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.
Same! With the cannon barrage and cloning, i miss that good ol "I'm in chaarrgge" First i was like ugghh patches everywhere but now i am like "no he is in charge!!"
Raza the Chained.. Come on.
Let me release SMG Priest again. Anything is better than Big/Rez Priest, even that.
Agreed. At least Raza priest took some skill to play unlike sodding ress priest. There was a reason that its stats on ladder was as low as it was so low, and it was quite simply because the vast majority of the player base couldn't play it anywhere close to optimally.
No it didn't. It's exactly like Quest Mage in Wild atm. Even if you fuck up unbelievably, you will probably still have a good shot at winning. The dude who messed up every turn in this one tournament still went on through most matches.
yes
priest has no ice block and annoying freeze effects
Just give me old yogg and I accept all other decisions.
I have never agreed with something more in my hearthstone-playing-life.
Honestly? Not a fan of reverting nerfs. They were nerfed for a reason and even if the environment changes substantially, I've come to know those cards the way they are. Some offenders still irritate me despite being changed in the past like Dr. Boom, Mad Genius and I can't really see myself enjoying a format where they exist in their old form. (Speaking as a wild player.)
That being said, if it creates a more diverse wild meta, I'm all for it - given how frustrated I get playing against Secret Mage, Mech Paladin and Big Priest specifically.
Yooooooogggggg
My predictions.
Year of the Dragon:
- Sludge Slurper or Invocation of Frost
Year of the Raven;
- Raiding Party
- Dr. Boom, Mad Genius
- Extra Arms
- Giggling Inventor (?)
From the current wild cards it's a bit hard to guess. I'd say some candidates could be Spiteful Summoner, Lesser Emerald Spellstone and Bonemare
Slurper would make shaman OP again, maybe revert frost instead. Reverting raiding party would make odd pirate Rogue OP, but not the worst choice to revert. Boom mad genius is a safe revert, that card didn't see much wild play even at 7 mana. Extra arms is kinda risky even for wild and wasn't it's original cost 3 mana anyway? Giggling is quite safe, I doubt quest Rogue will be a thing, but that card might get abused in combo decks as a stall as well as shudderwock shaman. Spiteful is safe, too many bad cards in the pool. Emerald spellstone would make secret hunter strong in wild. Bonemare is safe to revert, no one plays dr. boom and he's still better.
I bet they are un nerfing Tuskarr Totemic!
Call of the Wild hype
Year of the Dragon card - maybe they'll undo one of the Galakrond Shaman nerfs?
Raza, please be Raza...
Raza the Chained and Reckless Experimenter.
Would love to see Emerald Spellstone and Call of the Wild un-nerfed. They'd still see no play, but would love to see it anyway.
Oh, and as long as we have to put up with Secret Mage and Darkest Hour Warlock, un-nerf Naga Sea Witch, too.
Just hope Yogg is one of them.
Also I would be very surprised if the Dr Boom hero card isn't reverted to 7.
Better not be un nerfing Barnes, I swear to god
They said 4 year of the raven cards and 1 year of the dragon card and barnes is a year kf the kraken card so chill they won't revert him