[Legend Top 100] Control Hunter
- Last updated Feb 1, 2015 (Undertaker Nerf)
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Wild
- 19 Minions
- 9 Spells
- 2 Weapons
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Unknown
- Crafting Cost: 7240
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 1/15/2015 (GvG Launch)
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Battle Tag:
Opeons#2937
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Region:
EU
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Total Deck Rating
422
So i had been trying to get a solid control hunter list cause blizzard gave hunter some great control cards to hunter with gvg, and I think I finally found a nice list!
Deck explanation:
So let's talk about the card choices:
I don't run Gahz'rilla cause I prefer Dr. Boom as a 7 drop and i would need to get some activators for Gahz'rilla to make it work. Why not run pyromancer and hunters mark then? Simply cause you need to add card draw for that since its using 2 cards.
So, those are some cards I dont like in this control hunter lets go on to what I DO like
2x Arcane Shot, can be used as burst and is great removal combined with Azure drake
2x Webspinner, Just an insane card that needs to be in every single hunter deck imo
1x Explosive Trap, sick card against aggro, it can also be used against other control decks when you set up for it. And its a +1 for Eaglehorn Bow
1x Feign Death, Targets: Webspinner, Mad Scientist, piloted schredder, Sludge Belcher, Savannah Highmane, Sylvanas Windrunner and the boombots.
2x Freezing Trap, insane tempo swing and a +1 for Eaglehorn Bow
2x Steamwheedle Sniper, Mini auchenai that no one expects to come out turn 1/2
1x Ironbeak Owl, needed silence in the deck, and i like owl the most
2x Mad Scientist, just like in aggro/midrange this card gets insane value
2x Eaglehorn Bow, upgraded fiery war axe, great to remove some annoying minions or just to finish your opponent off.
2x Animal Companion, yes its random, but its also insane value.
1x Big Game Hunter, I run this over Deadly Shot cause its better against aggro (4/2 body) and most of the time you deadly shot something you can also BGH
1x Multi-Shot, I like this as a one of, it can really swing games around (also good with Azure Drake)
1x Piloted Shredder, good with Feign Death and just a good card on its own
2x Sludge Belcher, good taunt wall against both aggro and control
1x Sylvanas Windrunner, INSANE with Feign Death and just good on its own, very good against late game control.
2x Savannah Highmane, best hunter card imo. 6/5 for 6 is not horrible andyou get 2 2/2's as well!
1x Dr. Boom, the card that gets play in almost every deck. Blizz Pls Nerf
1x Ragnaros the Firelord, good for burst or you can snipe a big minion of your opponent
Cards that are also possible in the deck: Haunted Creeper, Kill Command, Houndmaster, Gladiator's Longbow, Unleash the Hounds, Sneed's Old Shredder, Loot Hoarder, hunters mark, Loatheb, Piloted Sky Golem Bloodmage Thalnos, Antique Healbot (thalnos will probably be added once i have it).
Mulligan guide
Aggro: Steamwheedle Sniper, Arcane Shot, Webspinner, Mad Scientist, Eaglehorn Bow and with coin Animal Companion. I also like Ironbeak Owl against zoo.
Handlock: Big Game Hunter, Animal Companion, Ironbeak Owl, Mad Scientist, Webspinner and Steamwheedle Sniper
Control Warrior: Animal Companion, Steamwheedle Sniper, Webspinner, Mad Scientist, Piloted Shredder Eaglehorn Bow and Savannah Highmane (if you already have early game)
Druid: Animal Companion, Steamwheedle Sniper, Webspinner, Mad Scientist, Piloted Shredder, Savannah Highmane (if you already have early game) and you can consider Multi-Shot to kill shades
Priest: Animal Companion, Steamwheedle Sniper, Mad Scientist, Piloted Shredder, Eaglehorn Bow
How do you play against aggro? (under construction)
(The mulligan is ^^^^^^^^)
As you may have noticed: this deck struggles against faster decks. There are some things you can change to make the deck better against the more aggresive decks and you will need to change your usual playstyle.
Stop the rambling and tell me what to do!
Some cards that would improve the aggro matchups are: 2nd Explosive Trap, Haunted Creeper, Mind Control Tech and Unleash the Hounds. These cards are very good against low health minions, wich aggro runs. some cards you can drop for those are: Multi-Shot, Sylvanas Windrunner and Big Game Hunter.
The main problem we have is that this deck doesnt have a lot of comback mechanisms, so if a zoo swarms the board with cheap minions theres not a lot that can save you.
So what to do?
1. Don't forget you still have a hero power that pushes for face damage, even this version of hunter can burst. So per example: You are playing against a zoo, you have 5 health left. You know he didnt play a Doomguard yet and the zoo is topdecking but he still has a few minions on the board. you have a Misha and some other minions. Theres the option to trade of course, but you are able to kill him in 2 turns if you go face. In that case you should always go face, so zoo will need to topdeck that 1 card in 2 draws. You'd be suprised how many times a situation like this comes up.
