New Hunter Spell - Tame Beast (Rank 1)

Very cheap tool for board control, the 10 mana version is very strong for its cost

This is the best level-up spell so far.

Looks decent enough to maybe see some play. I think this will mostly be played early on or Rank 2 - not sure if it`s realy good enough to try and lvl up to 3. Maybe but i guess a 2 Mana 4/4 Rush (Rank 2) will be the most likely played outcome of this card. 

The base form of Tame Beast is obviously pretty meh, but "2 mana deal 4 to a minion" is a very fair card, and "2 mana deal 6 to a minion" is really good. Add in the potential to have a damaged minion left over afterwards and you've got a very strong card.

The ranked versions look very strong

Actually decent in its base form, and very good when topdecked later which is especially important for Hunter cards. The best ranked card so far together with Chain Lightning (Rank 1), will definitely see play.

bah ... a two mana slot can be filled in several better ways

This seems pretty good. A 2/2 with Rush for 2 mana is a fair card. With beast synergy, spell synergy, and the potential to get bigger, I am sure this will find a home somewhere.

It is nice that the spell is relevantneven later on

Seems ok... Definitely nice top deck most of the times

Hopefully the token beast off this is 2 mana.

Dire Frenzy seems like it will be important for this new era of Hunters (value based builds) and being able to shuffle in 3 cheap Rush minions with +3/+3 is great. Toss in cards like Selective Breeder to find those buffed versions or Barak Kodobane to draw the spell in the first place, I like the way the new Beast Hunter can be played.

<Edit> Tokens posted and unfortunately they increase as well as the attack. Not as excited as I was for the scenario above but still think the card is strong on its own.

A 2 mana Rush beast generator.... could be good for the end game or a control variant, but I'm not sold on the longevity 

Yeah, hunter needed this card. I doubt any archetype wouldn't run this card. It's just that good at all key states.

This is quite good once you get to 5 mana (it works before that too, but it's not ideal obviously) and at 10-mana it's alright if you just happen to topdeck into it.

I think the biggest bonus of this is that once you reach 5-mana you get a pretty big tempo boost if you pair this with your average 3-drop.

It also makes Barak Kodobane look a lot less terrible because at least now you can maybe pull this at turn 7 (or even 10) to maintain a little bit of tempo at least.

Good for trading, not sure which deck could use this atm.

For this mana cost it's a great late game single removal spell. 

Good removal ,good with lock and load ,you will use it only for trades if the best had taunt it would be better but like this i dont know.Hunter always wants to finish the match fast ,it's not a late game class so i have to say this is kind of bad.

I'm liking the look of these Ranked cards, can't wait to see the rest.

Looks like a card for wild spell hunter! 

Ah, between this and Condemn (Rank 1), I think I see what Blizzard is doing with these upgradable cards. A 2/2 Rush on turn 2 is wonderful sometimes, but not consistently enough to include in your deck. A 4/4 Rush on turn 5 and a 6/6 Rush on turn 10 are likewise potentially great but inconsistent. But if you have all three of those options in a single card? Well, maybe then it is consistent enough to include after all!

This seems like a clever design approach. This card is never the strongest, but it’s also not going to be a dead draw if you get it on the wrong turn. Hopefully this helps the game focus more on efficient use of the right tools at the right time, rather than a race to draw your OP cards before your opponent does.

I really like this card. I'm a massive fan of Wild No Minion Hunter and although most of my games with that deck end before turn 10, I can still see myself experimenting with it for a little while, perhaps as a substitute for one Unleash the Beast.

I really hope ranked spells stick around forever. I firmly believe they are as important to the game as Discover and need to be present in every future expansion.

I like the flavour, I like the effect, I basically like everything about it.
Great Hunter card.

You can draw it with the legendary card and have a 44 rush turn 6 for 2 mana. Strong card.

Really decent way to regain tempo after a turn 5 Barak Kodobane. LIke I said on that card's review, all 3 spells can be played on T6 and a 2 mana 4/4 Rush seems like a great way to regain the board in that scenario.

