Brann is strong and very to the point. It does what all the other cards in hunter want to do, reduce the opponents life to 0. Pally and Druid's HL cards are a lot more roundabout and not as easy to extract game winning value from even though they're very strong in a vacuum. Whereas Brann is just drop on 7 and smash.
Hunter highlander works because of their cardpool. Hunter has a lot of generically powerful cards that generally want to do the same thing, win on board and hit the face. The secret package even as singleton is pretty large and takes a lot of deckspace, and Subject 9 is a powerful power spike with the Hyena being super strong too. They have Zuljin and it's spell package full of removal and proactive board cards that get replayed along with all the secrets. Zuljin is often a 10 mana win the game card that other highlander decks don't have access to. The mech package is just strong. Throw Siamat and some class/neutral beasts with synergy and you have yourself a deck.
Druid and Pally just don't have the cardpool or direction to support a strong highlander deck. Mage even after the Luna nerf is still much better than them because Reno has similar power to Brann. It just does a powerful thing that is consistent and you want to do in pretty much any game.
Wasn't there a card for this? Something that starts with Mossy and ends with Horror? I remember when Giggling inventors were all over the place, then suddenly everyone was teching their Mossies and suddenly all inventors were gone...
My favorite moment was my first win in Wild with the infinite Cruel Dinomancer combo. So happy to have a deck that feels somewhat like my old Dreadsteed deck before it was nerfed to death.
Quest Shaman is fine, it's balanced. But I get tilted when the double giggling inventor comes out, then they bounce with a bog slosher and repeat. Without Mass Dispel there's nothing other than full board clears that can deal with it. Even if you have a full board you cant get through 4 divine shield taunts in a turn. Then 4 more come out. Possibly another 4 if they run 2 giggling inventors. Then the shudderwock comes out and there's another 4.
It's like the K+C cubelock meta, just boards upon boards of taunts.
Mad Genius can definitely be replaced if you don't need a late game powerhouse in your meta, but if you're against a lot of druids and warriors I'd recommend leaving him in. Beefed up tomb wardens with rush are incredibly good to close out games.
It has a pretty good curve filling all stages of the game, has some good removal, good board presence, it ticks a lot of boxes and can switch gears between more control style and tempo depending on the match up.
On HSReplay currently secret hunter is only just behind it so if you don't have the cards you can still make an effective and similar non-highlander deck.
As RavenSunHS said though, by removing a few copies of secrets gives you two cards that win games by themselves and doesn't affect the consistency that much.
Adding onto this, Zephrys perfectly fills in Hunter’s lack of board clears. Usually if your opponent gets a big board against you that’s just a loss, Zephrys can instead give a Twisting whenever you need it (along with pushing for lethal if you get the chance)
I am also testing with a lackey lock. It just happened on my search for a discover deck. And i did get Tekahn ... The deck is much harder to play then most others :-). And it´s good. Still need a bit time to improve.
Awesome article yet again. Keep them coming. Amazing read for both groups: those who played/are playing WoW and those who never didn't. Very good writing.
I finish the game a lot without ever needing to play it. Feel like it is such a greedy card in a deck that doesn't really need him. I don't know if Tirion is his replacement, but Tirion has always been a solid card.
Quick Question About Highlander Hunter...
Brann is strong and very to the point. It does what all the other cards in hunter want to do, reduce the opponents life to 0. Pally and Druid's HL cards are a lot more roundabout and not as easy to extract game winning value from even though they're very strong in a vacuum. Whereas Brann is just drop on 7 and smash.
Hunter highlander works because of their cardpool. Hunter has a lot of generically powerful cards that generally want to do the same thing, win on board and hit the face. The secret package even as singleton is pretty large and takes a lot of deckspace, and Subject 9 is a powerful power spike with the Hyena being super strong too. They have Zuljin and it's spell package full of removal and proactive board cards that get replayed along with all the secrets. Zuljin is often a 10 mana win the game card that other highlander decks don't have access to. The mech package is just strong. Throw Siamat and some class/neutral beasts with synergy and you have yourself a deck.
Druid and Pally just don't have the cardpool or direction to support a strong highlander deck. Mage even after the Luna nerf is still much better than them because Reno has similar power to Brann. It just does a powerful thing that is consistent and you want to do in pretty much any game.
