Get ready to adapt to the new meta as Patch 17.2.1 brings several big card balance changes to Hearthstone!
Twelve cards were either struck by the nerf hammer or enhanced by the buff potion!
Patch 17.2.1 was planned to hit live on May 18 — so it should already be implemented into the game.
All images used in this article are only here for illustration purposes as they correspond to the former version of the cards affected by Patch 17.2.1.
Buffed
Aldor Attendant
• Old: [Cost 2] 2 Attack, 3 Health → New: [Cost 1] 1 Attack, 3 Health
Torrent
• Old: [Cost 5] → New: [Cost 4].
Shattered Rumbler
• Old: 4 Attack, 6 Health → New: 5 Attack, 6 Health.
The Lurker Below
• Old: 6 Attack, 3 Health → New: 6 Attack, 5 Health.
Nerfed
The 8 cards above will be eligible for a full dust refund until June 1.
Priestess of Fury
• Old: 6 Attack, 7 Health → New: 6 Attack, 5 Health.
Crimson Sigil Runner
• Old: 2 Attack, 1 Health → New: 1 Attack, 1 Health.
Scavenger's Ingenuity
• Old: Draw a Beast. Give it +3/+3. → New: Draw a Beast. Give it +2/+2.
Shadowjeweler Hanar
• Old: 1 Attack, 5 Health → New: 1 Attack, 4 Health.
Blackjack Stunner
• Old: Battlecry: If you control a Secret, return a minion to its owner’s hand. It costs (2) more. → New: Battlecry: If you control a Secret, return a minion to its owner’s hand. It costs (1) more.
Imprisoned Scrap Imp
• Old: Dormant for 2 turns. When this awakens, give all minions in your hand +2/+2. → New: Dormant for 2 turns. When this awakens, give all minions in your hand +2/+1.
Bloodboil Brute
• Old: 6 Attack, 8 Health → New: 5 Attack, 8 Health.
Bloodsworn Mercenary
• Old: 3 Attack, 3 Health → New: 2 Attack, 2 Health.
What do you think of these changes? Do you feel they were necessary to improve the health of the current meta? Feel free to drop your opinion in the comment section below!
Three new heroes and an additional minion for Battlegrounds, the possibility of reorganizing his decks, as well as several other improvements and bug fixes — everything about Patch 17.2 is in this dedicated article.
