New Rogue Spell - Wicked Stab (Rank 1)

Too slow for Rogue currently

Rogue doesn't make it to 10 mana

Eviscerate is back :^)

Seriously though, this isn't bad. Darkbomb from turn 5 on is reasonable

Seems decent.

Seems decent, and starts combos, which is something evis doesn't feel good doing now (I mean few use evis before turn 5 anyway)

Ok card

Could be played but I think if it is, it will just barely be. 

It’s good from turn 5 onwards and the fact that it doesn’t need a combo to trigger is kind of a big deal.  It will see play even if it’s inferior to Eviscerate because it’s the only option Rogues will have. 

Eviscerate had to die for this

Interested to see if it goes up by one or two. if it goes up for two it would be so insane.

Interesting to see where this can slot into decks. 

I"m hoping that it will be decent

Eviscerate replacement, 5/5 will see plenty of play.

Eviserrte is back. 

It is a bit weird to see this with [Hearthstone Card (chain lightening) Not Found] also being a card. I imagine this will be played since 4 damage for 2 mana is good even if you have to wait until turn 5 for it.

If it upgrades like the DH spell, then it's just really underpowered imo. If maybe it gets +2 each time, it will be nuts.

will be nerfed

too good. It will be nerfed

solid

Another spell to close matches for rogues

who needs evisarate

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If it upgrades like the DH spell, then it's just really underpowered imo. If maybe it gets +2 each time, it will be nuts.

It gets +2 on each upgrade, yes. So it's good. I guess we'll find out just how important it was for Evis to deal 4 on turns 1-4. If it turns out that's not important at all, then we can treat it like Evis got buffed.

So much for Eviscerate leaving standard. Eviscerate is a proven card, and you often don't play it in the first few turns unless something desperately needs to be removed. Wicked Stab (Rank 1) just goes into any Rogue deck that would run Eviscerate.

Control rogue???

For anyone wondering or comparing it to Darkbomb, this goes to 4 and 6 damage after upgrades.

It deals 6 on 10 mana, wow. It's not as fast as Evis, game could be over before turn 10, but it's the same Evis since turn 5, which is still early for Rogue to find lethal. Very, very strong.

the only ranked spell that I see that upgrades +2 and +2 I think?

also, crazy powerful. Eviscrete with no requirements from 5 or more, 2 mana fireball at 10 mana. very very good.

Autoinclude

Yes, give rogue more burst damage, it really needs more :[

Auto include. At first I thought it went 2-3-4 damage, but since it goes 2-4-6 there's no way this doesn't go into every Rogue.

This gnome doesn't like big oil.

Nice

Okay, so it's downplayed Schemes

Balanced eviscerate!

Does not fit the Rogue game plan

Rogue doesn't really want removal at the moment, but it can be very efficient on later turns. I don't think that it will be good enough to  be run over certain other cards like Prize Plunderer tho.

one of the best cards

Simple damage that can go face. Every rogue deck will have this going forward

It's fine, I don;t think it'll be nerfed since eviscerate wasn't either.

i liked eviscerate better. but i get it. dont think it will get as much play as its predecessor

Great card can go face .

This is bonkers. Although you'll rarely see it's final form ;)

Ya, that new cahd's a wickehd stahb. Any Rogue doesn't run it is a chowderhead. wickehd cahrd.

By 10 it's eviscerate, but without the combo tag, so it'll cost 2 mana... Unless prepped! Bwahahahaha! 

In long matches, this is really good, Eviscerate without a condition.

But those kind of rogues usually don't last to turn 10. So... Could be, could be not, right now, nope.

Rogue has better card. Never on turn 10, never. Game is over before

At 5 mana this already is a better Eviscerate. I'm scared. I don't want this to be good.

I like it but I dont think this is going to be meta defining

This is way better than Eviscerate. One of the most annoying things about Eviscerate is the times when your hand is full of combo cards and you had to sacrifice a combo effect to ensure you got that 4 damage. Now all you have to do is wait until after turn 4. Seems easy enough.

Quote From Kossrocks

Eviscerate had to die for this

This is much better than Eviscerate, so good riddance.

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If it upgrades like the DH spell, then it's just really underpowered imo. If maybe it gets +2 each time, it will be nuts.

It gets +2 each time. It's nuts.

Evisecrate may be gone. But it seems like team5 just couldn't let go and made its replacement right back.

In many ways its a nerfed evisc. But even at 3 damage for 2, that's still okay by my book.

