Greetings, Champions,

Affliction has been a strong presence in the meta for a while, and while we want to maintain its core playstyle, we're making some adjustments. Today, we're slightly toning down its power to encourage better balance while ensuring it remains fun to play.

Thank you for your invaluable feedback - it has played a key role in shaping these changes. We’d love to hear more, so join us in our official Discord to share your thoughts and feedback!

Behold the full list of changes below!

‍

Wretched Mortals

Countess Elizabeth Báthory

Original:

• On Play, this card leeches -6 Attack from each of your opponent's cards in hand permanently.

New:

• On Play, your opponent’s cards in hand lose -6 Attack this turn, and this card keeps it all permanently.

Plague Doctors

Original:

• On Draw, your opponent’s cards in hand cost +1 Mana until played, and lose -14 Attack permanently.

New:

• On Draw, your opponent’s cards in hand cost +1 Mana for two turns, and lose -12 Attack permanently.

‍

Latin American

Yacumama

Original:

• On Return, the card opposite loses -25 Attack until played, and an additional -10 Attack permanently.

New:

• On Return, if played opposite any non-Synnig card, that card loses -25 Attack until played, and an additional -10 Attack permanently.

Boitatá

Original:

• On Draw, your opponent’s cards in hand lose -25 Attack until played.

New:

• On Draw, for every Synnig card in your deck, your opponent’s cards in hand lose -3 Attack until played.

‍

Germanic

Tatzelwurm

Original:

• On Play, your opponent's Rare and Epic cards, wherever they are, lose -10 Attack permanently.

New:

• On Play, when played in the left slot, your opponent's Rare cards, wherever they are, lose -10 Attack permanently.
• On Play, when played in the right slot, your opponent’s Epic cards, wherever they are, lose -10 Attack permanently.

Lorelei

Original:

• On Play, your opponent’s Rare and Fabled cards, wherever they are, lose -25 Attack until played.

New:

• On Play, when played in the left slot, your opponent’s Rare cards, wherever they are, lose -25 Attack until played.
• On Play, when played in the right slot, your opponent’s Fabled cards, wherever they are, lose -25 Attack until played.

Wolpertinger

Original:

• On Play, your opponent’s Epic and Fabled cards in hand lose -30 Attack this turn.

New:

• On Play, when played in the left slot, your opponent’s Epic cards in hand lose -30 Attack this turn.
• On Play, when played in the right slot, your opponent’s Fabled cards in hand lose -30 Attack this turn.

Krampus

Original:

• On Draw, for every time each card in your opponent's hand has been played, that card loses -20 Attack until played.

New:

• On Draw, for every time each card in your opponent's hand has been played, that card loses -20 Attack this turn.

Black Forest

Original:

• At the start of each turn, your opponent's cards in hand that haven't been played this game cost +1 Mana this turn. Their cards in hand that have been played at least once this game lose -3 Attack permanently.
• At the start of the game, for each Upgraded card in your hand, your Common Germanic cards, wherever they are, gain +3 Attack until played.

New:

• At the start of each turn, your opponent's cards in hand that haven't been played this game cost +1 Mana this turn. Their cards in hand that have been played at least once this game lose -5 Attack until played.
• At the start of the game, for each Upgraded card in your hand, your Common Germanic cards, wherever they are, gain +3 Attack until played.

‍

Wild Beasts

Black Shuck

Original:

• On Draw, your opponent's cards in hand lose -50 Attack this turn.
• On Return, if you lost the turn, your remaining cards in hand lose -50 Attack next turn.

New:

• On Draw, your opponent’s cards in hand lose -50 Attack this turn.
• On Return, if you lost the turn, your remaining cards in hand lose -50 Attack for two turns.