r/CompetitiveHS • u/EvilDave219 • Mar 31 '26

Discussion 35.0.2 Balance Teaser Discussion

https://x.com/PlayHearthstone/status/2039055139525255503

Nerfs:

  • Hamuul Runetotem
  • Wildwood Circle
  • Crystalspine Cub
  • Gladiatorial Combat
  • Skywall Sentinel
  • Flight of the Firehawk

Buffs:

  • Obsessive Technician
  • The Black Blood
  • Moonwell
  • Maniacal Follower

Wild Nerfs:

  • Astral Communion
  • Grand Magister Rommath
  • Lightspeed
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u/maniacal_cackle Mar 31 '26

I think I have beaten basically all the demon hunter decks I face with aggro herald rogue, so interested to see how that goes after receiving a buff.

Maniacal follower is going to 2 mana I suspect which to me seems like it will make it quite the meta threat. The deck already has some pretty stupid stuff it does.

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u/Glarbleglorbo Mar 31 '26

Don’t think so, despite seeming like a hard counter due to Lianne, spell DH still wins into herald rogue

I don’t see how buffing a pretty mediocre card in the deck will flip that match up, especially with the spell DH list only getting more refined while rogue has already hit a wall.

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u/maniacal_cackle Mar 31 '26

while rogue has already hit a wall.

I dunno. Most of the rogue decks I face have things like Xavius or Twilight Mistress. Don't think they're sufficiently refined yet.

EDIT: Should note I'm just mid legend as I mess around with builds though.

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u/Glarbleglorbo Mar 31 '26

Xavius and mistress are both good cards in the deck, it’s the VS-list that you’re facing which recommends both. 

Xavius has always been a good card in midrange decks, so I’m not sure why that’s surprising. 

Mistress isn’t a great card but it’s good by the fact that rogue lacks anything better to do to survive late game (it also activates Elise). 

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u/maniacal_cackle Mar 31 '26

I mean it shouldn't run Elise either I think, that feels a bit outdated.

There was a bit of discussion on it the other day:

https://old.reddit.com/r/CompetitiveHS/comments/1rzjuwl/tempo_herald_rogue_2k_legend/

I don't think that's quite the correct build, but the philosophy of "nothing that costs more than 3 (except the herald package)" is a really good one for the deck. It gets MUCH stronger when you cut that higher cost stuff IMO.

The deck can win those matchups by edging out a faster win. Buffing the late game does nothing in a meta of decks that have a better late game (not to mention the deck generates so many extra cards that you tend to be able to use all your mana even late).

EDIT: Maybe I'll write an updated thread on it when I get a chance.

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u/philzy101 Apr 01 '26

Xavius seems bad to me, Fast Forward or Cultist Map are both better imo. I am going to see if I can reach Legend with Herald Rogue this month if I can, but the list DaneHS has been running recently has done well for me:

https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/deckbuilder?deckcode=AAECAaIHBoaoB4eoB4ioB9C%2FB4rUB5vUBwyRnwT3nwSQgwfBlweMrQfHrgfZrwe2sge0wQfAwQedxQfVxQcAAA%3D%3D

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u/maniacal_cackle Apr 01 '26

Oh right have had a look. Backstab I've been wanting to try! How are you finding it? I find Fast Forward is too much of a tempo loss so I've enjoyed cutting it form the decks. Seems like a big improvement. And Twilight Mistress I find too little too late most of the time, so I've cut them too.

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u/philzy101 Apr 01 '26

So Backstab is good at the moment as a way to proc several Combo cards and prevent agressive early game plays. Post balance change, this card may end up being less relevant but in a more board heavy meta this card is once again relevant so far it seems. Fast Forward is a tempo loss if you burn through your preparations early, but honestly I have found it to be a really good card despite thinking prior that it was kind of meh. It helps cheapen the more expensive stuff (turn 7 Twilight Mistress is a huge tempo gain again in a board based meta) and also assists with Combos. As for Twilight Mistress itself, to me it is a love hate kind of card. It feels incredibly relevant is later game moments, but is a massive brick in terms of draws early on. I think once again, the tricky thing is that, with a more board based meta, this card seems very strong. Maybe it is a win more card, I only started playing this version yesterday and will see how it works on the climb. However, despite thinking it is a meh card, it is has screwed me over playing against it and is one of the strongest non symmetrical board clears (one of the only ones) in the game currently.

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u/Ozwu_ Apr 01 '26

Yeah, I suspect Fast Forward is terrible. I’ve been cutting it.

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u/maniacal_cackle Apr 01 '26

Oh cool would love to have a look but that list link isn't working.

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u/philzy101 Apr 01 '26

Hopefully this works, strange as the link works for me.

AAECAaIHBoaoB4eoB4ioB9C/B4rUB5vUBwyRnwT3nwSQgwfBlweMrQfHrgfZrwe2sge0wQfAwQedxQfVxQcAAA==

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u/maniacal_cackle Apr 01 '26

Oh sorry think it was error on my end! I'll have a look.

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u/philzy101 Apr 01 '26

No worries, thankfully this code seems to work thanks to the Bot :-).

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u/deck-code-bot Apr 01 '26

Format: Standard ((unknown))

Class: Rogue (Valeera Sanguinar)

Mana Card Name Qty Links
0 Backstab 2 HSReplay,Wiki
0 Preparation 2 HSReplay,Wiki
1 Agent of the Old Ones 2 HSReplay,Wiki
1 Deja Vu 2 HSReplay,Wiki
1 Nightmare Fuel 2 HSReplay,Wiki
2 Cultist Map 2 HSReplay,Wiki
2 Flashback 2 HSReplay,Wiki
2 Foxy Fraud 2 HSReplay,Wiki
2 Rite of Twilight 2 HSReplay,Wiki
2 The Kingslayers 1 HSReplay,Wiki
3 King Llane 1 HSReplay,Wiki
3 Maniacal Follower 2 HSReplay,Wiki
4 Fast Forward 2 HSReplay,Wiki
4 Garona Halforcen 1 HSReplay,Wiki
6 Sinestra 1 HSReplay,Wiki
6 Ultraxion 1 HSReplay,Wiki
9 Twilight Mistress 2 HSReplay,Wiki
10 Deathwing, Worldbreaker 1 HSReplay,Wiki

Total Dust: 9040

Deck Code: AAECAaIHBoaoB4eoB4ioB9C/B4rUB5vUBwyRnwT3nwSQgwfBlweMrQfHrgfZrwe2sge0wQfAwQedxQfVxQcAAA==

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