Played around removing a Fan of Knives or Backstab for Antique Healbot not exactly sure where the balence is. Overall thought tempo rogue is definitely viable. Anubarak is such great value pretty much I win button against control warrior. I am not exactly sold on bran being 100% worth it in the deck I will continue to play around with him though for fun.
I don't get the lack of weapon buffs and Blade Flurry, those tools are quintessential to any Rogue deck. They allow for great board control, and they also provide Rogue with board wipes, which she otherwise lacks. Also, Tinker's Oil can activate the Nerubian Eggs. Also, in the final version of the deck you have only two Nerubian Egg activators, the Abusive Sergeants.
Often I found myself not wanting to activate my Nerubian Egg and even not taunt them up (I run ard defender) To avoid the opp trading into them and then wiping board with brawl or flame strike. You don't need Deadly Poison or Blade Flurry because you hardly lose board control your board is stickier than a cinnabon. In the few matchups you have where you do want to activate the eggs the matchup is already in your favor (zoo) and you can always lol backstab or si:7 it.
also how the heck do i face this new freeze mage deck that echoes molten giants + reno jackson, its hard enough as it is to tell if its regular freeze or molten till its too late
I have been testing this deck (the second one, with some more early game stuff and only one Sprint) and it have been working for me so far. Not sure if tier 1 material (probably not) but definetly very good stuff :)
P.D.: I know you can make this work with other classes/decks, but I played Dr. Boom on turn 7, with Brann Bronzebeard already on the board (played him on turn 6) against a Secret Paladin. It was devastating for him, instant win :)
I know this is a tempo deck so it might not be a great idea but have you considered anub'arak? Filling the board with nerubians is pretty fun and he's a brutal death rattle for the raptor. Probably more fun than good I guess.
Yeah for sure way to slow and you will probably never copy his deathrattle
I've been playing a variant on this that runs Anub'Arak. Silences will be blown on your raptors so he often has clear sailing. Plus he's your only real end game if you lose your board. A good example is against Handlocks or Control Warrior as they can wipe your board with Brawls, Hellfire and Shadowflame. He's honestly worth a shot. I've copied his deathrattle in two out of three games I've used him since opponents often blow removal on the earlier sticky minions.
How do u handle control warrior? I realize u can't over commit due to brawls. But u still get smoky. Any tips anyone?
I've added Anub'Arak in. If they've survived your early pushes then he's a good finisher. They'll eventually run out of removal to get rid of him. Just make sure that they've used Sylvanas before you drop him. He's probably at least in the top 5 worst cards in the game to get stolen.
How do u handle control warrior? I realize u can't over commit due to brawls. But u still get smoky. Any tips anyone?
I've added Anub'Arak in. If they've survived your early pushes then he's a good finisher. They'll eventually run out of removal to get rid of him. Just make sure that they've used Sylvanas before you drop him. He's probably at least in the top 5 worst cards in the game to get stolen.
100% agree with you,i feel this lacks Anub'arak Btw Kel'thuzad It is surprisingly good in this deck.
My version with Raptor's is more Midrange Heavy minion based and i feel the deck is really solid against everything less Face Hunter and Freeze mage because lacks a Heal function but at least Face Hunter will always be the hardest match for rogue.
i have only tested rank 10 lol but i can tell you that anubarak only sees play when you are already winning so..meh..
i could be dead wrong though
I'm currently playing at rank 10 (just started my climb yesterday) but have found awesome success with Anub. Sure, you won't play him if your opponent has a full board and you have nothing, but the point in this deck is to have board presence often. Anub excels when your opponent blows everything to wipe your board and you start losing steam. He's tough to deal with permanently and gives you essentially a source of card draw since he keeps going back into your hand. Of course you can always drop him when you're winning to cement a win as well.
EDIT: The other bonus of Anub is he can be your sole late game minion (besides the good Dr. of course) if you've baited silences, hex and polymorph as he just keeps coming back. This frees up spots in your deck for some early game pressure.
Variant I had tried and did well with was different.
-2 preperation -2Haunted Creeper -1 Sap -2 Sprint -1 Kel'Thuzad
+2 Defender of Argus +2 Big Game Hunter +1 Assassinate +1 Harrison Jones +1 Anubarak.
Played around removing a Fan of Knives or Backstab for Antique Healbot not exactly sure where the balence is. Overall thought tempo rogue is definitely viable. Anubarak is such great value pretty much I win button against control warrior. I am not exactly sold on bran being 100% worth it in the deck I will continue to play around with him though for fun.
I think as long as you have a good skeleton of Backstab, Eviscerate, Bloodmage Thalnos, Nerubian Egg, Fan of Knives, SI:7 Agent, Unearthed Raptor, Piloted Shredder, Azure Drake, sludge belcher, you can fill in the rest with mostly any high value cards Sylvanas Windrunner,Piloted Sky Golem, or even Cairne Bloodhoof though i wouldn't recommend all those 6 drops at once lol.
I think Sir Finley Mrrgglton will be good for this deck when it's released.
My custom Expansion: Wrath of The Lich King
How do u handle control warrior? I realize u can't over commit due to brawls. But u still get smoky. Any tips anyone?
Also, I've stuck Baron Riverdale in here. There have been some really good plays with it.
Tempo rogue just seems to be forcing many of the plays it makes, and I feel as though i am just barely squeezing out a 40% win rate... Any tips?
mulligan for this is
backstab - haunted creeper - nerubian egg - raptor?
do we throw in an abusive sergeant in there or?
also how the heck do i face this new freeze mage deck that echoes molten giants + reno jackson, its hard enough as it is to tell if its regular freeze or molten till its too late
I have been testing this deck (the second one, with some more early game stuff and only one Sprint) and it have been working for me so far. Not sure if tier 1 material (probably not) but definetly very good stuff :)
P.D.: I know you can make this work with other classes/decks, but I played Dr. Boom on turn 7, with Brann Bronzebeard already on the board (played him on turn 6) against a Secret Paladin. It was devastating for him, instant win :)
i have only tested rank 10 lol but i can tell you that anubarak only sees play when you are already winning so..meh..
i could be dead wrong though
Intersting deck flood. I'll give it a spin. Have you thought of making a control deck as well?
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Im doing rank 20 to legend on na with the deck I am at rank 7 rn
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