Legendary Kingsbane’s influence on this powerful class

Besides Highlander Priest, Jade Druid, and big decks, Tempo Rogue dominated the meta in the late stages of Knights of the Frozen Throne. The strategy of using Pirates to capture the table and play quality monsters according to the curve has proven to be very effective. Adding buffs from Prince Keleseth (sometimes 2 or 3 times) is not only a win condition, but also causes many opponents to rage quit early in the match.

For a lot of reasons, Tempo Rogue is one of KoFT’s standout decks. And in the latest expansion, Kobolds & Catacombs, Rogue also received the best cards of this version. The Lesser Onyx Spellstone hasn’t been played much, but Elven Minstrel has proven its power unexpectedly. Other cards, like Fal’dorei Strider, on the contrary, their strength have been predicted since Blizzard revealed. Not only are they strong individually, Rogue’s K&C cards are geared towards the multi-card play typical of this class. As a result, Rogue is now in the meta with four decks: Mill, Miracle, Tempo and Weapon.

Weapons can be reused many times

Which new card is the strongest, best? It’s an inevitable discussion every time a new expansion comes out, full of creativity with brand new decks and a meta redefinition. However, there is absolutely no question about Kingsbane’s top spot in K&C. Kingsbane has appeared in the Mill and Miracle decks thanks to the multi-card draw feature of these two decks. Not only that, players also create a deck with many Pirates and weapon buffs, and this can be considered a new deck: Kingsbane Rogue.

Whether you’re adding Kingsbane to an existing deck or a completely new deck, Kingsbane seems to be present in all well-drawn Rogue decks. The gameplay of Rogue decks (except Tempo Rogue) is multi-card draw, and a weapon that is returned to the deck after being destroyed is a great synergy for this gameplay. However, Kolento also proved the effectiveness of this weapon in the Tempo Rogue deck with Captain Greenskin and his pirate crew. This makes Kingsbane the most versatile tool in the Rogue class. Instead of focusing on discussing a specific deck, let’s consider how this weapon revived Rogue decks that had no place behind KoFT, as well as its impact on current decks.

Miracle Rogue: a deck that was once loved

Right behind Mill Rogue in terms of difficulty, Miracle Rogue is back in K&C. The goal of Miracle Rogue is to draw most of the cards in the deck, using SI7: Agent and Backstab as tools to control the table. Under ideal conditions, our small to large clearings would drain opponents of resources to deal with a low mana Arcane Giant along with a few spiders summoned from Fal’dorei Strider’s effect. Of course, Kingsbane also played a part in this process, but what really revived Miracle was Fal’dorei Strider. While the Cavern Shynifinder directly loads the Kingsbane weapon, Elven Minstrel loads the minions and thus increases the odds of several spiders (from Fal’dorei Strider) afterwards. As part of a deck that already uses Gadgetzan Auctioneer to constantly draw big threats, the two K&C cards above take Miracle Rogue from a good deck to a great deck.

Rdu’s Miracle Rogue Deck uses 2 Deadly Poisons to buff Kingsbane, but even that is pretty significant. A 3/3 weapon is great for keeping the table in the big Auctioneer turns. Kingsbane reduces the number of clearing spells that you should use and use when playing Auctioneer to get more cards. The potential to aid clearing, draw, and reuse upon destruction makes Kingsbane a considerable resource – well worth several 1 mana uses to play it.

Here is Rdu’s Miracle Rogue deck:

Weapon Rogue: something new

The excitement of Kingsbane’s power has led a lot of players to try to build decks that focus on weapon synergy, and perhaps Kolento’s deck is the best version. The ability to play tempo makes the gameplay of the deck very obvious. Acting as Tempo Rogue early in the game, this deck controls the table with Pirates and Backstabs plus Hero Power, then draws either Kingsbane or Cavern Shinyfinder. You’ll then play a series of interactive cards against Kingsbane, effectively trading monsters and, in the best case scenario, crushing the table and finishing off your opponent.

Except for a few exceptions like when you draw too many cards and are destroyed by mill Kingsbane or your opponent with Gnomeferatu, this weapon cannot be destroyed. Therefore, you will have some interesting choices about how to use this weapon late in the game. For example, you can attack your opponent’s face with a weapon and trade monsters with your monsters, especially when you have a Cavern Shynifinder ready and can continue to punch the face with the weapon the next turn. Doomerang can trade your weapon with your opponent’s monster without costing health, also activate the combo effect of Vilespine Slayer or Eviscerate and return Kingsbane to the hand, and you can use Kingsbane later turn to activate combo cards once again. Be careful with your remaining health when making decisions, and consider win conditions to use Kingsbane and interactive cards properly.

The two Corridor Creeper in this Rogue deck is also a good choice. This deck was built by Kolento on the first day of K&C, but the purple worm had not yet been proven to be powerful, so it didn’t appear. After a few turns with it in hand, it easily becomes a 0 mana 5/5 minion, helping to trigger combo cards like Edwin VanCleef or Eviscerate.

This deck is not very cheap, but if you already have a Pirate set in hand, try playing Weapon Rogue because it is very interesting. The fact that the deck has many weapon buff cards instead of the usual Miracle playstyle also makes your deck more unpredictable.

Here is Kolento’s Weapon Rogue deck:

Mill Rogue: psychological warfare

The variety of Rogue decks is very beneficial to all players of this class, as the element of surprise can lead the mulligan opponent to err as well as play incorrectly the first few turns. Mill Rogue is the deck that benefits the most from this. When the control opponent mistakenly thinks this is a Tempo deck with a very bad early game, they are more likely to try to make a quick hand, and the Mill Rogue player can take this opportunity to, in the best case, burn it. important cards and in the worst case, drain your opponent’s resources. This is very beneficial for Mill Rogue in a meta that is still influenced by Highlander Priest. Since Mill Rogue is strongest when dealing with control decks, if you encounter a lot of Highlander Priest or Control Warlock, you can play Mill Rogue to handle them neatly.

However, Mill Rogue is also known for his extreme difficulty, so if you don’t have much experience, watch Dog play on his stream. It was he who created the Mill Rogue deck below and climbed to #1 Legend with it. The main strategy is to use Kingsbane together with Doomerang and Blade Flurry to reduce the amount of damage received, burn down the opponent’s cards when there is a chance, or heal with Leeching Poison to get out of the opponent’s lethal range. You don’t even have to worry about fatigue, just use Hero Power and put Kingsbane in your deck, play the next turn and even come with a combo card. Valeera the Hollow’s Hero Power Shadow Reflection helps you do incredible things when your opponent is almost out of cards. Winning in this way often brings great satisfaction.

Here is Dog’s Mill Rogue deck:

A new era for Rogue

Secret, a legendary weapon and diverse tactics that disorient your opponents? Never before has Rogue been so close to the nature of this class. Plus, their success will probably continue at least until next April, when Rogue decks will have to find worthy replacements for Arcane Giant, Counterfeit Coin, Patches the Pirate and Swashburglar. Until then, Rogue will be a very powerful force in Hearttstone, thanks to possessing one of the most powerful legendary weapons in the game.

Source: HearthPwn