Animal Companions
Card Clarification
You can only summon one of each companion each time this is played. You can not summon 2 Huffers, for example. (Source)
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It is confirmed random. If the second is summoned, it will be different from the first: Peter Whalen on Twitter.
I agree, that if you at least had the chance to choose them, it could have some value. Like defensively two taunts, or as a finisher. But just a weaker Animal Companian is nothing more than dust. ... and of course its epic! *facepalm*
The issue with the card is that this "no-minions" archetype doesn't have enough support. It's not fair to compare this to something like Reno Jackson, where the upside was much higher and less punishing. This could easily have read, "Summon 2 Animal Companions" and have been perfectly balanced, playable even.
To maximize To My Side's potential would be to toss core Beasts and Beast synergy cards out the window. And even the most spell-heavy Secret Hunter lists rely on Professor Putricide and Cloaked Huntress. You're stripped of any semblance of an early game, and Hunter isn't a class known for being a Control powerhouse. What's more, there just aren't a lot of good Hunter spells. At some point in the deckbuilding process, you simply run out of cards to add. Picture running an all-legendary deck, and throwing in this card for "good measure."
To My Side doesn't work in Hunter, and it won't work unless Blizzard first makes no-minions decks a playable archetype. I'm talking about printing something with Reno-level upside specifically for no-minion decks. I am reminded of a quote by Trump, that every competitive deck needs something unfair, some form of win condition: ramp, Jades, Patches, Reno, Auctioneer turns, Bonemare, Murloc synergies, Exodia combos. The list goes on. A minionless Hunter deck has none of these, and less.
Here's hoping the Hunter legendary weapon is the minionless Reno.
Hey Jade Druids, Raza Priests and Keleseth Rogues !
I'll Purify your kingdoms of oppression against the meta ! NOW TREMBLE before the might of my 2 Huffers ! To My Side! hahahah, oh wait, you again Leokk ? whyyy ??? feelsbadman
Ah yes, the trump card for the very popular fatigue Hunter.
This card is 100% to help people who still haven't beaten the hunter lich king fight.
What a garbage card. I can just imagine the disappointment at opening an EPICCCCC only to see this piece of shit. 6 mana animal companion at worst, 2 animal companions for 6 mana at best. What kind of hunter deck wouldn't be running minions???
Change "deck" to "hand" and reduce the cost to 5 and you get a meh, but playable card. If they don't do this, they should make it a joker-card, where you can disenchant it for 400 dust (full value) and craft a playable card in its stead.
change deck to board, and change it to 5, and you would have an ok card, just my opinion
After some thought, this card isn't actually that bad. I forgot about [card]Lesser Emerald Spellstone[/card] and you do have a lot of good 2 mana secrets that do summon minions like Wandering Monster, Cat Trick, Snake Trapand etc. You also have 6 decent 3 mana drops like bow, animal companion, and deadly shot. NOT TO MENTION, THE DEATH KNIGHT GIVES YOU UNLIMITED BETTER THAN NORMAL MINIONS FOR THE REST OF THE GAME! Now if they release a card like "reload: 2 mana draw 2 cards if your deck contains no minions, this deck could actually be good. Plus you could also do the classic Barnes plus Y'Shaarj, Rage Unbound as your only 2 minions. It would be super high rolly, but youll have no minions left!
That doesn't make sense. [card]Y'Shaarj, Rage Unbound[/card] wouldn't pull any minions, if you have no more in your deck.
Barnes makes a 1/1 copy of Y'Shaarj, who pulls out the 10/10 in your deck, preferably on turn four. It's a classic meme combo, and it means no more minions in your deck.
Didn't think about that one! :-)
Why do they even bother to print cards like this?
I seriously feel bad for the guy who designed the art of this card.
Feel like it was such a waste of time.
This card is a reason they had to print Psychic Scream.
If this costed 4 it could even make a no-minion hunter deck viable
edit: tbh, even if it costed 4 it would be much worse in a no-minion deck than Kazakus is in a highlander deck (which is MUCH more consistent than a no minion deck)
Or the community just can't rate them.
it should be "2 if your deck has no SPELLS" because hunters dont have that many spells
That makes no sense !
It would have bad synergy with ITSELF !