2. Don't be greedy with cards like Feign Death or Steamwheedle Sniper, it's very tempting to save feign death for something like Savannah Highmane or Sylvanas Windrunner, but against aggro you need to be happy with getting a secret of Mad Scientist. Don't save Steamwheedle Sniper till turn 4 so you are able to hero power and play it. It's almost always right to just play it turn 2 to trade with something like a flame imp.
wow I dont know how the fuck this deck is supposed to be good. u guys are retarded this cant even get close to legend. this deck went on a 7 loss losestreak at rank 12. lol gonna stick with rogue hunter is always gonna be a stupid cancer class.
I do have bloodmage. What would you trade out to put him in?
I do have bloodmage. What would you trade out to put him in?
Cool deck, I like the idea of Control Hunter a lot.
Instead of Dr.Boom I'm using Sneed's Old Shredder, and as a replacement for Ragnaros I'm using Kel'Thuzad since that way this deck has no Big Game Hunter targets.
Additionally I put in a Hunters Mark as a replacement for one Belcher because I like having the option, even though The Black Knight could be another good card to have in this deck.
Hi, nice Deck.
I haven't Bumm und Ragnaros, so i will try with Stallag and Feugen (exzellent Targets for Feign Death and lower costs).
I will try this Deck with Baron Rivendare and a second Feign Death, but for what?
Are my changes crap or playable?
Im curious why run webspinner over zombie chow? Doesnt zombie chow provide better trades for early control? Webspinner is a much funner card and I would love a logical reason to run it.
Brill deck. It's nice being able to play a hunter and use your brain at the same time. Like Kritical suggested, I am using Kel instead of Rag and it has proven to be effective.
I'm having fun with this style of hunting. I don't have Rag so I put in Kel Thuzad(which has worked miracles for me). I don't have the Steamwheedle Snipers (yet), so I put in 1 Haunted Creeper(for feign death synergy) and King Krush(to fill Rag's role). I will be replacing the Haunted Creeper with the Sniper when I get him.
I played a handlock that used Jaraxxus and right after he played it I used King Krush, Arcane Shot, and a Sylvanas on the board to burst him for 15 :)
I'm loving this deck! Control Hunter has always been one of my favorite archetypes but it usually falls short. This deck is a great hybrid of midrange and control that actually works. You're not just forcing a control warrior or priest deck into the hunter class.
I'm pleasantly surprised as to how well Multi Shot is working by the way. I've gotten some great value out of it when I really thought it would just be a dead card.
However, Webspinner always tends to throw me through a loop every time I play him. He's a solid card and has a nifty interaction with feign death but he doesn't seem to have much synergy with the rest of the deck. What are your thoughts on him?
congrats on being top 100 legend, but it certainly wasn't this deck that took you there and it certainly won't keep you there
What would you sub out for Bloodmage Thalnos? Maybe one of the Azure Drakes?
And I don't have Dr. Boom yet, but I'll probably just substitute a Gladiator's Longbow until I get enough dust to craft a legendary.
this deck is waste of dust.. nevermind dude
only few cards are beast, kill command is very hard to use in this deck
Well, gotta admit this deck really works well. Hadnt played in Jan, wanted to quickly catchup... Rank 21 to rank 13 in 2 hours, 0 losses :D.
I was bit skeptical regarding control hunter but after trying 30 something games with this deck I found that it is very effective.
It's not easy to learn because you must think ahead of your turn to be effective. "Should I put explosive now or maybe Sniper + Hero Power on that Knife Juggler and hope for a better board wipe?" is one of many questions that will appear.
Personal modifications:
+ Explosive Trap, - Freezing Trap due to aggro being more prevalent in the ladder
+ Foe Reaper 4000 instead of Dr. Boom since he does a better job than the bombs and isn't vulnerable to BGH.
+ Alexstrasza, - Ragnaros the Firelord since I like the healing portion more than 8 random damage.
i think this is the most fun i had with hearthstone in a long while! The deck is both fun and effective, and an entire new spin on the hunter class. Being able to pressure with high value minions and a pretty fine early game. Thanks a lot for this deck props for making it! I subbed the 2 steamwheel snipers (which i don't have) for a bloodmage thalnos and a loot hoarder and it seems to work just fine, bloodmage hasn't been thát great but people seem to be threatend by it a lot and at the very least it's a mulligan for 2 mana so it's fine.
Boom, it's in more decks.
I would recommend Sylvanas Windrunner. Why? Because it forces opponents to play around it, whether be it silence, hard removals, or wasting all their resources for it.
Many people say Dr. Boom is used in all decks (as stated above, twice), but so is Sylvanas (she was the OG all-rounder, like Rag) and unlike her, Dr. Boom can be Big Game Hunter'd, and even though you still have the Boom-Bots, it relies on RNG to correctly make use of it.
"But you can silence Sylvanas!" (as stated above) but you still have a 5/5 on board and won't die to a BGH. And so if you put down a Sylvanas Windrunner and burns a removal, you know you have some safety when you put down your Dr. Boom.
How about you add a baron rivendare.. It might cause some impact with deathrattle
feign death will do this with lower cost and instantly