Legend 75% WR Circus Amalgam Dragon Hunter
- Last updated Dec 8, 2020 (Darkmoon Faire)
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Wild
- 22 Minions
- 6 Spells
- 2 Weapons
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Dragon Hunter
- Crafting Cost: 2080
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 11/27/2020 (Darkmoon Faire)
- WololoTaku
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Battle Tag:
Wololo#1780
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Region:
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Total Deck Rating
205
[Platinum to Legend] Circus Amalgam Dragon Hunter
Hi, my battle-tag is Wololo#1780, and I came back to HS after some months of break because of quarantine and stuff to bring you an old Galakrond classic, Dragon Hunter, with some spices from latest expansions, as a last goodbye before it rotates with the next expansion in 2021.
This deck had a 75% winrate with 48 wins and 16 losses from Platinum to Legend.
I hope it works for you too, and I won't said that I will make a guide if X upvote, because the guide is just below! But if you like this deck an upvote or a comment would be good so more people can know this deck and try it. Thanks!
EDIT: I make this replacements for December 2020 climb:
- 2 Adorable Infestation - 2 Wolpertinger
- 2 Faerie Dragon - 2 Evasive Feywing
+ 1 Tracking + 1 Deadly Shot
+ 1 Acidic Swamp Ooze + 1 Frozen Shadoweaver
+ 2 Hench-Clan Hogsteed + 2 Crimson Hothead
I made this changes with the hopes it helps a little bit against the meta, you can change whatever you feel its needed, like adding different techs or a Dragonbane or Veranus if you want.
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The new flavor to Dragon Hunter introduced by this new expansion:
The Circus:
Circus Amalgam is THE 4 drop that Dragon Hunter need it. A lot less conditional than Twilight Drake and Crimson Hothead. Yes its just a yeti with taunt but still just being a Dragon (it says All so it counts always as Dragon) is enough, and sometimes you can pull out crazy random stuff thanks to it having all types, like a random hunter spell you got that need a beast, or a random murloc you got somehow haha.
Circus Medic is to be honest the last change I made to this deck climbing and I really regret not have included it earlier. Its really the best answer to the worst aggro and control matchup and its even thematic for this expansion, with the Circus and the Corrupt.
Both help against aggro (taunt and healing) and against control (dragon activator and damage).
Its a cheap deck with only the typical two Stormhammer and 4 rares. Still its sad that you need 3 wings of Galakrond for Rotnest Drake, but I think its pretty irreplaceable for a Dragon deck.
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Mulligan:
Priority: Against aggro at least one 1 or 2 drop first. Then you can keep Stormhammer, Primordial Explorer or Scalerider.
Against control almost always Stormhammer, Primordial Explorer and as much dragons as you want.
With coin could be good idea to keep a Circus Amalgam against aggro or Rotnest Drake against control (especially vs Paladin and Druid).
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Guide:
The play-style of this deck is similar to Dragon Warrior back in the day, you can both put pressure or/and control board with your weapon and minions that impact the board ASAP.
Most of the time control the board, as your biggest tempo swings (Rotnest Drake and enabled Stormhammer depend of it. But don't overcommit in board control sacrificing face damage. Remember than in Hunter a good defense is a good offense.
Tap as much as you can, if you have 6 mana is generally better a 4 mana play and tap that a 5 or 6 mana play, except is needed for board control. This way you are in a better position in case of losing board later to AOEs (the opponent is at lower health and you have something to play in your hand because you didn't empty it before)
Also when you can keep some dragons in hand, playing them one by one allow you to secure an infinite weapon and the so needed activators (of the dragon synergy cards).
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Replacements / Techs:
Sorry but you can't replace the weapons, other than that almost all the deck is already super cheap.
You can add Dragonbane for extra damage, or replace Rotnest Drake with Krolusk Barkstripper or Deadly Shot if you don't have Galakrond.
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Proof of Legend:
Winrate from Platinum to Legend:
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Video (thanks to ManGawy)
Thanks to his video I made the change Faerie Dragon for Bonechewer Brawler. If you see his video you will see the Brawlers would have been better.
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To finish:
Any question or suggestion you can write here or add my battletag Wololo#1780. See ya!
Thank you for the suggestions - tried Deadly Shot, not a fan exactly for the reasons above: not a Medic activator because of low cost, doesn't get a body on the board.
Krolusk... missed, I was specifically looking for a dragon to synergize with Stormhammer. Will give it a go.
And my issue with paladin most of the time isn't even eliminating a certain minion, it's getting rid of the endless onslaught of librams cast on his units. So I tried relying on silence by teching an owl it, but after several more games it's just not worth it. The matchup just feels hopeless and I auto-conceded several times to not waste time.
But overall, this deck is a great experience and I'll keep tuning it.
In my case it was always almost free wins against paladin, maybe because I mulligan hard for early curve to always maintain board control and don't allow buffs.
One change that I made that is better against DH but not Paladin is -2 Intrepid Initiate +2 Wolpertinger.
You can reverse that and then mulligan for Intrepid Initiate and Adorable Infestation to counter their Aldor Attendant + Libram of Wisdom.
Or Dwarven Sharpshooter + Corrosive Breath could work too.
Its important that you win board early and keep their board free, with Stormhammer or Scalerider. Also try to play Circus Amalgam in turn 4 to play around their 4 attack weapon.
Generally then they play in the mid something big with buffs like High Abbess Alura or Aldor Truthseeker, that's where I would play Rotnest Drake and win but in your case you can play Deadly Shot and Evasive Wyrm or Krolusk Barkstripper and Cobalt Spellkin to counter that. Replace Circus Medic if you want, I didn't played them until high ranks and I still won against all paladins so its not necessary.
Basically the key is board control, mainly with weapon so minions stays keeping pressure and so they feel obligated to play taunt that you remove with your mid tempo efficient removal. It won't be perfect without Rotnest Drake but can work.
Sorry the edits my main language its not English that's why.
Very nice deck dude.
Only 4 games, but won them all against different classes. I´m playing on Diamond 9.
Thank is great to know! If you need advice later you can ask here if you want. Good luck!
Cool deck, what are your thoughts on Tasty Flyfish?
Oh I remember trying Tasty Flyfish like a year ago in Dragon Hunter, it had the problem that sometimes you don't have a dragon in your hand in the first two turns and the effect was wasted.
But still you can try it if you want, it just that in this meta I would say if you want techs it may serves better an Acidic Swamp Ooze, Cult Neophyte or maybe Frozen Shadoweaver against decks like Demon Hunter, Paladin and Shaman which are the most common decks now.
Still it could be a cool idea to try an Amalgam Murloc Dragon Hunter with Tasty Flyfish, Circus Amalgam and Skyfin and see if it could be viable haha.