A new set of Hearthstone patch notes have been released following yesterday's teaser of a fresh set of Twist balance changes. Let's see exactly what's changing in Twist format in Patch 27.4.2.
As with any patch, cards that are nerfed or removed from play will be eligible for a full dust refund for a period of two weeks following the game update. The patch arrives today and here's what Blizzard has to say about it.
Quote From Blizzard For the Twist-focused changes, we’ve seen that the Wonders format was faster than we wanted, not leaving much room for some of the cards that are evocative of this Wonders era. The adjustments in this patch are targeted at weakening the format’s clearest power outliers, and, at the same time, buffing some late-game payoffs and control tools. We hope that these changes, plus next month’s Twist modifier, will allow some room for slower strategies to exist in the format.
Twist Buffs
In total we're seeing 7 buffs to Twist cards. Do note that these will also apply to the Wild format. More formats, more problems.
- Cenarion Hold now Costs 1 (Down from 2).
- Dragonfire Potion now Costs 5 (Down from 6).
- Bronze Dragonknight now has Taunt in addition to its previous effect.
- Elemental Destruction now has Overload (2) (Down from 5).
- Al'Akir, the Winds of Time now has 8 Armor (Up from 5).
Twist Nerfs
A whopping 9 Twist nerfs are arriving with the game update.
- Chamber of Viscidus now Costs 3 Mana (Up from 2) and has 2 Durability (Down from 3).
- Tiny Knight of Evil now gains +2/+1 (Down from +2/+2).
- Dark Bargain now Costs 4 (Up from 3).
- Blast from the Past now Costs 4 (Up from 3).
- Ivory Rook now has 3 Health (Down from 4).
- Jade Telegram now Costs 4 (Up from 3).
- The Scarab Lord's Scarab Gong now has 1 Health (Down from 2).
- Blade of C'Thun now Costs 7 (Up from 6).
- Trial of the Jormungars now Costs 6 (Up from 5).
More Balance Changes
If you're looking for other balance changes, we've got them all covered in dedicated articles based on the format.
- Patch 27.4.2 Standard Balance Changes
- Patch 27.4.2 Wild Balance Changes
- Patch 27.4.2 Twist Balance Changes
Additionally, Hearthstone Battlegrounds is set to receive a few changes in the update and Duels also gets some love.
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Comments
While these nerfs were definitely needed, I feel control archetypes won't thrive in Twist purely because of Jade Golems. I still remember very vividly how much of a tyrant Jade Druid was when KotFT launched. Add on to the next season's twist rule of XL decks, longer games just means bigger and bigger golems and control decks don't have infinite removal.