Descent of Dragons Balance Changes Announced - Battlegrounds Changes too!
Blizzard just announced the Balance Changes coming tomorrow, it includes some Shaman changes we have been waiting for, but also some changes to Battlegrounds! Read all about it below!
Quote from BlizzardHey everyone!
The 16.0.5 balance update for Hearthstone will be going live tomorrow. Below are the included changes, and as always, we’ll be evaluating the results of these changes over the coming weeks and look forward to your feedback!
Corrupt Elementalist
Now costs 6 Mana (up from 5).
Sludge Slurper
Now has 1 Attack (down from 2).
Faceless Corruptor
Now has 4 Attack (down from 5).
Mogu Fleshshaper
Now costs 9 Mana (up from 7).
*Once these changes are live, players will be able to disenchant the adjusted cards for their full Arcane Dust value for two weeks.
Battlegrounds:
The Boogeymonster
Moved from Tavern Tier 5 to Tavern Tier 4 .
Mechano-Egg
Moved from Tavern Tier 5 to Tavern Tier 4.
The Beast
Moved from Tavern Tier 4 to Tavern Tier 3 .
Coldlight Seer
Moved from Tavern Tier 2 to Tavern Tier 3 .
Primalfin Lookout (changed last week)
Moved from Tavern Tier 4 to Tavern Tier 5 .
Nightmare Amalgam
Has been removed from the pool of available minions.
Brann Bronzebeard
Has been removed from the pool of available heroes.
Bartendotron
Has been added to the pool of available heroes.
Love the subtle nerfs. Not like in the past nerfing and then completely destroying the cards. Although nerfing Faceless Corruptor by just 1 attack, I like it. I auto-include Rotten Applebaum in control decks and now it can't trade with just one 5/4 rush. On top of that 4/4 also can't trade in Shield of Galakrond.
And ofcourse the dust is much welcome, since I have 2 golden copies of Faceless Corruptor.
You now what guys, Blizzard has reached a point, that i firmly believe...no i’m 100% sure that there is an icredible amount of incompetence at HS Team.
Yes. An 'icredible' amount of incompetence.
; )
pssssst, beware of the shaman players
downvotes incoming
Should have nerfed Dragon's Pack to +1/+1 or +1/+2.
ehhm that’s not what i expected...?
I think the outcry for deathrattle rogue is gonna be huge after the sham nerf...
face hunter is also way to strong.
So should I craft golden copies of all the cards before the patch goes live?
So should I craft golden copies of all the cards before the patch goes live?
No, why ?
You craft cards and get the dust back.
That’s it. No profit.
So no dust refund for the copies you own before the patch?
no , they just let you dischant the cards for full value
it only makes sense IF you want a golden copy, cause then you can disenchant the normal ones for full dust value.
That only works for Hall of Fame cards, where you get the dust and keep the card.
so accurate
It is a good start. Shaman has been losing a little steam lately, and the objective is not to destroy the class but to bring it in line. Im not convinced that more changes wont be needed eventually but its a start. These changes slow down shaman a little, without weakening their overall power and that is exactly what's needed. There are other decks that can do equally powerful things that shaman can, but they were slower decks typically. Now perhaps, they arent. I like it.
teh devil in form of face hunter has already risen. there are more nerfs needed, or we're going to have a hunter vs rogue vs shaman meta.
So everybody been bitching about Shaman has so many big bodies.
Obviously they have not played against deathrattle rogue. By turn 6, 7/7 1 mana and 8/7 1 mana.