# Bishop to King 4 **URL:** \ **Category:** Official News\ **Created:** [May 21, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bishop-to-king-4/24498 "2017-05-21T23:00:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Darkness](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/darkness/32/2712_2.png) [@Darkness](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Darkness)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 9:20am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bishop-to-king-4/24498/61 "2017-05-22T09:20:00Z")
Famine nerf is not working!!! My first PVP match this week and I encounter Famine. Still needs 20 mana to charge… ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/1/0/10bbc90a560ea2e7e12b2cec6181c10566ad59ea.jpg) @Sirrian @Nimhain @Saltypatra ---
**Author:** ![yonizaf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/yonizaf/32/1435_2.png) [@yonizaf](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/yonizaf)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 9:30am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bishop-to-king-4/24498/62 "2017-05-22T09:30:31Z")
> [@Darkness](#): > > Famine nerf is not working!!! Famine’s nerf was not published yet. If you play on steam, at least, you should expect an update first. ---
**Author:** ![Ozball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ozball/32/36110_2.png) [@Ozball](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Ozball)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 9:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bishop-to-king-4/24498/63 "2017-05-22T09:31:46Z")
I believe the nerf to famine will be coming later tonight / tomorrow before GW to avoid conflicting with GW / weekly change overs. ---
**Author:** ![Darkness](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/darkness/32/2712_2.png) [@Darkness](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Darkness)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 9:43am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bishop-to-king-4/24498/64 "2017-05-22T09:43:36Z")
Ah, OK, apparently I spoke to soon then… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Gouki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/gouki/32/22405_2.png) [@Gouki](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Gouki)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 11:41am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bishop-to-king-4/24498/65 "2017-05-22T11:41:14Z")
Oh come on no other true damage troop in the game pays a tax that high for its damage being true, paying twice the mana per damage to comparable non true damage troops. By that logic Crimson Bat would have to cost 30 mana, Tesla around 40, Spirit Fox 15+ etc. etc. It is only Jotnar a troop that is also heavily limited and restricted in other ways. ---
**Author:** ![Legion\_47](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/legion_47/32/28698_2.png) [@Legion\_47](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Legion_47)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bishop-to-king-4/24498/66 "2017-05-22T13:10:26Z")
uhh, i just noticed that despite the weekly reset famine is still at mana cost 20, and now the dmg boost is not 2:1 but x2! Is it intended or what?!?! ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/b/c/bc8027e7f3d2a41b06c4880729d7ae4d77936531.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Ozball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ozball/32/36110_2.png) [@Ozball](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Ozball)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bishop-to-king-4/24498/67 "2017-05-22T13:34:31Z")
The boost has always been x2. The mana cost change hasn’t gone through yet, and will likely happen later tonight or tomorrow before GW. ---
**Author:** ![Legion\_47](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/legion_47/32/28698_2.png) [@Legion\_47](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Legion_47)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bishop-to-king-4/24498/68 "2017-05-22T13:36:56Z")
I may be wrong, but IIRC famine was first 24 mana and boost 1:1, then 20 mana and 2:1 Again, maybe is just me, but i never recall it being x2 EDIT: seems my memory failed me. Ty very much @Ozball ---
**Author:** ![Ozball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ozball/32/36110_2.png) [@Ozball](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Ozball)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bishop-to-king-4/24498/69 "2017-05-22T13:38:46Z")
> [@Guardian of the Sands](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guardian-of-the-sands/8878/1): > > Famine > > - Trait buff: Aspect of Famine’s random skill point debuff increased from 2 to 3. > - Mana Cost reduced from 25 to 20 > - Damage boost from Mana Drain increased from x1 to x2 Was buffed from x1 to x2 soon after he came out. ---
**Author:** ![Mad\_Butch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mad_butch/32/22903_2.png) [@Mad\_Butch](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mad_Butch)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bishop-to-king-4/24498/70 "2017-05-22T15:43:13Z")
I was in Whitehelm earlier today, and OMG, you gotta do something about those paladins… I was surprised that not all whitehelm troops were high… Those guys are smoking up all over the place! ---
**Author:** ![Brev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/brev/32/22744_2.png) [@Brev](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Brev)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bishop-to-king-4/24498/71 "2017-05-22T16:17:35Z")
WISH the change to Famine had been to lower the drain boost from x2 to x1 - having it be at twice mana drained still makes him unbeatable. So if you have not been fortunate enough to get Famine in the key lottery - always at disadvantage. ---
**Author:** ![Saltypatra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/saltypatra/32/59750_2.png) [@Saltypatra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Saltypatra)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 4:09am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bishop-to-king-4/24498/72 "2017-05-23T04:09:19Z")
It’s as @Ozball said. We didn’t want the nerf going out before Guild Wars for the week was finished so as not to affect the results. ---
**Author:** ![Rickygervais](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@Rickygervais](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Rickygervais)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 4:19am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bishop-to-king-4/24498/73 "2017-05-23T04:19:28Z")
> [@Saltypatra](#): > > It’s as @Ozball said. We didn’t want the nerf going out before Guild Wars for the week was finished so as not to affect the results. Well +2 is like famine never been nerfed anyway 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Saltypatra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/saltypatra/32/59750_2.png) [@Saltypatra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Saltypatra)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 4:20am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bishop-to-king-4/24498/74 "2017-05-23T04:20:19Z")
Why do you wound me like this? I thought we had something special. ---
**Author:** ![Rickygervais](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@Rickygervais](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Rickygervais)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 4:22am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bishop-to-king-4/24498/75 "2017-05-23T04:22:01Z")
> [@Saltypatra](#): > > Why do you wound me like this? I thought we had something special. I was kidding, +2 is better then nothing , im just not sure if it really gonna change something Nothing personal @Saltypatra you know i love you 😘 ---
**Author:** ![Draprion](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/draprion/32/8238_2.png) [@Draprion](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Draprion)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 4:38am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bishop-to-king-4/24498/76 "2017-05-23T04:38:29Z")
Gard is way too OP this week! I’ll PM you my address so you can send me a cheque … 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Shimrra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shimrra/32/87_2.png) [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 8:41am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bishop-to-king-4/24498/77 "2017-05-24T08:41:30Z")
Hey I legitimately killed a Famine that had 21 mana. So there. ^^ [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bishop-to-king-4/24498.md?page=3)