Okay, I get most of these nerfs and buffs, it would certainly help a tiny bit... BUT WHY IS FIENDISH CIRCLE GETTING BUFFED. WHAT. WHY. In what world, does this ever see play? I am expecting it to have something to do with the mini-set but like, what!?
if you honestly believe that a single card draw card is the only factor that elevated a meme deck to a tier 1 tournament killer then you're delusional.
One of the biggest buffs to the entire Spell MAge archetype was the shrinking spell pool which made every discover card that much better.
If you take that and then add a 2-mana reduction to your entire deck on top you get a burn deck that makes Freeze Mage look fair by comparison.
The fact that they have good draw options is just the icing on the cake, but guess what? Mage has always been good at drawing cards and they'll just keep getting draw cards in the future and then what? Are we just nerfing every draw card for Mage just to curb the complete lunacy that is playing most of your cards for half their cost?
I have played with Deck of Chaos and I have to agree with Avalon. The card itself is insanely fun, but you only have one copy and cycling through your deck usually means drawing all your minions.
There is no point in playing N'zoth early because he's supposed to be the big win condition. There is also no 1-mana card that synergizes with him in any capacity (at least none that I know of) so that's not a factore either.
All this does is trigger everyone's OCD for no reason.
Spring water is a broken card only in a world were No Minion Mage is playable. A deck that is only viable because of Incanters Flow. So I 100% with YourPrivatenightmares statement that this is an incredibly shortsighted nerf. It completely misses the point of what actually is a problem.
Thanks! While some buffs targets like N'Zoth, God of the Deep and Lilypad Lurker were not something I could predict, I think I should've seen Deathrattle DH and Control Warrior coming.
OG quest rogue is a bad example for your statement. The deck saw no play after the first nerf and only slowly crawled back into it when they released sonya shadowdancer and only became meta one expansion later. The second nerf also removed that deck from the ladder again.
Our Thoughts on Hearthstone's Mid-May Forged in the Barrens Card Nerfs Including Crabrider
First Day of School now punishes your options when digging for answer.
Now you have to plan the cost into your curve.
Fresh Theorycraft Decks for Forged in the Barrens' Nerfs & Buffs Patch - 9 Decks to Try on Day 1
Changed with Holy Smite - thanks for the catch!
Crabrider Has Been Nerfed! Details on Hearthstone's 5 Nerfs and 10 Buffs Coming in Today's Patch
Demon Hunter going to wreck with these buffs 🤣
Crabrider Has Been Nerfed! Details on Hearthstone's 5 Nerfs and 10 Buffs Coming in Today's Patch
Okay, I get most of these nerfs and buffs, it would certainly help a tiny bit... BUT WHY IS FIENDISH CIRCLE GETTING BUFFED. WHAT. WHY. In what world, does this ever see play? I am expecting it to have something to do with the mini-set but like, what!?
Quilboar Are Getting Huge Nerfs in Hearthstone's Battlegrounds, Barrens Blacksmith Removed From the Pool
Yeah, whenever I tried Thorncurse, I always found it kind of awkward.
Our Thoughts on Hearthstone's Mid-May Forged in the Barrens Card Nerfs Including Crabrider
if you honestly believe that a single card draw card is the only factor that elevated a meme deck to a tier 1 tournament killer then you're delusional.
One of the biggest buffs to the entire Spell MAge archetype was the shrinking spell pool which made every discover card that much better.
If you take that and then add a 2-mana reduction to your entire deck on top you get a burn deck that makes Freeze Mage look fair by comparison.
The fact that they have good draw options is just the icing on the cake, but guess what? Mage has always been good at drawing cards and they'll just keep getting draw cards in the future and then what? Are we just nerfing every draw card for Mage just to curb the complete lunacy that is playing most of your cards for half their cost?
Crabrider Has Been Nerfed! Details on Hearthstone's 5 Nerfs and 10 Buffs Coming in Today's Patch
I think that the most important thing is that it won't be able to deal massive face damage anymore.
Our Thoughts on Hearthstone's Mid-May Forged in the Barrens Card Buffs Featuring N'Zoth
I have played with Deck of Chaos and I have to agree with Avalon. The card itself is insanely fun, but you only have one copy and cycling through your deck usually means drawing all your minions.
