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When the 20.0 patch goes live later this month, there'll be a number of nerf reverts. This is before content unlock/rotation, so for a short period of time there will be a very interesting Standard meta. When considering reverts for 2021, we also considered future rotations. 1/4

When the 20.0 patch goes live later this month, there'll be a number of nerf reverts. This is before content unlock/rotation, so for a short period of time there will be a very interesting Standard meta. When considering reverts for 2021, we also considered future rotations. 1/4

HS_Alec

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

When the 20.0 patch goes live later this month, there'll be a number of nerf reverts. This is before content unlock/rotation, so for a short period of time there will be a very interesting Standard meta. When considering reverts for 2021, we also considered future rotations. 1/4

FroggyHSxD

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

@GW_Alec How often will you guys reveal those unnerfs?

HS_Alec

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

@FroggyHSxD Will do it over the next few days

HS_Alec

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

Could a card come back into Standard? We chose to softly revert those, as we'd like to avoid cards shifting between two costs or statlines each year. This will be the case for cards like Mana Wyrm or Flametongue Totem. They'll be back one day! 2/4

HS_Alec

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

Another factor was looking at the level of positivity a revert brings to the Wild environment. Adding power to already strong archetypes wasn't high on our list so you won't see cards like Level Up being reverted this year. Want these reverts to enable you to play old decks. 3/4

HS_Alec

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

Here's a batch for today. DH gets none, so we'll do Druid, Hunter, and Mage. Full revert unless noted. Druid: Keeper of the Grove Ancient of War Hunter: Starving Buzzard Flare Dinotamer Brann Hunter's Mark (costs 1) Mage: Mana Wyrm (1 mana, 1/2) Conjurer's Calling Dragoncaster

ApGamer0_0

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

@GW_Alec No plan for galakrond shaman reverts ??

HS_Alec

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

@ApGamer0_0 More classes coming tomorrow

HS_Alec

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

Lore not War! Oops

xtuliop

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

@GW_Alec Hi I'm not sure if you can say yet, but is a Boggspine Knuckles revert possible? Especially now that we know Dread Corsair is leaving Standard along with Desert Hare and Hoard Pillager

HS_Alec

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

@xtuliop Will be holding off on reverting some of the nerfs done this last year. After Barrens launch, we’ll evaluate where those classes are.

HS_Alec

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

As part of this Wyrm Weaver moves down to a 4 mana, 3/5 and summons two 1/2 Mana Wyrms.
SuperRayman001

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

@GW_Alec For Ancient of Lore, is the Health restored nerf also reverted? So does it go back to 8? Cause that one happened real early.

HS_Alec

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

@SuperRayman001 Nah still 5

takkon16

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

@GW_Alec All great choices. Are these all for these classes or is there still some debate going on?

HS_Alec

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

@takkon16 these are all for these classes this year

imik_plays

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

@GW_Alec Wait, so starving buzzard will be a 2 mana 2/1 now? Or 2 mana 2/2?

HS_Alec

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

@imik_plays 2/1

Hectic_HS

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

@GW_Alec Hey Alec! Thanks for this information. For Buzzard, it was nerfed a couple times, does, “Full revert” mean it’s going all the way back to a 2 mana 2/2? Or rather the state it was before its last nerf, a 2 mana 2/1?

HS_Alec

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

@Hectic_HS 2 mana 2/1, not considering the before release versions here.

ramanujoke

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

@GW_Alec @GW_Alec hey do you have any news about the Galakrond (and their support cards like Scions for exemple) ?

HS_Alec

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Source)

@ramanujoke Will update more tomorrow

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When the 20.0 patch goes live later this month, there'll be a number of nerf reverts. This is before content unlock/rotation, so for a short period of time there will be a very interesting Standard meta. When considering reverts for 2021, we also considered future rotations. 1/4 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369013188033798144">HS_Alec</a>)
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@GW_Alec How often will you guys reveal those unnerfs? (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369024559056314372">None</a>)
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@FroggyHSxD Will do it over the next few days (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369025295446011904">HS_Alec</a>)
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Could a card come back into Standard? We chose to softly revert those, as we'd like to avoid cards shifting between two costs or statlines each year. This will be the case for cards like Mana Wyrm or Flametongue Totem. They'll be back one day! 2/4 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369013188688105473">HS_Alec</a>)
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Another factor was looking at the level of positivity a revert brings to the Wild environment. Adding power to already strong archetypes wasn't high on our list so you won't see cards like Level Up being reverted this year. Want these reverts to enable you to play old decks. 3/4 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369013189355048965">HS_Alec</a>)
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Here's a batch for today. DH gets none, so we'll do Druid, Hunter, and Mage. Full revert unless noted.

