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Hello Hunter Players,

I'm not really familiar with the class, but I want to get into it since it seems fun. I was looking for some advice regarding some of the card choice. I've seen the version with the Secrets but I don't really like that one, instead I want to focus on the "pure beast" variant. Here's a deck I build today, which went 6-5:

Midrange Beast Hunter Midrange Hunter Deck by delkoHS - May 9, 2019 View Deck String Export to BBCode Export to Cockatrice Export to MarkDown Export to Html Clone this deck
Minion (12) 2x Augmented Elekk 2x Shimmerfly 2x Scavenging Hyena 2x Springpaw 2x Vicious Scalehide 2x Timber Wolf	Ability (15) 2x Master's Call 2x Tracking 2x Unleash the Beast 1x Unleash the Hounds 2x Animal Companion 2x Dire Frenzy 2x Marked Shot 2x Kill Command	Weapon (2) 2x Headhunter's Hatchet	Playable Hero (1) 1x Zul'jin
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Six 1-drops are to ensure to weapon on turn 2. I've seen many version with fewer, but this feels more consistent. A cheap Rush'er and Buffer and a random Spell generator all have their merits. Or is Helpless Hatchling worth it? I also like Vicious Scalehide over the more popular Hench-Clan Hogsteed.

Augmented Elekk seems strange, but when playing on curve, Animal Companion is the only true turn 3 play. Elekk seems the strongest option for a three mana beast (King Mukla and Ornery Tortoise have better stats but are worse in every way, and Nightmare Amalgam offers the same stats but adds avoidable weaknesses to Sacrificial Pact, Hungry Crab and E.M.P. Operative). It's effect also combo's with Dire Frenzy (which is good?).

Marked Shot and Unleash the Beast are the higher-end cards. I've seen variants with Baited Arrow and even Savannah Highmane but those seem more situational (I guess?). I run double Tracking and a single copy of Unleash the Hounds because that "felt" right, but maybe Deadly Shot can be added when Mages are more prominent? Controversially, I do not run Tundra Rhino. Most minions in this deck already have charge or Rush, so it felt excessive. Is it obligatory though?

Lets me know what you think n_n

Climbed from rank 15 to 10 pretty easily. Changes made: - 2x Marked Shot + 2x Deadly Shot because I faced a lot of Mages. Killing the Mountain Giants in a single shot is easier then trading and losing board control.

I climbed to r 5 with beast Hunter this season. No Tundra Rhino feels strange indeed, It gave me so many wins and It is my default Dire frenzy target against Warriors.

I was running Hogsteed but maybe Scalehide is better in this Rogue infested meta.

Dumb question maybe, but what does Rhino do? Most of the minions have Charge or Rush already. Is it for SMOrcing late-game?

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Dumb question maybe, but what does Rhino do? Most of the minions have Charge or Rush already. Is it for SMOrcing late-game?

Yep that's right.
Rhino is key to beat control decks.
You dire frenzy rhino and huffer during the game.
When you cast zuljin, he will dire frenzy a wyvern or an animal companion (depending of the spells casted during the game) = 4 dire frenzy in total (2 originals and 2 from zuljin)
Zuljin will also refill your hand with your dire frenzied beast thx to master call.
Voilà, you have a vast amount of buffed rhinos/huffers/wyverns in your hand (and in your deck) and you can throw dozen of pyroblasts (huffer + huffer or rhino + any minion) to your opponent's face each turn.

Alright, seems even stronger with Elekk :p

What should I drop for it? 

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Alright, seems even stronger with Elekk :p

What should I drop for it? 

 elekk is too greedy
1 rhino + 1 unleash the beast + 2 dire frenzy is already enough to be favored against control decks
2 rhino + 2 unleash + 2 dire frenzy = rampage
+elekk = rape
cut elekk put rhino instead

Just saw that someone reached top Legend without Rhino but with Stranglethorn Tiger instead :p

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Alright, seems even stronger with Elekk :p

What should I drop for it? 

 elekk is too greedy
1 rhino + 1 unleash the beast + 2 dire frenzy is already enough to be favored against control decks
2 rhino + 2 unleash + 2 dire frenzy = rampage
+elekk = rape
cut elekk put rhino instead

Hey, like I said I like the Elekk because it's an on curve beast with good stats for a 3-drop. I'll try it 1-1 for now, thanks ;)

Hi.

Elekk is bad in the deck because it does not serve any game plan that mid hunt has. I would not even play it as a tech  against warrior, in that case highmane is way better.

And just because it is an "on curve beast" doesn't make sense, you have a lot of stuff to do on turn 3 already.

Like what? Animal Companion or Master's Call work best if you have board, and Hero Powering turn 3 sucks.

Did 83 games from rank 20 to 5 (on EU). Made some changes along the way, this version is the one I feel most comfortable with: 

Beast Hunter Midrange Hunter Deck by delkoHS - May 30, 2019 View Deck String Export to BBCode Export to Cockatrice Export to MarkDown Export to Html Clone this deck
Minion (12) 1x Augmented Elekk 2x Shimmerfly 2x Scavenging Hyena 2x Springpaw 2x Vicious Scalehide 2x Timber Wolf 1x Tundra Rhino	Ability (15) 2x Master's Call 1x Tracking 2x Unleash the Beast 2x Unleash the Hounds 2x Animal Companion 2x Dire Frenzy 2x Marked Shot 2x Kill Command	Weapon (2) 2x Headhunter's Hatchet	Playable Hero (1) 1x Zul'jin
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I know people say Augmented Elekk is bad, but it feels so good to me. I'm not talking about his effect combined with Dire Frenzy, but just in general as a 3-mana beast. It's great to fight for the board. Rat Trap was used over the weapon at one point, but it was easily played around in the early stages of the game, which is where the battle is often fought. Yes, weapon removal sucks, but that also forces people to make alternative plays.

Last but not least, I did add a copy of Tundra Rhino (preferred over Stranglethorn Tiger).

You really don't need Augemented Elekk:

### Beasts
# Class: Hunter
# Format: Standard
# Year of the Dragon
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# 2x (1) Springpaw
# 2x (1) Timber Wolf
# 1x (1) Tracking
# 2x (2) Headhunter's Hatchet
# 2x (2) Scavenging Hyena
# 2x (2) Vicious Scalehide
# 2x (3) Animal Companion
# 2x (3) Kill Command
# 2x (3) Master's Call
# 2x (3) Unleash the Hounds
# 2x (4) Dire Frenzy
# 2x (4) Marked Shot
# 2x (5) Tundra Rhino
# 2x (6) Unleash the Beast
# 1x (10) Zul'jin
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Yeah I kinda switched to a Mech-Beast Hybrid ;)

It's fun but I don't have a solid list yet..

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Yeah I kinda switched to a Mech-Beast Hybrid ;)

It's fun but I don't have a solid list yet..

 cool my new hunter deck very close.

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# Class: Hunter
# Format: Standard
# Year of the Dragon
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# 2x (1) Shimmerfly
# 2x (1) Springpaw
# 2x (1) Timber Wolf
# 2x (1) Tracking
# 2x (2) Dire Wolf Alpha
# 2x (2) Headhunter's Hatchet
# 1x (2) Hunter's Mark
# 2x (2) Scavenging Hyena
# 2x (3) Animal Companion
# 2x (3) Kill Command
# 2x (3) Master's Call
# 2x (3) Unleash the Hounds
# 2x (4) Dire Frenzy
# 2x (4) Houndmaster
# 1x (5) Tundra Rhino
# 1x (6) Savannah Highmane
# 1x (6) Unleash the Beast
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