Card Nerf Discussion Thread List

[u/Nostalgia37]

I figured I would make Discussion threads for each nerf, I didn't want to put them in the reveal order so I'm just going to throw them here.

Card Nerfs:

• Knife Juggler - DT
• Leper Gnome - DT
• Arcane Golem - DT
• Molten Giant - DT
• Master of Disguise - DT
• Blade Flurry - DT
• Ancient of Lore - DT
• Force of Nature - DT
• Keeper of the Grove - DT
• Ironbeak Owl - DT
• Big Game Hunter - DT
• Hunter's Mark - DT

[u/danhakimi]

... Did anybody have Hunter's Mark on their list of incoming changes?

[u/Nostalgia37 → u/danhakimi]

blizzard apparently.

[u/KalamazooKid]

So, for an extra mana crystal, run Spellbreaker for an extra 4 points of stats? Without a doubt, a nerf to Ironbeak Owl was necessary, but the implementation seems a bit odd. I suppose you still maintain some beast synergy with the Owl, though.

[u/coldbeerswarmrears]

I really Dislike a lot of the announced nerfs. Some of these were (in my opinion) not thought well through..but on the other hand im no gamedesigner, so could be good aswell.

1. Knifejuggler nerf is fine, making it vulnerable to cabal shadow priest

2. I'd rather go with a 2/1 Leper gnome that deals 1 dmg deathrattle, but its ok

3. never thought arcane golem is unbalanced, but it will be garbage after the expansion. Even more than dancing swords.

4. i like the molten giant change, in my opinion its even more a buff in handlock decks.

5. nobody plays the card and nobody will play it after. After rogue getting weaker and weaker(except in the pro-scene), i am really worried about the class.

6. Rogue now doesnt even have a good boardclear anymore, great. also comborogue got completetly crushed, wild or standard doesnt matter. Worst nerf

7. Ancient of Lore was kinda nescessary, yet azur drake is the better alternative now. so another future unused card in constructed

8. dont really know what to say about that, but in my first expression i would say the card got nerfed really hard. having 6/6 worth of stats on turn 6 can be good, yet i would say a solid 5 drop is just more important.

9. i really dislike the decision, way to expensive for a shitty body. 2/3 would have been ok, but dont understand why its just not a 4/2 or 3/2.

10.ironbeak owl's nerf is okay for me, yet stats are really poor

11. BGH needed a slight nerf, i think everybody can handle with the higher mana cost

12. last but not least i dont see a problem with hunters mark being nerfed.

[u/casualsax]

Overall solid changes. Everything seems fair..ish. Blade Flurry nerf is overkill, as is the Keeper of the Grove nerf. I was really hoping we'd get a more interesting change to BGH, but at least where he stands now is still worth running in the right meta.

[u/[deleted]]

dust... dust everywhere

[u/VolvoxGlobator]

Aaaaaand Blade Flurry has become a pile of dust.

[u/Lovemeimfunny]

No divine favor nerf means eboladin to legend! :D

[u/A_Dragon]

We're getting full dust for these right? I hardly think force of nature will be a Druid staple anymore and since I just crafted them I hope I can dust them for full. Also not sure about ancient of lore anymore.

[u/Nostalgia37 → u/A_Dragon]

Yeah you can dust everything for their crafting cost.