In the free online collectible card game Hearthstone , three new cards from the expansion “Goblins vs Gnomes” have been revealed. One of them continues the trend of attacking too strong decks in the game with new cards.
The Clockwork Giant, an 8/8 creature for 12 mana, already targeted the currently popular “Handlock” deck with its ability to become cheaper the more cards the opponent has in hand. In this deck, a Warlock plays few of their own cards in the early rounds, draws cards to hand faster with their hero power, and then destroys the opponent with cards like the Mountain Giant or the Twilight Drake, which benefit when the player has a full hand. Of course, Blizzard is aware of this but does not simply want to nerf the Handlock and other similar decks but rather “balance” them in the game with new cards.
One of the new expansion cards, a 2/3 creature for 3 mana (above), is supposed to counter this. Its damage increases by four points if the opponent holds more than 6 cards. A 6/3 creature for 3 mana is quite nasty. The second new minion (right) that has been revealed will please rogues. It is their class card and a 2-mana drop with solid 3/2 stats, granting +1 to the weapon.
In the near future, Blizzard plans to reveal more Hearthstone cards from the expansion, allowing players to vote on which one it will be. To start, they’ve shown this gnome (left), which gives the hero 4 health points per turn as long as they have a secret active. “Secrets” is also an exciting topic: they have become significantly stronger with Naxxramas, especially some Hunter and Mage variants rely on them. Here, Blizzard hints that there might be a new “Gnomes vs Goblins” card in Hearthstone that makes it a bit harder for secrets. However, they do not provide specifics.
