Blizzard announced another upcoming round of nerfs for several controversial Hearthstone cards. The one archetype that will be taking the biggest hit is the Aggro Shaman build, easily the most controversial deck in the current meta, with Rockbiter Weapon and Tuskarr Totemic each taking a hit. Rockbiter will have its mana cost raised from 1 to 2, while Tuskarr will only summon a totem from the Shaman’s hero power rather than any totem minion in the game. Another common tool of aggression, Abusive Sergeant, will also be nerfed with his attack power reduced from 2 to 1.
Warrior will also be taking a couple of big hits. Execute, the class’ top removal option, will have its cost raised from 1 to 2. Charge, the linchpin of all of Warrior’s combo decks, is being seriously reworked. It will no longer give a minion +2 attack and the minion it is used on will not be able to attack the enemy hero for that turn, but it will also have its cost reduced from 3 to 1 to compensate.
Finally, we have two of the most intimidating late-game cards falling under the nerf-hammer. The powerful Hunter spell Call of the Wild will have its cost raised from 8 to 9. The one card that has people’s attention the most is the legendary Yogg-Saron, Hope’s End. Yogg has been infamous with competitive players as it can warp the course of any game by casting a variety of spells and potential kill either hero out of nowhere. While the text on Yogg hasn’t made any apparent changes, the card has been nerfed as it will stop casting spells should it die in the middle of its own effect. If you have any of these cards in your collection, hold off on disenchanting them until after the nerf hits as you’ll then get full dust refunds for them. Blizzard hasn’t given an exact date for the nerfs, but they will come before the Last Call events in the Hearthstone Championship Tour.
What are your thoughts on the recent batch of nerfs for Hearthstone? Which card are you going to miss playing with like you used to? Which ones should Blizzard have in their crosshairs next? Leave a comment below and let us know what you think.
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