I've been playing some Dwarves on Mahakam Forge lately ( https://www.playgwent.com/en/decks/guides/159742 ) and here are my thoughts on how to fix the archetype.
PROBLEM 1: The archetype revolves around row stacking. It has (slightly) not enough payoffs.
SOLUTION 1a: Buff Barcley Els. It's Mahakam Guard (4p) value +1 but for 7p. Make him a mainstay by upping him to 5-6 power.
SOLUTION 1b: Change Dennis Cranmer. His row boost is locked on ranged where there are no dwarves. Change the rows.
PROBLEM 2: The archetype revolves around armor. It has hardly any payoffs.
SOLUTION 2a: Rework and buff Paulie Dahlberg. ST got movement from elves if they want it. The other ability is weak (conditional 8 for 6). Give him some major armor payoff a'la Yarpen but for other units.
SOLUTION 2b: Buff Yarpen Zigrin. Outside Pyros and Berserkers (both kinda flawed) the only armor payoff. But value is a little too low. Up 1 power or down 1 power up 1 dmg for removal value.
PROBLEM 3: Since the big nerfs, Rowdies are hard to come by for Munro. Especially being so removable.
SOLUTION 3a: Change Dwarven Charriot. Currently, it clogs the row with a non-dwarf tag which is a big downside given its tragic value. Make it spawn the Rowdies in the other row or the row of choice so that it can be played on ranged. EDIT: Or simply give it Dwarf secondary tag.
SOLUTION 3b: Buff and change Saskia. Up 1 power. Or change "spawn on this row" to "spawn and play". Fixes the card for racial decks as well as makes it a powerhouse Harmony so desperately needs. EDIT: A little correction. Saskia is totally anti-synergistic with Dwarves. Buffing a Rowdy makes no sense. This card totally makes no sense for anything. Needs a complete rework.
PROBLEM 4: Since the big nerfs, Figgis is half the defender the others are. This is racial discrimination. Defender should not be downed by a single Rockslide (or even a Stunning Blow/Parasite/Decoction plus a random ping.) Plus dwarves are supposed to be resilient so, you know, the LORE...
SOLUTION 4: Up him to 4 armor.
PROBLEM 5: Oak has not been un-nerfed after Harmony was dealt with.
PROBLEM 5: Un-nerf him to 12p (in line with Hemdall). It's not used in the strongest ST decks so it's ok. It's used in row stacking decks such as elves, dwarves and devotion none of which is problematic.
Here it is. Reasonable (kinda) buffs of all shapes and sizes. #buffdwarves2020 #tallenoughtoxxx
PROBLEM 1: The archetype revolves around row stacking. It has (slightly) not enough payoffs.
SOLUTION 1a: Buff Barcley Els. It's Mahakam Guard (4p) value +1 but for 7p. Make him a mainstay by upping him to 5-6 power.
SOLUTION 1b: Change Dennis Cranmer. His row boost is locked on ranged where there are no dwarves. Change the rows.
PROBLEM 2: The archetype revolves around armor. It has hardly any payoffs.
SOLUTION 2a: Rework and buff Paulie Dahlberg. ST got movement from elves if they want it. The other ability is weak (conditional 8 for 6). Give him some major armor payoff a'la Yarpen but for other units.
SOLUTION 2b: Buff Yarpen Zigrin. Outside Pyros and Berserkers (both kinda flawed) the only armor payoff. But value is a little too low. Up 1 power or down 1 power up 1 dmg for removal value.
PROBLEM 3: Since the big nerfs, Rowdies are hard to come by for Munro. Especially being so removable.
SOLUTION 3a: Change Dwarven Charriot. Currently, it clogs the row with a non-dwarf tag which is a big downside given its tragic value. Make it spawn the Rowdies in the other row or the row of choice so that it can be played on ranged. EDIT: Or simply give it Dwarf secondary tag.
SOLUTION 3b: Buff and change Saskia. Up 1 power. Or change "spawn on this row" to "spawn and play". Fixes the card for racial decks as well as makes it a powerhouse Harmony so desperately needs. EDIT: A little correction. Saskia is totally anti-synergistic with Dwarves. Buffing a Rowdy makes no sense. This card totally makes no sense for anything. Needs a complete rework.
PROBLEM 4: Since the big nerfs, Figgis is half the defender the others are. This is racial discrimination. Defender should not be downed by a single Rockslide (or even a Stunning Blow/Parasite/Decoction plus a random ping.) Plus dwarves are supposed to be resilient so, you know, the LORE...
SOLUTION 4: Up him to 4 armor.
PROBLEM 5: Oak has not been un-nerfed after Harmony was dealt with.
PROBLEM 5: Un-nerf him to 12p (in line with Hemdall). It's not used in the strongest ST decks so it's ok. It's used in row stacking decks such as elves, dwarves and devotion none of which is problematic.
Here it is. Reasonable (kinda) buffs of all shapes and sizes. #buffdwarves2020 #tallenoughtoxxx
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