This guy is going to be SUPER powerful. You can trigger your deathrattles or sweepers right off the bat every game! It makes it a lot easier to execute your strategy the way you want to every game. Plus, unlike some heroes, he isn't limited to a specific tribe which makes him way more flexible.
I did, and I get why they want to remove direct damage spells from Priest, but Auchenai didn't even fit that niche and could easily be designed aorund by just making targetted healing spells be ally/minion only (as they did with Greater Healing Potion)
I was pretty surprised to hear about Acolyte of Pain and Spellbreaker, but I completely understand. Novice Engineer, Loot Hoarder, and Acolyte of Pain are all evergreen, common or basic, and neutral. This makes it pretty hard to have other good neutral draw options in the future.
And I understand about Spellbreaker completely overshadowing Ironbeak Owl, and how having such an efficient silence tool in the classic set also makes it hard to make good silencers in the future.
So is the Ysera change a nerf or a buff? You get an additional minion with guaranteed synergy at the start of every round. I thought she was already pretty good.
Also, omegalul Patches, just came back and now gets yeeted again for being trash.
Finley is basically "I didn't like my other two hero choices so I'll take three more wishes"
Millhouse is still garbage. It doesn't matter how much starting gold he has, 2 gold refresh is literally impossible to get into lategame with unless you get perfect RNG every round.
Lich King and Putricide might honestly be kind of OP now.
Deathwing should be removed altogether, such a fucking stupid concept "lol, I got Rat Pack on round 3, guess I win". -1 attack won't change much.
When looking through the Skull of Gul'Dan press release video, it looks as though we got to see one of the cards not revealed otherwise. It appears to be a 4-mana (before discount) spell with the text shown. Just a head's up for those interested.
The screenshot is on the tweet I sent a bit ago at https://twitter.com/SunsetAlchemist/status/1240011862080618502?s=20
It isn't that I don't agree with you, but it sounds like they were working on all of this stuff for a long time before LoR came out. I wouldn't be surprised if all of this stuff would have happened anyway even if LoR never existed.
This is huge! The game could really use some economy updates. They could have done gold quantity, dust quantity, pack quantity, but I think pack quality is probably the best approach.
So first of all, Subjugator kind of reminds me of the old Acolyte + Shadow Priest combo from Dragon Spiteful Priest which was one of the most annoying and game ending combos around at that time (aside from Spiteful herself)
Conjurer doesn't need any more Thief synergy (because Rogue didn't have much either when it first came out and it was still in every deck)
Velen's Chosen was a very popular card back in the day, I have no idea what you're talking about. Granted, it was far more powerful than Infusion, but still, giving +6 health to a minion for 4-mana isn't a bad deal, especially if the minion has an effect that scales with it (Lightspawn for instance or even something as simple as a taunt or Lightwarden)
Natalie is just the top end of a tempo chain. Sure she's expensive, but she can really deliver that final swing (for instance against Embiggen Druid)
I have no idea how you don't find Chaplain great. It's literally a more consistent Kabal Talonpriest, a card that has seen a ton of play during its time. Now you actually have a reason to play a decent 1-drop in Priest (such as LIghtwarden, Subjugator, and probably some others yet to come). Once again, it could actually push a successful tempo Priest because it allows you to value trade and stay on the board early. Just imagine curving into this from a Blazing Battlemage.
Obviously just by itself these won't be enough, but they set a baseline that we previously didn't have.
If all this doesn'T convince you then just let me remind you how absolutely nuts Priest was with a 2-mana Extra Arms. They have the potential to play a dominating tempo game (that can still run removal and boardclear thanks to the new buffs), all they need is a bit more consistency.
I've opened 6 duplicate epics from 120 packs of one expansion. That's a lot of disappointment I won't be getting from future expansions. It also means I might actually get all the Classic epics through the weekly tavern brawl reward before I shuffle off this mortal coil. I've been with Hearthstone since it's launch and I have 5 Twisting Nethers, 5 Far Sights, 8 Doomsayers, and not a single Pyroblast or Doomhammer; that's just bloody ridiculous.
