Wait, Deathwing used to be a 10 mana twisting nether that gave you a 12/12 :o?
Did twisting nether exist as a 8 cost spell at that point?
Yep. Most games it was down to whoever played their Deathwing first usually lost since the other player would BGH (for 3 of course) or counter Deathwing.
Ah yes, Adrenaline Rush, the card that looks like it would be extremely strong even if the entire combo effect was removed.
1 mana spell to draw a card in Rogue? A 1 mana cycle that activates combo and counts as a spell for auctioneer. Sounds like it's worth playing.
It was too good that’s why Shiv was nerfed from 1 to 2 mana (the 1 damage was extremely relevant of course). Also I remember Shiv was originally a Mage spell (different name though, I forget what). Flare was also nerfed for similar reasons at one point it was just played mostly to cycle.
Puffin
That was it! The name was later reused in the Grand Tournament.
Iksar
Dagger Mastery was probably the most overpowered thing I remember from internal alpha.
Puffin
I think my favorite OP things in alpha were [[Adrenaline Rush]] and Deathwing not discarding your hand.
Puffin
Yep. Most games it was down to whoever played their Deathwing first usually lost since the other player would BGH (for 3 of course) or counter Deathwing.
Puffin
It was too good that’s why Shiv was nerfed from 1 to 2 mana (the 1 damage was extremely relevant of course). Also I remember Shiv was originally a Mage spell (different name though, I forget what). Flare was also nerfed for similar reasons at one point it was just played mostly to cycle.