In Hearthstone , Pirate Warrior and Pirate Rogue are soon to be affected by the cards.
Yesterday a livestream of Hearthstone took place. There, a nerf of the currently popular pirates became apparent. This is not because the decks are really that strong, but because they are so popular.
According to Blizzard, Hearthstone is currently well balanced, no deck has a win rate over 52%. In the past, it has mostly been like this. It is rare for a deck to become stronger than 55% win rate. Yet some decks simply become too popular in Hearthstone.
As soon as a deck becomes so popular that 25% of the players are using it, Blizzard becomes nervous. When they nerfed the grave digger back then, 40% of all decks contained the card. The pirate may also face this fate.
The Problem with Pirates
The issue here is that all pirate decks feel the same when you are boarded by them. Even though variations come, it feels to players as if they are always losing against the same deck.
No nerf has been announced yet, but it is heavily implied that one is coming. If the pirates in Hearthstone continue to be this popular, then Team 5 will address the issue. Usually, this means: Nerfs are coming. Since a downturn in the pirate waves cannot be expected without a nerf, one can assume that Blizzard will intervene.
The current pirate craze includes Pirate Warrior and Pirate Rogue. The decks are brutal and geared towards a fast and hard victory in just a few rounds. They dominate the early game and aim to finish matches already in the mid-game, in rounds 5, 6, or 7. The pirate decks utilize synergy effects between the pirates and weapons for their success.
These synergy effects have always existed, but with the cheap new pirate cards from “Mean Streets of Gadgetzan” and “Whispers of the Old Gods,” a deadly mixture has emerged.
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