New Rogue Spell - Cloak of Shadows

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A new Epic Rogue Spell, Cloak of Shadows, has been revealed!

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  • Arthas's Avatar
    Robot Black Lotus 1265 5754 Posts Joined 03/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    A new Epic Rogue Spell, Cloak of Shadows, has been revealed!

    Cloak of Shadows Card Image

    Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating!


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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2565 3339 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Its like Valeera the Hollow, but without the OP value
    I do like that design

    Struggle with Heroic Galakrond's Awakening? I got your back : 

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  • FenrirWulf's Avatar
    1005 367 Posts Joined 06/12/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Seems like you'd run this in the new Shuffle Rogue that also has C'Thun, the Shattered just to stall until you draw him.

    Take my words with a grain of salt. I'm unranked and only play casuals lmao.

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  • PopeNeia's Avatar
    Darkmaster 640 841 Posts Joined 07/06/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Ok, so this is a very flavorful way of giving Rogues some survivability and I’m all for it. This honestly opens quite a few possibilities to help with combo or miracle archetypes return to the meta and we can hopefully see the lackey vomit meta slow down a bit.

    This ain't no place for a hero

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  • Trimutius's Avatar
    1580 2533 Posts Joined 03/16/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Basically will see play if there is any combo deck that wants to stall

    I am envoy from nowhere in nowhere. Nobody and nothing have sent me. And even though it is impossible I exist. ©Trimutius

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2245 2626 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Remember Valeera the Hollow? Remember how Valeera the Hollow would have you pay NINE freaking mana for this effect?

    This gives you the Stealth part for a third of the Cost. At face value, it is just a slightly worse Time Out! for Rogues as it doesn't prevent indirect damage to the face, but Rogues don't have healing to sustain, so the effect appears to be more valuable to them. Stay hidden in the shadows where you can give yourself a chance to draw something to get you back in. I'm hopeful for this card.

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  • Tetsuo's Avatar
    Magma Rager 840 638 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    This is basically Time Out! for Rogues, only slightly worse because you can still get hit by a random spell.

    That said, this is a perfect stall and combo card, should Rogue ever get a combo deck. The biggest problem with the class is its survivability, so this will definitely help in that regard. 

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  • KANSAS's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    So, basically Time Out! for rogues. They already have this in the form of Evasion, but you still had to get hit before that triggered. I do think this will see play in any combo deck that needs to stall. I just don't know what that combo deck would be.

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

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  • BloodMefist's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 850 804 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    A way to enable slow Rogue decks to build up value, this is gonna be a fun first week.  Greedy decks as far as they eye can see.

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  • FrostyFeet's Avatar
    Senior Writer Derpcorn 2170 1449 Posts Joined 10/20/2018
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Definitely a C'Thun Rogue stall tool. Seems decent, wouldn't be surprised if every a bit more control-oriented Rogue list ran at least one of these.

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  • DoubleSummon's Avatar
    Ancestral Recall 1585 2271 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    I initially thought it's bad cause Time Out! wasn't that great but it's rogue.. doesn't have healling, has preparaation.. doesn't ahve many survival tools.. actually runs combos.

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  • UVE's Avatar
    1180 832 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Rogue doesn't have many survivality tools, that cards allows slow rogue decks get time for their combos.

    Will see play for sure.

    By The Holy Light!

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  • Vandaren's Avatar
    620 636 Posts Joined 06/05/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Alright, a little bit of stall for rogue! Surely will help preparing your combo shenanigans. It even has the same mana as Time Out! albeit different rarity.

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  • Caro's Avatar
    Dragon 2215 2485 Posts Joined 03/12/2020
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Well done Blizzard, you actually printed more control tools for a class that desperately needed it. Bring on that C'Thun, the Shattered rogue deck! My mind, body and soul is ready! :D

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  • economicaooc's Avatar
    460 464 Posts Joined 03/04/2020
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Slightly worse Time Out!, as it doesn't let you get in an undamaged attack, but it's interesting to see stall tools for rogue. I know that Valeera the Hollow's battlecry is usually important in slower rogue decks, where you couldn't get away with playing slow setup cards without that protection, so I see no reason why this won't be similar.

    This post is discussing the wild format.

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  • Brandon's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1350 2486 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Great card! Similar to Ice Block, Evasion and Time Out! Both of which see some play even today. (Ice Block in every wild mage deck, and often discovered multiple times. And Time Out! is a staple in OTK Paladin decks.)

    Giving your hero stealth is really nice, and allows you to stall a turn. This helps OTK out in Wild, and i think this will see play in Standard in a C'Thun, the Shattered deck, for when the rogue player doesn't have removal ready. Or is waiting to play their C'Thun, the Shattered the next turn.

    However giving your hero stealth has TWO BIG FLAWS. First of all: "Don't attack" obviously. If you cast Cloak of Shadows and then attack with your hero, you lose stealth. (I might have done that once with Valeera the Hollow... but that was when i first started playing again after a long time though.) And second of all: "Be afraid of indirect damage." With indirect damage i mean things like Arcane Missiles or Hellfire that can hit any target. So if your low health, don't feel save just because you played Cloak of Shadows.

