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Small update on deck, I dropped one Loot Hoarder for Arch-Thief Rafaam. That might sound a little strange, but let me explain.
The problem was that I was cycling through my whole deck but the high-control decks that are all the rage nowadays would simply remove everything I put on the board until I died to fatigue. I tried adding in a few more midrange minions like Tomb Pillager, but that didn't really do it. I really couldn't make use of the extra coins in this deck, either. I tried things like Loatheb thinking if I could just stall that crucial turn I could finish it, but Reno Jackson says "hi." I even tried Anub'arak, thinking maybe I just needed a persistent threat, but he was just auto-Entomb fodder.
Arch-Thief Rafaam has dodged all these downsides. He gives me a single extremely high-value card that lets me close out the game. It's usually Lantern of Power, but I have used Mirror of Doom on a few occasions when I know my opponent is out of AoE. Sure he can be removed easily, but he's already given me what I want. In fact, if he sticks on the board I consider it a boon.
I'm considering adding Dr. Boom since if you have one BGH target, might as well add in the doctor. That said, he still doesn't flow very well with the deck so it's not a sure thing.
By comparison TBK is essentially a removal spell and minion in one, justifying his higher cost since he's doing the work of two cards for me.
I've been working on a tempo-oriented Rogue deck that has a distinctly different approach and feel to most of the popular Rogue decks out there. I am by no means a high level player, currently at level 10 and climbing, but I have been finding a lot of success and enjoyment with it thus far. I'm currently working on the guide, although it is far from finished. I just wanted to take some time to share this deck.
And to answer the inevitable question, here's an explanation of why I use Pit Snake:
Pit Snake is considered trash-tier by most players. The basic argument is as follows: "It only has 1 health and no immediate effect on the board, meaning that it can be easily removed with a hero power and is a waste of a card." I have found this to be an entirely inaccurate description of its potential.
This is a tempo deck. They key difference between this card and Patient Assassin is its mana cost: at 1 mana it is cheaper to play Pit Snake than it is to remove it. This is a win from your perspective. On top of this it trades with nearly every early minion in the early game, including valuable utility minions like Armorsmith and Northshire Cleric. It is also one of the few 1-drops in the game that can also contest Zombie Chow.
The second benefit of the card in the later stages of the game is that it must be dealt with because it can single-handedly wipe out the most valuable of cards. The key is to play this card preemptively before a crucial turn when your opponent would like to develop a large minion. Instead (s)he must now once again play reactively, which is where you want them.