Balance Changes (May 23rd)

##Balance changes
Once again, this patch contains major balance and card adjustments. You can also read the full explanation of these changes straight from the yak-filled desks of the design team.


###Neutral
Syland Horsemaster
+1 life, loses charge 2.
Now has “Gift - Give a friendly creature charge 3 until end of turn”.

War Yak
Now has “+2/+0 while your opponent has 10 life or less
Queen’s Favorite
+1f cost, +1 life
Magda, Queen of Meroval
Changes to the following:
Magda, Queen of Meroval - 4 faeria
Creature
Your Legends cost 2 faeria less.
Production - Add a random Legend to your hand.
0/3
Unlikely Hero
-1 Attack, +1 Life
Now gains +3/+3 and charge 3 when it survives a battle.
Siege Engine
+1 Attack
Now gains +1/+0 after attacking.
Wandering Monk
+1 life
Steam Forge
-1 faeria cost
Baron Thulgar
+1 life
Ability changes from Gift to Last Words.
Hunted Outlaw
Now gives 2 faeria to your opponent on last words instead of 3.

###Blue
Water Elemental
+1 attack
Loses aquatic, gains jump.
Gabrian Commander
-1 faeria cost
Now gains flying when you draw a card that originally cost 7 faeria or more.
Mimic
Replaced with the following design:
Spring Mochi - 3 faeria, 2 lakes
Creature
Gift - The next card with original cost 7 faeria or higher you draw costs 3f less.
2/2
Gabrian Warden
+2 faeria cost, +1/+1, -1 Lake cost, now can give protection to any creature.
Mystic Beast
Changes to the following design:
Mystic Beast - 3 faeria, 1 lake
Creature
Gift - Gain +2/+2 and Charge 2 if your opponent has 10 faeria or more.
3/4
Gabrian Archon
Changes to the following design:
Gabrian Archon - 4 faeria, 2 lakes
Creature
Gain +2/+2 if you’ve played two cards with original cost 7 faeria or higher.
4/4
Gabrian Enchantment
Now draws a card when played in addition to its previous effect.
Stormspawn
+1 attack
Tale of the Old Turtle
Changes to the following design:
Tale of the Old Turtle - 5 faeria, 2 lakes
Event
Add 3 random blue cards to your hand. They cost 3 faeria less.
Wavecrash Colossus
Changes to the following design
Wavecrash Colossus - 10 faeria, 2 lakes
Creature
Costs 2 faeria less for each time you’ve gathered from an enemy well (minimum: 4 faeria)
Triton Diver
+1 life
Azure Wisp
+2 attack, +1 life, now only gains +1/+1 when you gather from your opponent’s wells.
Luduan
Changes to the following design
Luduan - 3 faeria, 1 lake
Creature
Whenever this creature gathers faeria from an opponent’s well, add a random blue card to your hand. It costs 2 faeria less.
1/4
Wavecrafter
+3 life. Now sets both players’ faeria to 3 at the end of your opponent’s turn.
Windfall
-1 faeria cost, -1 faeria gain.

###Green
Ancient Beastmaster
+1 attack, -1 life, now grants +1/+1 instead of +1/+0.
Oakling
+1 faeria cost, +1 life, now gives +5/+5 on death instead of +4/+4.
Tiki Caretaker
-1 faeria cost, now gives +2/+2 instead of +3/+3
Oak Father
-1 faeria cost
Primeval Colossus
Changes to the following design:
Primeval Colossus - 15f faeria, 2 forests
Creature
Costs 1 faeria less for each special land you have (minimum cost 6 faeria).
8/12
Verduran Guardian
Changes to the following design:
Ruunin’s Champion - 6 faeria, 2 forests
Whenever this creature attacks a god, add a random green creature to your hand. It gets +3/+3.
3/6
Wood Elemental
+1 attack, +1 life
Ruunin’s Presence
-1 faeria cost

