We now have details on the upcoming December 19 card nerfs. This will be the fastest balance update in Hearthstone's history, beating Rastakhan's Rumble's nerfs by a week.
- (Discuss Nerf) Corrupt Elementalist cost is now 6 (up from 5).
- (Discuss Nerf) Sludge Slurper attack is now 1 (down from 2).
- (Discuss Nerf) Faceless Corruptor attack is now 4 (down from 5).
- (Discuss Nerf) Mogu Fleshshaper cost is now 9 (up from 7).
Official Patch Notes
Quote From Blizzard Hey everyone!
The 16.0.5 balance update for Hearthstone will be going live tomorrow. Below are the included changes, and as always, we’ll be evaluating the results of these changes over the coming weeks and look forward to your feedback!
Corrupt Elementalist
- Now costs 6 Mana (up from 5).
Sludge Slurper
- Now has 1 Attack (down from 2).
Faceless Corruptor
- Now has 4 Attack (down from 5).
Mogu Fleshshaper
- Now costs 9 Mana (up from 7).
Once these changes are live, players will be able to disenchant the adjusted cards for their full Arcane Dust value for two weeks.*
Battlegrounds:
- The Boogeymonster
- Moved from Tavern Tier 5 to Tavern Tier 4.
- Mechano-egg
- Moved from Tavern Tier 5 to Tavern Tier 4.
- The Beast
- Moved from Tavern Tier 4 to Tavern Tier 3.
- Coldlight Seer
- Moved from Tavern Tier 2 to Tavern Tier 3.
- Primalfin Lookout (changed last week)
- Moved from Tavern Tier 4 to Tavern Tier 5.
- Nightmare Amalgam
- Has been removed from the pool of available minions.
- Brann Bronzebeard
- Has been removed from the pool of available heroes.
- Bartendotron
- Has been added to the pool of available heroes.
Comments
Shaman will still be S-Tier in Standard. 10/12 taunt for 5 mana is still totally broken.
Luckily I am a Wild main player.
Faceless Corruptor got away with just -1 attack? It will still see a lot of play, having 2 4/4's with rush for 5 mana is still pretty OP.
Same as Sludge Slurper.
Not enough nerfs imo, shaman will still dominate.
The goal of nerfs nowadays isn't to kill a deck or make it to necessarily not dominate (In the end something needs to dominate even if only by a percent or two), but modernly nerfs are to make sure something isn't oppressive.
A deck being dominant in an appropriate meta is not always the same thing as a deck that is oppressive or game breaking.
Brann AND Amalgam were removed?
Mmmmm, nice.
Will see if Necrium Apothecary will dominate meta or not.
Neat!
Wow. Damn. Nightmare Amalgam being gone from Battlegrounds is huge; also, Shaman's nerfs are big. Will they be as destructive as they seem? We will see.