Episode 238: All About Those Gems, ’Bout Those Gems AND CHANGES!

Welcome to Doctor 3, a Hearthstone podcast dedicated to giving you explosive growth in 

climbing the standard ranked ladder. Hosted by Katrina, dragonrider, and Smarms.

 

Mini-Podcast in a Podcast?

Last week's Poll Question

 

NEWS: 

• Patch 28.4.1 launched yesterday, Monday Jan 29th bringing changes to standard, BGs, arena offering adjustments and bug fixes https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24046220/28-4-1-patch-notes 
  • We’ll discuss standard changes in main topic
  • Pyrotechnician is no longer banned in Standard.
  • The Lunar New Year event started today and runs from January 30 to February 13, complete event quests to earn event XP on the special event rewards track. 
    • Complete the rewards track to earn 6 Signature Cards (2x Kobold Miner, 2x Walking Mountain, and 2x Howdyfin), the Lantern Stringer Galewing Battlegrounds Hero Skin, and the Dragon Dance Celeste Hearthstone Hero Skin!
  • Twist returns this week, starting February 1st with a commons and rares ONLY format!

Main Topic

• Standard balance changes

• Velarok the Deceiver (2nd half of the card) from a 3/6 to a 3/3
• Shattershambler now just kills the next Deathrattle immediately when its played and doesn’t discount the next Deathrattle minion by 1
• Cactus Construct now summons a 1/1 version of the chosen minion instead of a 1/2 
• Herald of Nature now only buffs +1/+1 instead of +1/+2
• Pendant of Earth now restores Health to your hero equal to the cost of the discovered minion instead of gaining armor equal to the cost.
• Shattered Reflections no longer adds a copy of the chosen minion to your hand, it just adds it to the battlefield and deck
• Dew Process from 2 mana up to 4 mana
• Boogie Down from 3 mana up to 4 mana and the finale now summons another 1-cost minion instead of giving the summoned minions taunt.
• The Garden’s Grace now gives Divine shield and +4/+4 instead of +5/+5
• Thaddius, Monstrosity now has your odd-cost or even-cost cards costing 2 less instead of 4 less.

• Thoughts of impact on meta/decks

 

Next Poll Question

• What rank are you ending in STANDARD for Jan 2024?
  • Legend
  • Diamond Ranks
  • Platinum Ranks
  • Gold/Silver Ranks
    
    

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