(R4) MidRange Hunter
- Last updated Dec 13, 2017 (Kobolds Patch)
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Wild
- 13 Minions
- 15 Spells
- 2 Weapons
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Midrange Hunter
- Crafting Cost: 2200
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 12/8/2017 (Kobolds Patch)
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Battle Tag:
ThePuss#1374
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Region:
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Total Deck Rating
233
Update: +2 Corridor Creeper, +1 Unleash the Hounds , +1 Hunter's Mark -1 Savannah Highmane , -1 Wandering Monster , -2 Explosive Trap
Hey Guys currently checking in! Have no fear I'm rank 4 and climbing, so you guys got this.
Update: +1 Savannah Highmane +1 Houndmaster +1 Tracking -1 Professor Putricide -1 Cat Trick -1 Cloaked Huntress
Update: +1 Professor Putricide -1 Tundra Rhino
Update: Hit rank (5) from rank (10) with this deck!
Update: +1 Explosive Trap +1 Flare +1 Tundra Rhino -2 Houndmaster -1 Savannah Highmane
Update: +2 Dire Mole +1 Explosive Trap -2 Scavenging Hyena -1 Tracking
Update: MA! Get the camera! We made it to the hot tab!
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Informative
Hunter is back! With multiple facets, Hunter is able to control board fairly early and finish the game in a low amount of time. For a guide, I'll require 5 likes.
For Class Mulligans and Cards choices 20 likes would be nice.
Oh boy, you know your favourite class is back: Hunter!
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Gameplay
Thanks so much kiwiiNBacon for showcasing my deck! I didn't think this deck would get the attention it is getting now. Here's a video of him rocking out the deck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oMnPJS38Jc&feature=youtu.be
Check out Kadak's video on him playing this deck! I'm happy that people are liking this deck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhY99QruIbY
Overview
The basics of this deck follow a more aggressive tendency than your average midrange hunter. When we have to smorc, we will smorc. In the case of this deck, you want to take control of the board early because there is a lack late game minions (More often than not, you're going to be smorc-ing face). Using your hero power can be pivotal.
Mulligan
You should always keep: Dire Mole and Alleycat.
These two cards are basically the foundation for your victory or your loss.
Without Coin: Dire Mole, Alleycat, Crackling Razormaw or Kindly Grandmother, Animal Companion or Eaglehorn Bow.
Without a coin, you're unable to quickly coin out a Cat Trick play or Kindly Grandmother. Your main focus is to be the first one to get a minion on board, so you can take care of their minions. Crackling Razormaw helps to eliminate any pesky early game minions with adapt function that can draw poisonous or +1/+1. Animal Companion and Eaglehorn Bow are good curve cards that can help you clear the even stickier minions, but at that point it you have to ask yourself is smorc-ing just that much juicier.
With Coin: Dire Mole, Alleycat, Crackling Razormaw or Kindly Grandmother, Cloaked Huntress or Animal Companion.
With a coin, the same idea here is applied to try to get down those early game minions as quickly as possible to have your board presence be immediate otherwise you lose the board early on and it becomes difficult to come back. The only difference here is you may want to coin out an early Kindly Grandmother or Cat Trick or Cloaked Huntress + Cat Trick.
Tips
(T2) Coin +Cloaked Huntress + Cat Trick or Wandering Monster
The problem with playing Wandering Monster with Cloaked Huntress is that the enemy will try to focus on your Cloaked Huntress and Wandering Monster becomes a secondary objective that may not help you if you have board control.
Class Mulligan
Vs Spell Hunter (Good)
Without coin: Flare , Dire Mole, Alleycat
With coin: Flare, Cat Trick, Animal Companion
Vs Big Priest (Easy Game)
With coin: Dire Mole , Alleycat , Crackling Razormaw
Without coin: Dire Mole , Alleycat , Crackling Razormaw
Same Mulligan because you're trying to get Dire Mole down and using Crackling Razormaw to get that +3 attack so they can't do anything to it.
Vs Secret Mage (Hard)
With Coin: Kindly Grandmother, Cat Trick
Without coin: Dire Mole , Crackling Razormaw
Vs Kingsbane (Medium)
With Coin: Kindly Grandmother, Cat Trick
Without coin: Dire Mole , Crackling Razormaw
Vs Recruit Paladin (Medium)
Without coin: Alleycat Crackling Razormaw
With coin: Dire Mole , Kindly Grandmother
Vs Murloc Paladin (Hard)
Without coin: Dire Mole , Kindly Grandmother
With coin: Alleycat Crackling Razormaw
Where i can put my
Deathstalker Rexxar
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I think Deathstalker Rexxar is too slow for this deck since the gameplay is more aggressive, but Explosive Trap can be unnecessary if you don't want to play aggressive.
OK thanks a bunch! I really don't know how to build decks in my 2 years experiences cause i replace one [card]Flanking Strike[/card] with Death Knight :Ъ
I think Tundra Rhino would be a better removal. I haven't seen it be much of use to me lately.
great deck! got 8-2 rank 12, should i play secrets if i don't have the spellstone or should i save them, thanks in advance ^^
Too slow not playing them, make sure to not get too greedy!
I'd play the secrets regardless for tempo. I usually coin into Cat Trick to gain tempo against classes like Mage.
thanks again :) great list
Lost 3 games in a row ... to the new spell hunter, to a kingsbane rogue and a dragon razakus priest.
I'm working on the class mulligan guide, but so far I haven't played much against kingsbane rogue. New spell hunter is a 50/50 since it depends on who can get faster face damage (I've modified the deck a bit, but i have to test it). Priest is just a hard match up since they have answers for everything.
Update: Here's a game, ideally, against spell hunter.
https://hsreplay.net/replay/gcsmv4qNqu35Dm3YkHRUoj
Update 2: Played the same guy right after, but still spell hunter.
https://hsreplay.net/replay/qQ54Licm5H4jTDfbkf9Xqd
Teching one in to test.
Is there any cards that I can take out to put Professor Putricide?
Is it a good replacement in the deck?
Savannah Highmane would probably be your best bet!
I think it would be a cool combo if you could keep Cloaked Huntress on board for t3 and then play put Professor Putricide for t4 but that depends on a lot of ifs since your conditions require that 3 drop AND the 4 drop AND a secret. All in all, it's not my style of play, but I think it can be a viable replacement with a few card swaps to change towards mid/late game.
I think that'd be a good combo if you have control of the board. Also, the mana cost for a full combo would be 5 for the Tundra Rhino + 4 forLesser Emerald Spellstone. It may be viable if you switch out Savannah Highmane for Tundra Rhino, but that's a risk you as a player have to decide. Priest has Shadow Word: Pain , Potion of Madness and Shadow Word: Horror which could be devastating.
Yeah, priest is a hard match up and they have an answer to everything we have like you said. The way I find myself winning those hard match ups is honestly finding the mulligan to win before 6 because of their Dragonfire Potion.
Have you tried using Dire Mole? Has less synergy with Hyena than Ally Cat, but generally seems like a better Ally Cat.
I can tech one in. I think the meta is definitely shifting warlock because of voidlord and dragon priest. Take out Tracking for one dire mole.