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 They could always nerf BGH by changing its mana cost or stats and that way those classes wouldn't lose BGH as a removal.

 They cant because his argument here was that its limiting the game so the mechanic in itsself needs a rework acording to that logic.

That wasn't his argument at all. Simply balancing BGH while keeping his effect the same would not go against his logic. The Black Knight has a similar effect but does not cause the same issues for going forward with the game that BGH does because his effect is balanced by his extra cost and the less average tempo swing when played.

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BGH doesn't need a nerf... why is this a topic?

Quote from Vultrae >>

Just increase the cost to 5 or something, that seems like the Blizzard way to go. The OP's suggestion almost changes the whole card. 

Quote from Kefilkefish >>

Actually:

3 mana 2/4:

Destroy a 4 attack minion.

Changed to a Priest Card. Pretty please...

Quote from Bluesky77 >>

Why not just switch the battlecries of BGH and Hemet Nesingwary?

Quote from Baxthon >>

How about this? i dont think this will create the same design limitations as the current version, and this is not a direct nerf, as it can then be used to kill smaller things, if your opponents board gets out of hand.

What do you think?

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Out of all the cancerous cards out there, this is the one you want to pick a fight with? Seriously?

Welp, the vote results speak for themselves...

 I personally have no issue with BGH. Never did, never will. This was a hot topic buzzing in the heads of a number of people that I wanted to address.

Keep your silly assumptions to yourself.

 What assumption are you referring to? My post is quite loud and clear, BGH is not a card that ruins game play in such a terrific way. Consider fighting a druid who will play turn two Innervate + Coin into Fel Reaver. Or someone plays alarm-o-bot into Deathwing turn 3 into turn 4 (with coin)...BGH is that noxious? 

Quote from FunKaliTy >>

Something a bit funny with this poll is that you are asking 2 questions, but the answers can't possibly reflect your opinion on both^^

Or I guess it can, but  it's strange :P

Like me, I voted yes, but the yes was for this being the change we needed, not yes I think blizzard could do it better^^

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Quote from Belterlyes >>

BGH needs no nerf. What an insane idea it is...

 To be honest, a smaller card pool could make BGH STRONGER as it turns out, because there's less to choose from, and that means fewer big minions, which means BGH dominates even more so than ever before.

 That is not a valid argument. The card pool size doesn't matter. What matters is whether people will regularly have a 7+ attack minion in their decks or not. Since Dr. Boom is played pretty regularly, Big Game Hunter has value in most games. If, as you claim, the upcoming change "means fewer big minions", BGH will lose value und will be used less in viable decks. And thus, be not a threat any more.

Quote from Belterlyes >>

BGH needs no nerf. What an insane idea it is...

Quote from Sokeres >>

Out of all the cancerous cards out there, this is the one you want to pick a fight with? Seriously?

Welp, the vote results speak for themselves...

Quote from Forrestleaf >>

Maybe 6 attack? 6-cost is a little too broad.

Quote from Skik134 >>

This would make this card too conditional, there has to be a more elegant way to nerf it.

With talk of nerfs existing, coming up more and more thanks to the announcement of a new expansion and a new way to play, I thought to myself "Is there a way to nerf a card and maintain its' initial identity?"

Initially, I thought about mechanics that already exist in the game that players are familiar with. Big Game Hunter's stats are fine as is, so that's not needing tampering with, but what's important is the Battlecry. It's the one thing that makes it hard to play anything big like Dr. Boom. The idea for Big Game Hunter should have been to stabilize, not keep or maintain control, so why not nerf the card properly?

Below is the new Big Game Hunter that I think should exist once the new formats are introduced. Big Game Hunter SHOULD be used to help recover, not keep people locked down. Granted, it still retains that power it had before, but with a twist that makes sense, for the sake of making the card a bit better(?).