New Rogue Spell - Ambush

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A new Rare Rogue Spell, Ambush, has been revealed!

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  • Arthas's Avatar
    Robot Black Lotus 1265 5754 Posts Joined 03/10/2019
    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    A new Rare Rogue Spell, Ambush, has been revealed!

    Ambush Card Image

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


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  • YourPrivateNightmare's Avatar
    Skeleton 2010 4741 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Here we go again with the secrets.

    This time it actually looks playable. Basically a 2-mana cobra, which is great value. Quite similar to Rat Trap actually since it really deters your opponent from making optimal plays.

    This could be the only secret for Rogue and it would still see play because the "hidden" aspect is almost entirely irrelevant.

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5543 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Not sure if the ambusher actually have stealth, but likely not.

    Its still a 2 mana cobra, and very similar to Venomstrike Trap. The nature of this trap is your opponent will likely spend all their mana getting minions in play and therefore cant respond to a 2/3 poisonous minion. Very nice indeed.

    I expect to see more secrets from rogue. Otherwise this would be too obvious to be a secret.

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  • Lambda's Avatar
    390 126 Posts Joined 07/24/2019
    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    If the ambushers have stealth and rogue gets at least one decent AOE, rogue might be able to establish a real control deck. 

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  • AngryShuckie's Avatar
    1705 1735 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago
    Quote From Lambda

    If the ambushers have stealth and rogue gets at least one decent AOE, rogue might be able to establish a real control deck. 

    It doesn't have stealth. You can see the token, "Broken Ambusher", on the card's own page.

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  • RandomGuy's Avatar
    430 614 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    I think you just play this because it's good.

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  • Emptyness's Avatar
    Supporter 520 525 Posts Joined 03/16/2019
    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Now they just need to add more rogue secrets to be confusing like against mage/hunter/pala and I will be happy. 

    And I like the body of the ambusher - 3 health will escape some cheap removals, so opponent need to invest something medium in order to not lose his big minion.

    “If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.” ― George Bernard Shaw

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2565 3343 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Cool effect - great flavor and theme - fits rogue to a T

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

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  • Koetti's Avatar
    1095 863 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Why did it take them so long to print more Secrets for Rogue? 

    I mean, it's not like this Class is known for, you know,... STRIKING FROM THE SHADOWS OR USING DIRTY TRICKS. 

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  • Haffax733's Avatar
    Devoted Outlander 1035 297 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    I like the comeback of Rogue secrets. If played on turn 2, this card provides a nice tempo swing versus your opponent's 3 mana minion.

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  • troY's Avatar
    Funnel Cakes 250 271 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 1 month ago

    Doesn't seem too strong, but could see play if Secret Rogue becomes a thing.

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

    Cheaper Venomstrike Trap. Hunter didn't really play that trap unless they went for a full spell/all secrets deck. Wonder how well this will work for rogue.

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

    when you discount something by 1 mana it's suddenly playable also when they play into it they have less mana to deal with it.. seems decent, probably mostly played for the synergy.

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  • liontail's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 210 277 Posts Joined 09/04/2019
    Posted 4 years ago

    feels like a meh card..ya poisonous is good but feels clunky to play. to me this is a filler card.

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  • Guenh's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 725 633 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years ago

    This is the weakest secret for sure. It's just ok but will find a spot in Secret packaged deck

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  • allthehype's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 630 739 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 4 years ago

    Another reprint, just the right flavor for rogue though.

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

    The weakest out of all the rogue secrets, it will probably see play at the beginning of the expansion but will then be phased out for better cards.

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  • Xarkkal's Avatar
    Servant of Illidan 910 1321 Posts Joined 03/29/2019
    Posted 4 years ago

    Secret Rogue looks like a lot of fun!

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

    Good on any stage of the game, i think secret rogue or any rogue deck with secret package will be good

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  • linkblade91's Avatar
    Senior Writer Serra Angel 1700 2777 Posts Joined 02/09/2019
    Posted 4 years ago

    Possibly the weakest of the three Secrets revealed for Ashes of Outland, but still a decent card. 2/2/3 Poisonous is playable.

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

    Is a 2 mana Cobra playable? I would say maybe, and this is slightly better than that. If the opponent attacks to test the secret before playing a minion, you can get some good early advantage out of this.

    This post is discussing the wild format.

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  • PLANETCRUNCH's Avatar
    E.V.I.L. Dragon 820 1248 Posts Joined 07/19/2019
    Posted 4 years ago

    it's also better that it doesn't require your opponent to attack one of your minions, they just need to plop one down.

    With it being poisonous they'll need to remove it or suffer from wasting a turn, essentially

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  • Elfensilver's Avatar
    595 663 Posts Joined 03/14/2019
    Posted 4 years ago

    It's pretty guranteed to get you a 2/3 poison minion immeadiatly - which is quite good.

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  • Pezman's Avatar
    Staff Writer 2235 2226 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 4 years ago
    Quote From Brandon

    Cheaper Venomstrike Trap. Hunter didn't really play that trap unless they went for a full spell/all secrets deck. Wonder how well this will work for rogue.

    I don't think 2 mana is cheaper than 2 mana. Check my math, though. This is basically Venomstrike Trap with a different trigger (and the token is not a beast).

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

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  • Almaniarra's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 950 1471 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 4 years ago

    Trigger is easier than hunter's one. So might be better than it because when Venomstrike Trap is triggered, your enemy is mostly ok for trade just because they already traded with that minion with yours and that minion does the job for them and left 2-3 health in most situations but this time, When your opponent plays a big minion and use all of their mana, this ambusher will come which makes this card better than Venomstrike Trap in my opinion.

    Unpopular Opinion Incarnate

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

    I just don't think a 2 mana Emperor Cobra is good enough to make the cut. I don't think this is bad, but it isn't better than some other secrets you would rather play instead.

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

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  • dedidedi's Avatar
    125 60 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 4 years ago

    meh...

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  • Meteorite12's Avatar
    670 696 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years ago

    Not that great since the token doesn’t even have stealth on it. Too easy to remove

    Who needs consistency when you could have fun?

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

    Not the strongest of secrets, but decent regardless. Will likely still see play to enable Shadowjeweler Hanar.

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  • ElSabidon's Avatar
    Salty Dog 1030 685 Posts Joined 06/07/2019
    Posted 4 years ago

    It's a 2 mana 2/3 Poisonous. So easy to activate. So mandatory to activate. It's balanced because 2/3 is OK levels of stats.

    Rating cards on coolness factor rather than predicting power because I like screwing up rating averages (and because I suck at predicting real power levels, but we'll ignore that LUL)
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  • Car's Avatar
    185 226 Posts Joined 03/31/2020
    Posted 4 years ago

    This is removal for 2, which can survive, and is plain awesome, another amazing secret.

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