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I understand your reasoning, but it's an inherently flawed way to analyze cards. Every single card in the game has multiple answers - many have dozens of answers. The question is not "how will my opponent answer this?" but "how does the value of this card stack up to other cards of the same cost?" Make an argument that places it in that context and it'll be worth engaging on. Your method of evaluation depends entirely on meta-predictions, which is notoriously shaky ground from which to analyze a new set.

And if you still insist on arguing based on a meta call, you need to explain why Handlock will be bad, not why this one card evaluated in a total vacuum is bad. Because it's great in Handlock, so it's only bad if Handlock as a whole will still be bad.

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I'm definitely no troll. The title of the post is "meme or meta?" I'm just saying it's a meme. And you're right I did biff on eaglehorn bow. I'm sorry, I don't think I've even ever seen it's ability actually activated in gameplay. And you guys are right about Rexxar and CoW, they are definitely good, but again the title here is "meme or meta?" I'm firmly sticking with meme and will happily eat crow when spell hunter sees tournament play.

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Seriously! What is the win condition with spell hunter? I don't think Leokk/Huffer have the juice to get anyone to the finish line.

 Crazy value (from weapon, deathstalker and call of the wild). Also has some pretty insane tempo turns with the spellstone, too my side and even hunter's mark).

Even in a spell hunter deck, I don't see the legendary weapon generating much value. at best, you get a call of the wild or two. More likely you draw more trash deadly shot/multi-shot. Hunter doesn't have enough late game value in the spell category to entice me into playing a minionless hunter deck. Also, if you're playing eaglehorn bow in a spell hunter, chances are, it's going to ride for a while with all the secrets. Are you going to pay 8 mana for a 3/3 weapon when your eaglehorn bow is buffed to 5/2?

Yes, maybe the next expansion will have more support spell hunter, but more likely, I think we're looking at a freeze shaman situation here.

Glyph + this, 3 mana flamestrike.  looking forward to the Kripp salt.

This could make discover mage broken af. 

Stonehill, Kabal Couier, Glyph, Tomb, Spellstone, Babbling book, shimmering tempest, Lich King cards, ... whoa.... brothers heed my call.... 

don't forget the synergy with Blubber Baron!!!!

Not named Fluffy Elemental!  RAGE.

So... still no support for freeze shaman.... they gave up on that one quickly. 

Now, if we can only get them to give up on discard warlock...

Apparently: Return all minions to your hand - they cost 1.

Doesn't look fluffy....

Great, more Shaman RNG.... 

The best part about this card is that if (IF) this deck actually starts working, then Weasel Tunneler will actually be a legitimate tech choice! 

Counters deathrattle synergy, counters pulling a random beast, counters beast resurrection. 

And it doesn't even have to be played on curve! Just before T6. Brilliant. 

Step 1: Jam high cost dragons in your deck

Step 2: Run Deathwing Dragonloard as your only deathrattle

Step 3: Pray you don't draw Deathwing Dragonlord before you play this.

Rat pack is a good hit. - Stand against rats.

Should've been a secret deathrattle... 

Good in-set synergy w/ the legendary.

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PS: The only case I could see this card not being played is if Aggro and Midrange decks don't exist, in that case I will complain about how awful the meta is, instead of complaining on this card.

 you could try... y'know.... not complaining....  maybe give that a go and see how it works for you.

 I don't need to try it to understand that if I'm playing aggro or midrange and someone drops this on turn 4 I lost in 90% of the cases. I usually don't complain too much but I really hate that 2 playstyles will be DELETED FROM HS thanks to THIS and spreading plague. I'm really hoping that I'm completely wrong but unfortunately I don't think so.