[Spark] Beast Master (S20)
- Last updated Sep 20, 2016 (Karazhan)
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Wild
- 18 Minions
- 10 Spells
- 2 Weapons
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Midrange Hunter
- Crafting Cost: 2800
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 11/22/2015 (Explorers)
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Introduction
Hello everyone ! I'm Spark, Legend player from France.
With the release of LOE, I was particularly interested by 3 cards : Tomb Spider, Unearthed Raptor and Tunnel Trogg. By chance, they all got released this week !
I already updated my Shaman list with the new 1-drop card, you can check it there if you're interested : Elemental Spirit Tempo Shaman
I also posted my Rogue list centered around Unearthed Raptor recently. I definitely recommand to give it a try as it is probably one of the best Deck out there currently : Deadly Zoo Tempo Rogue
Today we'll be taking a look at my updated Midrange Hunter with which I hit Legend this season. Tomb Spider is an awesome addition that allows us to focus even more than before on Beast synergies. The card allows to keep some steam while going through the game and keep Beasts on the board and your hand for all your interactions with them. The discover mechanic is particularly strong here because Hunter specific Beasts are generally pretty awesome. You may find some situational cards that you don't run initially but could help a lot like Timber Wolf, Scavenging Hyena, Stampeding Kodo, Dreadscale or even King Krush.
General Strategy & Mulligan
You are not playing Face Hunter ! You should always control the early game with your cheap minions. Eaglehorn Bow and your secrets will help you keep momentum in the midgame to begin pressure the opponent's life with your Midrange minions and hero power.
Remember to always check for lethal before doing your play. If you don't have it, you should probably work towards setting it up for the next few turns as you'll then run out of steam. Else, keep fighting for board control.
Always mulligan for Webspinner, Mad Scientist and Haunted Creeper as your early plays. Keeping Knife Juggler and Ironbeak Owl is also pretty standard. Animal Companion and Eaglehorn Bow should be kept if you have The Coin or some good early already. Hunter's Mark is not bad to have in your starting hand against Priest.
Always throw out the rest, especially your secrets !
Match Ups
Here are my winrates around Rank 5 to Legend with the Deck
Druid is generally a favorable match up as long as they don't go into amazing Innervate plays. Always be careful of their combo, Loatheb can help preventing it.
Hunter is a tied match up, you really want to mulligan hard for early minions to gain board control and start winning the race.
Mage is a really favored match up. Unless it is Mech Mage, then you'll really need strong hand and draws to counter it. Always keep Eaglehorn Bow to fight early stuff.
Paladin is not that hard to handle but Shielded Minibot and Mysterious Challenger can be really painful sometimes.
Priest is a tied match up. You'll need to play on curve and snowball into Houndmaster and Savannah Highmane to put your opponent in a reactive state. Be careful about an early Northshire Cleric, Eaglehorn Bow is a must have here.
Oil's Rogue is generally a hard match up due to their early control and late game Sap, but the class is not really played anyway. I didn't faced enough Raptor Rogue yet to evaluate this match up.
Shaman can be painful when they have perfect Lightning Storm and Hex, but your sustain damage will generally be too overwhelming for them. A strong Knife Juggler into Unleash the Hounds play should do the job to snowball the game.
Warlock is generally a favored match up. Handlock can be hard to finish if you don't plan your lethal correctly. Don't give them free Molten Giant turn unless you have a good lethal plan with Kill Command.
Warrior is really easy to handle. If you have a negative winrate against them, you are definitely playing it wrong. Control Armorsmith and Acolyte of Pain with weapon and early stuff, then they'll just take damage by controlling with their weapons. Savannah Highmane is just too good in that match up because they can't deal with it properly. Be careful about Brawl plays, Loatheb can help in that regard.
Tech Cards & Replacements
The most flexible spot is Tundra Rhino. I often used Stampeding Kodo here because it has many targets in the current meta. Kezan Mystic or Harrison Jones are also pretty efficient tech cards and even Big Game Hunter can be considered ;) You can also try to tech a Cult Master like I did in the past if you want some more draw power but it doesn't really feel necessary anymore due to the free value you got from all your spiders.
With the inclusion of Tomb Spider, Tundra Rhino becomes a very viable tech, you'll often have some Beasts to charge with it and it interacts amazingly well with Savannah Highmane, either for the 6 burst damage or to make use of Hyena right away. That's still a replacable card anyway, even a simple Stranglethorn Tiger or Sludge Belcher could fit the spot nicely.
