Rise of the Mech!-Event! A new Mech Legendary and... Card BUFFS!?!

Rayven-21397 · May 22, 2019, 12:56pm

What about turn 4 coin+Luna, turn 5+ Stargazer…spam 1 cost big minions?

I know it wouldn’t happen every game but there is potential there

khisana-2351 · May 22, 2019, 1:05pm

Luna still needs to be at least decent in less optimal scenarios.

Otherwise you have a high-roll deck that wins everytime it pulls off the combo and whenever it doesn’t, it’s too slow.

It might still be pretty polarized. Against control the tempo loss might not be that big of an issue, but against token / aggro decks it’s hard to afford at all.

Rayven-21397 · May 22, 2019, 1:11pm

Well, aside from the Necromechanic buff and the ridiculous OTK provided to priests via the new legendary and reckless experimenter I think the buffs are a bold and forward thinking move by blizz to try and inject something more to the meta. Even if it doesn’t work to bring some more diversity, I applaud them for trying something new

Sheercold-21753 · May 22, 2019, 7:08pm

2 mana 4/4 in total? for sure it’s possible, play it with Keleseth in wild, double shadowstep, maybe lab re…oh wait :)))) you can have the scheme leeroy package and a versatile build depending on the match-up, if you can’t use the combo you win with hoppers, if you can’t win with hoppers you use the combo

now it can be played in elemental mage, but it’s not even good there…it sure is a buff to my exodia deck that runs glyph

Rayven-21397 · May 23, 2019, 8:03am

May possibly even revive Big Mage?

Sheercold-21753 · May 23, 2019, 12:43pm

Well yeah, with that you don;t need to run trash spells like Fireland’s Portal anymore for the furry AoE and Alanna

Siperos-2405 · May 24, 2019, 10:29pm

An update regarding the Coppertail Imposter + Reckless Experimenter + SN1P SN4P OTK combo:
Reckless Experimenter got nerfed. Now her text says:
“Deathrattle minions you play cost (3) less, but die at end of turn. (Cost can’t be reduced below 1.)”

Although even with this nerf it is still possible to Magnetize Coppertail Imposter with 1 mana SN1P SN4Ps 6 times on turn 6, making Coppertail Imposter 16/22. Still a very strong minion. But at least you won’t die immediately and you can still answer to it on your next turn.

Source:

So that problem’s been taken care of by the looks of it. Just like I thought it will be.

Ixnay-2784 · May 24, 2019, 10:51pm

Well that needs both the copper tail and reckless to live.

Siperos-2405 · May 24, 2019, 11:13pm

Ah yeah, that’s true! I just kept thinking that Coppertail Imposter had Stealth ALL the time until it attacked something. Keep forgetting its Stealth ends on its next turn.

Siperos-2405 · May 29, 2019, 7:50am

Here are some official Blizzard statements on the upcoming June 3rd changes in case some of you are interested:

khisana-2351 · May 29, 2019, 8:53am

here’s the original post from the NA forum (the thread is called “RISE OF THE MECH UPDATE: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS” and it’s in the community discussion forum):

Cards missing after a long break from Heartstone

Hey, everyone!

Since we announced the Rise of the Mech update (and all of the card buffs coming along with it) we’ve seen several questions repeatedly pop up in community discussions. We’ve gathered some answers from the Hearthstone development team here to hopefully clear up some confusion and provide more clarity on the execution and philosophy behind these changes.

Will there be dust refunds for buffed cards?

Philosophically, cards that we feel we’ve improved won’t be eligible for refunds.

Is Extra Arms cost reduced for the additional copy as well?

More Arms will also cost 2 mana.

Will any other sets be buffed in the future?

We will be watching closely how this round of buffs goes. We like the idea of doing this kind of thing in the future, but can’t commit to anything solid quite yet.

It currently feels like most if not all Rogue decks are built around Preparation due to how Rogue spells have synergy with it. What was the thought process behind not nerfing Prep earlier? Doing so now feels like Rogue is effectively gutted.

Prep fits exactly what we think the Rogue kit should be about, just at a power level that makes it feel like it should be included in all possible Rogue archetypes. It’s one of the cards we find ourselves designing around the most because it makes it difficult to make reasonably powerful Rogue spells in the circumstance where they aren’t being used with Prep.

When we have a change in mind to a Basic or Classic card we would rather make that change at a time a whole new suite of cards are coming into the game or when the class we’re changing can withstand a power level decrease and still have powerful archetypes.

Why no Warrior nerfs?

Warrior has enough matchups with classes like Hunter and Mage that we thought would allow the meta to shift on its own if something like Control Warrior became the new most popular archetype. Of course, we will monitor player perception and data on a daily basis and will continue to evaluate if any more changes become necessary.

How did you select the cards from each class to be buffed?

We chose cards based on how fun or interesting we feel they are to play in relation to how much they are currently being utilized. In this case, the cards that were selected are part of the Rise of the Mechs event, which is specific to The Boomsday Project set. There were many cards that were played less than the cards we chose, but these are the ones that we believed led to the most fun experiences without making decks that are already very powerful even better.

How long have you been thinking about / working on these buffs?

We’ve been thinking about them for a while! Generally, the goal with past events and this event are the same. We want to try different ways to make the game feel fresh beyond the first month or two of a new expansion release. Buffing cards is one way to do that. Feedback has been very positive so far so we’re looking forward to seeing how the changes shake out when the patch is live.