Patch 17.4.1 - Twin Slice Nerf - Battlegrounds Balance Changes
In a surprise move Blizzard sent some patch notes out today for a Patch launching tomorrow, June 18th. It includes several Battlegrounds Balance changes as well as a notable change to Twin Slice in the normal game. It will now cost 1 Mana for both charges, but increase attack by 2 instead of 1!
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We’re also excited to share that we’ll be rolling out a Battlegrounds balance patch tomorrow (June 18), along with a few bug fixes and a change to Twin Slice which you can read about below.
Card Update
Twin Slice
- Old: [Cost 0] Give your hero +1 Attack this turn. Add 'Second Slice' to your hand → New: [Cost 1] Give your hero +2 Attack this turn. Add ‘Second Slice’ to your hand.
Second Slice
- Old: [Cost 0] Give your hero +1 Attack this turn. → New: [Cost 1] Give your hero +2 Attack this turn.
Golden Twin Slice will be eligible for a full dust refund for two weeks after the 17.4.1 patch goes live.
Battlegrounds Updates
HEROES
Lord Jaraxxus
- Bloodfury
- Old: [Cost 2] → New: [Cost 1]
Reno Jackson
- Gonna Be Rich!
- Old: [Cost 3] → New: [Cost 2]
Millificient Manastorm
- Tinker
- Old: [Passive] Mechs in Bob's Tavern have +2 Attack. → New: [Passive] Mechs in Bob's Tavern have +1/+1.
Maiev Shadowsong
- Imprison
- Dormant minions no longer reduce the number of minions you see when refreshing Bob’s Tavern (Unless you’re at Tier 6 and have 2 Dormant minions in play, then it will reduce by 1).
MINIONS
Scavenging Hyena
- Old: [Tier 2, Beast] → New: [Tier 1, Beast]
Rabid Saurolisk
- Old: [Tier 1, Beast] 3 Attack, 1 Health → New: [Tier 2, Beast] 3 Attack, 2 Health.
Monstrous Macaw
- Old: [Tier 2, Beast] → New: [Tier 3, Beast]
Battlegrounds Bug Fixes
- Fixed two separate issues that caused the Hero Powers for Lady Vashj and Maiev Shadowsong to trigger unintended effects in the shop phase.
- Fixed an issue where the Deathrattle for Sneed's Old Shredder was not summoning newly added Legendary minions.
It is never a buff.
1 attack is worth less than 0.5 Mana. Something like 0.25 as Pounce is 2 attack for 0 Mana which means it must be 0.5 rounded down.
So Previously Twin Slice cheated Mana with each charge.
Now each charge costs 1 Mana but is only worth 0.5. So you lose Tempo with each twin slice use.
He meant that it buffs the Odd-DH deck, now that they can use this card
I'd say pretty huge nerf for DH, no more Turn 5 (4+Coin) Glaivebound Adept Turn for maximum oppression.
Also no more Satyr Overseer Turn 2 + Coin as well
This one is actually gonna make an Impact on the meta.
Odd Demon Hunters approve this nerf/buff.
Aren't most DHs on the ladder odd (so this only helps them)?
Also, how do tribe-synergy heroes (like Millificient Manastorm) work in Battlegrounds when that tribe isn't in the pool? Are these heroes removed from the pool as well or are you screwed if you pick them?
If the tribe is not in the pool, any hero associated with that tribe is not offered. Not sure how it works with Sir Finley's choose a hero power.
Odd-DH isn't a deck that exists in Standard, which is the format that Blizz cares about.
Also they said in the blog post that introduced it that tribe-specific heroes will only be available when those tribes themselves are.
Great...getting the quest after you complete the trial(s)....
Redoing chapter 1 doesn't work so don't try it people.
Rip packs :(
Same issue here :(
Wouldn't be unreasonable for them to un-nerf Altruis now since decks will have no 0 mana cards to abuse anymore.
Nah, they should probably make him 5 mana just to be sure:)
DH is not that easy to pilot anymore, many decks tech against it and to pull of all the gimmicks in one play is way more rare than ie. Rogue Manacheating every game.
All those BG hero changes and Hooktusk untouched? OK.
Well the Saurolisk change to Tavern 2 at least removes this way to easy strategy from her
Hooktusk's only issue was Saurolisk builds. Apart from that she is a completely balanced hero. You want to make her unplayable because of Saurolisk? Nerfing Saurolisk seems a much better solution.
I'm honestly amazed that some people seem to think Hooktusks problems start and end with Saurolisk. She's virtually a free win even if you never buy or pick a single Saurolisk. Just the ability to play a battlecry 1 tier above a minion you have a pair of to have extraordinarily high rates of completing triples at zero cost on a super regular basis is broken as hell. Discover minion of a specific tier of your choice is a ridiculously strong ability - Elise is a competative hero and she has to pay 3 to do that, and only once each tier. To do it every turn for 0 coins (after benefiting from buying a battlecry buff) is insane.
Hi guys, I finished chapter 1 before receiving quest. Any advise ?
Same!
Same here. I almost completed chapetr 2 before the quest. I didn't recieve the packs, I even played the 1st chapeter again but no result. I hope they fix it because the problem clearly is not in us
Good news! They are already working on it.