We now have all the details for the nerfs that are coming next week! This is the second balance patch we're getting during Ashes of Outland and the second time Demon Hunters are getting hit with the nerf bat. In addition to the nerfs, here are things of note.
- Only three of these cards will be eligible for dust refunds - none of which are Outland cards.
- An update has added that Golden Altruis the Outcast and Battlefiend will be both be eligible for dust refunds.
- Bad Luck Albatross, Bloodbloom, and Open the Waygate.
- Millhouse is being changed in Battlegrounds to increase the cost of his Tavern Tiers by 1.
- The Lurker Below is now properly tagged as a Beast.
- Zephrys the Great received a bug fix and change (details below).
Quote From Kerfluffle In our recent Reddit AMA, we spoke on a few balance updates we intend to make soon. We’re now ready to share the full details of these updates, which will be included in the 17.0.2 patch planned for early next week.
Balance Updates*
Neutral –
- Old: Cost 6 mana → New: Cost 7 mana.
- Old: Cost 3 mana → New: Cost 4 mana.
- Old: 3 Attack / 3 Health → New: 3 Attack / 2 Health.
Demon Hunter –
- Old: Cost 3 mana, 3 Attack / 2 Health → New: Cost 4 mana. 4 Attack / 2 Health.
- Old: 2 Attack / 2 Health → New: 1 Attack / 2 Health.
- Old: 7 Attack / 4 Health → New: 6 Attack / 4 Health.
Warlock –
- Old: Destroy a Demon. Restore 5 Health to your hero. → New: Destroy a friendly Demon. Restore 5 Health to your hero.
- Old: Cost 2 mana → New: Cost 4 mana.
Paladin –
- Old: Cost 6 mana → New: Cost 5 mana.
Mage –
- Old: Cast 6 spells that didn’t start in your deck. Reward: Time Warp. → New: Cast 8 spells that didn’t start in your deck. Reward: Time Warp.
*The following cards will be eligible for a full dust refund for two weeks after the 17.0.2 patch has been released:
- Golden Altruis the Outcast
- Golden Battlefiend
- Golden/Normal Bad Luck Albatross
- Golden/Normal Frenzied Felwing
- Golden/Normal Open the Waygate
- Golden/Normal Bloodbloom
Battlegrounds
Millhouse Manastorm
- Old: Minions cost 2 Gold. Refresh costs 2 Gold. Start with 3 Gold. → New: Minions cost 2 Gold. Refresh costs 2 Gold. Tavern Tiers cost (1) more. Start with 3 Gold.
Bug Fixes
The Lurker Below is now properly tagged as a Beast.
Fixed a tracking issue that prevented 500 wins with Demon Hunter from being achieved.
Fixed a bug where Zephrys the Great would not offer a lethal option if your hero had a large amount of Attack.
Zephrys the Great has been updated to accommodate the Sacrificial Pact and Glaivebound Adept changes.
Comments
I think Sacrificial Pact is still playable. You can use it on a 1/1 imp, or on a Voidcaller in wild. It still has its uses, even if they are few.
At least Jaraxxus is now playable again!
/s
With all the token generation warlock received last set it's still viable for self sustain but I think more folks'll now swap it out for unstable fellbolt for early removal
Libram of J still not that much better. Would have been awesome if they gave it 2 attack.
Open the Waygate nerf does literally nothing, every quest-mage plays more than 8 spells already, they play 8 spells to discount their mana giant to 0, this is useless. What is this extremely cautious nerf to a completely broken deck? What are they afraid of? That wild will finally become playable for classes other than mages? That is frustrating.
Totally agreed.
I feel like Blizz is so focused on the "mana cost increase" as the go-to nerf in 99% of cases when what's really needed is an actual re-work of a card. It just further exacerbates the problem (most pronounced in Wild) of stratifying everyone into either busted OTKs V.S. Super-Duper-Hyper-Aggro-Kill-Opponent-By-Turn-5-Or-Concede decks. And - to me at least - neither of those archetypes are fun to play or to play against...
True even 10 would be a small nerf
Woo I was exactly right about Millhouse nerf over here:
https://outof.cards/hearthstone/1189-millhouse-is-getting-nerfed-in-hearthstones-battlegrounds-next-week-larger-update-scheduled-for-mid-expansion
HA! I called most of these in the previous post.