![]() Undercity Valiant is a nifty removal for any variety of 1-mana 2/1 minions. Bloosail Raider and Dread Corsair also take a small hit in synergy. Removal of GAB also negates any bit of any fringe mech synergy with bad cards like Cogmaster, Cogmaster’s Wrech and Iron Sensei. ![]() This extra damage is a solid value, used in conjunction with low-cost spells to kill off 3 or 4 health minions, while leaving a 3/2 on board. Goblin Auto-Barber is typically used with the Rogue Wicked Knife, and played on Turn 3 or 4, to sharpen a Turn 2 dagger. Not only are these two cards the best class minions outside of SI:7 Agent and Dark Iron Skulker, but they fit into what the class does best. While this doesn’t look like much to some, it hurts quite a bit. Verdict: Mage minion mana curve suffers a little, but they still have a variety of comeback mechanisms to continue arena dominance. It should be found every so often via Jeweled Scarab and Ethereal Conjurer. And no more constant freezelocks! Forgotten Torch won’t really be missed, given it is a backup tool in the bottomless Mage spell toolbox. The loss of Snowchugger is mostly mollified by the increased offering of Medvih’s Valet, but freeze synergy cards like Ice Lance takes a hit. The offering rates for Flamestrike, Firelands Portal, Fireball, Frostbolt, Ethereal Conjurer, Twilight Flamecaller, etc all go up marginally. Mage loses two very good cards, but all 3 banned cards happen to be common. While I have lost to my fair share of topdeck Rolling Torches, it is not great because it is low value and relies on being drawn later on to get back value. Banning Forgotten Torch is a bit confusing, as it was never a great card. In a way, this helps Mage fit more of a class identity, as 2 solid minions are gone, and there is a bit more emphasis on strong spells. As one can tell, these minion bans target the tempo presence for Mage, disrupting the healthy mana curve for Mages. Snowchugger is a good 2-drop, that acts as a pesky 2-drop for weapon classes. It doesn’t take a genius to see that Faceless Summoner is the crux of the Mage nerfs. Faceless Summoner was easily the best Mage minion in terms of providing big tempo on the board. See the below image of Gadgetzan Jouster (not removed) for reference. I will now display images of the removed cards, with professional tier list scores. I could honestly write a separate blog post about every single class, because the magnitude of this situation is ginormous. None of the Karazhan cards are included in this card ban.Card offering rate is not being affected, outside of the regular offering rate bonus for the newest card set.These changes appear to target class balance, with the vocal outrage against Arena Mages.The other 6 classes are getting a boost, losing “bad cards.” Mage and Rogue are the two classes getting nerfed, losing “good cards.” Paladin was deemed balanced and is the sole class not affected.Unlike the C’Thun cards and Purify, these cards have been in the arena since their release. 45 cards are getting banned from the arena.Holy crap! Everything is changing in an upcoming patch! I was so stunned by the news, I immediately stopped working to digest the news. While the meta shifted with every card set release, everything was familiar. This goes from assigning rarity to cards, introducing Standard vs Wild, and implementing the various nerfs in the game’s history. With a vast majority of Hearthstone players focused solely on Ranked play, every single change has been a change catered to Ranked play. It was always comfortable being an Arena player in Hearthstone. Tags aggro always huffer analysis arena arena balance arena co-op attack bad math ban list blizzard blogging borderlands card games card reveals comparison constructed deck deckbuilding Diablo digital card game disconnect drafting druid duel links esports expansion fun gaming guide hafu hearthstone hearthstone arena hunter journey to un'goro karazhan knights of the frozen throne list mage mean streets of gadgetzan meta mike donais minions nerf nerfs one night in karazhan opinion paladin personal probability quotes randomness ranked ranking reddit reno jackson rng rogue screenshots Shadowverse shaman speculation standard play stats story strategy tavern brawl the league of explorers top cards trading twitch video warlock warrior whispers of the old gods yogg-saron Blog series
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