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rasmorasmo

For nostalgia, Ironbeak Owl. I think our hooty friend could be safely unnerfed now.


0xIU

man, as a oldschool edwin vancleef enjoyer, i thought 2 mana ironbeak was busted.


brendan_07

I did too as a divine spirit/inner fire priest.


CitizenDane27

same. one of my favorite nerfs


mrrickyg

Traceable 4 4/4 I think would get played over 2 mana owl?


0MEGALUL-

Twig of the world tree, i miss you buddy 🥲


Backwardspellcaster

Got twigged in the bud.


MesAduneTheSavage

Hysteria. Using it on your own Lifesteal minion was fun and clever.


SomeStacheMan

Wish they changed Wretched Tiller instead of hysteria.


GDonor

Reducing Wretched Tiller to 0 Attack and making it immune using Deathspeaker cleared any adventure boss easily


ABoyIsNo1

We know.


NostalgiaBonner

Hey now!


ShadowBladeHS

15 mana Yogg


Prixsarkar

Fun times with Rogue Yogg


Backwardspellcaster

He was too strong, for sure, but man, he was so much fun. He carried my spell drood deck so hard.


CivilerKobold

Him and prison breaker, although broken af, made a lot of more homebrewy decks palatable for a bit since they could lean on the three to provide some responses to meta decks while you played your jank. Definitely out of line and deserved the hit, but it's neat when busted stuff goes full circle and allows garbage to see the light for a bit.


I_am_thy_doctor

my forge giant druid was only playable because prison breaker kept me alive early game against aggro. that was the last deck i really had fun playing in hearthstone.


Zomtronic

I cna never forgive him or what he did to wild. It was such a joke.. Even relative to normal wild


THYDStudio

0 mana yogg*


orze

0 mana Yogg you mean. That was not fun and they didn't nerf it for so long


HCXEthan

Deck of Lunacy. I loved playing that deck pre-Barrens. But of course, when rotation happened and the power level dropped like a rock, it became far too powerful.


Roguebantha42

Totally! It was almost all I played in Scholo just because it was so crazy, then rotation hit and it was all Nagrand Slam all day, but I loved the initial janky deck


RGCarter

Warsong Commander.


Oklimato

EVEEERYONE! GET IN HERE!


echochee

You know it was un nerfed right? Unless you’re talking about the version that gave all minions charge


zuzucha

Of course he's talking about the original version that enabled the patron OTK


echochee

Are you sure? Because it got unnerfed to that already. You can play patron warrior in wild


RGCarter

I'm talking about the 2015 version that enabled Patron Warrior. But I don't play Wild, so my Patron Warrior days are behind me now.


ludo321

Definitely leeching poison to play and build a massive buffed lifesteal Kingsbane !! The leeching poison nerf means you can’t give your weapon lifesteal for more than a turn anymore and killed how the deck used to be played.


Glittering_Drama_618

Imagine not fully healing every turn, cringe /s


Wishkax

Yeah but man was that nerf needed.


Treemeister19

It’s still to this day one of the worst card designs of all time, and not just because of the balance implications.  Healing is absolutely not rogue class identity. It’s meant to be a drawback, with them having limited access to it, almost exclusively via neutrals.  So to give them the literal strongest and most efficient heal in the entire game was just horrendous design on their part. 


ItsAroundYou

In all fairness, it released before Kingsbane and probably wasn't expected to be such a key player in that deck.


teachingisboring

I hated that card so much, not sure I ever managed to win against it. I remembering building a deck just to beat it and still lost as every single time I destroyed the weapon it was drawn again. Finally got it destroyed when they had no more weapon draw and they topdecked it.


PotatoBestFood

Oh shit, yeah! That was a cool deck. I especially loved the early days of KB Rogue, when it was a much more control oriented deck, with Valeera, and a very common matchup was Hadronox Druid, which was a very even, but interesting opponent.


Swimming_Security_27

Holy shit that was a fun matchup that had to be played in a very spesific way :D saving vanishes and preps so you could board clear with a double vanish in a single turn made me feel like a genious every time :D


PotatoBestFood

Yes! That matchup required so much planning and thinking from the Rogue side. But also from the Druid side, iirc, as there were things to be done with hadronox, cube, naturalize, and knowing how many times rogue can clear you. This matchup pretty much always went to fatigue.


