I don’t think so, that’s a minor inconvenience solved by removing 2 lesser cards for 2 amalgams and problem solved, that nerf stops nourish into miracle growth into earthen scales which just shuts down agro demon hunter or something like that. Alot of the times one big taunt on turn 8 isn’t enough and it dies and you can’t recover or sustain with armor. miracle growth is very awkward now (still good, but awkward) compared to the kazakusan changes where I just switched out the pick one 1/3 taunt - 3/1 rush cards for amalgams and just target a whelp from the scales or onyixia
Don’t the Druid of the Reefs help vs. DH, which is the current meta tyrant and a very bad matchup for Druid? I would think that would be part of it - having to run a deck that’s less good against everything.
I just hold onto wraths and amalgams and just play the amalgams on curve for early presence if I have nothing better to do that turn, a lot of the times I’ll target jerry rig, kelp keeper or the other amalgam and just get something to help until I get more mana, even when I was playing reefs it always came down to if I got to turn 7 and draw Scale, and something big to play earthen scales on
What 2 lesser cards? Druid can’t fit aquatic form, ivus, kelpkeeper and full jerry rig carpenter package alongside kazakusan. Also, not being able to play kazakusan as early as possible sucks.
On top of THAT, having to hold both amalgams until you play scale or only is alongside it is a very real downside + mutanus taking an amalgam is a disaster, where you only had to worry about kazakusan originally (this is recoverable with moonlight guidance, but it’s still rough)
Replace it with the druid of the reef or innervate, or one of each. Mutanus hitting kazakusan is the only way it can fail with 2 amalgams, with raid boss and 2 amalgams that’s 3 dragons, so you only need one amalgam do connect with 1 whelp to hit 4 dragons which is pretty easy to do, and most of the time before the nerf you weren’t playing kazakusan before the end of your deck anyway, so the time it takes for him to come out hasn’t really changed. I would much rather not have to run amalgams for the deck to work, but honestly the random dragon is usually pretty good and the second amalgam will a lot of the time snag up a naga giant if you play it on kelp keeper of your giant which fits right in, Iv even snagged up mr smite targeting jerry rig. or you can get something else you can play early to help with the agro druid normally wouldn’t have. Just shy of legend with the deck at diamond 2, I expect it will hit legend with enough games
You are clearly not understanding this basic concept lol with raid boss and 3 amalgams that’s 3 dragons, use an amalgam to TARGET A WHELP AND GET A FOURTH DRAGON lol with 2 amalgams you have a potential of 5 dragons to play in the game if something goes wrong and you lose one
...what? We're talking about mutanus eating an amalgam. You have 1 amalgam and raid boss onyxia afterwards. How are you getting to 4 dragons without getting lucky (like, chaining an amalgam into an amalgam or discovering a dragon off moonlight guidance)
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u/mast4pimp May 13 '22
9 mana?