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Okay so here is what I think.

#1 Why are you running gang up? A card like Gang Up only is good in a control rogue deck with cards like Antique Healbot or the Murloc who draws two cards. In certain cases yeah you could run gang up but it isn't worth it.

#2 Why are you running explosive sheep? Generally trash card unless with some kind of Janky Freeze Mage deck. 

#3 Why run vanish? It's only a control aspect but this is a tempo deck, right? 

My propoused changes:

-2 Gang Up + 2 Piloted Shredder

-2 Explosive sheep + 1 Fan of Knives +1 Shadow Step

-1 Vanish +1 Sylvannas Windrunner

-2 Loot Hoarder +2 Leper Gnome

-1 Baron Gedden +1 Brann Bronzebeard

-1 Preperation -1 Dark Iron skulker

+2 Nerubian Egg

Just a thought but I hope it helps

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We can see that there is flawed logic in both of the arguments. While you two have some decent points lets shine a third opinion on the subject.

I think this might be the most powerful rogue legendary that we have gotten since the game has begun. Even if the card IS weak as a 3/2, the two poison cards make up for it. How much more powerful would it be if it was a 4/4? 

The two poison spells can and WILL in most cases be a powerful board control. Now, because the poisons are random, there is a chance that you don't get the card that you need. Yes there is a chance that you can play into an Auctioneer and get some amazing card advantage. But that is one of the only ways that rogue can draw cards with the exception of a weakened FoK because in standard, no one can play muster or Implosion. 

Now in response to the person who seems to think that Warrior decks play Arcanit Reaper. Wha? A 5 mana 5/2 weapon isn't worth it. Might as well play Gorehowl. And in the case of warrior you will see Brawl instead of Arcanit Reaper.

Now to the person who is complaining about the rogue legendary. Since when has Rogue been a staple in play? The only decks we have seen from Rogue have been Tinkers, which is rotating out of standard, and Malyrogue which is losing one of its most powerful heal cards, Antique Heal Bot. If you think that this card will make the Malyrogue archetype more powerful it actually balances it out. All other classes have some way to prevent face damage. If you need examples I can reiterate in another reply.

As someone who has played since GVG came out I'm actually excited that we are getting a good legendary for rogue. Usually Warlock and Warrior and Mage get the good legendaries. But hey it's about time that rogue has stepped up.

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Actually not quite. 

Most Maylrogue use cards like Auctioneer for card draw so in that case, yes the deal two damage would be very useful as an end game finisher. But it isn't the only use for the Malyrogue archetype. 

Just a thought.

Could it be that you aren't thinking hard enough of the possible ideas that could emerge from this card?

Think about it. Upgrade or the inspire card that gives your weapon +1 attack. Or Spiteful smith. I see a lot of potential in this card being played. I think that we will see a lot of weapon variants in the Warrior area.

And not all of the epics are trash. Some could be better but all of the forbidden cards give you something that no other epic card has. And that is Flexibility. You can play it for any amount of mana and get some kind of effect. Need to heal a Minion for four and only have two mana? Forbidden healing. Want a turn three minion but you have none in hand? Forbidden shaping. Want to finish off a big minion that only had four health but you wasted your fireball? Forbidden Flame. 

I think they could be better, I just don't think that they are trash. You can prove me wrong but I still think this set will be awesome.

A lot of points have been made that this isn't the strongest weapon choice when it comes to late game fatigue warrior.

But let's not forget, all the cards in the set haven't been revealed yet and I think, as someone who likes to speculate on crazy ideas, that there will come a card that may buff the tentacles to a certain extent.

Another funny idea is that this card may make it so that Spiteful Smith is playable for the first time since the game first came out. I'd like to think that a deck that runs "Tentacles" such as Tentacle of N'zoth and Tentacles for arms would make old cards like Spiteful Smith playable. We can call it "Tentacle Warrior." 

Otherwise this set could still be fun and lots of Hentai. Caio!

Don't forget about unearthed raptor paired with Brann Bronzebeard! 

You get 5 poisons for the cost of 2!

Finally! A useful death rattle card for Rogue. 

Can you imagine the possibilities for a deck archetype? First you can have a Brann Bronzebeard deck and pair with Unearthed Raptor and have a blast!

Or you could use the new card N'zoth and return it from the dead and get even more poisons! Not only do they have some powerful effects but paired with cards like Van Cleef, the one cost spells could be amazing!

So far this set is developing into a dark but also great set at the same time! Worth buying the prepurchase I say! Thanks blizzard!

The first viable deck that I see that includes Cone of Cold and C'Thun. Because of the removal of Mad Scientist, I would replace Ice Barrier with Crazed Worshipper or Cult Apothecary. Also, Brann Bronzebeard has very few synergies (Just try to play him on turn 9 before C'Thun.. it will rarely survive), You might want to replace him with Shatter for some easy removal. Also, you might swap Bloodmage Thalnos for Cult Sorcerer because of the obvious C'Thun synergy.