[Pre-Release Card Discussion] - Streetwise Investigator

Necroqubus · 50 points · Posted at 20:33:47 on November 28, 2016 · (Permalink)

Perfect counter to incoming Tier 1 Deck - Stealth Rogue! Those pesky Shadow Ragers will suffer!

Pumpknis · 18 points · Posted at 21:18:24 on November 28, 2016 · (Permalink)

Now you can whirlwind them and be able to see them suffer!

SklX · 24 points · Posted at 20:22:17 on November 28, 2016 · (Permalink)

It's nice that we're finally getting a neutral tech for stealth. Even if this card doesn't see play in this meta as a counter to auctioneer it's a great tool to have in the wild arsenal as a counter to any potential future stealth based decks.

assassin10 · 8 points · Posted at 21:29:52 on November 28, 2016 · (Permalink)

These are the few kinds of cards I feel should be promoted to evergreen.

SklX · 6 points · Posted at 21:48:02 on November 28, 2016 · (Permalink)

At the end of the day I think those are the kinds of cards blizzard can just keep making variations of same way we have Kezan Mystic and Eater of Secrets. Degenerate combos that this card addresses will probably be more of an issue in wild than in standard anyway.

assassin10 · 3 points · Posted at 22:00:48 on November 28, 2016 · (Permalink)

I like options. I don't like how if I want to put a secret counter in my deck it needs to be Eater of Secrets (or I need to play hunter). Yeah they'll continue to print more secret counters but I'm not entirely happy about the rate they're doing so.

handkurtchief · 8 points · Posted at 21:58:10 on November 28, 2016 · (Permalink)

Crime investigator wearing a brown coat and hat, wielding a revolver?

Synths confirmed in Gadgetzan

RainbowApple · 3 points · Posted at 22:07:03 on November 28, 2016 · (Permalink)

I knew I'd find him somewhere in this thread.

LoafLion14 · 6 points · Posted at 20:40:23 on November 28, 2016 · (Permalink)

i'm so happy a card like this finally exists

[deleted] · 5 points · Posted at 20:30:07 on November 28, 2016 · (Permalink)

Capable of preventing the Tiger into Warden curve and works well against rogue in general. Still, a 5 mana 4/6 with an effect that will rarely do anything isn't worth running. Cool tech card, but until Midrange Beast Druid and Stealth Rogue dominate the ladder, Streetwise Investigator won't see much play.

[deleted] · 4 points · Posted at 21:20:29 on November 28, 2016 · (Permalink)

Tech cards are definitely necessary if they're gonna keep pushing stealth Rogue. Not sure if it will ever be relevant in arena, but since it's a common people will have to option pretty often.

drusepth · 2 points · Posted at 22:50:09 on November 28, 2016 · (Permalink)

A very cool tech card that will benefit the game in the long run, even if it's not run in every deck.

BlueToon_Link · 2 points · Posted at 23:35:50 on November 28, 2016 · (Permalink)

Fuck Rogue even harder I guess

Wraithfighter · 1 points · Posted at 20:55:07 on November 28, 2016 · (Permalink)

Eh, needed, but unless Ninja Rogue becomes tier 1, this won't see a lot of play outside of Arena and, oddly, Tournament play as a tech choice against Miracle Rogue.

Arthune · 1 points · Posted at 21:19:06 on November 28, 2016 · (Permalink)

It does specify minions only, so if rogue ever gets a hero-stealth card in the future it wont work against that.

quadriple · 1 points · Posted at 22:53:52 on November 28, 2016 · (Permalink)

Effect like this was proposed pretty much at the very beginning of Hearthstone, and it've finally arrived just in time.

Flavour-wise, I like it. And it even keeps any shadow ragers in check!

danhakimi · 1 points · Posted at 22:59:22 on November 28, 2016 · (Permalink)

Necessary. Stealth was getting dangerous.

Probably won't see play, but it needed to exist.

tacosfalafels · 1 points · Posted at 23:23:37 on November 28, 2016 · (Permalink)

nice dick tracy card

SquareOfHealing · 1 points · Posted at 00:31:46 on November 29, 2016 · (Permalink)

I do like the fact that they printed this card, because it could mean that they are experimenting with more stealth minions in the future, which can be very powerful, but still balanced because of tech cards like these.

But blizzard also printed tech cards like Light's Champion, and we haven't seen any neutral demons worth silencing to this day.

[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 07:43:56 on November 29, 2016 · (Permalink)

Fuck off Blizzard.

Wanted deathrattle tech from before the first expansion until about wotog. Theyve only just decided to give us a decent one now.

Never wanted stealth tech, the moment they start pushing the joke that is stealth rogue, they decide to also release stealth tech. + there already IS loads of tech against stealth, because yknow, stealth isnt deathrattle, so pretty ordinary spells works against it most of the time.

Your balance priorities are a fuckin joke seriously.