So the dust has settled, the uproar starts to calm down and BEHOLD: Calveit is still around, still viable and still fun to play.
We all love to make loud assumptions of the POTENTIAL impact a new patch can have - just like the death of SK was predicted after the recent Brokvar Hunter nerf. Turns out 2 weeks later that SK is "the most OP ever and 90% of all decks are now SK. QQ!". In all seriousness to those who love to play the prophet: You are most likely wrong! Just because previous builds have to adapt to a new meta doesnt mean that entire archetypes vanish. Also, what sometimes appears to be a nerf might actually turn out to be a buff (see savage bear for reference).
Coming back to Calveit. In combination with Golems, he was completely nutz in its early open beta form. The Calveit spies deck dominated the top of the leader board as some of us might remember. It was able to consistantly draw the entire deck + whatever Assire recycled. After the Golem change, the deck lost alot of potential as Golems are on the one hand perfect for a deck that relies on cycling but also suddenly presented a nombo (anti-combo) with Calveits leader ability. What comes with this patch can hardly be considered a nerf as we are finally back to the days were Calveit and Golems massively thin your deck without any(!) risk involved! The consistency your thinning provides makes it almost guaranteed to draw into your golds as the rounds progress. NG spies didnt look that fresh for quite some time.
TLDR; Take your time and test Calveit as it is stupid to evaluate cards in a vacuum before a new patch even hits. Calveit is certainly not dead yet
We all love to make loud assumptions of the POTENTIAL impact a new patch can have - just like the death of SK was predicted after the recent Brokvar Hunter nerf. Turns out 2 weeks later that SK is "the most OP ever and 90% of all decks are now SK. QQ!". In all seriousness to those who love to play the prophet: You are most likely wrong! Just because previous builds have to adapt to a new meta doesnt mean that entire archetypes vanish. Also, what sometimes appears to be a nerf might actually turn out to be a buff (see savage bear for reference).
Coming back to Calveit. In combination with Golems, he was completely nutz in its early open beta form. The Calveit spies deck dominated the top of the leader board as some of us might remember. It was able to consistantly draw the entire deck + whatever Assire recycled. After the Golem change, the deck lost alot of potential as Golems are on the one hand perfect for a deck that relies on cycling but also suddenly presented a nombo (anti-combo) with Calveits leader ability. What comes with this patch can hardly be considered a nerf as we are finally back to the days were Calveit and Golems massively thin your deck without any(!) risk involved! The consistency your thinning provides makes it almost guaranteed to draw into your golds as the rounds progress. NG spies didnt look that fresh for quite some time.
TLDR; Take your time and test Calveit as it is stupid to evaluate cards in a vacuum before a new patch even hits. Calveit is certainly not dead yet