A minion with charge + high attack + low mana, getting nerfed? rejoice! oh wait, it's not even playable anymore... Hey I am glad they remove charge, don't get me wrong but seriously giving a permanent mana crystal to your opponent is a very bad effect (it's basically like casting Wild Growth for free for your opponent). So you get a 1 mana discount on a 4/4 isn't enough of a compensation, it should AT LEAST also have:
- the "mech" tag for some potential interesting synergy (there is only 3 mechs in the classic set, would make this the 4th one). or - a 4/5 or 5/4 body so like a 1 mana cheaper Chillwind Yeti or - Battlecry: Give each player an empty mana crystal (my favorite)
At least Dancing Swords can somewhat be used in mill decks, and Ogre Brute is bad but not this bad (and still an okay arena card). I agree with the design choice of removing charge on Arcane Golem, but the compensation of +2 health isn't enough to make it viable, which is sad for a rare card. I mean Ogre Magi cost one more mana and still looks better. The way I see it, it's like you are giving your opponent a free Wild Growth effect (a 2 mana spell value) in exchange of The Coin effect to be able to play Ogre Magi without the +1 Spellpower... 4/5 or 5/4 body like Chillwind Yeti (a staple basic neutral card), would be more resonnable. Maybe a comparison with Lost Tallstrider if it had the "mech" tag. Like a "3 mana 5/4 Mech, Battlecry: Gives your Opponent a Mana Crystal." looks balanced.
A minion with charge + high attack + low mana, getting nerfed? rejoice! oh wait, it's not even playable anymore... Hey I am glad they remove charge, don't get me wrong but seriously giving a permanent mana crystal to your opponent is a very bad effect (it's basically like casting Wild Growth for free for your opponent). So you get a 1 mana discount on a 4/4 isn't enough of a compensation, it should AT LEAST also have:
- the "mech" tag for some potential interesting synergy (there is only 3 mechs in the classic set, would make this the 4th one).
or
- a 4/5 or 5/4 body so like a 1 mana cheaper Chillwind Yeti
or
- Battlecry: Give each player an empty mana crystal (my favorite)