Ethereal Peddler Tempo Rogue (Theorycrafting on One Night in Kharazhan)

Ethereal Peddler, revealed from the new expansion, has been seen as an underwhelming rogue card with a very “meh” effect. However, with the rise of tempo rogue in the meta recently, I thought that a stealing-themed deck with ethereal peddler as both a five drop and a discount on two or three cards in hand would be quite powerful.

Playstyle

The play style of this deck would be very similar to traditional tempo rogue, making the best tempo plays to dominate the board. The main twist in the early game is the addition of Burgle . Because it is such a low-tempo play, it should be combined with either Preparation or Ethereal Peddler in the late game. Upon reaching the late game, ethereal peddler provides excellent value and solid tempo on your next turn when played on-curve with two or three burgled cards. Grand Crusader is a solid late drop that can give you more steam and set up a strong combo with ethereal peddler next turn.

Win condition

Through board dominance and above-average tempo plays made possible by ethereal peddler and a little RNG, this deck can close games out rather quickly before losing steam. The burgle aspect gives you a little extra fuel throughout the late game, while the tempo aspect assures board control in the early game.

Possible additions

A lot of tempo rogue variants like to use Cold Blood as burst to leverage the constant board control as another win condition. Against more aggro and midrange, more one drops might be needed to stay ahead. These can replace four drops, which can easily be compensated by double 2 drop or more removal-based turns.

Thank you for reading about my deck concept, and I hope it can be successful once the adventure comes out!

~BroUHackin