(Budget) Hybrid Hunter - Legend Grinders - Guide

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(Budget) Hybrid Hunter - Legend Grinders - Guide

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19 Minions
9 Spells
2 Weapons

Deck Type: Ranked Deck
Deck Archetype: Unknown
Crafting Cost: 1180
Dust Needed: Loading Collection
Created: 7/4/2015 (Blackrock Launch)

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Hunter Cards (15)

Name	Cost
Webspinner × 2	1
Explosive Trap × 1	2
Freezing Trap × 2	2
Animal Companion × 2	3
Eaglehorn Bow × 2	3
Kill Command × 2	3
Unleash the Hounds × 2	3
Savannah Highmane × 2	6

Neutral Cards (15)

Name	Cost
Abusive Sergeant × 1	1
Leper Gnome × 2	1
Haunted Creeper × 2	2
Knife Juggler × 2	2
Mad Scientist × 2	2
Arcane Golem × 1	3
Ironbeak Owl × 2	3
Piloted Shredder × 2	4
Loatheb × 1	5

Latest Changes - Aug 6, 2015

Hey there everyone!

I am a 16x Legend Player with 2x Top 100 finishes who goes by the battletag WingsOfWax or WingsOfWaxIII on other social media (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Twitch, and YouTube).

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Introduction to my YouTube Channel:

Currently I will be starting up a series of guides to help newer or budget players develop decks that can be purchased for under 2,000 Dust each (also Requires Naxxramas Unlocked) and compete with the current Meta enough to help you achieve your goal of High Ranks or even Legend.

As of right now, these are the guides I have available:

Along with this deck list, I have wrote up a small guide to help any new players understand how to choose Mulligans/Opening-Hands, Play-style, and adapting to your current Meta.

Here is a "Rough" Guide to help you on your quest to Ranking Up/Legend

Mulligans/Opening Hand Keepers:

Vs Warriors - 2x Webspinner, 2x Abusive Sergeant, 2x Lepper Gnome, 2x Haunted Creeper, 2x Mad Scientist, 1x Knife Juggler, 1x Animal Companion, and 1x Eaglehorn Bow (If Coin = Yes then Keep up to 2xPiloted Shredder or 2x Animal Companion)

Vs Mages - 2x Webspinner, 2x Abusive Sergeant, 2x Lepper Gnome, 2x Haunted Creeper, 2x Mad Scientist, 2x Knife Juggler, 1x Animal Companion, and 1x Eaglehorn Bow

Vs Druid - Hunter's Mark, 2x Webspinner, 2x Abusive Sergeant, 2x Lepper Gnome, 2x Haunted Creeper, 2x Mad Scientist, 2x Knife Juggler, 1x Freezing Trap, and 2x Animal Companion. (If Coin = Yes then Keep up to 2x Piloted Shredder or 2x Animal Companion)

Vs Paladin - 2x Webspinner, 2x Abusive Sergeant, 2x Lepper Gnome, 2x Haunted Creeper, 2x Mad Scientist, 2x Knife Juggler, Ironbeak Owl, 1x Animal Companion, and 1x Eaglehorn Bow

Vs Hunter - 2x Webspinner, 2x Abusive Sergeant, 2x Lepper Gnome, 2x Haunted Creeper, 2x Mad Scientist, 2x Knife Juggler, 1x Animal Companion, and 1x Eaglehorn Bow (If Face Hunter = Yes, Keep Explosive Trap)

Vs Shaman - 2x Webspinner, 2x Abusive Sergeant, 2x Lepper Gnome, 2x Haunted Creeper, 2x Mad Scientist, 2x Knife Juggler, Ironbeak Owl, 1x Animal Companion, and 1x Eaglehorn Bow

Vs Warlock -
Opp Kept 2 cards or more (Aggro)? 2x Webspinner, 2x Abusive Sergeant, 2x Lepper Gnome, 2x Haunted Creeper, 2x Mad Scientist, 2x Knife Juggler, Ironbeak Owl, 1x Animal Companion, and 1x Eaglehorn Bow

Opp Kept 1 card or less (Control)? Hunter's Mark, 2x Webspinner, 2x Abusive Sergeant, 2x Lepper Gnome, 2x Haunted Creeper, 2x Mad Scientist, 2x Knife Juggler, Ironbeak Owl, and 2x Animal Companion. (If Coin = Yes then Keep up to 2x Piloted Shredder or 2x Animal Companion)

Vs Rogue - 2x Webspinner, 2x Abusive Sergeant, 2x Lepper Gnome, 2x Haunted Creeper, 2x Mad Scientist, 2x Knife Juggler, and 2x Animal Companion. (If Coin = Yes then Keep up to 2xPiloted Shredder or 2x Animal Companion)

Vs Priest - Hunter's Mark, 2x Webspinner, 2x Abusive Sergeant, 2x Lepper Gnome, 2x Haunted Creeper, 2x Mad Scientist, 2x Knife Juggler, 2x Animal Companion, and 1x Piloted Shredder. (If Coin = Yes then Keep up to 2x Piloted Shredder)

Play-Style:

Hunter is designed to be an aggressive deck because of its Hero Power. With this deck being a little more midrange oriented, you can get away with making small trades to keep the board clear, but overall need to focus on beating your opponents face when you believe the coast to be clear.

