Hearthpwn

Great no balance changes for Standard.. we are stuck with Big Spell Mage and their tsunami cheaters until next expansion launch, the Devs must really love it.

Fall expansions released in November is normal... We will have to see when the Standard rotation and Spring expansion release happen next year, will they be around early April as usual or will they push it a month earlier like in early March...

Great, no need to slowly die for daily card reveals, got to see all cards on the expansion announcement date and now ready to time jump to the release date a month later :) 

or monkeys... Hunter cards pool will eventually have all animals, like Pokemon...

Where is the new game board revealed? Is it half of the existing board being replaced by Mythic Hero Skin that costs $60? 

 Thistle Tea or Thistle Tea Set mini-expansion coming for Rogue with addition of some Nightshade Tea by Priest

Aggro decks stronger and Combo decks weaker in Wild is good news for slower decks with control/midrange strategies. 

The current expansion rewards track ends on Nov 5th, this seems like the release date of the new expansion, so backtracking 2 months from Nov 5th would be next week Sept 2-5, which seems like perfect timing for mini-set release schedule. 

They already did some balance changes for Wild earlier this year. If the same pattern follows like the past few years, they do it literally once a year around the Standard rotation time when they have to un-nerf some cards, rotate to Wild, and keep in mind the power level of un-nerfed vs. existing Wild cards. Or else, they will just let Wild be wild... the powerhouse decks can run rampant on one another.

There has always been a candidate every year so far, like most controversial card that needed several balance changes

2 years ago, it was Sire Denathrius

Last year, it was Astalor Bloodsworn

This year, it seems like Zilliax Deluxe 3000

Zilliax needs to get nerfed… it causes the born of more Combo OTK decks that they will go face and ignore the board like Mage, Shaman, etc. 

it is the same cycle that Zilliax decks will beat Aggro, which beats OTK, which beats Control…

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If Zilliax gets nerfed, all the Aggro and Combo OTK decks should get some nerfs too or else the game is over, every game is done by turn 5-7….

No sorry no. It is ok to summon it once. That is more than enough to try and come back from heavy aggro but summoning and resummoning in multiple copies over and over again it is NOT OK.

And it's not only warrior. Druid runs it too with Hydration Station

 im not defending Zilliax to not get nerfed..

but Aggro decks need to take a hit… What control/late game decks right now can beat Aggro DH, Shaman, Paladin, and Warlock do you see outside Druid and Warrior and without using Zilliax?

Maybe for Warrior, Dr Boom and those resurrection cards should get nerfed instead of Zilliax

and for Druid, mana cheating cards once again should get nerfed

If Zilliax gets nerfed, all the Aggro and Combo OTK decks should get some nerfs too or else the game is over, every game is done by turn 5-7….

The PiP summer theme is really nice though, a new side board with summer vibe music would definitely be a great add-on 

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Get more bent on it.  I've been playing almost as long as you.  I'm almost always D5-Legend as well.  When it comes to the game, it is just a matter of Rock (Aggro), Paper (Control), Scissors (Combo).  If you're getting railed by Arcane Giants and their Breakdances, then play some kind of control. It isn't a big deal

 

I thought it was other way around. Aggro presents too many threats too quick for control. Control disrupts key piece of combo. Combo is free to do their thing against aggro as aggro has no interaction.

 It's the other way around. Control beats Aggro with their AoE, Aggro beats Combo as Combo takes longer time to set up their pieces, Combo beats Control as they get to their win conditions much faster than Control.