This is just ridiculous. The ability to reduce the cost of a card in your hand, combined with Efficient Octo-bot will make Garrote Rogue a little better with the draw AND cost reduction.
BrandonOld God Fanatic 13502486 PostsJoined 05/29/2019
Posted 3 years ago
Remember when a 1 mana 2/2 weapon was considered too strong, so they had to make you pay 5 health for it? (Bloodclaw)
This card seems really good to me. If you trade it then you discount a spell, which can be nice for activating Combo cards. And just playing it as a 2/2 weapon is also great. This just seems like a solid card to me.
However we must also understand the meme/OTK potential with Blackwater Cutlass and Auctioneer Jaxon. If you can chain Blackwater Cutlasses then you can discount a lot of mana on spells, and OTK your opponent potentially. I wouldn't be surprised to see some people attempt this. Sure you can discount at most about 8 mana at most. (10 if Auctioneer Jaxon was Shadowstepped) But a lot of rogue spells that go face are about 1-2 mana. Maybe i'm looking to much into it, but there is a bunch of potential.
Oh and in Wild, wont see play. ODD Rogue probably doesnt want it, because they already get 2/2 weapons from their hero power. And Kingsbane Rogue doesnt want it, because they only want Kingsbane.
There's a lot of weapon tutor in rogue with Cavern Shinyfinder and Raiding Party to trade this card repeatedly, but that's probably very unreasonable. This is a 1 mana 2/2 weapon though so it's still pretty good consideration in aggro decks.
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This is just ridiculous. The ability to reduce the cost of a card in your hand, combined with Efficient Octo-bot will make Garrote Rogue a little better with the draw AND cost reduction.
Remember when a 1 mana 2/2 weapon was considered too strong, so they had to make you pay 5 health for it? (Bloodclaw)
This card seems really good to me. If you trade it then you discount a spell, which can be nice for activating Combo cards. And just playing it as a 2/2 weapon is also great. This just seems like a solid card to me.
However we must also understand the meme/OTK potential with Blackwater Cutlass and Auctioneer Jaxon. If you can chain Blackwater Cutlasses then you can discount a lot of mana on spells, and OTK your opponent potentially. I wouldn't be surprised to see some people attempt this. Sure you can discount at most about 8 mana at most. (10 if Auctioneer Jaxon was Shadowstepped) But a lot of rogue spells that go face are about 1-2 mana. Maybe i'm looking to much into it, but there is a bunch of potential.
Oh and in Wild, wont see play. ODD Rogue probably doesnt want it, because they already get 2/2 weapons from their hero power. And Kingsbane Rogue doesnt want it, because they only want Kingsbane.
There's a lot of weapon tutor in rogue with Cavern Shinyfinder and Raiding Party to trade this card repeatedly, but that's probably very unreasonable. This is a 1 mana 2/2 weapon though so it's still pretty good consideration in aggro decks.
This makes my blood clawl
Incredible stats on a 1-mana weapon. The effect is kinda whatever though