Warsong Commander Nerf Incoming
Grim Patron isn't going to be the same. The patch will go live next week.
Quote from ZeriyahThe following balance change will be made in an upcoming patch:
Warsong Commander now reads: Your Charge minions have +1 Attack.
Over the course of the short but impactful history of Hearthstone, we’ve taken a strong stance that we’d like to make changes to cards only when they are completely necessary. The direction of gameplay and the metagame should be defined by our players, and as the meta is evolving, many different types of decks can emerge. Cards that were once impactful in the meta can be less so once new strategies emerge, and that change is brought on by the constant need and drive for innovation by our players.
Innovation is just one way a game can evolve, and the best way to shake up the meta and innovate in Hearthstone is by introducing new cards into the game. Introducing new cards to Hearthstone is our preferred method of changing the current state of the game. It’s exciting to discover a deck that may have an advantage over a popular deck out there, and new cards lead to the discovery of new combinations, and new conversations. Hearthstone thrives off of stories about enjoying a fast-paced, fun game with friends that’s full of delightful surprises.
Going forward, we will continue to stand by our stance that we will only make adjustments to cards when we feel it is completely necessary and allow the injection of new cards into the game help our players define what the meta evolves into. In the case of Warsong Commander, we felt this change was necessary to help expand both future design space and to stand by our overarching game philosophy that battles between minions and fighting for board control is what makes Hearthstone fun and compelling.
The patch that includes the Warsong Commander change is currently planned for next week. (Source)
Damn, thats one hella a nerf. I know patron warrior is the ebst deck right now, but damn. Patron warrior will be completely gone now.
If this were even remotely true they'd remove the Hunter class from the game.
Get rekt patron scrubs. :^)
Change too drastic as was pointed out by many, but I sincerely believe in the dev staff and their stats and that the agreement they came upon is the best for current and future play in tournaments as well as on ladder.
This just means my patron priest might receive some love. I'll also be glad to try out the new warsong, but hopefully it does receive a slight buff to her statline, as the new effect isn't really fit for a 3 mana 2/3.
Aw Man :(
Trust me, I hate patron warriors as much as everyone else, but I actually liked warsong commander in non-competitive warrior decks. Now It's gonna be next to worthless. We haven't seen a nerf this bad since Starving Buzzard.
i spent alot of money, time getting dust and time playing priest to get golden gnomish inventor to get a patron deck all golden and now blizzard does this
Really? What a self-entitled specimen you are.
Oh no you can't have an all golden cancer deck, but you still have all the same cards in golden. What exactly is the problem?
and they overnerfed again, just like they did with buzzard. great work.
Yeah it's now worse than Raid Leader, because +1 health definitely doesn't make up for only working on one type of minion (which is rarely used in current Warrior decks). Blizzard is violating their own rule about not making class cards that are weaker than non-class cards.
They better make it cost 2 mana instead of 3.
Seriously, I think Warsong was the right card to nerf, but the last thing Hearthstone needs is more unplayable cards.
If this was 2 mana, warrior would have another viable pick in Arena, and that would be great, that's why I think it's actually going to be 2 mana indeed, Brode said at TAC that they will try to improve warrior in Arena.
what about the secret paladin? 5 or more secrets at once on turn 6 with only one card which also is a 6/6 minion on the board seems to be perfectly balanced, but warsong commander that required a lot of draw to make the combo in the late game was OP.
We all hate patron but this is too much.
It is actually one of the hardest decks to play, so your comment is invalid.
WHOA! I hated the deck more then anyone, but calling it nobrain? What?
It's the same thing as saying Freeze Mage is based on controling the board with minions..
Know what classes play what on turn 4 and 5 that could clear out the patrons, when and what to sbash, what you have in left in your deck, hand size, calculate damage for frothing, Recognizing that you have lethal when it is easily missed to even moderate skilled players. that is just a little to pay attention to. Have you ever played this deck? Yes some people who play this deck get lucky. However people who know how to counter patron, which many people do now...... An elevated player uses brain to still make you feel like a noob at the game.
Kripp even admits its one the hardest deck to play.
Oh btw, I am glad the deck is getting nerfed, not the WSC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emT3_IEaMuo
Read the OP, people: http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/forum/topic/19287959390
Come on Blizzard. All you had to do was give Patron 4 Attack (then his attack would be the same as most Dwarf cards, like BGH, and a 4/3 for 5 mana is still pretty damn fair). Or maybe even reduce the requirement to 2 Attack so only Frothing could benefit from it.
But a 3 mana 2/3 who gives +1 to they type of minion Warrior never used? Might as well axe her and replace her card with something people can use.
Ben Brode really is the worst thing to happen to this game.
Ah whatever, just replace Warsong Commander with Charge, it's basically the same thing amirite?