Why would he be moved to HoF? He is not a problem, never was.
I don't think the objections towards him are so much about his statistical average performance as much as the outliers--i.e., the possibility for a ridiculous big early Edwin that decides the game. Much like playing a MC Tech and hitting the one-out-of-four that will win you the game.
Hearthstone Wild Card Unnerfs Revealed - Yogg-Saron, Raza and More!
not sure why were you expecting more, they said exactly how many card will be getting an unnerf
Illidan is Coming to Hearthstone's Battlegrounds Game Mode on March 26
This guy is going to be SUPER powerful. You can trigger your deathrattles or sweepers right off the bat every game! It makes it a lot easier to execute your strategy the way you want to every game. Plus, unlike some heroes, he isn't limited to a specific tribe which makes him way more flexible.
Hearthstone’s Priest Class is Receiving Huge Changes! New Basic and Classic Priest Cards
I did, and I get why they want to remove direct damage spells from Priest, but Auchenai didn't even fit that niche and could easily be designed aorund by just making targetted healing spells be ally/minion only (as they did with Greater Healing Potion)
New Card Soul Split Accidentally Leaked in Press Release?
Lol, I couldn't actually see the link paste the first time... Sorry for the messiness! It's just the part at the bottom of the post.
Goodbye Leeroy Jenkins - Hearthstone Announces the 5 Cards Rotating to the Hall of Fame for 2020
I was pretty surprised to hear about Acolyte of Pain and Spellbreaker, but I completely understand. Novice Engineer, Loot Hoarder, and Acolyte of Pain are all evergreen, common or basic, and neutral. This makes it pretty hard to have other good neutral draw options in the future.
And I understand about Spellbreaker completely overshadowing Ironbeak Owl, and how having such an efficient silence tool in the classic set also makes it hard to make good silencers in the future.
Hearthstone Battlegrounds Update March 17th - New Heroes In, Old Heroes Out, Minion Updates
So is the Ysera change a nerf or a buff? You get an additional minion with guaranteed synergy at the start of every round. I thought she was already pretty good.
Also, omegalul Patches, just came back and now gets yeeted again for being trash.
Finley is basically "I didn't like my other two hero choices so I'll take three more wishes"
Millhouse is still garbage. It doesn't matter how much starting gold he has, 2 gold refresh is literally impossible to get into lategame with unless you get perfect RNG every round.
Lich King and Putricide might honestly be kind of OP now.
Deathwing should be removed altogether, such a fucking stupid concept "lol, I got Rat Pack on round 3, guess I win". -1 attack won't change much.
New Card Soul Split Accidentally Leaked in Press Release?
The screenshot is on the tweet I sent a bit ago at https://twitter.com/SunsetAlchemist/status/1240011862080618502?s=20
Hearthstone Wild Card Unnerfs Revealed - Yogg-Saron, Raza and More!
Not sure why Giggling Inventor is the only one not going back to its original state.
Not really an unnerf is it.
Ranked Play in Hearthstone Drops Ranked Numbers, Moves to Tiers
It isn't that I don't agree with you, but it sounds like they were working on all of this stuff for a long time before LoR came out. I wouldn't be surprised if all of this stuff would have happened anyway even if LoR never existed.
Goodbye Leeroy Jenkins - Hearthstone Announces the 5 Cards Rotating to the Hall of Fame for 2020
Yes and you can DE it afterwards to even make profit. But crafting it in golden is only worth it when you don't have a normal one.
Hearthstone Battlegrounds Update March 17th - New Heroes In, Old Heroes Out, Minion Updates
I hate to break it to you but Overseer isn't an actual card in the game
Hearthstone 2020 Showcase Stream Live Recap - Year of the Phoenix, Ashes of Outland and More!
Exactly. Shamen has got many awesome Portraits already.
This Let’s me really think about not buying the big bundle
Hearthstone Wild Card Unnerfs Revealed - Yogg-Saron, Raza and More!
Yogg Fthagn! Yogg Fthagn!
