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If they direct nerf galakrond do you think theyll possibly offer a dust refund for kronx dragonhoof?

 They never did anything similar in the past.

 They just did with Echo cards and Glinda Crowskin.

Also...another balance patch so soon? "Light changes"? Who are these people?

What about the Galakrond that's just a touch less powerful than it needs to be to be successful?

Nice diverse meta. The nerfs turned out to be masterful it seems, though Galakrond Shaman probably is better than its current representation. I'm actually enjoying this meta as much as any I can remember.

The balance is surprising considering the power levels. I think the high level leads to getting run over a bit, but then you'll run over opponents some, and there are still plenty of close games. All the while you're making big plays and feeling powerful...and there are several viable decks that feel powerful in very different ways.

Between a fast and slow meta I'll take fast, at least for now. Enough Control Warrior etc. Getting rolled by Pirate Warrior feels much better than getting your soul sucked out by Control Warrior.

I don't see any crying need for nerfs right now. The only thing that really sticks out like a sore thumb is how inferior Priest Galakrond is to other Galakronds. I really hope they will buff/rework this card. I think we all want to be able to do something viable with Priest that doesn't revolve around Quest/Rez, or Combo. We've been waiting a long time already and now for this Galakrond to flop like this is really disappointing. I hope they give us a round of buffs to underplayed cards and focus on Galakrond Priest above all.

True, Elekk is a pretty key card, especially now that Pillager gives you more chances to combo it. And yeah Holy Wrath Paladins should just concede against this. Not sure how prevalent they are. Hopefully you can find a way against aggro often enough.

Kinda fun deck that actually feels really novel to me right now. Shuffling bombs cancels highlander cards which is relevant. With all the highlander decks right now Bomb Warrior could do well actually. This list however is way too greedy and will get rolled by aggro.

This is Warrior though so just add some survivability. Take out Devestators, Assemblies, 1 Elekk, and 1 Town Crier and add x2 Shield Block, x2 Armor Smith, and x2 Shield Slam.

This is Odd not Even.........

They will add dragons soon

@Sigma_Nan  Blizzard has always been unwilling to buff cards. They finally did with the Rise of the Mechs event and overall that was a great step. Luna's was a mistake but it was progress. The game can never be balanced without buffs. Priest right now is a prime example. I hope that somehow gets through to them.

It's just weird. Like...do the people making cards for different classes talk to each other? How does Shaman get Corrupted Elementalist and Invocation of Frost (also a very good card) while Warlock gets Dragonblight Cultist and Fiendish Rites??? Warlock's invoke cards are shit. Fiendish Rites is ok if you've got a somewhat wide board but garbage if not. Dragonblight Cultist is a piece of shit. Oh you spent 3 mana for a 5/1 and two 1/1s? Cute. Allow me to ping that 5/1 easily as if it never existed. Meanwhile....Corrupted Elementalist??? Are you fucking joking? Do these people talk to each other?

Not to mention Warlock Galakrond's battlecry is extremely meh. You played your Galakrond and summoned two 8/8s with rush? Well let me retaliate with my....Void Terror and...Witchwood Imp...and Fellstalker and Witchwood Piper. Fear me.

The other classes' invokes: get a lackey, get a random Priest card, summon two 1/1s (off of shit tempo cards), deal 3 with your face

Shaman: deal 2 free damage on board immediately...twice...or four times

Oh and then there's Dragon's Pack. Yeah just a little cherry on top. Oh and infinite Shudderwock from Faceless Corrupter/Barista.

Oh and that whole sliiiightly oppressive quest they have that doubles their battlecries. Yeah that was a good idea.

Oh and Mogu/Mutate.

Oh and Evolve. Oh that's gone? Hm guess I'm not over the PTSD. It's like it's right here in my living room happening all over again. Bringing that back was awesome. Then laying Galakrond Shaman on us right afterward. Nice one-two punch there.

Like just.....fucking get your SHIT together and keep this game within the bounds of sanity so that we can have fun playing a variety of decks in a diverse meta with all these cool cards you've given us. Is that really too much to ask?? Is that REALLY too much??? Cuz that is ALL that I am fucking ASKING FOR!!!! 

I haven't stopped giving of my money, my time, or...honestly...my love for this game. I was and still am stoked for DoD. It has a lot of potential. They really need to take charge and balance the game frequently and fine tune it to get it to where we all deserve it to be! Including the devs.

Of course some fuckface in a suit who doesn't care about any of this is the one pushing the faceless, heartless, entirely profit focused agenda of Blizzard's that is ever at odds with perfecting the game...what could be the greatest game in the world by far if they strove for greatness and sacrificed a few pinched pennies to get there. I'm sure the devs have to squeeze blood from those stones just to do as much as they have. I just hope somehow the seas will part and they can just give the game the treatment that it needs. Make Hearthstone truly great Blizzard!

/rant

I am strictly a mobile player so I really have no way of tracking w/l.  If I had to guess, I'd say around 50-52%.  By no means is this deck easy to climb with, but, if you like a challenge and enjoy playing fun decks this is for you.  Unless you want to be a sheep like everyone else and play Embiggen Druid or Galak Rogue :P

Quote from JoshoPrime >>

i would be great if they announce the nerfs instead another announcement from the announcement, but, i guess that is the modus operandis rigth now

 Shut up. 

I am already running a priest deck that can destroy pirate warrior and death rattle rogue, but like every other deck, it struggles against Galakrond shaman. Grave Rune is such a powerful card, especially on Khartut Defender. Without a silence, that is six taunt minions and 18 health. My prediction is that priest will rise in popularity to counter the aggro decks, and silence will be a key part of the new meta because of it. Hardly anyone runs silence right now because an 8/8 rush that is silenced is still going to your face next turn. Sorry if that is a bit of a tangent, good riddance Shaman.

just logged in, to vote this up.

The answer is easy - they have to fire their entire Balance-team. they demonstrated, that they have no clue of game-design/-balance at all, so go back to your marketing-sales-offices and leave the gamers happy

I feel your pain, I’ve been a Priest main and have over 5000 wins.  But Priest is the worst of the worst.  Mind Blast got HoF, the legendary are useless, they gave steal cards to rogue and the base set is bull@*$!. In general all of these repeat your everything cards are just cancerous.

Perfectly said, I mean it! I have been a Paladin main since the start of this game and still doesn't have an Archetype. Paladins got so many trash cards, 1-Health, Mech, Murlocs, No-Neutrals (PLEASE CONTINUE THIS), Dragons, Healadin, Self-Damage, like what in the actual fuck decide on a thing and carry with it.

Invoke should be a mechanic of its own and not fall under the battlecry category imo.

Zerek + grave anyone

Now I know why it's called Descent of Dragons! It's because no one will be playing any because if you put out a 2/3 dragon on turn 3 and get answered with an 8/8 you lose the game!

This card is so abysmally designed that I legitimately feel sorry for the people who pre-ordered not knowing that a card like this would be revealed at the very end of the card reveal process. I don't think I've seen a worse balance decision in this game since Mean Streets of Largerman.

Seems like absolute abysmal design. Got no idea what Blizz was thinking.