Another week, Another Balance Patch, this week Avanties and Zerotio take a look at the upcoming 17.2.1 patch slated for Monday, May 18th, they also discuss the week in Grandmasters.
During the play portion we take a look at Highlander Hunter.
News and Discussion
- Balance Patch 17.2.1: Monday 5/18
- 4 Card Buffs:
- Aldor Attendant: Changing to 1 Mana 1/3
- Torrent: Changing from 5 Mana to 4 Mana
- Shattered Rumbler: Changing from 4/6 to 5/6
- The Lurker Below: Changing from 6/3 to 6/5
- 8 Card Nerfs:
- Priestess of Fury: Changing from 6/7 to 6/5
- Crimson Sigil Runner: Changing from 2/1 to 1/1
- Scavenger’s Ingenuity: Changing from +3/+3 to +2/+2
- Shadowjeweler Hanar: Changing from 1/5 to 1/4
- Blackjack Stunner: Changed from “It costs [2] more]” to “It costs [1] more”
- Imprisoned Scrap Imp: Changed “When this awakens, give all minions in your hand +2/+2.” to “When this awakens, give all minions in your hand +2/+1.
- Bloodboil Brute: Changed from 6/8 to ⅝
- Bloodsworn Mercenary: Changed from 3/3 to 2/2
- Discussion: How do we feel about these Balance Changes, overall?
- Bug Fix: Resolved issue with Ethereal Conjurer locking game state
- 4 Card Buffs:
- Grandmasters Season 3: Week 5
- APAC:
- Glory on Top of Div A, Tyler on Top of Div B.
- Frostee and SamuelTsao in threat for Relegation
- EU:
- Jarla on Top of Div A, Viper on Top of Div B
- Bozzton and Zhym in threat for Relegation
- Americas:
- Bloodyface and Gallon on Top of Div A, Firebat on Top of Div B
- PapaJason, ETC and PNC in threat for Relegation
- APAC:
- Tavern Brawl: Battle of the Bans
- Pick four cards. Your opponent will BAN one of them, then we’ll make you a deck full of the cards remaining.
Decklist:
[Blazing Battlemage] x 1
[Dwarven Sharpshooter] x 1
[Tracking] x 1
[Acidic Swamp Ooze] x 1
[Corrosive Breath] x 1
[Explosive Trap] x 1
[Faerie Dragon] x 1
[Freezing Trap] x 1
[Imprisoned Felmaw] x 1
[Phase Stalker] x 1
[Scavenger’s Ingenuity] x 1
[Snake Trap] x 1
[Zephrys the Great] x 1
[Animal Companion] x 1
[Desert Spear] x 1
[Diving Gryphon] x 1
[Kill Command] x 1
[Primodial Explorer] x 1
[Stormhammer] x 1
[Unleash the Hounds] x 1
[Zixor, Apex Predator] x 1
[Dragonbane] x 1
[Evasive Feywing] x 1
[Big Ol’ Whelp] x 1
[Faceless Corruptor] x 1
[Rotnest Drake] x 1
[Veranus] x 1
[Dinotamer Brann] x 1
[Siamat] x 1
[Dragonqueen Alexstrasza] x 1
If you would like to build this deck in Hearthstone you can copy the following string of code to your clipboard and then open My Collection and select New Deck, you will then be prompted if you wish to create the deck saved to your clipboard, just click yes.
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