    Standard: Will see play in C'Thun, the Shattered rogue, and miracle rogue decks. Perhaps even deathrattle shuffle rogue?

    Wild: This will see play in OTK rogue. That decks biggest weakness is being overrun in the early game. And Cloak of Shadows can help you stall till you get to things like Vanish and some clears. The combination of Cloak of Shadows AND Evasion together might be annoying though.

    RNG is only fun as long as there is a 50/50 chance of getting something really good or trash level of bad. If RNG always results in something good, then it's not fun.

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  • SilverWolf's Avatar
    Tauren Chieftain Addict 990 1085 Posts Joined 04/01/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Semi ice block and rogue si for stalling until you can get your win condition

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  • DarkFrostX's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 830 1229 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Always loved Valeera the Hollow battlecry because it wasn't only that it protected you, but stealthing your hero was really good flavor for the rogue class.
    I hope to see more of this mechanic.

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  • FortyDust's Avatar
    Pumpkin 1190 1897 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    It's easy to see Team 5 is actually putting some thought into this collection. This is going to be a very important card moving forward.

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  • Hydrafrog's Avatar
    Gul'dan 1840 3268 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Oh no!  I'm going to die to the onslaught of minions next turn!

    Cloak of Shadows : I got your back

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  • DescentOfDragonsOp's Avatar
    530 353 Posts Joined 12/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    good for combo decks

    TOTAL CORRUPTION

    TOTAL POWAAAAAAA

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  • Pezman's Avatar
    Staff Writer 2235 2220 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    I agree, except Valeera the Hollow also gave you 5 armor and a new hero power. Your comparison to Time Out is much more on point.

    "Be excellent to each other." -Bill and Ted

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  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5543 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Its a combo card for rogue. But will you drop this into anything else. No.

    Well, if anything, I can go back to wasting my stars on making malyrogue work again. So I guess that's something.

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  • MenacingBagel's Avatar
    815 721 Posts Joined 09/24/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Time out but you can still be killed by lepers and random effects quite a decent slow down tool if you ask me

    Self proclaimed good at battlegrounds

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  • Sparkinarius's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 715 471 Posts Joined 07/18/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Basically a Time Out! for Rogue except for the fact that you can till take damage from damaging cards that specify random enemy or enemy hero. I think this has a chance if a C'Thun, the Shattered deck works in Rogue, acting like Time Out! to stall until you achieve your combo. If that deck doesn't work, then I don't see Cloak of Shadows seeing play until a viable Rogue Combo deck exists.

    For glory, honor, and gold!

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  • clawz161's Avatar
    The Undying 825 827 Posts Joined 07/16/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Will see play in wild combo rogue, not so much anywhere else.

    Living like that.

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  • KillaFIsh's Avatar
    375 250 Posts Joined 07/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Control rouge I guess, but I don't think that will be an archetype.  Still glad they brought back stealth for heroes though

    "Some inspirational quote from some famous person" - Some famous person

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  • NebuchadnezzarHS's Avatar
    Supporter 2025 1394 Posts Joined 06/14/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    A worse Iceblock for Rogue, I will pass.

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  • Lundy's Avatar
    Little Devil Teemo 1555 707 Posts Joined 06/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Nothing more than pack filler. Feels like a worse Time Out, and that only saw play to set up Shirvalah combos.

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  • Input's Avatar
    470 259 Posts Joined 06/01/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Ice Block was classic. How was this not?

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  • Fisguinho's Avatar
    The Raven 1190 411 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    finally rogues have a true stealth and not just stealth minions(yes i know of the death knight)

    All hail the banshee queen.

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  • slychd's Avatar
    Sparklepony 1175 484 Posts Joined 05/30/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    This is a card that rogues will certainly find useful.

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  • randomfan's Avatar
    Elemental 1255 744 Posts Joined 03/17/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Saves a turn against minion damage and targeted burst. As long as there isn't guaranteed face spells happening this will help stall for that one more draw Ialways seem to need.

    Unfortunately, common sense isn't as common as it should be.

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  • Geno9999's Avatar
    Metrognome 1620 1210 Posts Joined 11/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Now if only the Stealth Package from Ashes of Outlands could target your hero...

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  • sule's Avatar
    Dinosaur 785 796 Posts Joined 08/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Rogue gets a defensive tool? Awesome. This will be annoying to play against, but much less annoying than Ice Block or Time Out!. I like it.

    I have spoken.

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  • Psymon's Avatar
    Red Riding Hood 1505 371 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Good way to survive one more turn until you set up you're combo pieces. Will see play in almost any C'thun rogue deck.

    Xbox gamertag - Psymonjet

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  • Erodos's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 945 1019 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Interesting card, it allows combo decks a turn of set-up, while giving aggro decks a turn of survival in the mirror. 3 mana is quite expensive though, but it might see play in slower rogue decks because of the lack of other good surival tools in the class.

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  • Draketh's Avatar
    Darkmaster 1565 1395 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Nice little cheat death, and it has great flavour too

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  • ShadowsOfSense's Avatar
    1500 1111 Posts Joined 10/23/2018
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Nice little protection for Rogues while keeping in flavour for them - it's a pseudo-heal that doesn't feel bad to see them run, unlike their previous straight healing options from Neutral cards.

    Welcome to the site!

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