The new Hearthstone patch arrives on September 18. There’ll be changes to a handful of cards, and a focus on scaling down the popularity of some basic class cards.
Hearthstone’s next patch arrives on September 18. Update 9.1 will make changes to five cards, with a slight focus on scaling down the power of the Druid class.
The five cards that have been changed are Innervate, Fiery War Axe, Murloc Warleader, Hex, and Spreading Plague. Two of those cards, Innervate and Spreading Plague, are Druid class cards, and these nerfs target two of the highest-performing cards in a variety of Druid decks. Innervate now gives half the original mana, in an attempt to slow Druids down in the early game. Spreading Plague deals the same effect, but costs one extra mana, pushing it further towards the late game and continuing to slow Druid down.
One card not receiving a nerf in this patch is a new late-game Druid card, Ultimate Infestation. There was some expectation that this powerful card would be in line for a nerf, but while it’s no fun to lose to, it’s not as central to Druid decks as Innervate and Spreading Plague, and the hope is that nerfing those two cards will have enough of an impact on the class as a whole.
