Hey guys so after Blizzard announced the new expansion it got me thinking what kind of new giant they might add to the game as they always seem to do. This is an idea I came up with that I though would be pretty cool, just wanted to here your opinions.
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I sure do like the idea, but isn't Unstable Ghoul rotating out with the coming of Standard?
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Knife Juggler right now is pretty crazy in quite a few decks that focus on flooding the board. However, with Naxx and GvG leaving soon, those same mechanics that make the Juggler insane will ultimately nerf the card. Whether or not it will need an additional nerf for the sake of Wild Mode is up to the decision of the Balance Team.
Just as a recap, there will be no more:
Haunted Creeper, Muster for Battle, and Imp-losion, along with many other minions with deathrattles spawning additional minions.
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I own a stress ball in the the shape of a Hearthstone. It comes in handy when the RNG is against you some days.
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I'll admit, when I first heard about the mass retirement of entire sets each HS Year, I was a bit surprised. Like Infirc said, when you look ahead another year to 2017, 3 whole expansions will be gone from Standard. I mean, the whole of LoE has only been out for less than 2 months and it's going to be leaving in a year. On the other hand, I'm glad to see Naxx and GvG retire. Too many of their set of cards have dictated how the meta evolves...or lack of evolution for that matter. Even with the last 3 expansions, those two sets continue to dominate vital slots in many different types of decks with very little inclusion of the other cards released.
However, I think a lot of people are jumping to conclusions when it comes to the variety of decks shrinking along with the shrinking of available cards. I may be wrong about this, but having an entire block of sets leave each new year as well as adding one will be such a drastic change in how each class plays, it might take quite a bit longer to refine decks to the way we see them now. The only reason that great decks are made as good as they are so quickly after an expansion is because only 1-2 cards needs to be subbed out and added to the already incredibly efficient decks made mostly from Naxx and GvG cards.