Card Games Descent of Dragons Hearthstone 0 0 9 min read Nerf Patch 16.0.8 announced changes Romar January 9, 2020 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Hearthstone changes have been announced but not date specified, but it should be between Jan 14, 2020 to Jan 17, 2020. As stated earlier they promised to check other Galakrond decks, and other strong meta decks, but ultimately they hit Galakrond shaman decks even more. Upcoming Changes to Constructed Play Rogue Fiendish Rites – Now costs 4 mana (up from 3). Warrior Scion of Ruin – Now costs 4 mana (up from 3). Ancharrr – Now has 2 durability (down from 3). Shaman Dragon’s Pack – If you’ve invoked twice, it gives Wolves +2/+2 (down from +3/+3) – Wolves will be 4/5 Taunts now. Invocation of Frost – Now costs 2 mana (up from 1). Rogue Necrium Apothecary – Now costs 5 mana (up from 4). Neutral Dragonqueen Alexstrasza – Her Battlecry can no longer generate another copy of herself. All of those cards will be disenchantable for full crafting cost for 2 weeks after the patch. Battleground Changes Heroes Shudderwock Burbling: Cost reduced from (2) to (1). Queen Wagtoggle Wax Warband: Give a random friendly Mech, Demon, Murloc and Beast +2 Attack. (instead of +1 Health) Infinite Toki Temporal Tavern: Cost reduced from (2) to (1). Now reads, “Refresh Bob’s Tavern. Include a Minion from a higher Tavern Tier.” Patches the Pirate Has returned to the Battlegrounds Hero Pool. Fire the Cannons!: At the start of next combat, deal 4 damage to two random enemy minions. (increased from 3 damage) Pyramad Has returned to the Battlegrounds Hero Pool. Brick by Brick: Give a random friendly minion +3 Health. (increased from +2 Health) Minions Golden Soul Juggler After a friendly Demon dies, deal 3 damage to a random enemy minion twice. (instead of 6 damage once) Bug Fixes and Game Improvements Battlegrounds: Selfless Hero’s Deathrattle will now only affect minions that do not already have Divine Shield. Arena: The appearance rate of cards in the draft has been updated to ensure class balance remains close to the ideal 50% win-rate. Specifically, the win-rate of Druid, Hunter, and Paladin should now be decreased. The win-rate of Priest, Rogue, Shaman and Warlock should now be increased. Card appearance rates for Mage and Warrior remain untouched. SOURCE Checkout Jan 2020 Week 1 Meta decks Share on Facebook Share on Twitter