costing what AOE should cost.
I don't get why this needed to happen.
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makes my dragon pal less oppressive. I cant equal and drop down a 4/8 taunt anymore. Clears are now 6 mana 8 mana and 9 mana.........
I think equality and tarim are stupid cards so I'm not bothered by this though.
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Honestly, this nerf just makes it super annoying that Baku and Genn exist. Can they please just get rid of them? They are killing standard and wild. And are really just not fun.
I did want to play around with OTK paladin, so in that sense this sucks. But I always thought equality was completely ridiculous at 2 mana, made it way too easy to clear a full board and then take the initiative by playing something.
I've played a lot of Even Paladin. I'm trying to think of how often I needed the Pyro + Equality combo at turn 4. Probably not very. The increased cost will definitely make it harder to clear the board then drop a minion for a big tempo swing. It'll be interesting to see whether this makes it lose its top tier status.
This effectively ruins the turbo cycle HOly Wrath decks that have been popularized lately...which I think is fair, that deck just doesn't feel like there'S much you can do against it if they have their answers in time.
NOw Paladin can't efficiently clear a board until 6-mana which is huge for snowballing decks like Odd Rogue.
I just hope Control Paladin gets better stuff in the coming expansion because having access to probably the most efficient board lear combo in the game was the only that made that deck even worth considering.
I tried having fun once. It was awful.
Even Paladin is pretty dominating across the board and Combo Paladins are on the rise (and you definitely don't want to face those with any deck that isn't full aggro)
I tried having fun once. It was awful.
too bad I spent 3600 dust to build an OTK paly deck... RIP
Equality was perfectly fine at 2 mana. It always required an activator (Pyro/Cons) in order to wipe the board. The two card requirement was already a balanced aspect for Equality’s board clear potential. Now, it will cost 6 with Pyro or 8 with Cons (Twisting Nether laughs). Equality died because of Even Paladin’s ability to pump out a ton of damage too quickly (Equality+Avenging Wrath) , but even that was a two card combo that was pretty balanced. I just don’t think this was necessary.
All this tiptoeing around mana costs because of Baku and Genn. Every set of nerfs seems to make those 2 cards age worse and worse, from a balance point of view.
Start of Year: Provoke the failure of 3 expansions, force nerfs on otherwise balanced cards, bring deckbuilding to an all-time low and get rotated one year earlier for being such a threat to the game's health.
- Genn and Baku's historical entry on the White Book of Shit Design, shortly before retiring unpunished
ANY form of Control Paladin got way worse now because of Genn Greymane and Mr. Baku the Mooneater. I really hope they give us something good in April.
I am actually sad they nerfed this card, it seemed pretty balanced to me ( + Pyromancer or +Avenging Wrath, ok you clear the board but it was already kinda costly).. I just hope it hits the sustain of those pesky OTK decks.
Baku you’re going to fuck off one day, but it will not be soon enough.
I really hope to see Even Paladin still playable after this nerf goes live.
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The need to get rid of even/odd, it's again proven to be an abject failure. Just suck it up and remove the cards from the game and give everyone the dust.
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Really? Pyro + equality is costly? That is a total of 4 mana, which makes it one of it not the cheapest board clear in the entire game. For reference, Cataclysm is four mana but you are required to discard your hand (which may be good but that is besides the point). A four mana board clear should not exist.
This nerf aims for after rotation and is probably needed as paladin will be really strong.