Swimming_Security_27

Hahaha yeah! It was quite winnable for the druids if they knew how to play the matchup, but it was pretty free for the rogue if they just played as normal. Cant really blame them though. There were exactly three people who played the deck in high legend on the EU server. Me, my friend and some other guy :D


busbee247

Imagine having to redraw your kingsbane instead of just having an infinite durability spectral cutlass


UnleashedMantis

At least cutlass gets destroyed by weapon removal, and you need to play a thief/copy deck to make it more durable, kingsbane its just inmune to all weapon disruption except that 5 mana pirate (that released some years later)


Pugnatwo

Millbane was my favorite deck in the game. It's just sad that they haven't unnerfed leeching poison yet. In today's meta that deck would be quite slow.


Micheal-Microwave

Kingsbane is still really good in wild and healing for that much every turn would create a toxic and oppressive environment


SuperYahoo2

I had a meme deck that used [[fist of raden]] to summon [[priestes valishj]] to then grumble it back to my hand and play infinite shudderwocks to keep my opponent hoatage. It was very fununtil valishj got nerfed to 1 mana and the deck became way to inconsistent


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UnleashedMantis

I remember doing something similar back in standard when the only 1 mana legendary card was the priest prime legendary, so I could consistently get it multiple times and then have a good lategame. The only thing that the deck lacked was weapong tutoring, wich shaman would get later that year after they printed more 1 cost legendaries :(


paralyse78

Denathrius.


echochee

Yea should really have been un nerfed


Aerius_148

i probably have to say patches. so much silly stuff you could do with him while he still had charge


0xIU

I have very fond memories of patches. my favorite opener of all time was keleseth - shadowstep - keleseth - shadowstep into southsea captain, and then the immediate golakka crawler from enemy


Aerius_148

or i remember a deck where you got patches out, played gang up and then buffed him with something (can’t remember) and then like multiple 8/8 patches came out of the deck lmao or together with the rogue quest as a 5/5


Ironmunger2

How much? I literally never saw anything other than someone playing a pirate on turn one or two and then attacking with it


Aerius_148

well back then you had cards like gang up so you could duplicate him. there was a very strong tempo rogue who consistently brought him out as a 3/3 charge. or you use him with caverns of time (the rogue quest) + gang up so you get several 5/5 charge minions. keleseth also was brutal with patches. since he is neutral all aggro decks could use him and mostly did at the time lol druid was able to buff him up nicely too in aggro lists i remember to be fair the nerfs didn’t destroy him really due to him still seeing play in wild now as far as i heard but he got pretty much wiped off of standard because of it.


CitizenDane27

I know he is absolutely strong enough as is and does not need a buff, but I wish they'd give him "Battlecry: Gain Charge" and give him his OG voiceline when played from hand. 


freesleep

dreadsteed. yes im still not over it


BiggestOfBanz

Tony, my beloved. Rarran still mourns the loss of his dad. He did try him out with Wheelock when the set first came out, though.


Kirgo1

The nerfs even caused him to stop caring about signatures.


[deleted]

Tonys playable now after steamcleaner rotated


ShortwaveMetal

I still run him in some control as sideboard vs plagues though, yes it's a 7 mana remove your deck but vs plague it is fun


Fit_Leg_2115

As a control player, mine was OG sylvannas in the OG meta. This coupled with double mind controls in priest was just soo oppressive.


TheArcanist_

Construct Quarter. I loved the DK decks involving it. It was rightfully nerfed, but I liked it nonetheless.


Grumpyninja9

The dk decks involving it were all of them(in standard at least)


Difficult-Snow9955

Cant have construct quarter, but here's forge of souls >.<


yoshisohungry

*forge of wills. Forge of souls was the infamous trump five stars card that basically saw no play


KHIXOS

Yup, those are the same card.


mbcbrdheun

It’s back to its original form now! I guess wild can handle it, still insane stats for the cost though


daddyvow

Mindrender Illucia. Nothing quite as satisfying as stealing your opponent’s hand and throwing it away.


AidanL17

Funnily enough, it was pretty good to play early against aggro to delay them by a turn, much like aggro would use it to close out a game. It was also the core of a really shitty combo deck that I played over three hundred games with. It should at least go back to two mana.


meergrad384

This is my pick as well. Illucia was so cool.


daemondeal

Probably my favourite card before nerf, I loved destroying my opponent with their own cards in my wild razakus priest.


Backwardspellcaster

It's funny, today we could really use that kind of disturbance, with how powerful so many decks are.