Typically minions such as Shredder, Loatheb, and Savanah Highmane should almost always hit your opponents face to ensure decent chunks of damage (especially Highmane). Against most Midrange and Control strategies, you should be attacking your opponents face more often, where as Aggro decks can usually out race you and require you to make more trades.

Vs Warriors -

Control Warrior: If you were a Face Hunter, this matchup would be a lot tougher. Our minions in this midrange/hybrid style are a little more durable and you can eventually kill them with because of this. Warriors tend to struggle against cards like Piloted Shredder and Savanah Highmane, so use these to your advantage and push for damage whenever you can. Denying your opponent draws from Acolyte of Pain or armor from Armorsmith tends to be the correct move when deciding priorities. Save your Owl and Hunter's Mark for minions like Sludge Belcher or an early Amorsmith in your way.

Patron Warrior: This matchup tends to be a bit more difficult than Control Warrior, but I believe it to still be favorable for Hunter (even if it's slightly). Try to be as aggressive as you can by hitting their face and presenting a board state full of minions. Prioritize killing Armorsmith and Acolyte of Pain to prevent incremental Armor or Card advantage. Save Unleash the Hounds for Patron Combo turns to ensure extra damage. Hunter's Mark and Ironbeak Owl are used for Acolyte of Pain, Armorsmith, and Unstable Ghoul (Mostly Owl here).

Vs Mages -

Tempo Mage: Your deck tends to be faster than theirs, so use that to your advantage. Try to deal with early minions and Flamewaker the best way you can. You have enough small minions to decrease the effect of Mirror Entity, so be sure to sandbag/hold a small minion if possible to deny them value. Eaglehorn Bow is your friend in this matchup with Coin, it usually kills a Mana Wyrm and Sorcerer's Apprentice to keep the board clear enough for you to develop minions of your own. Ironbeak Owl is mostly used for Mad Scientists to deny Secret value. Hunter's Mark can help clear a Flamewaker in a pinch, otherwise use it on a midrange/late game minion.

Freeze Mage: This is a tough matchup, but definitely winnable. Try to be as aggressive as possible (SMOrc BOYZ) and use your Hero Power frequently from T4 and beyond. Be sure to save your Ironbeak Owl and Hunter's Mark to help clear a Doom Sayer. Try to hold Loatheb for a turn that will prevent your opponent from clearing your board position (around T6 or T7). Freeze Mage's gain a lot of life, so using your Hero Power often is the best chance of defeating your Opponent.

Vs Druid - I find this to be a decent matchup. Getting an aggressive start with an early minion mana curve is extremely helpful in this matchup. Try to use Hunter's Mark and Ironbeak Owl on Innervate targets or Taunts in your way. Freezing Trap tends to be one of the most important cards in this matchup, so holding 1 or getting Mad Scientist in your opening hand can make all the difference. If you can afford to, try playing around Swipe to prevent being blown out in future turns.

Vs Paladin -

Aggro: You are the Control deck in this matchup, so try to keep your opponents board as clear as possible. Eventually your big minions like Piloted Shredder, Loatheb, and Savanah Highmane will win you the game. Save Explosive Trap and Unleash the Hounds for Muster for Battle turns. Using Ironbeak Owl on a Shielded Mini-Bot is usually correct, otherwise save for Blessing of King targets. There usually isn't any great targets for Hunter's Mark, so if you can find value, take it.

Midrange/Control: In order to have a decent chance at winning in this matchup, you will need an early start and for the most part and ignore your opponents minions. Save your Ironbeak Owl and Hunter's mark to help clear cards like Sludge Belcher and Tirion. Save your Unleash the Hounds for Muster for Battles. Try to setup Freezing Trap, by clearing small minions when possible.

Vs Hunter - This matchup tends to be based on whoever is the most aggressive is and knowing when you can trade for value. Best cards in this matchup by far are Haunted Creepers and Mad Scientists just from the value they pose. Try to save your Unleash the Hounds to trigger Traps like Freezing and Explosive. If your holding a lot of damage like Eaglehorn Bow and Kill Command, I'd consider trying to "Race" your opponent and start going Face.

