Am I the only one the thinks face hunter needs to be toned down a bit? Maybe its time to HoF Explosive Trap and Freezing Trap or something else ? Kinda ridiculous how strong that deck is given its simplicity and incredibly low skill ceiling (the deck is arguably the lowest skill cap deck in the history of hearthstone). This deck has been a top tier “climb to legend for with your eyes closed” deck for so long, then basically nobody plays it at legend at all. I know its great for the F2P players to have easy access to something very viable but I think Face Hunter is just a tad bit too good.
Its amazing how focused they are to face. I fought one with aggro druid with good start and he tried to race me. Savage roar said game over in race. Gg WP huntie
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Yeah, it’s the same as it has been for years.
The worst part about playing Face Hunter is that I feel they’ve nearly won and the game has barely begun, even if I start getting off a half dozen Convincing Infiltrators. It’s not pleasant. It feels like I’m not getting to play and then I’m in panic mode. Rogue somehow manages to combine the heft of the experience of both Hunter and Mage and still isn’t as OP.
However, I hate them a lot less than I used to. I’ve made my peace with the pestilence.
Its simplicity for sure, and funny enough the tenancy to see the same cards drop is phenomenal, like pre destined. I would almost say it’s boring to see like thief priest if it wasn’t over so fast.
Still, I cant say it’s entirely broken, however hunter seems to be a loved very much by blizzard staff.
Wahh Hunter wahh nerf Hunter only small brain plays Hunter. nerfy nerf nerf. Only galaxy brain Priest allowed nerf Hunter.
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nobody is crying here - i think its a legit improvement the game needs at this point. let face hunter exist fine but raise the skill ceiling a bit by HOF some of its core package.
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The answer is no… if you hoping to change something abt face hunter, you don’t go out and take their staple cards so hunter can become friends with shaman mains 4ever.
Face hunter is not been played once at legend because they are far better decks, not as fast(except for…) and most certainly not as cheap. Sure a good hunter draw probably get you the win if you draw poorly, but most top decks once stabilize will destroy it.
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Below legend (according to HSreplay), face hunter is the number one highest win rate deck in the game right now and has been tier one for longer than i can remember. The reason nobody plays it beyond legend is because its boring af to play and only a means to and end. Plenty of classes had their core packages tweaked I think its healthy for the game.
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True is boring, as there’s little rng or discovery involved.
I use a full dragon hunter build to climb(no hl), and i don’t it find easy to pilot specially because of draw, and I do get bore and switch to mage. Win rates are so overrated, after a certain threshold hunter just vanishes not because is boring(maybe) but because it can’t win consistently against more experience players, decks. Sure hunter has for several season top decks at a reasonable level, but never played at legend bracket unless they are broken op. Heck I try 4 several hrs playing the Secret Rogue deck been played at top legend right now and could not grasp it so i gave up.
i generally hit legend each month and usually play face hunter till i get to legend then i swap to mage for my dailies- nothing fancy i earn 2k legend (bc i do it early in the month) and then i go do bgs and drop down to like 20k bc i don’t try push farther. Yes more experienced players will have a better shot vs Face Hunter but not much, assuming the match is equally skilled the face hunter will have an edge bc its so consistent. it feels like a very stale deck thats been in the meta for far too long and is far too effective. Mage had ice block taken away and they are doing fine, priest is in a good spot after multiple changes. Shaman is struggling bc of borrowed power, mainly shudderwolk and hagatha - also the hero power is mediocre and overload is super punishing in the current meta not bc of class changes. Frankly, I dont think hunter has even been bottom tier so even if it did join shamman for a stint I’d be ok with rexxar paying his dues .
My fav deck in Wild is a theorycrafted Hagatha deck, don’t have Shudder nor Quest. Those two secrets hunter have; are very effective on single target or 2hp minions, beyond that hunter just loses the match.
This new face hunter may seem op at time because of the neutral draw engine(so may if any nerf it should be here).
In Wild I think hunter is next to last, but when it faces Mill Rogue it just laughs.
You cant really compare face hunters powerlevel in standard to its performance in wild where there are dramatically stronger deck options. Face hunter is the best deck to climb to legend with and has been for far too long and yes a few minions change here or there but ultimately what makes it so powerful are the two secrets that it runs the most, take those away and i think the deck will make room for other options/variety in the ladder.
Face Hunter is the priests’ best friend, as always. Face Hunter took out Rogue from the meta and sent stars to priest, as always.
I can see freezing trap going to the HoF as its the best secret in the game. It completely nullifies your opponents next turn and gets played for free by phase stalker while they push more face damage. If you cant deal with the stalker its game over instantly.
They nerfed secret passage to bring down aggro Rogues power yet face hunter is the stronger aggro deck and has been untouched for years.
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How about we HOF sorc apprentice and the ability to get evocation more than once in a game lets not forget the turtle and potion of ilusion.
They nerfed secret passage because it was overturned in wild rogue had a 65% win rate in diamond threw legend there with kings bane. Rouge was about as good as all the other classes in standard diamond plus. I really don’t think hunter is at all overturned. He’s just a noob stomper.
Wild though… it’s meant to be a crapfest.
Mage would benefit from way less rng, I dont think sorc apprentice would need a nerf if they got rid of all the low cost rng trash cards.
If your having problem with the current hunters decks with rogue take out cutting class and put in fan of knives it might help considering most the minions hunter uses are low health. and just get buffed. Then again most people are just net decking so ofc hunter seems overturned. People don’t know how to make or tune decks. Weapon Stealth rogue is prob the best standard rogue deck right now. Just not the common one.
My opinion is no.
While the power level has been creeping up quite a bit, face hunter is an essential part of meta balance.
It keeps mage and other greedy no fun control decks in check.
The only way Face Hunter is braindead is if you play such a greedy deck that you play right into their game plan. Well constructed decks always give it a hard time unless they draw the nuts, because it forces decisions to be made. So it’s like any other deck in other words.
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HoF explosive and freeze trap ?
That’s gotta be a joke.
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