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Totally agree on point 1 and 2 with you. The omit-a-tribe thing is just a little confusing i think since you spend most of turn one hovering over Bob's deck figuring out what tribe is missing. And i do not miss the cobalt guardian.

I think all the pirate heroes are really cool to play. None feels terrible. Like the theme of pirates with gold and discounts and stuff but i think some cards need to be bumped up a tier or their stats adjusted. The 3-3 that sells for 3 on tier 2 for example just feels a little too good as does the bird. They are just insta buy.

Good luck to you too

 Agree. I think the pirate heroes, as a whole, feel really good and none of them are trash-tier like Putricide or Lich King

I'm really enjoying the new BG patch so far (at approx 7500 MMR). After a number of games, here's what I've seen: 

1. Hooktusk is pprreeeettyyy good. A tier-1 comp can pretty easily carry you to a top-4 finish, ESPECIALLY if beasts and demons are both available during the match. Not sure if she really deserves a nerf, but according to Tier7 on HSReplay, her finish placement (almost half a place higher than Rafaam, who is #2) may cause the devs to take action.

2. Monstrous Macaw is one of the best BG cards they've printed. It is incredibly strong early, mid and late game. When someone has a golden Macaw and Baron in the late game, it can be hard to beat. I feel like this card may see some adjustment, though I do think it's a cool card. What I'm not a fan of is that it attacks, gets negative health (normally we would refer to this as "dies"), gets buffed back to positive health, lives to fight another day. I understand this is how it is intended to work, but it does feel weird.

3. The omit-a-tribe change that has been added hasn't been super noticeable to me. I feel like most people weren't really going Demons or mechs anyway, so if those tribes are omitted, it's kind of meh. If beasts get omitted though, it's super fun. (Nothing against beasts at all - just finding that the Macaw builds get a little old).

4. I kind of miss Cobalt Guardian.

Question: Did anyone else find Patches' hero power wording to be confusing when it was revealed. "Get a pirate" was a weird way to say "Add a random pirate to your hand." I know that they have to fit the HP text in a tiny space, but I was baffled by this.

Good luck in all of your BG adventures.