Hearthstone patch nerfs Blindeye Sharpshooter, updates Azerite Snake, and more

The latest Hearthstone patch is now live. It features nerfs to Blindeye Sharpshooter, Azerite Snake, and more. There are also some changes to the Hearthstone Battlegrounds game mode.

In patch 28.0.3, Blindeye Sharpshooter went from a 1/5 to a 1/3. The Hearthstone developers noted the popularity of Naga Demon Hunter, so this nerf would weaken it instead of destroying the deck archetype altogether.

"This change still gives players the fun pop-off turn, but makes it riskier for the Demon Hunter to go in early, so there are more early-game decisions and fewer snowballing games," according to the official post.

Meanwhile, Azerite Snake also received updates. It's now a 4-mana 5/5 minion that steals 10 health from the enemy hero. The developers acknowledged that Azerite Snake's previous adjustment was a temporary fix to account for Excavate Warlock's power.

"This change makes Azerite Snake once again match the other Legendary Excavate Treasures’ costs, but keeps the overall clock and cost about the same by requiring 5 activations for lethal instead of the current 3," the patch notes stated.

A few more Hearthstone cards received updates in patch 28.0.3 as well. They include Order in the Court, Always a Bigger Jormungar, and Defense Attorney Nathanos changes.

For the Order in the Court spell, it no longer draws a card to slightly nerf Paladin decks. Meanwhile, Always a Bigger Jormungar now costs an extra mana to slow down Hunter. As for Defense Attorney Nathanos, he's now a 4/4 minion with added functionality.

"In this patch, we’re updating the rules to make Defense Attorney Nathanos work more favorably with cards like Spurfang, Twisted Frostwing, and Bovine Skeleton," according to the Hearthstone developers. "We think this will work more intuitively for players, and it sounds fun. But, at the same time, our overall goal with this patch is to slightly weaken Hunter, so we’re giving Nathanos a small, pre-emptive stats adjustment to make up for his new synergies."

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