LogFAQs > #971226866

Lopen posted...

Big problem is the nature of the game is that a lot of decks won't benefit from the supposed drawback. The big decks that will are the decks running him already.

It's not that black/white with Zabu and non-Zabu decks. Everyone has 4 costs who can benefit some amount from a free Zabu effect. You won't benefit as much as their specific Zabu combo, but you don't need to since you have your own combo. It's just an extra boost.

The nature of the game is meta self-balancing, and my idea makes Zabu way more self-balancing. You can lean towards more 4 costs the more popular he is, and vice versa. In particular you can use Enchantress more, which ends up being free if he is played (you can play her + another 4 cost instead of her alone).

Finally, restrictions aren't fun. People who paid for him will hate it. People who play against his nerfed form won't really feel happier either. They will just lose less. But players don't remember loss-aversion as much as they remember creating cool powerful moments. So if you can balance Zabu by making him a card that makes both players feel powerful, adds drama to what will be played, then that's the way to go.