Very strong card. Fits really well in Control/Combo (Beastmaster Leoroxx) Hunter, because they needed some single target removal and Tame Beast (Rank 1) helps a lot. You can also draw it with Barak Kodobane, but the 2 mana spell slot is already VERY contested with all the Hunter Secrets and stuff. 

Tame Beast (Rank 1) is pretty good early game, you can easely play it on turn 2 to remove something.

Tame Beast (Rank 2) is a decent removal as well, also is good at removing turn 4 minions.

Tame Beast (Rank 3) is super strong, can remove some minions while also surviving the trade. You can also just play it to dump some stats on board.

This with the new legendary can be a good tempo on turn 6 depending on the other spells you draw

At least you can choose which one to get.

And on that point, using just 2 mana to summon a 6/6 is really powerful on turn 10.

Looks good for early and late game. I love it.

I think this is the best Rank spell so far, especially since Barak Kodobane can tutor it. A good removal option (not always on its own, combined with a weapon/board) at any stage of the game. 

Spell hunter confirmed again

A bit undecided on this one. The other rank spells we've seen so far are damage related, this one summons a minion. Hunter isn't well known for holding onto cards till the late game, but if control/midrange hunter sees more support, this card will definitely fit right in

No meta deck is scared of this card in the late game.

Decent card but feels really weak on the 1st rank. But I like the versatility of the card will be great for spell hunter

Yeeaaaah, love that it changes the creature as well, would have liked if it also had an effect depending on the beast like poison and trample or whatev just for the gimmick.
Cool card though, 2 for 2/2 rush is not bad for being the worst scenario, other scenarios are just great.

Really not feeling it with this card. I love the flavour and I love the idea behind it...but those first four turns are so rough for this card.

Card seems pretty good and pairs nicely with the new Hunter legendary which can tutor it in the mid-late-game.

Great to have in the late-game.  Pretty boring before upgrading.  

Very nice

This seems like a good card at any rank. Here are the ranks, for reference:

Tame Beast (Rank 1)

Tame Beast (Rank 2)

Tame Beast (Rank 3)

The summoned beasts have a mana cost equal to their stat line, so the synergy with Dire Frenzy is not amazing.

Definitely seems like a slightly worse but more consistent Bladed Lady

This is pretty good especially at higher ranks.

I feel like others, this comes into best at rank 2 or higher, but coincidentally this fits in with the new hunter legendary in that 2 slot (Which at the moment, I see as most contested). Now we need some good 3 cost spells for value/spell/midrange hunter please!

If the initial version was one more health or attack this would be insane. As is, it's OK. The rank ups are nice, though. 

so this will be a 2 mana 4/4 rush about 90% of the time

i love this new improve with mana crystal count mechanic. a 2 mana 6/6 is nothing to sneaza at even as a top deck

The ranked versions are quite good, will see play. A little bit boring design tho...

Strong when its a 4/4 or 6/6. Plus it help decks who need to have few minions in deck to target a draw. It allow having beasts without really having it in deck.

Seems good you cand draw it with  Barak Kodobane and it improves decently.

Decent.

Perked my interest for Even Secret Hunter. 2-mana 6/6 Rush gives great control vs Charge.

Pretty good at a baseline 2/2, and scales really well to 4/4 and 6/6. Seems dope

These ranked cards are looking strong so far

Compared to other revealed cards, this seems weak.

2 mana option is too bad to play it in any deck

Will see play for sure, but why no go face?

I like the fact that this spell can trade in early, in mid and late game. It's also a nice card to draw with Barak Kodobane

Its a nice little tool to have, but to me its likely to be just Lock and Load fodder, to be played precisely because lock and load exist.

On its own, its decent. But we'll have to see what identity hunter will get since face hunter is more or less dead.

Not a Hunter player, but this looks pretty nice for the class

These ranked cards are always too weak for their cost at rank 1, but they sometimes get good. Even on turn 2 or 3, a 2/2 rush for 2 isn't that great. A 6/6 rush for 2 is awesome. A 4/4 isn't that bad either.

Beast Hunter has been pretty much confirmed in standard and this card should be fairly good for that archetype. A 2/2 beast with rush is already worth about two mana and this spell can potentially provide even more of these bodies.

