New Rogue Hero - Shadowcrafter Scabbs

I think I'm iv seen my auto build if I don't pull in a pack

Mill Rogue incoming? This will certainly be a boon for that archetype in Wild, and in Standard it's at least a solid tempo boost and value tool in a class whose hero power becomes pretty irrelevant after the early stages of the game.

INSANE card. Sure it comes out a bit late, but Vanish is FINALLY back! AND it also gives you immediate board presence AND you have that insane hero power! That hero power is SOOO good. So much mana cheat and i bet some combos will be more easely doable thanks to Shadowcrafter Scabbs! Loving these hero cards so far, so much lategame or control stuff. I LOVE IT!

Arena: Vanish wasn't great because it was anti-tempo in a class that is all about tempo, but Shadowcrafter Scabbs summons 2 4/2 stealthed bodies afterward. That drastically makes up for the tempo loss.

Wild: Don't know if this replaces Valeera the Hollow in Mill decks, but this new hero definitely has a place in there. Other decks might be interested as well as this basically the rogue version of The Amazing Reno except 3 mana cheaper.

Standard: Pretty much mandatory in every deck.

The only reason why you wouldn't run this Scabbs in every single one of your Rogue deck is if you're playing a Turbo Combo deck like Garrote Rogue.

Autoinclude on every Rogue deck, strongest Hero card ATM.

Card is really really good. 7 mana Vanish that also puts 2x Jungle Panthers in play. The Hero Power is a bonus to set up a big play after as well!

This card is TURBO BUSTED. Vanish, 8 face damage and insane mana cheat potential in 1 card, with free armor on top. This will get nerfed no doubt.

Well, guess we get our broken Scabbs after all. Mill Rogue in wild will go nuts for this card. The 4/2's with stealth are alright, but the biggest problem will be the HP and all the mana cheat shenanigans that will ensue. 

Probably one of the better hero mercenaries but lets wait till we see them all first.

The only good thing this card offers is that it essentially board swings in 99% of all games.

But at 7 mana, and the hp being what it is, you're really just banking on the board swing to do the job for you, which it might. The hp allows you to do more shenanigans with ending games, like using new alex, or just plain wicked stab + something else.

It'll see play courtesy of its battlecry (which honestly makes every other hero card's battlecry so far looks infinitely like shit in comparison), which allows rogue a clean break on 7, that is if it survives till 7.

I wouldn't say this is an auto-include for any Rogue deck: for instance, Garrote Rogue likes cheap Battlecries that let Field Contact draw cards and SI:7 Rogue wants to find its SI:7 to complete the Quest. Neither wants to be staring at a 7-Cost Hero that could have been something cheaper. I do like it, a lot, though, and think it could potentially do some busted stuff once that Hero Power gets rolling.

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I wouldn't say this is an auto-include for any Rogue deck: for instance, Garrote Rogue likes cheap Battlecries that let Field Contact draw cards and SI:7 Rogue wants to find its SI:7 to complete the Quest. Neither wants to be staring at a 7-Cost Hero that could have been something cheaper. I do like it, a lot, though, and think it could potentially do some busted stuff once that Hero Power gets rolling.

Well yeah, but then again, this is a board wipe on a deck that needs board wipes. Also, the Hero Power gives your Field Contact extra draws without needing Shadowstep. Shadowcrafter Scabbs reminds me of Loatheb as the tempo bomb played the turn before you go for lethal that also doubles as a last minute board clear if you're far away for Bleeding your opponent to death.

With Vanish rotated out of standard, this will be an autoinclude in nearly every Rogue deck

I've never really been able to wrap my head around why Vanish is so great, since it also returns your stuff to your hand. The hero power is near broken, so there's that anyway.

Wow ... insane card! This will be played in every Rogue Deck whatsoever! 

This is the kind of hero cards that gets your both Hyped-up and scared for the following meta ..!
5/5

Might be the best of the Hero cards. Unconditional board reset that leaves you with 8-damage on board, ,which by itself is already setup for Battlemaster.

Seriously makes me question whether we have to nerf Battlemaster again.

Good but boring.

The problem I have with this card is that instead of encouraging specific builds that maybe do use or don't use the hero, this is just an auto include in EVERY rogue deck (including quest rogue).  This just feels....weak from a design perspective (as in, strong but boring effect, not a weak card....as in weak developers who can't come up with anything other than vanish on a hero.)

Also it feels weird for vanish to be rotated out, but then to be reclaimed on a hero.  It's similar to my opinion on charge: Why rotate it out, why get rid of it, why create a more balanced version of charge (aka rush) and then re-release charge cards?  It feels like there's 2 different visions at work on team 5, and it's a battle on who wins the stupid balance argument of the year award.

This card easily will be the most strong one of the expansion, is just bonkers. Vanish, Preparation and two 4/2 with stealth, very very strong

Vanish was hated enough to be HoF'd but yeah, here it comes! Battlecry has a lot of value but I am not yet sure of which deck would like to include it 100%.

Nice board control and amazing value hero power. It essentially gives you 12 mana on every turn, not counting the other discount effects Rogue can do. If only there weren't so many thief rogue cards this expansion.

That's another card we've seen return - Vanish was rightfully removed from Rogue's core suite of cards, but I guess only being able to run one copy of this is enough of a safety valve (as well as being an expansion card).

Vanish is back baby. This together with the new Paladin Hero card are probably the strongest two.

Mass sap, and the hero power is pretty good too. Probably will see play in most Rogue decks.

Class identity politics ended so quickly.