How a single tweak takes down Hearthstone's most powerful deck

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Blizzard has announced plans to alter one of Hearthstone's cards, a move which will in turn drastically reduce the potency of one of the game's most powerful and established decks.
Until recent months, Warsong Commander had remained a member of Hearthstone's large roster of frankly unremarkable cards. Available only to the Warrior Hero, the card creates a minion with pretty unimpressive health and attacking stats when played, with its real potential potency coming from the bonus effect applied to a player's wider pool of minions.
As long as the Commander is out on the board, any subsequently played minion with less than three points of attacking power gains the Charge ability, allowing it to attack on the same turn it's played. Minions without this extra ability can't normally be utilised until the player's next turn, giving the opponent a chance to weigh up the situation, and respond to the threat with the tools in their own arsenal.
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