The card itself really isn’t the problem and the deck was VERY fun to play.
The problem comes from the 3 new cards supporting this archetype. I can dig the Kobold since those auto-counters while playing another rogue were pretty rough BUT also getting Vendetta AND Underbelly Fence is only something the devs of this game would come up with.
Granted, Underbelly was less extreme than I first thought BUT it’s a tad too much nonetheless. This deck NEEDS to be bad against aggro. It’s a fun deck. As soon as it becomes too consistent, it’s oppressive as anything because while the identity of this deck is rng-based, the core quality and effects of these cards are far above the power-curve.
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Even if the card averages out to be not to powerful that doesn’t change the fact that it sucks to lose games against garbage players that lucked out. It sucks half the fun out of the game, there didn’t used to be so many polarising cards.
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Fortunately the cheating priests lost some of their tools in the rotation.
Rogue players using Academic Espionage are the new cheaters.
Stealing your cards and playing them for one mana. It’s for children only.
My thoughts exactly
I’ve had some insane games over the last few months but majority is just fiddling around to try and get things moving. Normally loosing before you can get your power plays happening.
The standard isn’t “useless” and I didn’t say it was useless. It’s comparatively less useful than a card you would have put in your deck.
You said it was a good draw off AE not an “ok” draw. It isn’t, because of cutlass and because ta turn 8 warrior probably has at least one big taunt you have to smash your face into. I.e. it doesn’t synergize with the deck, which is a good example of the problems inherent with a pile of random cards. You also listed other weapon cards alongside things as “insane” like berrilium nullifier, which is only really good with mech synergy to buff it.
And yes, while all of these are good value at 1 mana, it doesn’t really matter that late in the game if you can’t draw enough to play a ton of them, which takes a lot more effort than you seem to think.
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And yet the top Rogue Deck doesn’t run this supposedly broken card. If its so broken why isn’t it used outside of memes.
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Did I say it was broken? Re-read the title; I think it’s a stupid card. Big difference.
bad troll bait 1/10 you can do better little timmy!
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You only lose to the deck when it high rolls. You missed the 10, 15 games when the AE low rolled. Also, Rogue decks don’t have the synergy that other decks have. For example, they can pull something like Masters Call. How is that going to help? If they play Masters Call early, they might not even get anything. Those beasts could be at the bottom of their deck.
I look at Academic Espionage like I do Rhokdelar: I played a lot of Spell Hunter until Priests started Psychic Screaming my board so I couldn’t activate Rhokdelar. Anyway, I would oftentimes wind up with useless spells.
Secret Plan: discover a spell that you already have equipped that your opponent hasn’t popped yet. Flare, which was a waste of mana. Bestial Wrath when you KNOW your minion can’t attack and is going to be cleared next turn but you risk burning a card you might need.
Tracking in the late game. I mean, its the same concept. Just because you have more cards doesn’t they are useful. That is the point to being a Rogue: you have to use what you have. You have to be inventive, creative, and think on your feet.
I cannot imagine a more suited situation for a rogue than Academic Espionage. I just gained 20 cards…now how do I make them work?
Burgle Rogue is a staple of Rogues identity. And Spectral Cutlass allows Rogue the survivability to stay in the game. There are plenty of weapon tech options out there: acidic swamp ooze and Harrison Jones.
Just like AE, sometimes you get what you need, and sometimes you don’t. RNG exists because when two players are at the top of their game, there needs to be a tie breaker sort of speak.
A Rogue main is going to pilot AE rogue much better than a casual picking it up for the first time. But if a Rogue main encounters a Warrior main, there HAS to be some sort of neutral deciding factor between these two skilled players.
This is how card games operate. Always have, always will. Skill, and luck of the draw.
If it was broken we would see top tier Tess decks. They’re still pretty meme from what I understand. The thing about Academic Espionage is that most of the time it’s just way too slow. If the user is totally blessed it can seem broken but I assure you the overwhelming majority of the time you’ve wasted tempo shuffling cards into your deck that aren’t really helping you that much.
It’s a really bad card. I’m playing thief rogue and removed the card, i’m doing better, and made into rank 6 with 5 stars.