Every Druid matchup turned into a minigame to stay above 14 health. Summoning three 2/2s ain't half-bad, but it's not something you don't just automatically throw into most Druid decks. Card is reduced in cost from six mana to five.Ĭhanging force of nature to five mana to summon three 2/2 Treants (that don't die at the end of the turn) changes the design of card, making it a card that fights for board and provides tokens, rather than a card that serves as the win condition for Druid. THE NERF: Summoned Treants no longer have charge, but do not die at end of turn. And while the cards are worth more than the health choice, the fact that you can make that choice adds value.

The only other 5/5 cards costing fewer than five mana are King Mukla and Anub'ar Ambusher, both of which have giant downsides. If you go by rule of thumb that a card draw is worth roughly 1.5 mana, that leaves Ancient of Lore essentially a four-mana 5/5 outside the car draw. The other card with the same ability, Coldlight Oracle, has the massive downside of drawing your opponents' two cards. It's one of only two minions in the game that draws two cards. Deck-making ought to be a balance of benefits and trade-offs.Īncient of Lore was a must-include in Druid decks simply because it was so good. When a card is so powerful that you nearly always include it, it ceases to become interesting. Must-include cards, especially those that don't cycle out, create a difficult task for designers trying to introduce cards that change archetypes. THE NERF: Draw one card instead of drawing two cards. ANCIENT OF LORE Ancient of Lore Provided by Blizzard An overpowered 'forever' card can make every new card be forced to fight against it for relevance, the same way Piloted Shredder casted a shadow over all new four drops. Getting some of the most powerful permanent Standard cards in check was important to keeping the meta dynamic. While we still have to wait for Whispers of the Old Gods to live April 26, Blizzard gave us our first helping by announcing card adjustments to some of the original cards.īlizzard has generally taken a light touch with making changes to existing cards (with the addition of Standard format), creating what is essentially a set of cards that doesn't cycle out.

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