The Raza Resealed change shows a complete lack of foresight by the devs
I'm not referring to them changing Raza now before the new imbue hero power is released in a couple of weeks, because obviously that would cause issues. What I mean is that they either; a) didn't think Raza's design would cause any issues for the next 2 years that it was in standard b) didn't consider Raza when designing the imbue hero power Also worth pointing out that how they did decide to change the card makes it seem like a pretty last minute panic nerf. The effect doesn't even have anything to do with what the OG Raza did.
This isn't the first time something like this has happened either; do you remember when they had to change Pendant of Earth because of its interaction with Naga Giant? I imagine that, if people hadn't found and used that interaction, the nerf would have come not long before Ceaseless released, once the devs realized being able to gain 100 armor for 3 mana was a bit too good.
To be fair, I totally believe that it's very difficult to account for every possible niche card interaction a year in advance. But this Raza change feels incredibly last minute and rushed out in a panic. Not to mention completely out of flavor with what the OG Raza did.
TL;DR Release my boi Raza
Posted Mar 12, 2025, 7:56 PM UTC