Vs Shaman - In this matchup, Unleash the Hounds is your greatest ally. In the beginning of the game, try to keep your opponents board clear as best as you can to hold the tempo of the game and board position in your favor. Once you have a couple minions in play and your opponents board is relatively cleared, you can start pushing for damage. One thing to note is most Shamans have 0 healing effects, so every damage you can manage to push for really counts towards closing out the game quickly. Ironbeak Owl should be saved for cards with Taunt or major totems like Flametongue Totem or Mana Tide Totem.

Vs Warlock -

Aggro: Typically you are the control deck in this matchup, but if you can trick your opponent into thinking they need to control the board, you can usually win every time. I would try pushing for face damage immediately unless you can "trade-up", however if your opponent is trying to race you instead of trading, it's time for you to go on the defensive and start making trades. Unleash the Hounds and Explosive Trap are necessary cards to winning this matchup. I'd consider saving your Knife Juggler to help combo with Unleash on T5 or later.

Control: RACE THEM! SMOrc BOYZ! Try to push for as much damage as possible. Hold onto your Ironbeak Owl and Hunter's Mark for large taunts standing in your way. Try to attack with Molten Giant + Taunt (Sunfury Protector & Defender of Argus) in mind and do a little math to make their low life total turns awkward for giant + taunt. You would prefer to hold onto Kill Command until you can lethal them behind a wall of Taunts. Be careful of Sunfury Protector, Defender of Argus, Antique Healbot and Ironbeak Owl getting Freezing Trapped (try to prevent it if possible).

Vs Rogue - Try to be as aggressive as you can in this matchup. There aren't many if any targets for Ironbeak Owl, so sandbag it long enough to find a target. Hunter's Mark is a great answer for Violet Teacher, Loatheb, Sludge Belcher, or Azure Drake. Usually casting Savanah Highmane is a liability, so don't do it unless you have to or can afford to get it Sap'ped. Eaglehorn Bow tends to be one of the best cards in this matchup since it can either push for damage or deal with pesky early minions.

Vs Priest - Eaglehorn Bow and Animal Companion are typically your best cards early in the game. Knife Juggler should usually be coined into play before any other 2-mana minions to apply pressure and have an easy way to deal with Northshire Cleric. Try dealing with your opponents board to deny them value from their Hero Power. Savanah Highmane and Piloted Shredder are great late game minions against Priests from their durability. Try to time Loatheb to prevent your opponent board clearing for a turn.

Adapting to your Meta:

Vs More Aggro decks? -2 Freezing Trap -1 Savanah Highmane +1 Explosive Trap +1 Ironbeak Owl +1 Sludge Belcher

Vs More Control decks? -1 Explosive Trap -1 Unleash the Hounds +1 Snake Trap +1 Hound Master

Make other changes as you see fit or if you just have the urge to try something new.

Card Choices:

Hunter's Mark - With the recent spike in Deathlord, Hunter's Mark seems like a perfect fit in this deck to help answer an early/pesky Deathlord or to be saved for a later point when a large Taunt is standing in your way.

Piloted Shredder - The most durable 4-drop minion that benefits aggressive/midrange strategies. Think of Shredder as a bigger and better Harvest Golem.

Here is Video:

Budget Midrange Hunter Gameplay & Commentary 8/4/2015

Budget Hybrid Hunter - Games & Commentary - 8/6/2015

FAQ:

Q - 2k Dust and Naxx? That seems like an expensive "budget."
A - These guides are intended for people looking to spend some Dust/Gold and have the ability to acquire at least the bare essential Adventure Mode, Naxxramas. Budget is much different than F2P, which is why I don't label my decks and guides as F2P to cause confusion. Budget means you are willing to spend a little, where as F2P means ...well....Free.

Q - Budget Not a Problem?
A - I suggest this list: (It is only 1 card different) http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/271156-hybrid-hunter-w-boom

Q - Why Leper Gnome in a Midrange Deck?
A - Leper Gnome is a solid 1-mana minion that majority of the time is worth at least 4 points of damage and with a Hero Power of 2-mana Deal 2-Damage, Leper Gnome damage adds up. I also like how this minion can stump an opponent into think you are Face Hunter, having the need to use removal spells much quicker (creates mind games for your opponent), then a Shredder or Savanah Highmane comes down unscathed and ready for action.

Interested in learning more? Feel free to stop by my stream, in which I play a variety of decks and try to help educate players on making better decisions and improving their game play. Here's to hoping this deck/guide is in some way beneficial to your Grinding Experience!