In the online card game Hearthstone (PC, iOS, Android), a new legendary card called Schn1pp-Schn4pp is coming on June 3. However, Blizzard has overlooked a combination that allows Priests to start an unstoppable combo as early as turn 5. A nerf is needed, but for a different card.
What kind of new card is that? The card “Schn1pp-Schn4pp” is a neutral legendary minion for 3 mana with 2/3 stats and the following abilities:
- Magnetic – can attach to other Mechs
- Echo – can be played any number of times in a turn
- Deathrattle – when Schn1pp-Schn4pp dies, 2 1/1 Microbots appear
The minion is set to arrive on June 3, along with some buffs as a new update for Hearthstone – everyone will be able to get it. They just need to log in.
The card is not yet in Hearthstone, but it has already sparked discussions since its announcement.
This is the death combo: As soon as the new card was revealed, players already raised alarms. The crafty tinkerers in the Hearthstone community discovered a combination involving Schn1pp-Schn4pp that allows players to inflict “infinite damage”.
The death combo works only with Priests and only if the opponent has no Spotter on the board.
Then the Priest just needs to play any Mech in turn 4 that survives until turn 5 and is ready to attack. The “False Coppertail” is suitable for this, as it has Stealth.
After that, the Priest plays the “Ruthless Explorer” in turn 5. She reduces the cost of all minions with Deathrattle by 3, but they die at the end of the turn. The Explorer makes Schn1pp-Schn4pp cost not 3 mana anymore, but 0.
Now the Priest can play an infinite number of Schn1pp-Schn4pp (due to Echo) and attach them to the False Coppertail (thanks to Magnetic). The Coppertail can reach incredibly high damage numbers and kill the opponent in one hit. Blizzard generally does not like such combos in Hearthstone.
This is what Blizzard says: They state that they became “aware” of this combination of Schn1pp-Schn4pp and the Ruthless Explorer after the announcement of the Hearthstone update.
With the patch on June 3, the Ruthless Explorer will be nerfed so that she still reduces the cost of minions with Deathrattle by 3, but the reduced-cost minions will cost at least 1 mana.
As with every nerf, players can disenchant the Explorer for two weeks and receive the full dust back.
Blizzard also states they are aware of further such combos in Wild with Schn1pp-Schn4pp. Anyone who uses multiple Mechwarpers can also reduce the cost of the new legendary card to 0 and start such combos.
However, Blizzard wants to observe first.
This is what players are saying about the nerf: The nerf is generally well received on reddit. Blizzard has solved a problem without outright killing the card, they say. Even for 1 mana, the combo is still strong.