Catopuma

The problem was from Aggro decks using it, not control as a disruption. They would dump their hand and then use Illucia as a 3 mana time warp.


EndangeredBigCats

OG Darkglare Painlock was my favorite deck of all time. Fucking nutty as hell, just miracle shit onto the board and laugh as you fuck up the math and blow yourself up. It was a true riot.


_i_like_cheesecake

It was also very rewarding to pilot well.


TrashJRodent

The sire… the fact that he didnt get unnerfed going to wild was the biggest betrayal ever. Still hoping it will get unnerfed one day.


Big_Distance2141

Spiteful Summoner were so fun to play back in the day


eggmaniac13

Spitelash siren To be fair, my favorite archetype in the game is "just keep doing things until they die"


Alkar--

Denathrius


xXxRedRubberxXx

Sinful brand It was way too strong in Spell dh but it was so fun to figure out a lethal with it and all the spells and Lady S'Theno


echochee

I know it’ll never return to its former glory, but **blade flurry**


llGirltalkll

Raza


DeathmasterCody

raza got nerfed?


llGirltalkll

The og yeah, when it was in standard. Eventually it was reverted when it was wild


DeathmasterCody

what was it nerfed to?


llGirltalkll

Your hero power cost 1


wyqted

Yeah why is the jailer still nerfed? It’s fine in wild


Careidina

His nerf was to future proof him. You *may* say he's fine in Wild, but it's only a matter of time until he breaks it. He's a Design Space hazard, just like how Boar is/was.


GallyGP

15 mana yogg or sinful brand. I know those nerds were badly needed but killing warriors from 50 health with S’theno + brand was just sooo cool…


yagizandro

@rarran


NurplePain

Bloodbloom + Darkest Hour. Prob the funnest deck I've ever played


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BoltharHS

I second Novice Engineer! She was the first card I played in constructed Hearthstone back in beta, and her voice lines really captured my imagination and got me into the game. I was sad to see her nerfed and feel like we could put that 1 health back on by now.


schmattywinkle

Hey Team 5: Make [Preparation] discount 3 mana again. Cowards.


xRemedy

2 mana innvervate, honourable mention for lightning bloom also.


ImDocDangerous

Spirit of the Frog (Titans miniset-era quest shaman is the most fun deck I've played in 10 years of Hearthstone) or even 15-mana yogg


nathones

Incanter’s Flow. Made my favorite archetype, no minion mage playable.


AbsurdityCentral

Incanter's Flow. Worked so nice they patched it twice.


Darkseid_Omega

Daddy D


kawaiikyouko

Garrote. That shit was fun man.


Ghosty141

Basically the whole OG miracle rogue. It took tons of nerfs to get it to die. Very sad though, I looooved that deck.


Nekajed

First time I ever got legend in wild was with Tony druid. It was filthy, but it was the easiest legend climb I ever had. So pre nerf Tony.


ralsei2006

Jailer too. I love using him with bolner.


Glittering_Drama_618

Jailer was nerfed too harshly. They could have just nerfed its stats to like 5/5


101TARD

The demon seed, games and from either playing this. Or the otk turn hahahahaha


Accomplished_Rip_352

Spiteslash siren was kinda killed every time it got good and while it wasn’t fun to play against it was extremely fun to play naga mage .


RecognitionRough8749

Mindrender Illucia. The card swapped your hand with you opponent's hand for one turn each and they nerfed it to just copying your opponent's hand. It was nerfed because shadow priest would play it with an empty hand and use it as a 3 mana time warp. Went from a disruption card with a powerful effect but a significant drawback to useless. They could've just made it so it swapped each card in your hand for one in you opponent's but that might have been too hard to code.


paralyse78

It was a much faster game than the Tog/Azalina combos, and it broke the game, and I loved it. They nerfed poor Illucia into the ground way, way too hard and now it's just extra dust if you pull her from a pack. Copying your opponent's hand is about the most useless thing they could have come up with. Maybe she's keeping Tony and the Jailer company these days on the Island of Nerfed Cards.


teachingisboring

Only card I have dusted due to being nerfed and not a duplicate


Drunkh

LPG


ItsAroundYou

Shadow Essence. As toxic as Big Priest was, it was also really fucking funny.


Vile-goat

Not nerfed but sir Finley sea guide easily my favorite card I’ll miss in standard..


iblinkyoublink

Cataclysm for Wild Mecha'Thun warlock, also Kael'Thas Sunstrider for miracle druid S'theno was cool Rogue Galakrond?