Hearthstone Becomes More Wallet Friendly - Spend Less, Collect More Unique Cards with Card Rarity Drop Protection
This is huge! The game could really use some economy updates. They could have done gold quantity, dust quantity, pack quantity, but I think pack quality is probably the best approach.
Hearthstone’s Priest Class is Receiving Huge Changes! New Basic and Classic Priest Cards
they explained the reason for every card in the stream, watch the replay if you want answers
Hearthstone’s Priest Class is Receiving Huge Changes! New Basic and Classic Priest Cards
I guess, but it's still somewhat off-putting since the card was never really used aggressively anyways.
Hearthstone’s Priest Class is Receiving Huge Changes! New Basic and Classic Priest Cards
1. basic cards will be changed to common cards
2. you get the max value from the 2 (1 for legendary) cards. So, 1 golden + x normal = dust for 1 golden and 1 common
3. I don't know, probably not because you can craft it then
Hearthstone’s Priest Class is Receiving Huge Changes! New Basic and Classic Priest Cards
So first of all, Subjugator kind of reminds me of the old Acolyte + Shadow Priest combo from Dragon Spiteful Priest which was one of the most annoying and game ending combos around at that time (aside from Spiteful herself)
Conjurer doesn't need any more Thief synergy (because Rogue didn't have much either when it first came out and it was still in every deck)
Velen's Chosen was a very popular card back in the day, I have no idea what you're talking about. Granted, it was far more powerful than Infusion, but still, giving +6 health to a minion for 4-mana isn't a bad deal, especially if the minion has an effect that scales with it (Lightspawn for instance or even something as simple as a taunt or Lightwarden)
Natalie is just the top end of a tempo chain. Sure she's expensive, but she can really deliver that final swing (for instance against Embiggen Druid)
I have no idea how you don't find Chaplain great. It's literally a more consistent Kabal Talonpriest, a card that has seen a ton of play during its time. Now you actually have a reason to play a decent 1-drop in Priest (such as LIghtwarden, Subjugator, and probably some others yet to come). Once again, it could actually push a successful tempo Priest because it allows you to value trade and stay on the board early. Just imagine curving into this from a Blazing Battlemage.
Obviously just by itself these won't be enough, but they set a baseline that we previously didn't have.
If all this doesn'T convince you then just let me remind you how absolutely nuts Priest was with a 2-mana Extra Arms. They have the potential to play a dominating tempo game (that can still run removal and boardclear thanks to the new buffs), all they need is a bit more consistency.
Hearthstone Battlegrounds Update March 17th - New Heroes In, Old Heroes Out, Minion Updates
Wait... Does the Overseer nerf apply to the regular card as well?
Better question: why nerf it at all?
Hearthstone Becomes More Wallet Friendly - Spend Less, Collect More Unique Cards with Card Rarity Drop Protection
Incredible.
Illidan is Coming to Hearthstone's Battlegrounds Game Mode on March 26
Thanks! I hadn't seen all those yet.
Hearthstone 2020 Showcase Stream Live Recap - Year of the Phoenix, Ashes of Outland and More!
Warrior getting legendary weapons 2 expansions in a row?
Hearthstone Becomes More Wallet Friendly - Spend Less, Collect More Unique Cards with Card Rarity Drop Protection
I've opened 6 duplicate epics from 120 packs of one expansion. That's a lot of disappointment I won't be getting from future expansions. It also means I might actually get all the Classic epics through the weekly tavern brawl reward before I shuffle off this mortal coil. I've been with Hearthstone since it's launch and I have 5 Twisting Nethers, 5 Far Sights, 8 Doomsayers, and not a single Pyroblast or Doomhammer; that's just bloody ridiculous.
Chadd Nervig Discusses Why Edwin VanCleef Avoided The Hearthstone Hall of Fame This Year
I don't think the objections towards him are so much about his statistical average performance as much as the outliers--i.e., the possibility for a ridiculous big early Edwin that decides the game. Much like playing a MC Tech and hitting the one-out-of-four that will win you the game.
Consume Magic
A silence that draws a card. Pretty sweet package.