Unstable Evolution Change Confirmed - Echo Keyword Addition
Gallon, a Hearthstone developer, just announced on his Twitter that Unstable Evolution will get changed to prevent some unwanted shenanigans with Radiance of Azshara.
The whole change will be an addition of the Echo keyword on this card because as you may know, Echo cards can't get discounted below 1 mana.
And because this change removes some fun interactions where you randomly generate a Sorcerer's Apprentice or a Radiant Elemental, players will be able to get a dust refund when this change will be live.
On the image below you can visually see what the change is going to be:
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i think echo cards will return in the core set
They don't want like 15 keywords for new players to learn. Especially if that keyword can be summarized in one sentence.
This is a balance change to prevent going infinite.
i also miss the keyword "Recruite" all the time
Thank fuck. With the new colossal minions too, one 1 cost minion could transform into the demon hunter's colossal and again with one of the appendages or paladins with rush and draw and still scale after attacking... On turn 2 with a coin, shaman could've had six 10 cost minions if they highrolled...
Smart move Blizz
>"The whole change will be an addition of the Echo keyword on this card because as you may know, Echo cards can't get discounted below 1 mana."
Maybe that needs to be the general rule across the board with everything.
I think that unless a card specifically states that can reduce another card cost to 0 it should not be able to do so.
Good job Blizzard for being proactive. This Wild player thanks you.
But not Witch's Brew or Full-Blown Evil?
Also Dragonbane and Phase Stalker should have inspire.
Brew and evil can't go infinite. No board and full health are natural caps - and aren't game winning per se.
still, the only consistent thing in hs is its inconsistency
While I agree, this was not a consistency issue tho, but a gamebreaking one.
Changing Unstable Evolution for consistency with they wording but not changing Witch's Brew is the most Blizzard thing possible.
And I know that the reason is Radiance of Azshara. But. if they were going to do it, it didn't cost them anything to do it with all the cards. You know, for consistency.
They're not changing it because of consistency but because of the broken combo with the new card.
Or Full-Blown Evil.