OurHearthstone Secret Hunter Deck List Guidefeatures the top deck code for this archetype as well as a detailed deck guide that will run you through everything you need to know on how to pilot this deck. Secret Hunter has long been a deck that has been around the game in many different forms, and it has returned in Rise of Shadows and has been gaining more and more popularity.
Secret Hunteris a pretty old archetype, and versions of it took advantage of the very powerfulMad Scientist. It really got some popularity whenCloaked Huntresscame on the scene. Both of those cards have rotated out of Standard, but Secret Hunter has found new life with synergistic cards likeSecretkeeper,Sunreaver Spy, andMasked Contender. The class also is one of the few left with a hero card, andZul’jinfits right into this deck that features quite a few spells.
Secret Hunter Counters
Secret Hunter is countered pretty easily by Token Druid. It just has too many ways to refill the board and punish your inability to take back control. They can pretty easily keep your board clear, and unless you get the right cards at the right time this matchup is going to be rough.
Secret Hunter Gameplay
Secret Hunter Mulligan Guide
We’re looking for our early drops that take advantage of secret synergy to start snowballing the board.
Always Keep
Situational Keeps
Keep the secrets when you have a card from the above list of always kept cards.
Secret Hunter Play Strategy
We’re really looking to get off to a good start with this deck, and that means hopefully having something to play in the early game. Our best option isSecretkeeperand following it up with a secret. We’ve also gotSunreaver Spy, but this card works better if we can coin out a secret and play it the following turn. Otherwise, it’s fairly awkward and you’ll have to decide if it’s worth just playing it on the board as a 2/3 on turn two.Masked Contender, while a three mana card, is also good in the early part of the game. We’re hoping to play a Secret, then be able to get value out of the Masked Contender on the following turn.
Animal Companionis also a strong early game play, and rolling the right beast at the right time can help carry you to victory. The taunt option is possibly one of the better ones, because it can protect your other valuable minions.
We’re mostly looking to manage the board with our spells and secrets.Explosive Trapcan halt wider boards, but unfortunately it will only trigger if your opponent decides to go to your face.Freezing Trapis great for decks that are putting down one minion per turn, and no matter what they do they’re going to trigger it if they attack.Rat Trapis stronger against decks who play a lot of cheap cards. These are usually aggressive decks like Token Druid and Tempo Rogue.Snake Trapwill hopefully get us some minions to work with on the following turn.Marked Shotis a solid option because it can get us a second card, and we aren’t a deck that has much card draw.Baited Arrowis very slow, but it’s great if we can get the Overkill from it.
In the later game, we’re hoping to refresh our hand withSubject 9. This card is extremely powerful, and will pull a bunch of secrets out of your deck. If we’re looking to finish then the combination of Rabid Fire andVereesa Windrunner’s weapon is very strong. If we can hold off on using those spells, that gets us a potential of 12 damage for 4-mana!
Our final way of either turning the game around or finishing it off isZul’jin. This deck plays a lot of spells, so we’re going to get a bunch of secrets back, but we’ll also hopefully get someAnimal Companions andUnleash the Beasts on the board that will give us enough firepower to finish the game!
Secret Hunter Card Choices
Secret Hunter Card Substitutions
Vereesa Windrunneris not required for this deck, so don’t feel that you need to craft her if you don’t have one. If you don’t run Vereesa, you’ll probably want to cutRapid Fireand add a couple more secrets into the deck.
