Giggling Inventor 6 Mana?

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I know the reason it was nerfed from 5 to 7 was so that the “Even” decks could not use it and get lots of value during the meta she was released into.

But considering that Genn and Baku are long gone would it be fair to un-overnerf this card and bring it to 6 mana?

Now I don’t know the current climate in wild so I have no idea how this change would echo in that format.

But considering wild is busted anyway and practically anything goes I can’t imagine it would cause too many issues.

I’d like to see this card played again! It’s a great card that had to suffer due to other cards in the meta being too good, but they are gone now and she just sits there being way over priced.

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We don’t need more powerful mech cards. Giggling inventor at 6 mana is good enough to play, and there’s way too much mech synergy already.

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That’s my point I feel that the correct mana cost for Giggling Inventor is 6 mana. It currently sits at 7 because it was “hard nerfed” due to the meta it was in.

So we both agree to bring it to 6.

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Oddly enough they just went through Buffing stuff from Boomsday (although class only);

this should have totally been included in the buffs; its original design purpose was, literally, “a strong anti-aggro minion, on par with the likes of Sludge Belcher”;

considering how Aggro builds have been running rampant, I’d totally buff this; however, since it’d end up getting played in Giant-Conjuring Mage, I don’t know.

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If you want to pretend I agree with you, go for it.

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Well here’s the thing. The one deck it’s already getting played in is Conjurer mage and it’s already able to be used in combination with CC.

As it stands you play Giggling for 7, get 2 mechs and then Conj on the inventor for 2 7 cost minions.

There’s also the combo with Kahdgar where you could get 4 taunts but the meta will shift and people might just run Mossy horror again.

Bringing Giggling down to 6 actually kind of nerfs this interaction as you would get 2 6 cost minions instead of 7 cost.

And not a lot of decks run the card currently and I think in a meta where the top decks are aggro based (rouge. Warlock, hunter) its a perfect time for giggling to come back.

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Except that sludge beltcher faced a metagame far faster than this one and was so broken for his time that even agressive decks used it.

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yeah but then i have to deal with even shaman in wild.

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Giggling Inventor is at least fair in wild. wild is supposed to ridiculous.

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I’d agree … if the generated minions weren’t mechs.

If there’s anything we currently don’t need it’s more effective mech cards. :wink:

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It’s fair at 7 mana, Wild wise. Even Shaman is already a top tier deck. It doesn’t need a re-buff.

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I don’t think i’d be playing a 6 mana giggling in even shaman.

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Same. Maybe as a sub card if I was missing something, but the current version tends to be more on the aggressive side of the spectrum and GI w/o FTT… Not convinced it would be good enough.

Still dont want it buffed regardless, too many mechs as is!

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There is the Storm Bringer Even Shaman which is just ever so slightly behind normal Even Shaman (and Murloc Shaman). I still doubt a 6-mana GI would make the cut in that deck even as… Thunderhead is kind of your token generation for Stormbringer

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The Storm Bringer Even Shaman kinda sounds fun actually.

What did they cut for it ?

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The fact that both the original Doctor Boom and this card abused by QR are deemed at the same mana value is astounding. I think it should be 6, but I didn’t use the card anyway.

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This card still sees some play at 7 mana so it isn’t useless. So I think there is no need to buff it again. Tons of cards never see any play at all and they don’t ever get buffed. So why buff something that already kind of works?

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I remember when Giggling Inventor was pretty much the only playable card in the entire boomsday expansion upon release.

Thank God for rotation, because this set bombed when it first came out. Literally.

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Giggles should stay at 7 but be a 3/3

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Why not make it a 7 mana 7/7?