Strong card! Love the tokens!

Trash.

Not very appealing to me

The Crab and the Scorpion should see play, but I doubt we'll see lots of Thunder Lizards, as Hunter tends to want to seal the deal before turn 10. Overall fair card, should see experimentation at least

good for turn 5 too but not good enough for turn 10 maybe if you discover it somehow

We're getting rush hunter i see, cheap spell with high conseqences

Reminds me of pokemon and your beast evolves when reaching a certain amount of mana crystals.

The beasts themselves look really beautiful and i wish this would have been a druid card.

Not bad, not amazing either

Nice one

Seems like a solid, reliable cheap hunter spell. I think we'll see this in play a fair amount. 

Could be preetty gooood

Again, not bad in itself, but probably not worth to be included in a deck, especially if it has to compete for a secret slot.

Will be nice if generated from Lock and Load.

This is a nice reactionary tool and decent for late game get back on the board plays. I like Hunter and would love to have something other than a face deck to try out. Hopefully this will help out in that aspect.

A little week IMO 

One of the strongest upgradable cards of this set for sure.

Not impressed, actually this goes for all the level up cards so far.

Not sure about this, it's a cheap beast with rush but nothing else. Can't really see this one make the cut in constructed.

With this card (and hopefully a few more) the dream of control Hunter could become true

did someone say beard.... er i mean board control? good ranked spell here.

Another 'rank' type spell with pretty good potential)

Good card, beast synergy is coming back.

I think this will only be useful at later ranks, as early game it is too weak. 

This might make sense in a deck with Tavish Stormpike. If that deck doesn't work out I guess you'll mostly see this in Arena.

good card

It’s okay. Lvl 1 is kinda weak, lvl 2 is okay, and lvl 3 is decent. But it takes a while to level up that far, and you prolly just gonna die

Great with both hunter legendaries, but idk if it will be so good in practice. Hunter we're talking about, after all, so this really depends on how midrange it can afford to be.

When it's most needed, it's at its worst version, 2/2 Rusher. I guess the payoff at (5)/(10) is solid enough to push above the playability threshold.

Those upgrading beasties are really cool though!

A good spell for spell hunter archetype maybe

The best ranked spell so far

This might work well with the new Hunter Legendary that summons beasts from your deck, but I don't think this sees a lot of play

On its own, Tame Beast (Rank 1) looks somewhat mediocre, but I don't think it will take a lot extra to support this. Tavish Stormpike seems crazy with this on turn five to summon a three cost beast from your deck, not to mention additional beast buffing synergies with cards like Dire Frenzy. I think this will be an efficient tool to support a Midrange Beast Hunter archetype with the tools the archetype is getting with the upcoming rotation.

This is good in at least two copies, combo with lock and load and if it gives you more copies is great

Turn 1 and Turn 5 viable.

could be good with the 3 mana dude 

It's OK, nothing to write home about. ("Dear Mom, Today at camp I summoned a 2/2 Beast with Rush. You would've been really proud of me. Love, Rexxar") See?

Very cheap card for its effect, turn 5 and above expect to see it

Looks decent and flexible with as for most of the rank spells

good

So many rushes 

Unleash the Beast was played, and this is much more flexible, so I can see it being included in a few different lists.

One of the better rank spells

Fine rank card for hunter, propably better in wild. 

This card is crazy, super strong for its cost. One of the strongest new cards for sure

Maybe one of the better ranked spells and might be able to do something with the Hunter Mercenary.

OK for spell hunter, but still far from the heights when Zul'jin was in rotation.

Meh

very good card

not impressive on its own, but has some synergy potential 

Ranked cards seems weak for me but the 5 mana ones are fine, I guess.

Seems like a good control spell you can hold in your hand.

Pretty meh initially, but past 5 mana it's well worth it. Should see play because of that.

Pretty decent value generator.  Like a lot of these multi-level marketing spells, the level one effect of just so-so.  But like fine wine, it just gets better with time.

This ages pretty well

Cheap rush minions are always good. At 5 and 10 this is a big body.

Looked great in teorycrafting streams