New Hearthstone changes will weaken some of the game’s strongest cards

Yogg-Saron’s evil reign may finally be at an end.

Blizzard has announced changes to seven cards in Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, its popular digital card game for PC and mobile that generates more than $20 million a month from in-game purchases. These nerfs (a term used to describe balance changes that make something less powerful) can make Hearthstone a more fair game, both for casual players and the competitive esports scene. The balances will come out with the 6.1.3 update, which Blizzard plans to release before the Last Call events (named so because they are the last chance for players to qualify) for the Hearthstone Championship Tour, which start on October 8.