###Red
Kobold Warlord
+1 faeria cost, +2 attack, +2 life
Gut Gorger
-1 mountain cost
Bold Bargainer
+1 faeria cost, +1 life, now discounts a random card in your hand by 7 faeria.
Barbarian Ogre
+1 faeria cost, +1 attack, +1 life
Boulder Thrower
Changes to the following design:
Boulder Thrower - 7 faeria, 1 mountain
Creature
Ranged
Combat - You gain 2 faeria.
3/5
Axe Grinder
Changes to the following design:
Axe Grinder - 3 faeria, 1 mountain
Creature
Gift - Gets +2/+0 if summoned adjacent to an enemy well.
3/4
Ratfang Armorsmith
Changes to the following design:
Hate Seed - 6 faeria, 2 mountains
Costs 1 faeria less for each creature with higher attack than life you’ve summoned.
4/5
Flame Spitter
+1 life
Ogre Battler
+1 faeria cost, +1 attack, +2 life
Flame Thrower
Now has, “Whenever this creature attacks a god, deal 1 damage to all enemy creatures”.
Bomb Slinger
Can now hit structures too.
Seifer’s Fodder
+1 life
Volcanic Colossus
Changes to the following design:
Volcanic Colossus - 9 faeria, 2 mountains
Creature
Costs 1 faeria less for each enemy creature that has died in combat (minimum 5 faeria).
8/8
Shedim Pest
Changes to the following design:
Shedim Pest - 4 faeria, 1 mountain
Creature
Gift - Gain +2/+2 if you have another creature with higher attack than life.
4/2
Fire Elemental
-1 attack, loses ranged, gains “combat - deal 2 damage to a random enemy creature
+2 life
Firebringer
Changes to the following design:
Firebringer - 4 faeria, 2 mountains
Gain +1/+1 whenever you summon a creature with higher attack than life.
2/2
Ogre Torturer
Changes to the following design:
Bloodwell Sprite - 4 faeria, 1 mountain
Whenever you gather from an opponent’s well, deal 1 damage to your opponent.
4/4
Ogre Dance
Now reduces by 7 faeria.
Blustering Devil
Changes to the following design:
Red Devil - 9 faeria, 2 mountains
Gift - Gain 5 faeria
6/4
Ignus, the First Flame
-1 mountain cost

###Yellow
Oradrim Sagittarius
Changes to the following design:
Oradrim Sagittarius - 3 faeria, 1 desert
Creature
Ranged
Whenever you attack a god, gain 1 faeria.
1/2
Slaughtering Shadow
-1 faeria cost
Deathwish Ghoul
-1 desert cost
Demon Wing
-1 faeria cost
Air Elemental
+1 attack
Oblivion Knight
-1 faeria cost
Shaytan Scavenger
Now triggers off attacking a god instead of a creature dying.
Windstorm Colossus
Changes to the following design:
Windstorm Colossus - 9 faeria, 2 deserts
Costs 1 faeria less for each event you’ve played (minimum cost: 4 faeria)
7/5
Oath to Oblivion
-1 faeria cost
Windstorm Charger
Now has charge 2 instead of charge 3.
###Multicolored
Apex Predator
-1 attack, -1 life, gains jump
Icerock Behemoth
-1 faeria cost
Twinsoul Spirit
+1 life

##Rarity Changes
Many cards have changed in rarity with this update.
###Cycle

  • All Colossi > Rare
    ###Neutral
  • Famine > Rare
  • Queen’s Assassin > Common
  • Unlikely Hero > Epic
  • Outland Ranger > Rare

###Green

  • Gaea’s Grace > Rare
  • Tiki Totem > Epic
  • Living Willow > Common
    ###Blue
  • Triton Diver > Rare
  • Tale of the Old Turtle > Epic
  • Triton Chef > Rare
  • Frogify > Common
  • Luduan > Epic
  • Ancient Herald > Common
  • Triton Chef > Common
  • Triton Banquet > Rare

###Red

  • Grim Guard > Common
  • Axe Grinder > Rare
  • Bomb Slinger > Epic
  • Shedim Pest > Common
  • Fire Bringer > Rare
  • Blood Singer > Common

###Yellow

  • Shaytan Assassin > Epic
  • Windborne Champion > Epic
  • Zealous Crusader > Rare
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