Not surprisingly, Demon Hunters took another hit, and by my count this is the fourth nerf to the class since it was released in April, with changes to Kayn Sunfury, Metamorphosis, and Warglaives of Azzinoth. According to HSReplay statistics, Demon Hunters are still the best class in the game.
Another familiar target is the Warrior, whose Corsair Cache will be toned down. Perhaps more surprising is that Blizzard will finally nerf the Dragon Queen, Alextraza. The card allowed two random dragons to be played for free on the same turn you dropped "Alex" on the board, as long as there were no duplicates in your deck.
Think it's good? Let's give it a try; DQ Alex, as she is known to friends and haters alike, is one of the swingiest cards in the game, but honestly even her "low stakes" results tend to be pretty strong; each dragon produced by the RNG costs one mana and is patiently Unless you have saved your coins, you will not be able to play both in the same turn.
Mana cheating is also the reason for the nerfing of Galakron the Nightmare, a rogue version of the Draconic Hero card that was a key part of last year's Descent of Dragons expansion. Depending on the number of times it is upgraded, Galakrond will draw more and more cards from your deck and cost 0. Like Alex, each of these cards will cost 1 mana.
Elsewhere, Mage and Druid increase the mana of Dragoncaster and Fungal Fortunes, respectively. The patch (17.6) will be released on July 14, and affected cards will be eligible for a full refund of dust for two weeks thereafter. For a full list of changes, see:
Dragon Queen Alextraza Old: Battle Cry: If you have no duplicates in your deck, put two other random dragons into your hand. They cost (0): New: Battle Cry: If you have no duplicates in your deck, add 2 other random Dragons to your hand. They cost (1).
Corsair Cache. Old: Draw a weapon. Make it +1/+1: Draw a weapon. New: Draw a weapon.
Metamorphose Old: Replace your Hero Power with "deals 5 damage". New: Replace your Hero Power with "Deals 4 damage." New: Replace your Hero Power with "deals 4 damage."
Kane Sunfury Old: Attack 3, Health 5 New: Attack 3, Health 4
Warglaives of Azzinoth Old: [Cost 5] New: [cost 6]
Dragon Caster Old: [Cost 6] New: [Cost 7]
Fungal Fortune Old: [cost 2] New: [cost 3]
Galakron of Nightmares Old: Battle Cry: Draw a card. Cost(0)New: Battlecry: Draw a card. Cost (1). Note that cards drawn from the upgraded versions of "Galakron of the Apocalypse" and "Galakron of the End of Azeroth" also cost (1).
Finally, Blizzard has stated that they are also preparing an update for Battlegrounds. Relax, guys. There is only so much balance we can handle.
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