I also experimented a lot with Ram Wrangler, it is more viable now that you have access to more Beasts thanks to Tomb Spider. The card can lead to amazing situations but it's too much of a gamble to stay in the final list for me. If you want some more fun, it's perfectly fine to run it ;)
Our beloved Piloted Shredder had to let his spot for Tomb Spider. It has a more consistent board presence when it comes into play but as I explained in the Introduction, the discover mechanic and Beast status provided by Tomb Spider is just too good for this Deck to be ignored ;) If you don't have LOE wings yet, you are perfectly fine running Piloted Shredder for this spot.
Flare can be used if you really face a lot of Secret Paladin. But as you can see, I already beat them pretty easily and Flare won't gain you enough tempo against Mysterious Challenger because of its solid body. It could also help in the Mage and Hunter match ups.
Quick Shot is a good tool to have if you find a spot for it in the Deck. King's Elekk isn't convincing enough in my opinion due to the relatively low curve and load of 2 drops already, I would even prefer running Huge Toad over it.
Explosive Trap or Freezing Trap are some easy replacements for Snake Trap. Speaking of which, you shouldn't hesitate to tweak the trap set up according to your meta but always follow the 3 trap rules ;) 2 Freezing Trap can be used against a Midrangy meta while Explosive Trap is great against Aggro Decks. I like my current set up to focus entirely on the Beast synergies.
If you don't have Dr. Boom, why are you even playing Hearthstone ? You should definitely craft it as soon as possible ! Sylvanas Windrunner, Ragnaros the Firelord, Sea Giant, Piloted Sky Golem or any of the card mentionned above can be used while working on it ;)
Gameplay Videos
I recorded my last session to Legend using the Deck. I highly recommend to check it to see how I'm piloting the Deck ;)
Closing
That's it for the guide guys, I hope you'll enjoy the Deck as much as I do !
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I think it would do better in a Face Hunter Deck because you can't be sure it will help controlling the opponent's board. Still a card to try anyway ^^
What do you think about Sir Finley Mrrgglton? I generally dont find hunter power to be very useful in this deck. Pally power would generate more threat on the board, warlock power provides card draw and Rogue/Mage/Druid power actually influence the board state.
The card should be considered indeed. But I don't think it's that relevant. Hunter Hero power is fine for this Deck as you end up dealing 6-12 damage with it in an extended game.
I wonder if we could get in Huge Toad to help with aggro decks :o
As i answered in a previous comment. I'm convinced that Haunted Creeper does this job better. Huge Toad is a cool card but not enough for a spot in this Deck.
Hi dude,
Don't you feel a lack of freezing traps in the decks?
No because it kinda sucks against Aggro, which I face a lot currently ^^
I like this deck but I can't seem to do anything with it not sure what mistakes I'm making but I can't break rank 20 :( any tips or suggestions?
If you can't make it past Rank 20, the problem doesn't come from the Deck. You have a lot to learn from the game, so just practice and improve each game =)
I don't have dr boom because I hate that card, thank you very much, and I'll play hearthstone my own way. XD
Nice deck all the same.
Thanks =)
Wasn't trying to be mean, was just trying to share how I like to play while I commented on the the little aside about Dr Boom replacements. I mean, I'm obviously not talking about competitive play. Not sure why people are hating so much. I'm glad that Spark understood what I was saying at least.
Yeah don't mind people, the bad comes out in majority but people are generally nice individually ^^
I even found the comment on Boom a bit funny, even though I would argue that every player needs it =P
Yeah im having the same issue aggro aggro aggro just face :/ ,I'm currently at rank 13/12 although last season I got to rank 4 /
Well maybe the start of the season is a bit too intense for your nerves to handle. It happens to a lot of player with many different Decks. It just how ladder reset works. Just play some few games a day, see if you can streak a bit, else just stay away from the game and come back later.
People understamite mental and psychological circumstances way too much in this game !
Could help in that match up yeah ^^
No, too punishing and huge BGH target.
How do you play against the new egg druid thats flooding the ladder right now? I get run over pretty early before i could do anything to them. They build up such sticky board for me to handle. ):
Didn't faced them yet. I guess keeping the owl is very important and trying to mulligan aggressively for early minions, like against every Aggro Decks.
Thanks man and glad the guide is helpful. Good luck with the climb and have fun !