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Hey everyone, have an update for y’all regarding balance changes. 4/26 (This upcoming Tuesday) changes to both standard and wild will go live. 1/9

Hey everyone, have an update for y’all regarding balance changes. 4/26 (This upcoming Tuesday) changes to both standard and wild will go live. 1/9

GallonHS

Posted 3 years, 9 months ago (Source)

Hey everyone, have an update for y’all regarding balance changes. 4/26 (This upcoming Tuesday) changes to both standard and wild will go live. 1/9

GallonHS

Posted 3 years, 9 months ago (Source)

WILD: Kael’thas is getting a textbox revert to Every third spell you cast each turn costs (1). Switcheroo is banned. (Alongside a change in standard.) Both of these changes are aimed at protecting the long-term health of the format. 2/9

GallonHS

Posted 3 years, 9 months ago (Source)

STANDARD: Pirate Warrior Questline is getting an additional number on its final step. (3/3/2 ->3/3/3) Pufferfist is losing a health, from 3/4 to 3/3. Switcheroo now swaps Health only instead of stats. Miracle Growth now costs 8 Mana, up from 7. 3/9

GallonHS

Posted 3 years, 9 months ago (Source)

Kazakusan’s activation requirement is getting changed. He’ll now read “Battlecry: If you’ve played 4 other Dragons this game, craft a custom deck of Treasures.” Kazakusan has been playing a critical role in Druid for the past couple months, 4/9

GallonHS

Posted 3 years, 9 months ago (Source)

fulfilling a similar role to Deathstalker Rexxar as an entire win condition in one card. Going into our balance meetings, we knew we wanted to soften Druid across all ranks, and there were multiple angles that could accomplish that. 5/9

GallonHS

Posted 3 years, 9 months ago (Source)

While we could have nerfed their survivability, we worry that will lead to a more polarized metagame overall. We landed on a Kazakusan effect change as it should lead to healthier play patterns both playing as and against Druid. 6/9

GallonHS

Posted 3 years, 9 months ago (Source)

We also wanted to make sure that Dragon-focused decks could still tap into Kazakusan as a powerful top end piece. Playing 4 Dragons is a fairly hefty requirement but should be achievable in most Dragon strategies. 7/9

GallonHS

Posted 3 years, 9 months ago (Source)

Notable omissions from this list – Demon Hunter changes. We’ll be keeping a close eye on the post patch metagame to see how aggressive DH lists fare once slower decks are given a better chance. 8/9

GallonHS

Posted 3 years, 9 months ago (Source)

Good luck to our Masters Tour competitors on your preparation, and I hope y’all keep enjoying Voyage to the Sunken City! 9/9

GallonHS

Posted 3 years, 9 months ago (Source)

@Slysssa Go back to your stinkin pool ya nerd

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Hey everyone, have an update for y’all regarding balance changes.  4/26 (This upcoming Tuesday) changes to both standard and wild will go live. 1/9 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517548417462857728">GallonHS</a>)
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WILD:
Kael’thas is getting a textbox revert to Every third spell you cast each turn costs (1).
Switcheroo is banned. (Alongside a change in standard.)
Both of these changes are aimed at protecting the long-term health of the format. 2/9 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517548494835400704">GallonHS</a>)
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STANDARD:
Pirate Warrior Questline is getting an additional number on its final step. (3/3/2 ->3/3/3)
Pufferfist is losing a health, from 3/4 to 3/3.
Switcheroo now swaps Health only instead of stats.
Miracle Growth now costs 8 Mana, up from 7. 3/9 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517548631716503553">GallonHS</a>)
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Kazakusan’s activation requirement is getting changed. He’ll now read “Battlecry: If you’ve played 4 other Dragons this game, craft a custom deck of Treasures.” Kazakusan has been playing a critical role in Druid for the past couple months, 4/9 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517548767423123457">GallonHS</a>)
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fulfilling a similar role to Deathstalker Rexxar as an entire win condition in one card. Going into our balance meetings, we knew we wanted to soften Druid across all ranks, and there were multiple angles that could accomplish that. 5/9 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517548875208433664">GallonHS</a>)
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While we could have nerfed their survivability, we worry that will lead to a more polarized metagame overall. We landed on a Kazakusan effect change as it should lead to healthier play patterns both playing as and against Druid. 6/9 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517548969605402624">GallonHS</a>)
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We also wanted to make sure that Dragon-focused decks could still tap into Kazakusan as a powerful top end piece. Playing 4 Dragons is a fairly hefty requirement but should be achievable in most Dragon strategies. 7/9 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517549065608781830">GallonHS</a>)
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Notable omissions from this list – Demon Hunter changes. We’ll be keeping a close eye on the post patch metagame to see how aggressive DH lists fare once slower decks are given a better chance. 8/9 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517549177609334786">GallonHS</a>)
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Good luck to our Masters Tour competitors on your preparation, and I hope y’all keep enjoying Voyage to the Sunken City! 9/9 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517549240691699715">GallonHS</a>)
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@Slysssa Go back to your stinkin pool ya nerd (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517574818220105730">GallonHS</a>)
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Hey everyone, have an update for y’all regarding balance changes.  4/26 (This upcoming Tuesday) changes to both standard and wild will go live. 1/9 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517548417462857728">Source</a>)

WILD:
Kael’thas is getting a textbox revert to Every third spell you cast each turn costs (1).
Switcheroo is banned. (Alongside a change in standard.)
Both of these changes are aimed at protecting the long-term health of the format. 2/9 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517548494835400704">Source</a>)

STANDARD:
Pirate Warrior Questline is getting an additional number on its final step. (3/3/2 -&gt;3/3/3)
Pufferfist is losing a health, from 3/4 to 3/3.
Switcheroo now swaps Health only instead of stats.
Miracle Growth now costs 8 Mana, up from 7. 3/9 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517548631716503553">Source</a>)

Kazakusan’s activation requirement is getting changed. He’ll now read “Battlecry: If you’ve played 4 other Dragons this game, craft a custom deck of Treasures.” Kazakusan has been playing a critical role in Druid for the past couple months, 4/9 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517548767423123457">Source</a>)

fulfilling a similar role to Deathstalker Rexxar as an entire win condition in one card. Going into our balance meetings, we knew we wanted to soften Druid across all ranks, and there were multiple angles that could accomplish that. 5/9 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517548875208433664">Source</a>)

While we could have nerfed their survivability, we worry that will lead to a more polarized metagame overall. We landed on a Kazakusan effect change as it should lead to healthier play patterns both playing as and against Druid. 6/9 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517548969605402624">Source</a>)

We also wanted to make sure that Dragon-focused decks could still tap into Kazakusan as a powerful top end piece. Playing 4 Dragons is a fairly hefty requirement but should be achievable in most Dragon strategies. 7/9 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517549065608781830">Source</a>)

Notable omissions from this list – Demon Hunter changes. We’ll be keeping a close eye on the post patch metagame to see how aggressive DH lists fare once slower decks are given a better chance. 8/9 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517549177609334786">Source</a>)

Good luck to our Masters Tour competitors on your preparation, and I hope y’all keep enjoying Voyage to the Sunken City! 9/9 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517549240691699715">Source</a>)
 
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@Slysssa Go back to your stinkin pool ya nerd (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517574818220105730">Source</a>)
 
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