Very strong if the game lasts until turn 10

 eviscerate died for this. Great finisher for the patient

Iirc, the only top tier deck in Rogue that didn't play Eviscerate was Keleseth Rogue, for obvious reasons. We know Eviscerate is insane and so will Wicked Stab (Rank 1). 

At least Eviscerate had the weakness of being a mediocre topdeck when your hand is empty. Wicked Stab (Rank 1)'s weakness (weak before rank 5) won't play into the match unless you somehow draw both and the other cards aren't good enough.

feel like it's gonna get nerfed to 3 mana deal 4/5/6, but this is very strong right now.

Simple, but given its versatility and decent chance to cost 1 or 0 Mana, I think it'll see play. 

I think this is very strong. When evaluating these spells I look at the Rank 2. This being on average 2 mana to deal 4 with no target restrictions or combos needed is just nice. This is going to be a staple in rogue for sure.

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Eviscerate had to die for this

I came here to essentially say that to

Oh wow better than eviscerate for face damage - seems really good

Great card !

Eviscerate 2.0, and way better.

A pretty good card can be as removal and finisher.

Why is this card better than Eviscerate? You need to wait until t10 to deal 4 damage as Eviscerate does.

Best to use after 5th turn

Wicked Eviscerate

Replacement for Eviscerate.

Ok i guess but right now it seems to be too slow for Rogue. 

way to slow for rogue nowadays

Not really sure about this one. Could be good, but does Rogue really need this? Maybe like a finisher or some kind of activator mostly?

Holy crap.  Poor rogue, losing evis....

Could be good in the new, slower rogue. Direct damage is always usable and this is really strong late-game.

I just realized it can go face... Oof...

Rank 2 is strong, two mana deal 4, its a better eviscerate. Can also kill a murloc before the rank 2 of the spell

This is great as a finisher early removal or combo enabler. Pretty versatile card evis died for this.

good

Eviscerate died so we could die to the better Eviscerate.

Listing the other ranks for reference:

Wicked Stab (Rank 1)

Wicked Stab (Rank 2)

Wicked Stab (Rank 3)

2 mana fireball? Really?

This isn't bad, since Eviscerate is leaving.

great combo enabler, strong by rank 2

The new eviscerate. Rank 3 is quite awsome and Rank 2 is good enough since this spell can also go on face

Looks insane once it reaches the higher ranks, very strong card for sure

This card is auto-include in every Rogue deck until it rotates. The 10-mana effect is a cherry on top, from turn 5-9 it's Eviscerate without the combo requirement, which is nuts.

We see nerf soon. Great to use in stealth rogue. 

As usual, kinda bad at rank 1, then insane by rank 3. It's a worse Arcane Shot to start, but I don't see that rogue has any better options for cheap unconditional damage.

Not bad. Usually you hold your face cards like this for later in the game, and 2 mana deal 6 damage is good (better fire blast on turn 10).

It can be a finisher 'cause can go

face, but probably will be played early

Good card for tempo Rogue this will definitely see play. 6 damage at 2 cost once at 10 mana could be the finisher their deck needs

New, potentially better Eviscerate. It's interesting to note that not having the combo keyword actually is a downside sometimes, i.e. with Foxy Fraud or Whirlkick. 

Will see play, can go face

nerf coming

The fact that this goes face is nuts. I think it gets nerfed in the damage scaling, which will make it unplayable.

Very strong card at the higher ranks, and no combo conditionality.

Great replacement for Eviscerate in the mid game, Fireball on steroids in the late game. It's a strong card alright.

Any deck that ran Eviscerate will run this, it's much better. So almost all Rogues.

Finally a combo trigger that I can play first 

Extra reach, targetable damage for Rogue.  Not as reliably good as eviscerate due to the mana requirement for extra damage, but I expect it sees regular play.

I think this will be a solid play. Sure, the 10 mana version will be few and far between. Rogue doesn't often play the long game, but I think we will be surprised by this one, especially as a replacement for Eviscerate. 

This will get nerfed

good replacement for Evis

Just the fact it hits face and Eviscerate is gone mean this will be in every Rogue deck.

Really strong as midrange removal or end game face damage.

It can go face, so I see this as a really strong card. Rogues love more direct damage.

Eviscerate with upside, what's not to like!

The level 1 effect isn't amazing, but would help out in a pinch.  Later on in the match this becomes really good, given that it can target minions or hit face.  This actually makes me excited to play some rogue again.

Filling the Eviscerate slot