Hearthstone: Class Demon Hunter has been nerfed less than 24 hours after its release

The Ashes of Outland expansion just released on April 7, brings the Demon Hunter class, the first new class to be added to the game since 2014. Recently, game designer Dean Ayala announced the presence of Illidan. Stormage was really too strong so they were nerfed.

According to the announcement from Hearthstone, the following cards have been nerfed:

• Skull of Gul’dan – Mana cost increased from 5 to 6.
• Imprisoned Antaen – Mana cost increased from 5 to 6.
• Eye Beam – Outcast Mana cost increased from 0 to 1.
• Aldrachi Warblades – Durability reduced from 3 to 2.

Complaints about the new class started popping up on the Hearthstone forums as soon as the update went live. Tonquikei said in this article that before Ashes of Outland, there were 4 classes that had a 50-52% win rate, while the other 5 classes had 47-50%.

“Demon Hunter is so powerful that it pushes the win rate of all other classes below the minimum level that can be used to climb the rank. When a class has a 58% win rate and the second highest class is only 49%, it’s a big deal that needs to be addressed as soon as possible,” they wrote.

“DH has done everything. Not only will you simply beat the tempo in the early game, but you’ll also have a hard time getting past value late game, that is if you can hold out that long. This class has so many options to play, it makes us feel like we are fighting the Adventure Lich King boss in Heroic.”

Hearthstone player F2K_Zeddy also pointed out this problem with the following parameter:

Day 2 and now no other class besides Demon Hunter has even a 45% winrate. It’s only day one they said. pic.twitter.com/OXqguSq9oZ

— F2K_Zeddy (@ZeddyHS) April 8, 2020

This problem is so serious that Blizzard is releasing a new patch, which is expected to be available today. For the first time in Hearthstone history, nerfs were announced within 24 hours of an expansion’s release. Prior to that, the “fastest nerf” achievement belonged to the recent Descent of Dragons expansion, which took place more than a week after the expansion’s release.

We’re planning on making some balance changes that should go out today. Cards we’re looking at are Skull of Gul’dan, Imprisoned Antaen, Eye Beam, and Aldrachi Warblades. We’ll send out the final info from our official channels when it’s ready. pic.twitter.com/2tU5j6lJyY

— August Dean Ayala (@IksarHS) April 8, 2020

Along with the card changes, Ayala said Blizzard will be tweaking Demon Hunter in Arena, and making some class changes to keep the “class cards” strong while nerfing the cards that make Demon Hunter “strong” “.

“People should know that there will be many balance adjustments in the next few weeks. We will change more often until we feel that DH is in a unique, happy and balanced state,” Ayala said. “We have a patch scheduled for later in the week to talk about the changes the team wants in Constructed, Battlegrounds, or Arena.”