I think people are underestimating this card. We are limited to board space true but Rogue has the ability to return minions to her hand and this is not jus "play", it is "summon" so cards like Azsharan Vessel or some deathrattles (even they leave standard or not exist for now) will work with this.
Also, draw is not a problem for rogue so it is not that hard to proc a combo like 2x Bloodsail Raider + 2x Shadowstep with Watercannon equipped.
it is just 24 dmg to the face on an empty board. Considering you are playing pirates, it is more than enough to end the game because you probably deal some damage on earlier turns.
There is also Sandbox Scoundrel's mini. With that you can do some more stuff i guess.
Also you have coins too, which means even if you only run [Hearthstone Card (Dig for treasures) Not Found], you will have 6 mana after playing Shoplifter Goldbeard.
I mean, it is still a 5/5 in an aggro deck that needs to be dealt with. Even good for playing it on curve imo. If they don't, turn 7 might be bad for your opponent. It won't be problem for rogue to fuel it after playing it on curve in an aggro deck if you don't want to combo it.
I don't think this card is bad or underwhelming.


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