Balance Changes Coming Next Week - 5 Nerfs, 10 Buffs!
Alec Dawson, who is a lead designer on the final design team, has shared some information about the upcoming balance changes coming next week.
What do you personally expect to get changed? Tell us in the comment section.
Had some great balance talks over the last few days. 5 nerfs, 10 buffs in next week’s patch. Looking to bring up some underperforming classes/archetypes, there’s some spicy stuff.
— Alec Dawson (@GW_Alec) May 7, 2021
Alec also had an interview with the Chinese community where he pointed out, that 2 neutral cards will be nerfed (one of them being a Murloc - guess who could that be) as well as the fact that Barrens Blacksmith, which will be removed from Battlegrounds.
According to a community interview with @GW_Alec, 2 Neutral cards will be nerfed, including a murloc. And Barrens Blacksmith in bgs will be removed. https://t.co/5BRnjSNdHk
— ZelKnow (@ZelKnow) May 7, 2021
Thanks ZelKnow for bringing this to our attention.
Finally some buffs, not only nerfs.
Buff caravans maybeeeee?
Anything is welcome, though. I like to see more variety in the cards that can perform well.
end of your turn
Nerf: Crab rider to 1-3, Alex enemy minion only, Conviction 2 mana, Spring water refresh 1 mana, maybe raise dead 1 mana.
1) Yes
2)No, give it less damage/heal maybe, but I don't think is broken af.
3) YES PLEASE
4) Absolutely no, the main problem with that card is Inchanter's Flow, at 5 mana would be ok, or by nerfing inchanters flow. With only 1 mana refresh it will be just 2 mana draw 2 in the best scenario (2 spells drawn), so... No. That'd kill other archetypes, like Spell Damage Mage.
...why destroy Alexstrasza and Raise Dead?
I like the approach of buffing more cards than they're nerfing. Should lead to a lot more experimentation and shaking up the meta. Often nerfs just tend to change the powerlevel of the various deck rather than lead to new ones.
This is what they should have been doing in a lot of time! They're too conservative with buffs, like if accepting a card they done is weak was an insult for them. Many cards have sweat mechanics but they need only just a few tweaks.
So Crabrider must be the neutral Murloc getting nerfed. My guess would be 1 less health. 4 health is just too hard to deal with that early
Buff frenzy. That's the key word in this expansion.
Buff shaman, Druid, and the Mage hero power package please?
Man, they should buff cards more often. I love it!
Shaman buffs? At long last?
Wild in agony. Pls nerf Sorcerer's Apprentice, is the most cancerous card ever
"There's some spicy stuff"
Oh boy. Incoming Burn Shaman Meta, just so Diamond Brukan is not a total waste of art.
Control Shaman POGGERS
Let's hope they nerf the right cards. Buff are more exciting than nerfs.
holy fck, 10 b...buffs?
Humm. 5 caravans + 2/3 shaman cards + 1/2 druid (beast) card + 1 Hero Power mage card ¿?