OurHeartstone Beast Handbuff Hunter Deck List Guidetakes a look at this archetype from the Ashes of Outland expansion! We’ve got a look at the best list for the deck as well as mulligans, play strategy & tips, and card replacements!
While Beast influenced decks are nothing new to Hunter, one that could possibly be good with hand buff synergy is absolutely a new flavor! Hand buff decks were always pretty hit or miss in the past, so seeing Blizzard experiment with this style of play is a bit surprising. However, the cards that Hunter got in Ashes of Outland that support this archetype seem to be pretty strong. So, while we’re skeptical of this making headway in the meta, there’s still cause for hope if you’ve been wanting a playable hand buff deck!
Beast Handbuff Hunter Deck List
We’ve got an early look at this deck with a version byRegisKillbin! We’ll be updating this list with more refined lists as the meta starts to shape up.
Possible Keeps
Beast Handbuff Hunter Tips & Play Strategy
While this is a pretty aggressive deck, we still have some stuff that can come out in the late game to swing back games into our favor. One of those things in particular isBeastmaster Leoroxx. If we can get a few powerful Beasts in our hand and hit this thing on curve, then we should be able to either finish the game or bring ourselves back into it.
In the early game, we’re mostly looking to establish board presence and potential buff up some of our hand. If we can stick a Beast for our turn,Fresh Scentmakes quite an impact and will help us possibly make a trade or put on some early pressure. We can also get lucky withScavenger’s Ingenuityif we hit something we can play the next turn. Getting a buffedAugmented Porcupinewould be a big boon for us and be difficult for our opponent to deal with.
Hunter got a new Secret in Ashes of Outland and we’re currently running it in this deck!Pack Tacticsseems to be a pretty strong card, particularly if we can duplicate a Deathrattle card that will get us an additional trigger.
Zixor, Apex Predatoris one of Hunter’s new Legendaries. It will shuffle a Prime card into your deck, which is a 8-mana 4/4 with Rush that has a Battlecry that reads, “Summon 3 copies of this minion.” This is pretty powerful, and it having Rush makes it a possible draw fromDiving Gryphon. Zixor is also a really good target to hit withMok’Nathal Lion.
Another of the new cards that’s pretty interesting isBurrowing Scorpid. Not only does it have a bit of direct damage attached to it, if you get a kill with it, it will gain Stealth. This gives us a minion that can possibly stick to the board and receive a Fresh Scent buff.
King Krushis your big finisher, whether you drop him on the board on turn nine or you get him down withBeastmaster Leoroxx. It can also be used to trade down a problematic minion in a tight spot, but obviously we’ll mostly want it to go to the face!