Druid:
Keeper of the Grove
Ancient of War

Hunter:
Starving Buzzard
Flare
Dinotamer Brann
Hunter's Mark (costs 1)

Mage:
Mana Wyrm (1 mana, 1/2)
Conjurer's Calling
Dragoncaster (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369013190034550784">HS_Alec</a>)
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@GW_Alec No plan for galakrond shaman reverts ?? (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369024304776634368">None</a>)
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@ApGamer0_0 More classes coming tomorrow (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369025142798442499">HS_Alec</a>)
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@GW_Alec Hi I'm not sure if you can say yet, but is a Boggspine Knuckles revert possible? Especially now that we know Dread Corsair is leaving Standard along with Desert Hare and Hoard Pillager (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369021943022841861">None</a>)
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@xtuliop Will be holding off on reverting some of the nerfs done this last year. After Barrens launch, we’ll evaluate where those classes are. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369022753739657220">HS_Alec</a>)
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As part of this Wyrm Weaver moves down to a 4 mana, 3/5 and summons two 1/2 Mana Wyrms. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369021061069606913">HS_Alec</a>)
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@GW_Alec For Ancient of Lore, is the Health restored nerf also reverted? So does it go back to 8? Cause that one happened real early. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369016552343896065">None</a>)
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@SuperRayman001 Nah still 5 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369016851469004803">HS_Alec</a>)
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@GW_Alec All great choices. Are these all for these classes or is there still some debate going on? (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369015146773835778">None</a>)
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@takkon16 these are all for these classes this year (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369015867225165827">HS_Alec</a>)
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@GW_Alec Wait, so starving buzzard will be a 2 mana 2/1 now? Or 2 mana 2/2? (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369017637678833665">None</a>)
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@imik_plays 2/1 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369018054168911873">HS_Alec</a>)
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@GW_Alec Hey Alec! Thanks for this information. For Buzzard, it was nerfed a couple times, does, “Full revert” mean it’s going all the way back to a 2 mana 2/2? Or rather the state it was before its last nerf, a 2 mana 2/1? (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369016888936849418">None</a>)
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@Hectic_HS 2 mana 2/1, not considering the before release versions here. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369017134102159360">HS_Alec</a>)
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@GW_Alec @GW_Alec hey do you have any news about the Galakrond (and their support cards like Scions for exemple) ? (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369024225244295175">None</a>)
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@ramanujoke Will update more tomorrow (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369025083381936130">HS_Alec</a>)
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When the 20.0 patch goes live later this month, there'll be a number of nerf reverts. This is before content unlock/rotation, so for a short period of time there will be a very interesting Standard meta. When considering reverts for 2021, we also considered future rotations. 1/4 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369013188033798144">Source</a>)

@GW_Alec How often will you guys reveal those unnerfs?

@FroggyHSxD Will do it over the next few days (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369025295446011904">Source</a>)
 
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Could a card come back into Standard? We chose to softly revert those, as we'd like to avoid cards shifting between two costs or statlines each year. This will be the case for cards like Mana Wyrm or Flametongue Totem. They'll be back one day! 2/4 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369013188688105473">Source</a>)

Another factor was looking at the level of positivity a revert brings to the Wild environment. Adding power to already strong archetypes wasn't high on our list so you won't see cards like Level Up being reverted this year. Want these reverts to enable you to play old decks. 3/4 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369013189355048965">Source</a>)

Here's a batch for today. DH gets none, so we'll do Druid, Hunter, and Mage. Full revert unless noted.

Druid:
Keeper of the Grove
Ancient of War

Hunter:
Starving Buzzard
Flare
Dinotamer Brann
Hunter's Mark (costs 1)

Mage:
Mana Wyrm (1 mana, 1/2)
Conjurer's Calling
Dragoncaster (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369013190034550784">Source</a>)

@GW_Alec No plan for galakrond shaman reverts ??

@ApGamer0_0 More classes coming tomorrow (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369025142798442499">Source</a>)
 
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Lore not War! Oops (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369014070469304320">Source</a>)

@GW_Alec Hi I'm not sure if you can say yet, but is a Boggspine Knuckles revert possible? Especially now that we know Dread Corsair is leaving Standard along with Desert Hare and Hoard Pillager

@xtuliop Will be holding off on reverting some of the nerfs done this last year. After Barrens launch, we’ll evaluate where those classes are. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369022753739657220">Source</a>)
 
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As part of this Wyrm Weaver moves down to a 4 mana, 3/5 and summons two 1/2 Mana Wyrms. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369021061069606913">Source</a>)

@GW_Alec For Ancient of Lore, is the Health restored nerf also reverted? So does it go back to 8? Cause that one happened real early.

@SuperRayman001 Nah still 5 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369016851469004803">Source</a>)
 
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@GW_Alec All great choices. Are these all for these classes or is there still some debate going on?

@takkon16 these are all for these classes this year (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369015867225165827">Source</a>)
 
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@GW_Alec Wait, so starving buzzard will be a 2 mana 2/1 now? Or 2 mana 2/2?

@imik_plays 2/1 (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369018054168911873">Source</a>)
 
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@GW_Alec Hey Alec! Thanks for this information. For Buzzard, it was nerfed a couple times, does, “Full revert” mean it’s going all the way back to a 2 mana 2/2? Or rather the state it was before its last nerf, a 2 mana 2/1?

@Hectic_HS 2 mana 2/1, not considering the before release versions here. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369017134102159360">Source</a>)
 
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@GW_Alec @GW_Alec hey do you have any news about the Galakrond (and their support cards like Scions for exemple) ?

@ramanujoke Will update more tomorrow (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369025083381936130">Source</a>)
 
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