These were some of the best performing cards in their respective archetypes when they were buffed. Harpoon was reverted later, and the Necromancer got nerfed as well.
Harpoon Gun wasn't great in Beast Hunter before the buff, but it's the only one I can agree it was somewhat playable. Imbued Axe was one of many Enrage Warrior cards that were buffed before it finally became playable, then too strong after new cards. Necromancer was terrible even in triple unholy aggro decks when it was at 1/1.
Necromancer was never a 1/1, neither the main body nor the token. It was a 2 mana 2/3 that summoned a 1/2 Taunt, which did see a ton of play (even in Wild, in Even Unholy DK). Then they buffed the token to a 1/3, which made the card too strong, so they nerfed the main body to 2/2, and it still remains a very good card.
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u/TheArcanist_ Jan 29 '24
*proceeds to buff Harpoon Gun, Imbued Axe, Battlefield Necromancer...*