Snake now costs 6

[MrPepega-1252]

The 6 mana nerf is only temporary as a bandaid fix.

They will come back and adjust snake permanently at a later time.

Also confirmed there will be a dust refund(s)

[Coffee-2748]

@MrPepega-1252

Also confirmed there will be a dust refund(s)

OK, what exactly will be refunded? Can you provide some links to the info?

[TonberyDoink-2802]

@Coffee-2748

No, you don´t.

err… what?

@MrPepega-1252

The 6 mana nerf is only temporary as a bandaid fix.

They will come back and adjust snake permanently at a later time.

Good

@MrPepega-1252

Also confirmed there will be a dust refund(s)

Also good

Anyhoo… since no-one has yet posted the link, here’s what I found.

hearthstonetopdecks(DOT)com/hearthstone-28-0-2-patch-notes/

An error occurred: Sorry, you can’t include links in your posts.

> Blizzard just posted patch notes for 28.0.2 and… it’s coming out today!
**> **
**> The main feature of the patch is the nerf of [The Azerite Snake – it now costs 6 mana instead of 4 so you can’t bounce it around that easily. The cost of full combo will go up by 6 mana and you can’t play it twice in a single turn on 10 mana. This is not a permanent fix. They plan another adjustment to the card later, but the only things they can change in server-side updates are stats and cost. That’s why changing its cost was the only solution.

[Berserker81-2246]

The dumb 3 drop in naga dh next? Please?
Be nice to have games longer than 3 turns against dh.

[MrPepega-1252]

They didn’t give specifics on dust refunds but the details were announced in the Community Discussion section of the hearthstone forums (Patch 28.0.2).

[TonberyDoink-2802]

@MrPepega-1252

They didn’t give specifics on dust refunds but the details were announced in the Community Discussion section of the hearthstone forums (Patch 28.0.2).

28.0.2 Patch Notes

Patch 28.0.2 is a server-side patch rolling out today with the following updates and bug fixes: Hearthstone Updates Dev Comment: It’s been a fun few days since the launch of Showdown in the Badlands. We’ve heard a lot of yeehaws, but we’ve also seen one clear sentiment outlier for players: there’s a snake in their boots! It’s still early, so we’re not at our balance window for the set yet, but we know we want to adjust this negative play experience regardless of where the power lands, so we’v…

[anon2543397]

it’ll probably just be dust refunds on the excavate warlock cards.

[SkullLeigh-2365]

@MrPepega-1252

They didn’t give specifics on dust refunds but the details were announced in the Community Discussion section of the hearthstone forums (Patch 28.0.2).

What specifics you need?
If they nerf azerite snake alone, all the cards that excavate will give you full dust if you disenchant.

[chiapet1337-1154]

@SkullLeigh-2365

you cannot double summon it in a single turn anymore.

Ha, I called it. 6 mana to stop double snake plays. You were quite against the idea, but here it is.

[Nizidran-2216]

This nerf killed the deck.

it was already struggling at diamond/ legend. Now its dead. You can’t double snake anymore. You need to wait turn 8 to spend your whole turn stealing life with a snake. You need to survive two turn doing nothing to kill the opponent. Lol.

[TonberyDoink-2802]

@anon2543397

it’ll probably just be dust refunds on the excavate warlock cards.

@SkullLeigh-2365

What specifics you need?
If they nerf azerite snake alone, all the cards that excavate will give you full dust if you disenchant.

Looks like we won’t be getting refunds until the permanent fix:

@GnomeSayin-11972

Finally, we’ll do things like dust refunds with that balance patch, so keep that in mind when making your collection decisions.

They could cheap out and only refund the Warlock excavate cards, but if you look in your collection and closely examine Kobold Miner and Burrow Buster, they each list 5 “related cards”, which are the 5 legendary excavate rewards, including Snake.

So, all 4 cards should be refundable.

[SkullLeigh-2365]

@chiapet1337-1154

Ha, I called it. 6 mana to stop double snake plays. You were quite against the idea, but here it is.

I was against it being 6 mana or against it getting nerfed?
I wasn’t against any of that. But if I have to choose, I prefer it costing 6 mana than having the text changed.

[TonberyDoink-2802]

@Nizidran-2216

This nerf killed the deck.

it was already struggling at diamond/ legend. Now its dead. You can’t double snake anymore. You need to wait turn 8 to spend your whole turn stealing life with a snake. You need to survive two turn doing nothing to kill the opponent. Lol.

Its a temporary hotfix:

@GnomeSayin-11972

Dev Comment: It’s been a fun few days since the launch of Showdown in the Badlands. We’ve heard a lot of yeehaws, but we’ve also seen one clear sentiment outlier for players: there’s a snake in their boots! It’s still early, so we’re not at our balance window for the set yet, but we know we want to adjust this negative play experience regardless of where the power lands, so we’ve decided to do a temporary adjustment now, ahead of our scheduled balance patch, coming soon.

However, there are limits to what we can do a server-side hotfix. First, we can only adjust the “big numbers” like stats and cost. Stats are not the problem on this card, so we’re increasing the cost here. This is NOT the change we plan to eventually land on. When we get to our balance patch, our plan is to revert this mana cost change and make a different adjustment that still meets our goals, but is more cohesive with the set overall. Second, server-side adjustments mean that cards have different versions between the client and the server. That means the card will appear as it currently does in places like your Collection, but then will have the red “adjusted stats” when you try to play it in-game. We know this will cause some confusion—which is part of why we don’t often make balance changes in server patches—but we think it’s worth it for the overall enjoyment of the launch period. Finally, we’ll do things like dust refunds with that balance patch, so keep that in mind when making your collection decisions.

Azerite Snake (the Warlock Excavate Treasure)

• Old: 4 Mana
• New: 6 Mana

[anon2543397]

The legendary Azerite cards aren’t refundable, because they are NOT a part of your collection/you can’t collect them.

[MrPepega-1252]

They haven’t stated that they will refund all excavate cards in addition to snake.

That may be your expectation but those specific refunds have not been confirmed by T5.

[anon2543397]

Oh, you meant refunding the neutral excavate cards, yeah no, they’ll probably just refund the warlock-specific ones.

[Xethurn-1582]

@TonberyDoink-2802

Congrats Blizzard… way to shoot yourself in the foot.
Legendary Excavate rewards cost 4 mana… not any more.

They should have reduced the power of the card, not nerfed its cost. Oh well, whatever. I’ll take the dust

I lost brain cells reading this

[Boreas-1179]

so ? they revert the mana cost change after they nerf the card

your post makes zero sense

[TonberyDoink-2802]

@Xethurn-1582

I lost brain cells reading this

If you believe that is true, you should probably consult a doctor over that.

@Boreas-1179

so ? they revert the mana cost change after they nerf the card

your post makes zero sense

I made that comment before I knew it was a temporary nerf, which you would have known if you bothered to read my subsequent comments.

[NeonGhost-111963]

I have two golden Drillfist cards, so I’m pretty happy about the nerf.

@MrPepega-1252

They haven’t stated that they will refund all excavate cards in addition to snake.

Nevermind the fact that two of the neutrals are given as uncraftable on the reward track.