Since this card is still in beta, I would like to propose a change for the upcoming updates.
As you know all classes have a way to control the board. Priest's Zail's Hymn, Mages fireball, Warriors Crippling blow, Wulven's death from above, Hunter's poison arrow, which are all similar to Garth's Concoction. The difference is none of those cards requires you to exhaust you hero while GC does.
If you ever played rogues, specially Serena, you also know that you depend on your hero. You need your hero. Exhausting your hero, specially later in game is a big tax. Now one may argue this card was meant to be used between T3-T5, but why is that? Rogues already lack board presence. They can't fill the board like mages, or wulven's. They can't control the board like priests. They, and their allies do not have raw damage power like some other classes either. Their abilities require a fine calculation and good luck. No match-up is a sure win for them. I don't see a reason to tax the few ability cards they have since all other classes can use similar abilities with no restriction (such as exhaust)
Therefore I am proposing to change Garth's Concoction to following: Target opposing ally takes 3 poison damage and is poisoned. (from: Exhaust your hero: target opposing ally takes 3 poison damage and is poisoned.)
Since this ability can't target opposing hero, I think it's reasonable to expect using this ability and your hero in the same turn.
I would like to hear your opinion on this. I know rogues disrupt your game and some non-rogue players have a dislike towards them, but please take this proposal into consideration soley from balance perspective and in comparison with other classes support abilities.
Thank you.
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