17.6 Balance Updates - Many Nerfs planned for July 14th!
Blizzard just posted about some huge, widesweeping nerfs that are going to happen to the game next week, on July 14th.
Quote from BlizzardOn July 14, we’ll be releasing a patch that includes balance updates for several cards in Standard. Craftable cards listed below will be eligible for a full dust refund for two weeks after the 17.6 patch goes live.
Dragonqueen Alexstrasza
Old: Battlecry: If your deck has no duplicates, add 2 other random Dragons to your hand. They cost (0). → New: Battlecry: If your deck has no duplicates, add 2 other random Dragons to your hand. They cost (1).
Corsair Cache
Old: Draw a weapon. Give it +1/+1. → New: Draw a weapon. Give it +1 Durability.
Metamorphosis
Old: Swap your Hero Power to “Deal 5 damage.” After 2 uses, swap it back. → New: Swap your Hero Power to “Deal 4 damage.” After 2 uses, swap it back.
Kayn Sunfury
Old: 3 Attack, 5 Health → New: 3 Attack, 4 Health.
Warglaives of Azzinoth
Old: [Cost 5] → New: [Cost 6].
Dragoncaster
Old: [Cost 6] → New: [Cost 7].
Fungal Fortunes
Old: [Cost 2] → New: [Cost 3].
Galakrond, the Nightmare
Old: Battlecry: Draw 1 card. It costs (0). → New: Battlecry: Draw 1 card. It costs (1).
Galakrond, the Apocalypse (Rogue)
Old: Battlecry: Draw 2 cards. It costs (0). → New: Battlecry: Draw 2 cards. They cost (1).
Galakrond, Azeroth's End (Rogue)
Old: Battlecry: Draw 4 cards. It costs (0). → New: Battlecry: Draw 4 cards. They cost (1).
We have some Battlegrounds updates planned for the near future as well. Stay tuned!
Decent nerfs. Dragonqueen Alexstrasza will still be a good card, its just more fair to not be able to play both dragons on the same turn you summon her.
Wow i just checked my collection and this is 16,600 dust if I disenchant it all!!!
Every nerf is decent. All nerfed cards are still very good, even after these hits. They finally accepted that 0 cost cards are too strong, so the alex and gala nerfs will make sure you don't have such a low cost casino. Odd DH is way too strong atm, so moving one of their key components out ain't bad.
so happy about warglaives
Army of priest incoming... YOU’RE NOT PREPARED!
Lol, does anyone still remeber Inkmaster Solia?
Sure, but mage spells sucked back during MSoG. No Deep Freeze, no Power of Creation, no Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron.
*edit* Also, holding a dragon is a lot easier and more consistent than no duplicates.
Awesome example of power creep - legendary, 7 cost, required a no-duplicates deck... dragon caster was (and still is after the nerf) better.
Mage sucks and now you even nerfed it KEKW
such a kekw moment here!
I think they should fix alex back
most stupid nerfs I have ever seen but maybe they are getting ready for new expansion.
by the way this nerf makes alex unplayable
No shes now balanced, you cant comeback game turn 9 with something like 20/20 stats for 9 mana you are propably aggro player if you think shes unplayeble.
Can't wait to draw my backstabs and shadowsteps with Galakrond again.
I would have done: they cost AT MOST 1. Or cost NO MORE THAN 1.
i don't like balance. i'm a wild pirate warrior player :D
Sooooo Priest is gonna rule the meta now.
Pretty unexpected nerfs
Just play Shaman, Shaman actually destroys priest in every way possible.
What? These changes are not meant for hldh. I dont know what you're talking about.
Why Dragoncaster ?