Starving Buzzard
Card Text
Whenever you summon a Beast, draw a card.
Flavor Text
If you feed him, he loses his whole identity.
Card Sounds
Whenever you summon a Beast, draw a card.
If you feed him, he loses his whole identity.
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is it just me or does blizzard overnerf cards?
I think if they made this card 5/3 it might start to see a modest comeback. It's just a joke as it is right now.
5/3? Please. Keep it at 3/2, but lower it to 4 mana. Better yet, change the wording to "Whenever you play a Beast" rather than "Whenever you summon a Beast" and you could probably bump it up to a 3/3 from there. Wouldn't combo with Unleash the Hounds or Animal Companion anymore, so it would at least be reasonable. About on the same level as Cult Master if that change is made, though it forces the Hunter to play more beast cards than usual.
I just found your idea and I honestly love it. I think with the summon a beast thing it could even go back to 3 mana. At 5 mana this is just horrible.
Starving Buzzard (Insert meme here) Y U SO NERFED?!?!?
Ok. So I get why the change was made, and I could totally stand behind it if the card was 4 mana cost instead of 5. It completely throws off the entire synergy of the deck, and for what - 1 added attack and health? I can get additional cards for less mana than that. So as it stands, I tossed the new and not-so-improved Buzzards from my deck, and added the Explosive Trap secret and King Krush after a 1,600 disenchanting card eternity! Off I go, hope the swaps keep me at Rank 12 and beyond.
I think this is better, since mage rapes the hunter setup. timber wolf already had 1 health, and now that starving buzzard has over 1 health it can be more of a late-game card like charge rhino
RIP in pieces <3
Confirmed for a nerf. What was once a 2 mana 2/1 will now be a 5 mana 3/2, making it all but useless and taking a significant chunk out of the Hunter plan. Good riddance.
I won't be missing you now....
The true problem card for Hunters. Without it, Unleash the Hounds would actually be a reasonable card.
Agreed. Even after the nerf to UtH, this card giving one draw per hound is absolutely game-breaking. It should be one draw per cast, not per hound.
I completely agree, but imo they should have nerfed the effect rather than just the minion. I've been playing Hunter a bit lately (as I finally have the cards needed for it) and I never get a chance to use Starving Buzzard, it's literally a waste of space in your deck/hand.
I think it would be much better if it was changed to be:
- 4 Mana
- 3/3
- Whenever you summon a beast, draw a card. Card effects that summon multiple beasts only trigger this effect once.
This change would prevent any burst draw combos (Unleash the Hounds, Snake Trap, Savannah Highmane) without completely destroying the card.
This is by far my favorite card on my favorite hero, love playing hunter and love the buzzard. Favorite thing to do with these cards is put them in a deck with beast minions that range from 1-5 mana if you wait for like turn 6+ and have a tundra rhino out on the field still, you cast this card followed by another beast, and lets say you draw another beast that you can play, can give you a huge advantage. Most annoying thing is fighting mages, as they will fire blast this card on there next turn
Starving Buzzard x 2 are a reward for raising a hunter to level 4.
Golden Starving Buzzard is a reward for raising a hunter to levels 47 and 48.