Lord Kur'talos Ravencrest will be added to the Core and Contemporary Banlists, and some Reborn cards will be changed, effective December 8th, 2023. The following cards remain banned in these formats:
Classic:
Contemporary:
Mazu’kon**
Nerfed Card Changes
Forgotten Technique: Changed "double damage" to "3 damage."
Storm, Earth, and Fire: added "Your hero can't attack." New alternate art.
Crimson Tempest: Changed cost from 6 to 7.
Marked for Death: Changed graveyard power from 3 to 2 combo cards. Reworked Graveyard power text.
Totemic Animation: Changed cost from 3 to 4.
Braidfur, Rodent Rampager: ATK Changed from 1 to 0.
Chao Blossomwind: Exhaust Power now costs 1.
Chuho Dawnchaser: Changed health from 5 to 4.
General Nazgrim: Changed health from 4 to 3.
Kil'ruk the Windreaver: Removed "ready Kil'ruk" when he is no longer an item.
Kor'kron Reaver: Changed health from 2 to 1.
Xaril, the Poisoned Mind: Changed ATK from 2 to 3. Changed Nature damage and healing trigger from 2 to 1.
Emperor Shaohao: Cost changed from 6 to 8. ATK and Health changed to 6.
Sam the Wise: ATK and Health changed from 4 to 3.
Relic of Chi-Ji: Changed damage dealt from 3 to 2.
Immaculate Pandaren Spellblade: added cost 2 to activation power.
The Darkspear Rebellion: Changed completion cost from 8 to 10.
Worthy of Passing: Added completion cost of 1.
Rules and Superficial Changes
Chandler Golragg: Added missing "Monster" tag.
Runic Corruption: Now targets "up to one" ally.
Baited Arrow: Now targets "up to one" ally."
Effigy of Xuen: Now targets "up to one" ally." New alternate art featuring Xuen. Added Beast and Monster tags to Tiger token.
Breath of Fire: New alternate art.
Primordial Ooze: Slightly altered text to make effect clearer.
Regalia of the Haunted Forest: Now plays the token Ongoing ability to align with attachment rules.
Buffed Card Changes
Garrosh, Avatar of Y'shaarj: Now cost (1) less to play for each Orc and Sha controlled.
Remorseless Winter: Changed cost from 4 to 3. Now does not affect your hero. Second power reworked to be an activation instead of destroy power.
Nightmare: Opponents now choose to destroy a card instead of discarding.
Return to Earth: Changed to Instant.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Chimera: Removed "Hero can't attack" effect, added "interrupt an ability targeting your hero" to second effect.
Shatter: changed ally destroy trigger to require any type of damage dealt to an ally that was dealt frost damage to destroy it.
Enveloping Mists: Removed trigger that destroys EV on quest completion.
Stance of the Fierce Tiger: Changed cost to 2. Added Allies to 5 combat damage trigger.
Light's Reflection: Changed cost from 2 to 3, changed damage from 1 to 2.
Dirty Tricks: Now can strike with weapons as they enter play if your hero is in combat.
Relentless Strikes: Changed cost from 5 to 4.
Mass Hex: Now an Ongoing ability with 2 counters. Now can’t gain or lose ATK or Health, instead of losing powers.
Draconic Roar: Changed to Instant, Now puts ally on top of deck instead of into hand.
Seasoned Soldier: Reworked Journey Trigger, now adds +1 ATK to weapons and is not a choice.
Draelan Umberleaf: Changed power from "Horde" target to "Non-Alliance"
SI:7 Agent Scarlett: Changed power from "Horde" target to "Non-Alliance."
Overlord Runthak: Now destroys each opposing damaged ally, instead of one target “Alliance” ally.
Blazebound Chanter: Reworked power: Now costs 5 and is reduced by [Fire] and Fire cards.
Great Dragon Turtle: Changed Health from 2 to 3.
Niuzao, the Black Ox: Now readies two cards instead of two allies.
The Monkey King: Changed Health from 3 to 4. Changed Barrel's ATK from 2 to 3.
Wrathion, Black Prince: Now puts the revealed equipment into play instead of hand.
Xin the Weaponmaster: Now deals damage equal to his ATK, instead of 2. Alternate art, we couldn’t find the original.
Brawler's Handwraps: Pay 1 less to strike with all weapons, instead of next.
Regalia of the Chromatic Hydra: First power now can target heroes, cost 2 instead of 1 counter. Second power changed to deal damage to each opposing instead of single target.
Vestements of the Exorcist: First power now looks for any graveyard instead of opposing. Second power changed from 4 to 3 counters.
Warpelt of the Howling Beast: Second power now destroys "each opposing" ally with 0 ATK, instead of a single target.
Windfury Regalia: Reworked and swapped first and second power.
Yu'lon Guardian Greatboots: Changed cost from 5 to 3. Changed Def from 0 to 3. Now dealt -damage equal to DEF.
Pearl of Pandaria: Activated power now places resource directly instead of putting it into hand. Can no longer place an additional resource.
Relic of Niuzao: Now triggers from any cards exhausting.
Shenqing, the Divine Bell: Cost changed from 5 to 4.
Gaze of Arrogance: Cost changed from 6 to 3.
Horned Mace of the Old Gods: Changed power from cost X to 1. Now can only target opposing allies with damaging effect.
Immaculate Pandaren Spear: Changed cost from 6 to 5. Changed STRIKE from 5 to 1. Now can choose counters to remove instead of removing all.
Mogu'dar, Blade of the Thousand Slaves: Change cost from 8 to 6.
Screaming Tiger, the Unbreakable: Changed cost from 6 to 5. Changed STRIKE From 3 to 2.
Taoren, the Soul Burner: Changed damage type to Shadow. Moved Long-Range to weapon instead of modifier. Now looks for three [Shadow] cards instead of three Sha.
The Dread Wastes: Now adds a counter for each Sha controlled.
