Balance Changes - Reverting Card Nerfs Soon
In a highly unusual development, Blizzard, through Dean "IksarHS" Ayala, today announced on twitter that they are going to un-nerf several cards, 5 Wild cards, 4 Year of the Raven cards (rotating to Wild), and 1 Year of the Dragon card.
We don't know which cards they will be yet, but since they are drawn from a short list of nerfed cards, there won't be too many options.
Which cards do you want to see un-nerfed?
Quote from Dean "IksarHS" AyalaPlanning on reverting a handful of card nerfs just before the upcoming set rotation.
We’ll share details on exactly what those cards are in the next couple weeks but they currently include 5 Wild cards, 4 Year of the Raven cards (rotating to Wild), and 1 Year of the Dragon card.
Quote from Dean "IksarHS" AyalaSharing thoughts always comes with the risk that things can change, so if those numbers don’t end up being final it was in the name of iteration! I wonder if anyone will guess exactly the right 10 cards
. When the time comes we’ll announce them on official Hearthstone channels.
Would be cool but I'm 99% sure they won't do that. They're probably fine with this version being useless so he can be re-released for a future expansion.
I get you're trying to be pessimistic and edgy, but this has literally no relevance. They've already reprinted several characters from cards that were meta defining, like Reno for example. Old Illidan being bad has literally nothing to do with anything. Just yikes on your sad attempt here.
pessimistic? edgy?
Bring back Illidan
Discarding 3 cards has potential to kill any combo/control deck and will be exclusively played in aggro after emptying hand.
Rather than restoring the beta text they could rework it into: "Battlecry: Both players put up to 3 cards from their hands into their decks then draw the same number of cards."
How has "they probably won't nerf this card" anything to do with being edgy? I'm at a loss for words lol
My predictions:
Year of the Dragon: Archivist Elysiana. It was nerfed to prevent super long control warrior mirror back in the day thanks to Elysiana + Banker. With Banker rotating out and control overall being weaker, no reason to keep the nerf (though some Wild Odd warriors might complain). Another possibility is one of the Shaman Galakrond cards to give the archetype a little hope (though I think those nerfs are fair).
Year of the Raven:
Reckless Experimenter: Nerfed only to prevent SNIP-SNAP OTK. Now that Echo is changed, no reason to keep the nerf.
Dr. Boom, Mad Genius: In wild Dr. Boom is nobody. Making it back to 7 can make control warriors reconsider him.
Extra Arms: 3 to 2 to 3. Why not back to 2? Priest sucks in wild.
Raiding Party: 3 mana is fine for wild. Tempo rogue will still struggle.
Wild:
Spiteful Summoner: even at 6, these decks won't stack up against Quest Mage and all kinds of crazy Warlocks. Auto-lose to wild's aggro too.
Bonemare: probably fine at 7 now that games are decided before turn 7.
Call of the Wild: similar to Bonemare. Games essentially end before these big cards can be played.
Lesser Emerald Spellstone: hunter secrets aren't seen since nerf to Barnes and spell hunter. 5 mana may be more appropriate.
Call to Arms: even Paly would still seem too "fair" in wild to be meta.
Some legendaries as people mentions: Raza the Chained, Aviana, Crystal Core, Barnes and Luna's Pocket Galaxy shouldn't be change because they are inherently dangerous cards, even if their respective decks don't seem to dominate the meta now. I would be surprised if Blizzard reverted any of those nerfs. As far as I like Yogg's hope to not end when he dies, it's a mechanic thing rather than just balance, so probably no.
Archivist Elysiana is a good option to revert, but alot of people think it will be a shaman card instead. Call to arms was broken at 4 mana, no thanks. A 5 mana spellstone would be run in most hunters, no thanks.
Interesting list. I don't think Call to Arms will be reverted as that is one of the most efficient and broken cards in the history of the game, but the others I think are pretty good shouts. LES was extremely good at 5, but Hunters need a bit of help in Wild.
Well written. One thing to note, though:
Considering that Shaman as a class remains in the dumpster since the second round of nerfs I'm pretty sure that "those nerfs are fair" isn't the best description. Thus, I'd be willing to say that the Year of the Dragon card has to be a Shaman card (my guess is Mogu, even though the outrage would become unreal since Mutate and the new 2-mana evolution spell will remain in Standard)
Think it'll be Dr. Boom, Mad Genius and Sludge Slurper just to name 2.
A bunch of pros went to a blizzard event and said that A LOT of cards are getting HoF'd this year. Fully expect Bloodlust, Leeroy, sorcerer's apprentice, Divine Spirit, all giants, and Scavenging Hyena to go just to name a few.
Sludge Slurper is way too strong and was in every shaman deck, we think it will be Invocation of Frost instead. I also think alot of cards will get HOF and replaced with a new, possibly rotating core set. Could Zephrys get rotated as well since he's based on classic/basic cards?
Yes, yes YEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!
"BOW DOWN BEFORE THE GOD OF DEATH!"
Nerf rouge and hunter, now its have change the meta! and priest.. resummon minon pliz...
And warrior. And mage. And Druid. Also i think warlock and paladin both require nerfs so they won't become too powerful after other classes nerfs.
Nerf the scarlet colour? Why? And how do you play a colour?
Now serious, what do you want to nerf more in ROGUE? Prep gone, vannish in wild only, raiding party gone and so on. Get over yourself!
Do we get full dust refund for dusting when card changes go live?
These changes will be buffs and not nerfs, therefore we won't receive any sort of dust compensation.