New Rogue Hero - Shadowcrafter Scabbs

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A new Legendary Rogue Hero, Shadowcrafter Scabbs, has been revealed!

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  • Arthas's Avatar
    Robot Black Lotus 1265 5754 Posts Joined 03/10/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    A new Legendary Rogue Hero, Shadowcrafter Scabbs, has been revealed!

    Shadowcrafter Scabbs Card Image

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


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  • dymar's Avatar
    290 44 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

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

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  • meisterz39's Avatar
    925 1200 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    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.

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  • Brandon's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1350 2486 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    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!

    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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  • Tumbleweedovski's Avatar
    Protector of Elwynn 1470 598 Posts Joined 06/12/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    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.

    Arena > Wild > Standard

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  • Geno9999's Avatar
    Metrognome 1620 1210 Posts Joined 11/10/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    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.

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  • UVE's Avatar
    1180 832 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    Autoinclude on every Rogue deck, strongest Hero card ATM.

    By The Holy Light!

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  • Lundy's Avatar
    Little Devil Teemo 1555 707 Posts Joined 06/21/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    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!

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  • Erodos's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 945 1019 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    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.

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  • Caro's Avatar
    Dragon 2215 2485 Posts Joined 03/12/2020
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    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.

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  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5543 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    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.

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  • JackJimson's Avatar
    670 673 Posts Joined 11/19/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    battlecry is insane, unlockable board clear while gaining you tempo on board. If you're running battle cry minions (as rogue usually is) the Vanish effect on your end of the board isn't even a downside.

    On top of that, you get to mana cheat a card every turn.

    I can't find a reason you don't run this in any rogue deck. It's 1 card that doesn't need support with a very swingy effect.

    Agreed that this is the best hero card revealed so far.

     

     

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  • sule's Avatar
    Dinosaur 785 796 Posts Joined 08/21/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    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.

    I have spoken.

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  • ElSabidon's Avatar
    Salty Dog 1030 685 Posts Joined 06/07/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From sule

    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.

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  • Hydrafrog's Avatar
    Gul'dan 1840 3268 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

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

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  • GoddammitDontShootMe's Avatar
    Splendiferous 2145 1903 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    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.

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  • FieselFitz's Avatar
    Prince Charming 1105 1355 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

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

    Challenge me ... when you're ready to duel a god!

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2565 3339 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

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

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

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  • YourPrivateNightmare's Avatar
    Skeleton 2010 4741 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    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.

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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  • Swizard's Avatar
    1190 913 Posts Joined 04/30/2020
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    Good but boring.

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  • Sykomyke's Avatar
    Grand Crusader 780 985 Posts Joined 05/30/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    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.

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  • SilverWolf's Avatar
    Tauren Chieftain Addict 990 1085 Posts Joined 04/01/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    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

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  • edalyas's Avatar
    Magma Rager 520 165 Posts Joined 05/30/2019
    Posted 2 years, 3 months ago

    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%.

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  • randomfan's Avatar
    Elemental 1255 744 Posts Joined 03/17/2019
    Posted 2 years, 3 months ago

    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.

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

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  • ShadowsOfSense's Avatar
    1500 1111 Posts Joined 10/23/2018
    Posted 2 years, 3 months ago

    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).

    Welcome to the site!

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  • NebuchadnezzarHS's Avatar
    Supporter 2025 1394 Posts Joined 06/14/2019
    Posted 2 years, 3 months ago

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

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  • Draketh's Avatar
    Darkmaster 1565 1395 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 2 years, 3 months ago

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

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  • Velen's Avatar
    950 11 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 2 years, 3 months ago

    Class identity politics ended so quickly.

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