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The latest nerf patch in Hearthstone heavily target cards that are a part of the “Evergreen” sets, Classic and Basic. Having the Evergreen sets allows these cards to always be in the standard rotation and help give new players the identity of each class in the way they play. Future Evergreen card nerfs are more…
Yes, they were all nerfed. But beyond that, these cards had, in their heyday, one defining feature that made them powerful and incredibly frustrating. They had the ability to turn games around that far exceeded that of a normal comeback card, that was both their greatest strength and their ultimate flaw. Essentially these cards not…
The long-awaited Boomsday balance changes are here, with some predictable targets but surprisingly limited scope. Out of a laundry list of community targets only three were chosen. The all-but-certain Giggling Inventor, the wild-specific Aviana, and the Classic terror and Tempo Mage bedrock of Mana Wyrm. Notably, there was essentially nothing that reduced the relative power…
Reddit’s least favourite class might have gotten away without any nerfs for now; but that may be about to change. With an update on card balancing due on the 15th, we may be seeing Malfurion’s fall from grace. The smart money is on a change to Spreading Plague, the anti-aggro powerhouse that’s ruined many an…
You may have read the mass-upvoted, five-times gilded proclamation of Hearthstone’s imminent demise. Of course, Hearthstone isn’t dead, nor is it dying by any reasonable metric. While the loss of beloved figureheads like Brode is certainly worth mourning, the charges of “no new features”, “band aids” to improve Ladder and assumed bad faith behind communications…
Balance in Hearthstone is more of an art than a science. The aim is never to have perfectly equal winrates. Instead, the focus is on promoting fun gameplay. As such, it’s often hard to evaluate exactly whether or not one particular card change has a positive impact or not. With that said, card changes have…