[TGT] ControlHunter- Faith Restored
- Last updated Oct 6, 2015 (TGT Launch)
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Wild
- 14 Minions
- 15 Spells
- 1 Weapon
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Unknown
- Crafting Cost: 4920
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 8/22/2015 (Blackrock Launch)
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Tips: Double Lock and Load works and gives you two cards per spell!
Hi guys, I would like to introduce my new Control Hunter Deck. I spend quite some time learning about the new introduced TGT cards and I think control hunter is finally viable again.
Combo/Carddraw:
The new card Lock and Load solves the card draw problem control hunters had before TGT and is a powerful tool to win the game. Lets say you play Lock and Load on turn 6 and you follow up with Tracking, Hunter's Mark into Unleash the Hounds. The result is most likely a board clear + 3 random hunter cards .... sounds good!
With the Emperor Thaurissan mana cost reduction, insane Lock and Load combos are getting reality.
Traps:
For traps I am using the new Bear Trap that fits very well into the control playstyle and the well known Freezing Trap. 1 copy of Eaglehorn Bow and Mad Scientist to get some synergy going but also to get the traps faster into play. With Lock and Load you can still get some value out of traps you drew very early in the game.
Unleash/Dreadscale/Powershot:
It was a hard decision to choose between these three cards. Powershot is a new introduced control card and is basically a Consecration for 3 mana (The enemy usually doesn't have more than three creatures on the board). Unleash the Hounds and Dreadscale both fullfill a very similiar purpose. I just feel like having a card like Dreadscale in your deck gives you more options. Dreadscale works also very well with Hunter's Mark and counters very rushy types of deck who constantly put out creatures with 1 health. On the other hand Unleash the Hounds is a spell (Lock and Load combo) and has a very good Synergy with Animal Companion. Suggestions are appreciated.
Beast Synergy:
Ironbeak Owl, Bear Trap, Animal Companion, Unleash the Hounds, (Dreadscale), Savannah Highmane & the cards you get out of Lock and Load are providing a good Beast Synergy. 10+ beasts are also enough for your Houndmaster
Mid & Late Game:
Sen'jin Shieldmasta, Sludge Belcher & Antique Healbot provide some taunt and heal until you get into the late game or manage to pull off a nice Lock and Load combo.
Savannah Highmane and Dr. Boom are the fatties you need to finish the job.
Mulligans:
Always try to mulligan for a Mad Scientist to get out the early traps.
Keeping Ironbeak Owl, Unleash the Hounds or Dreadscale depends on the matchup.
Coin:
Only use the coin if really necessary. The coin is really usefull for your Lock and Load combo or to get out an early Emperor Thaurissan.
TGT Cards that are not included:
Other TGT cards I didn't include in the deck because I think they dont fit very well are:
King's Elekk : Its a very good card but there are other cards that are more useful in the early game like Mad Scientist. Also the chance of winning the Joust is only around 50% (If both minions have the same mana cost you dont win the Joust). There is simply no space for any minion besides Mad Scientist if you want to run Lock and Load
Ram Wrangler: More of a midrange hunter card; Requires a beast; already enough 5 drops; better play a Belcher on turn 5; rng based;
Acidmaw: trash card; too expensive; bad stats; effect also works on your own minions; synergy with Dreadscale or Unleash the Hounds but is a 10 mana boardclear really worth wasting a spot?
How's steamwheedle sniper here?
This deck is gnar-gnar binks.
I'm subbing in Acidmaw for a Houndmaster though.
It isn't very slow, all you do is you just have some Hounds or Hyenas laying around, play Acidmaw, and destroy you opponent's large minions. It's been working very well for me lately.
Is there any possible replacements for Mad Scientist? I don't have that wing of Naxx unfortunately. Currently have 2 Kill Commands filling the spots.
I would say Haunted Creeper is a decent replacement. Or is Haunted Creeper also Naxxramas? Not sure anymore
It is from naxx, but I do have that card. I'm missing the last 3 wings of Naxx and it just so happens zombie chow and mad scientiest are in one of those 3 =/.
Will try out Haunted Creeper.
Thanks
The main struggle for any hunter control type is going to be the mid-oriented decks, that I think will be very popular this season. Although is nice to see a variation of hunter, just to keep in mind that hunter doesn't have a true AOE removal, just single target removal (even with powershot or explosive shot, that struggles with patron or buffed silver hand recruits).
Nice deck ¡¡
I added 1 Kodorider in place of healbot, it added great synergy with [card]Emperor Thaurissan[/card] and also it makes for a great [card]Houndmaster[/card] target (The 3/5 War Kodo he summons is a "beast") , not to mention in combination with all the taunts, its pretty well protected and i can usually get 2-3 beasts out of him, Thoughts?
Mhm Kodorider is a really slow card. You basically need to spend 8 mana to get 2 3/5 Kodos, which is not that great. Also Kodorider himself is not a Beast. If you have Emperor Thaurissan or Savannah Highmane in your hand you would never play Kodorider instead.
With Emperor Thaurissan on the other hand, it could snowball very fast.
I think you are going to lose too much tempo with this card and you also miss out on the heal.
i replaced one of the senjins with a cult master for card drawal, since she can hide behind lots of taunts and you can use it with UTH to refresh your hand. helps a lot against slow decks.
I only see Acidmaw being a thing if there is a only control deck meta. Don't think this will ever happen :/ Acidmaw would be interesting for 5 mana but 7 mana are just too much.
Since I don't have Dro. Boom yet I'm using my 7 drop Troggzor, and since I dont have Dreadscale, I though about using pyromancer, because it fills the purpose spot, rather than the second unleash.
Better go for a second Unleash instead Dreadscale. Troggzor is fine instead of Dr. Boom
Thank man! THis is a mid-budget control hunter and is all i needed! Since i've never spent any money on this you gave me the option to control hunter under this circumstances! There are some agressive "secret" decks out there, aren't you considering the girl that steals one or a flare? Other than that it seems pretty fun!!! ANd dreadscale i don't have yet so i replaced with uth.
9-1 with this deck. That one match that I lost was because the enemy was AFK, so I don´t count it as a win. But dear Lord, this deck is amazing. Lock and Load is just cool and game-changing. And as I didn´t have a Dreadscale, I put Ram Wrangler in, and got Dreadscale anyway. Worst thing was Captain´s Parrot.
I've had mixed results from this deck. Your start really seems to weigh heavily on how you do from there. I tried the deck so far a few games (50% win rate) at rank 14 just messing around.
I have swapped Unleash the Hounds for Kill Command for a little more hard removal. I LOVE this idea...just trying to figure out how to make it work.
Don't remove Unleash from this deck. Its really necessary. Better replace Tracking instead :)
Really enjoyed the deck so far! Had a great time with the lock and load + Thaurissan. Hope this deck get into the meta, i really liked it. Keep the good work, i will keep an eye in your deck
Great Deck :) Climbed from rank 16 to rank 9 just today. Had an 10 game winning streak. Struggles against Control Warrior but other than that really good.
Sylvannas.
You should get Thaurissan, he is really necessary for your combo.