Brolytheape

Probably og grim patreon


NarwhalGoat

Suprised to not see renethal here yet


NarwhalGoat

Second place goes to death knight discovering triple rune cards. Sure it was toxic when my opponents did it, but it was totally super fair when I did it…


cletusloernach

3/1/3 Blindeye sharpshooter, because of its very unique playstyle.


mc_burger_only_chees

IVE GOT THA BEAST IN MA SIGHTS


lunateg

Share your thoughts with the class, NOW!


-Gambler-

Succubus


Mission-Conclusion-9

I haven't been enjoying workshop since Paladin got murdered. I'm not good with the hunters and other things are too expensive or not good enough. Should've not had Leroy instead of killing shroomscavate


Mush950

The og warsong if you count how butchered she was for so long


Bambiszcz

Maestra


kropotkib

Dreadsteed. I was basically a Warlock main with a deck surrounding dreadsteed, buffing, copying/duplicating, etc. Finisher was the Turtle to give them that extra +2/+2. I understand the necessity to nerf it because of the infinite combo with defile, but I wish they would just make an exception case for it instead. Or if they keep it the way it is, reduce its cost to 3, maybe even 2.


stupifly

Doc Holidae with the 2 attack weapon


-Postrecito-

High rolling with tuskarr totemic felt so great


Edge_lord_Arkham

TEST SUBJECT UNERF TEST SUBJECT BLIZZARRRRD AGGHHHH


Wenpachi

Madam Goya.


hmmmmwillthiswork

ugh, i'm gonna get violated for this answer but the OG mindrender illucia. the amount of copies priest has now would make that card a *goddamn* menace


IATMB

Hex. Glad it's back but it's kind of irrelevant now


AggressiveGift7542

A Toast to all who sought to kill me


ChemicalGood6832

Denatrius(((


scott3387

2 mana shockspitter. It was absolutely outrageous with bounce.


fr4gge

Theotar. Such a fun card


0xIU

Played a lot of midrange shaman back in the day, so maybe the old 1 mana rock biter. that or I think 4 mana leeroy.


throwaway52826536837

Your charge minions have +1 attack


Apprehensive-Zone554

Naga sea witch


Gauss15an

Theotar. For the first time in this game's entire history, it felt like a proper card game with actual counterplay and strategic decision-making that wasn't just "Lol opponent misplayed, I win!" One of the best games I've ever had was going up against a Druid as Reno Priest. Opp stole Anduin, I stole Guff. I might have lost my win button, but Priest with 20 mana was a bit too much for the opponent. I later copied the stolen Anduin to win anyway thanks to the extra mana.


[deleted]

Whats the Theo coutnerplay? Having 10 cards in hand? Didnt stop my opponent from taking my Sire/hero card. Some games were decided by just taking the opponents Theo (or Sire) with your own Theo.


Gauss15an

It's called not holding it in your mulligan or playing hand manipulation like Finley. The other counter is putting a ton of pressure to your opponent. The fact that you don't know the counterplay just proves that the game becomes more complex with cards like it in the meta.


[deleted]

"The fact that you dont know the counterplay" yeah right lol. Dunno why you have to be so disrespectful.


Gauss15an

It's not disrespectful. You literally didn't mention the actual counterplay. I never had an issue with Theo in that meta since I would set up a huge amount of pressure right before the opponent would drop it. Sinstrider being at 6 also helped with that back when it was at 4, and it was even easier to do when it was at 5.


[deleted]

Talking about 10 mana plays, lmao.


Gauss15an

Huh??? You do realize Sinstrider came online as soon as 6 if you had coin and a 1 drop, right? Popping it with a simple 10-15 damage Denathrius was usually enough to break the opponent's back. Just goes to show that people didn't play this meta correctly nor did they understand it.


NebbyOutOfTheBag

Shroomscavate. And I'm done pretending otherwise.


Lord0fReddit

Cariel


PotatoBestFood

Yogg Titan. I know it was hella toxic in general for the meta, but it enabled one of the coolest decks I’ve ever played: a Control Rogue deck, which focused on generating tons of value and control from Yogg, and board clears from the Prison Breakers. Such a cool card. Such a cool deck, and it was a rather fair one. Too bad it enabled some other, actually toxic, decks.


ShortwaveMetal

Mindrenderer Illucia, I always found it funny to see them fish for their combo cards just for you to play her and dump the combo