Our Thoughts on Hearthstone's Mid-May Forged in the Barrens Card Nerfs Including Crabrider
It was garbage because there was no way to draw up to 4 cards for 0 mana( or even gain mana as was noted in the thoughts underneath.)
Fresh Theorycraft Decks for Forged in the Barrens' Nerfs & Buffs Patch - 9 Decks to Try on Day 1
Penance in the priest list^^
Quilboar Are Getting Huge Nerfs in Hearthstone's Battlegrounds, Barrens Blacksmith Removed From the Pool
Roadboar was already a bad pick turn 3, didn't think he was getting nerfed.
And now Prophet of the Boar is the new Pack Leader.
Tough Tusk untouched 🙄
Crabrider Has Been Nerfed! Details on Hearthstone's 5 Nerfs and 10 Buffs Coming in Today's Patch
Yeah the point of the card is that you can rush twice with it. Not to buff it to 5-8 and use it as mini Al'akir.
Our Thoughts on Hearthstone's Mid-May Forged in the Barrens Card Nerfs Including Crabrider
Just because Spell Mage was a garbage deck for various reasons doesn't mean Flow was ever balanced.
Oh my Yogg! saw 0 play during Darkmoon, are you going to tell me that means it's a perfectly balanced card too?
Crabrider Has Been Nerfed! Details on Hearthstone's 5 Nerfs and 10 Buffs Coming in Today's Patch
That could happen. Remember when Shaman was nerfed but actually turned out stronger because other decks had a nerf too.
Crabrider Has Been Nerfed! Details on Hearthstone's 5 Nerfs and 10 Buffs Coming in Today's Patch
I approve of pretty much everything on this list. Honestly, only people who were only exploiting the brokenness of these cards will complain.
Our Thoughts on Hearthstone's Mid-May Forged in the Barrens Card Nerfs Including Crabrider
If Flow is so powerfull, where has it been during the last year?
Our Thoughts on Hearthstone's Mid-May Forged in the Barrens Card Buffs Featuring N'Zoth
Mood
Our Thoughts on Hearthstone's Mid-May Forged in the Barrens Card Buffs Featuring N'Zoth
The N'zoth buff just confuses me to no end.
There is no point in playing N'zoth early because he's supposed to be the big win condition. There is also no 1-mana card that synergizes with him in any capacity (at least none that I know of) so that's not a factore either.
All this does is trigger everyone's OCD for no reason.
Our Thoughts on Hearthstone's Mid-May Forged in the Barrens Card Nerfs Including Crabrider
Just like when you're playing video games - if you're doing it for fun you're just laying down in the couch, but when you get serious you get up.
It appears that Mankrik was soloing Quilboars big time before he found his wife's corpse lol
Our Thoughts on Hearthstone's Mid-May Forged in the Barrens Card Nerfs Including Crabrider
Spring water is a broken card only in a world were No Minion Mage is playable. A deck that is only viable because of Incanters Flow. So I 100% with YourPrivatenightmares statement that this is an incredibly shortsighted nerf. It completely misses the point of what actually is a problem.
Fresh Theorycraft Decks for Forged in the Barrens' Nerfs & Buffs Patch - 9 Decks to Try on Day 1
FYI patch is still not live yet. Kinda assumed it would be at this point so disregard wording that its live :D
Our Thoughts on Hearthstone's Mid-May Forged in the Barrens Card Nerfs Including Crabrider
Well, to be fair I hope it myself lol
Crabrider Has Been Nerfed! Details on Hearthstone's 5 Nerfs and 10 Buffs Coming in Today's Patch
Thanks! While some buffs targets like N'Zoth, God of the Deep and Lilypad Lurker were not something I could predict, I think I should've seen Deathrattle DH and Control Warrior coming.
Well, this means that next time I will do better.
Our Thoughts on Hearthstone's Mid-May Forged in the Barrens Card Nerfs Including Crabrider
OG quest rogue is a bad example for your statement. The deck saw no play after the first nerf and only slowly crawled back into it when they released sonya shadowdancer and only became meta one expansion later. The second nerf also removed that deck from the ladder again.
Our Thoughts on Hearthstone's Mid-May Forged in the Barrens Card Nerfs Including Crabrider
I really hope you're right.