Rogue | Recommended deck of cards - Descent of Dragons Hearthstone Guide

Last update: 29 January 2020

Below are the proposed decks for rogue character class which have been adapted to the latest Hearthstone Descent of Dragons expansion set. In this section, you'll find mostly aggressive and combo decks that can allow you to do deal massive damage in Hearthstone duels. The description of each deck has been additionally enriched with a special code, which can be copy-pasted to Hearthstone when you're creating a new deck. After that the game will choose the appropriate cards.

• Rogue - Valeera Sanguinar, worshipper of Galakrond
• Flik Skyshiv - how to use this legendary minion?
• Mechs - abilities
• Edwin VanCleef - how to use this Legendary minion?
• Combos - how do they work?
• Mulligans - selecting the right cards
• Defense
• Offense

Rogue - Valeera Sanguinar, worshipper of Galakrond

This Rogue deck shown below is specially compiled for the latest expansion, Descent of Dragons. This deck is a Combo deck with control elements. In the presented deck, you can find new cards (Praise Galakrond, Sealed Fate, Flik Skyshiv, Galakrond The Nightmare) that appeared in Hearthstone along with the latest expansion - Descent of Dragons. This Rogue deck offers very good tempo, enabling you to quickly add new units to the playfield.

Neutral cards	Class cards
(3) SN1P-SN4P x1 (4) Lifedrinker x2 (5) Shield of Galakrond x2 (5) Leeroy Jenkins x1 (5) Zilliax x1 (6) Kronx Dragonhoof x1	(0) Backstab x2 (0) Shadowstep x2 (1) Praise Galakrond x2 (1) Pharaoh Cat x2 (2) Sap x2 (2) Eviscerate x2 (3) SI:7 Agent x2 (3) Edwin VanCleef x1 (3) Sealed Fate x2 (3) EVIL Miscreant x2 (6) Flik Skyshiv x1 (6) Heistbaron Togwaggle x1 (7) Galakrond The Nightmare x1

The deck code that you have to copy-paste in Hearthstone when creating a new deck:

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Flik Skyshiv - how to use this legendary minion?

Flik Skyshiv is a new Legendary minion for Rogue which was added in the Descent of Dragons expansion. Flik Skyshiv can be used in many situations, and it is pays off to know how to use him.

1. Battlecry - during your turn, you can choose an enemy minion who will be eliminated instantly (and all his copies, wherever they are). Warning! The card description informs that if you eliminate e.g. enemy's Shield of Galakrond, and you have two cards of this type, they will be destroyed!
2. Offense - Flik Skyshiv allows you to instantly eliminate a minion with Taunt and unlock your way to enemy portrait in order to end the battle.

Mechs - abilities

Mechs are a type of minions appearing in Hearthstone. In opposition to other units, Mechs have Magnetic, an ability that allows them to merge into one mech that has high statistics and many abilities.

1. Activating Magnetic - if your unit has Magnetic, you can merge it with another Mech. To do so, (merge Mechs using Magnetic) you need to play this card to the left side of the chosen Mech. If the unit is played on the right side, the units won't merge.
2. Abilities - when merging Mechs, all their abilities are preserved.
3. Risk - when combining Mechs, you must bear in mind that one powerful unit is easier to destroy than a few smaller units. Each Hearthstone class has a kind of removal that allows them to instantly neutralize the threat.

Edwin VanCleef - how to use this Legendary minion?

Edwin VanCleef is a unique Legendary minion of Rogue. His initial stats are not that good, but he offers a very powerful Combo ability.

1. Combo - Gain +2/+2 for each card you've played this turn.
2. Using the card - the presented Rogue deck offers many cheap spells and units that can seriously reinforce Edwin VanCleef card. Additional cards received after using EVIL Miscreant will also become useful as they will only cost 1 mana point.

Combos - how do they work?

The Rogue deck offer a few Combo cards which has to be used in order to fully harness the power of the presented deck. In order to activate a Combo, you first need to play a card, then use the Combo card.

1. SI:7 Agent - standard Rogue unit. For 3 mana points, you get a 3/3 minion. When you activate a Combo with a SI:7 Agent, you can instantly deal 2 damage to a chosen target.
2. Edwin VanCleef - an immensely powerful Legendary minion that can have powerful statistics.
3. Eviscerate - a spell that deals 2 damage in its basic version. With a Combo, you can double the damage of this spell.
4. EVIL Miscreant - after activating a Combo, the minion adds two Minion cards to your hand.

Mulligans - selecting the right cards

Each duel begins with the so-called Mulligan phase - card selection. During this time, you can decide which cards to leave in your hand and which ones to discard in order to find others. Card shuffling always involves some risk, but sometimes it is necessary to take it in order to have a chance to win.

1. High priority - EVIL Miscreant (if you have a Coin), Pharaoh Cat, Backstab. At the beginning, the SI:7 Agent can also be useful.
2. Medium priority - consider leaving Edwin VanCleef on hand if you have access to cheap spells and a Coin.

Defense

When it comes to this deck, Defense is not one of its stronger suits - looking for large numbers of minions with Taunt is destined to fail. You only have one such minion at your disposal - you must deal with eventual problems using spells.

1. Sap - costing 2 mana points, Sap is a spell that will return a troublesome minion back to the opponent's hand. Sap can unlock the way to the enemy's portrait, dealing large amounts of damage in a single turn.
2. Shield of Galakrond - a Minion with 4/5 statistics and Taunt, which additionally has the ability to Invoke.

Offense

Offensive potential is without doubt the most powerful feature of this deck. As soon as you use Leeroy Jenkins, you can use it again by using Shadowstep.

1. Minions - if you have the opportunity, use your minions to cause additional damage to your opponent's portrait. Otherwise, try to conduct successful exchanges with enemy units.
2. Leeroy Jenkins - a 6/2 Minion with Battlecry. Leeroy can be returned to hand by using Waggle Pick or Shadowstep in order to deal large amounts of damage.
3. Eviscerate - after activating a Combo, the spell can deal 4 points of direct damage to the enemy's portrait.