OurHearthstone Budget Hunter Deck List Guidewill walk you through everything you need to know about this powerful deck that can be used on the cheap. Midrange Hunter has always been one of the best budget options in Hearthstone, and it looks likely to stay that way in the Rise of Shadows expansion. We’re taking a look at the best budget deck list, mulligans, strategy, and card replacements that should lead you to the meta version of the deck!
Midrange Hunter is one of the classic decks in Hearthstone, and has been a common recommendation when it comes to playing on a budget. The deck largely does not need any Epics or Legendaries. That’s still the case in the Rise of Shadows expansion, you are only one Legendary and two Epics away from having a very powerful deck. The Legendary is not even required and is more of a nice to have at the end of the day. Take a look at our featured list below, as well as some strategies on how best to pilot it!
Budget Hunter Deck List
This deck list below is actually not too far from the meta list that’s pretty popular right now. You are only really missingMaster’s Call, which is a very powerful card. Consider crafting that if you can, because it makes the deck play a lot better.
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Budget Hunter Mulligan Guide
Midrange Hunter is all about playing on curve, so look for a 1, 2, and 3-drop if possible. If you have The Coin, you can keep a 1-drop and a couple 3-drops because it will even out the curve for you.
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Budget Hunter Strategy Guide
We’re looking to play something proactive on curve just about every single turn. What that means is that we want to be playing a minion each turn, and keeping the board reasonably clear as much as possible. While getting a weapon in play is nice, we’d much rather just be able to play a minion that takes up all of our mana. We want to make good trades, but simultaneously start chipping away at our opponent’s health.
You will want to make trades as much as possible in the early game. We can’t let our opponent get initiative on us, or we’ll have a tough time coming back into the game. We do have aHeadhunter’s HatchetandUnleash the Houndsas ways to kind of get ahead of our opponent, but that’s not always enough. Early on, make good trades and attempt to use up all of your mana as much as possible.
If you get a Huffer fromAnimal Companionthen you’ll generally want to go to the face with that. It’s too much damage to pass up, and only trade if you really have to or there’s a juicy exchange available.
Your hero power is very important, and you will want to find ways you can give yourself enough mana to use it periodically. It’s still generally going to be better to play a minion that eats up all of your mana, but if you can maneuver it, you should attempt to get a hero power in as much as possible. This is particularly the case against classes who can’t really heal themselves very well.
While holding ontoKill Commandis a good way to give yourself a potential lethal in the late game, it’s usually best to use it on a minion rather than trade away one of our own. Minions represent repetitive damage, and a spell is only a one time use. We’ll need to get as much out of our minions as possible if we’re going to do enough damage to finish them in the late game.
Don’t be super greedy withHoundmaster. If we can play it on curve and get the buff on even a 1/1 we’re pretty happy about that. Most players know that Houndmaster is a thing, and will really try to keep you from holding onto a Beast long enough to get the buff. You can also just play Houndmaster on curve, it has 4/3 stats so it presents a threat. This is usually best if the board is empty.
In the mid-game is where we have more of our power turns, and this is generally when we really want to start getting our damage in on the opponent. We reach a point where we kind of have to stop trading and start heading to the face.Savannah Highmaneis a good example of this, we don’t want to trade with this as much as possible. We want to go to the face, and force our opponent to trade into it and give us the Deathrattle. If that happens, then we can usually get some use out of the Hyenas that come out of him. If you do have to trade with him, keep in mind you may get instant use out of those Hyenas if you playTundra Rhinoon the same turn!
Budget Hunter Card Replacements
We are actually not that far from a true meta deck, and we’re only really missing one key card. At your earliest convenience, you should craft 2x Master’s Call for this deck. It is such a good card in Hunter, and this deck can have trouble without it.