Tavern Brawl
I liked the flavor but after completing it I felt kinda empty as you don't get a thing for doing so.
Mummy Quest Paladin
Sorry for the mistake! Got it fixed, of course an annoying minion was the 4x mistake I made haha
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Wasn't there a card for this? Something that starts with Mossy and ends with Horror? I remember when Giggling inventors were all over the place, then suddenly everyone was teching their Mossies and suddenly all inventors were gone...
Group Therapy! Need to blow off some steam? Mega salty? Here's the place!
Blizzard: AYY YOU KNOW ROGUES AND HUNTER ARE KIND OF STRONG IN ARENA RN?
Player: Well, yeah?
Blizzard: HOW ABOUT EVERY PALADIN DECK GETS 3 SPIKERIDGED STEED TO COUNTER THEIR WINRATE
Player: ...
Blizzard: FIXED. GOOD WORK TEAM
Tavern Brawl
Yeah I'm not sure why they didn'tn't split the 2 pack rewards.
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All the new youtube videos I have been able to post of all the great NEW decks :)
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The quest shaman is very fun
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Not to complain, but a bit more detail about the nature of this brawl that players can expect would have been appreciated.
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My favorite moment was my first win in Wild with the infinite Cruel Dinomancer combo. So happy to have a deck that feels somewhat like my old Dreadsteed deck before it was nerfed to death.
Group Therapy! Need to blow off some steam? Mega salty? Here's the place!
Quest Shaman is fine, it's balanced. But I get tilted when the double giggling inventor comes out, then they bounce with a bog slosher and repeat. Without Mass Dispel there's nothing other than full board clears that can deal with it. Even if you have a full board you cant get through 4 divine shield taunts in a turn. Then 4 more come out. Possibly another 4 if they run 2 giggling inventors. Then the shudderwock comes out and there's another 4.
It's like the K+C cubelock meta, just boards upon boards of taunts.
Its.
Just.
Anoying.
Annoy-o-Trons.
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My favorite part of this expansion has been being able to have a good winstreak with Quest Rogue and enjoy it quite a bit.
True Taunt Warrior
Mad Genius can definitely be replaced if you don't need a late game powerhouse in your meta, but if you're against a lot of druids and warriors I'd recommend leaving him in. Beefed up tomb wardens with rush are incredibly good to close out games.
Best Turn 2 Ever
Haha, yeah we've all done things like this before. I would have conceded too xD
Quick Question About Highlander Hunter...
It has a pretty good curve filling all stages of the game, has some good removal, good board presence, it ticks a lot of boxes and can switch gears between more control style and tempo depending on the match up.
On HSReplay currently secret hunter is only just behind it so if you don't have the cards you can still make an effective and similar non-highlander deck.
As RavenSunHS said though, by removing a few copies of secrets gives you two cards that win games by themselves and doesn't affect the consistency that much.
Rock, Paper, Scissors - Genies, Machines, and Tigers, Oh My!
Sorry about that, we've fixed er up!
Quick Question About Highlander Hunter...
Adding onto this, Zephrys perfectly fills in Hunter’s lack of board clears. Usually if your opponent gets a big board against you that’s just a loss, Zephrys can instead give a Twisting whenever you need it (along with pushing for lethal if you get the chance)
Best decks after nerfs!
I am also testing with a lackey lock. It just happened on my search for a discover deck. And i did get Tekahn ... The deck is much harder to play then most others :-). And it´s good. Still need a bit time to improve.
Traversing Azeroth - The Old Gods, Chapter 2
Awesome article yet again. Keep them coming. Amazing read for both groups: those who played/are playing WoW and those who never didn't. Very good writing.
120,000+ Damage Shudderwock!
This deck looks fun :)
How does it do on ladder?
Rock, Paper, Scissors - Genies, Machines, and Tigers, Oh My!
I finish the game a lot without ever needing to play it. Feel like it is such a greedy card in a deck that doesn't really need him. I don't know if Tirion is his replacement, but Tirion has always been a solid card.
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Best moment so far was getting the shaman quest, when that was the one legendary, that I wanted the most
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My favorite part is how long the unpredictability that comes with a new meta had stuck around. I can play fun garbage forever!
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The golden Elise i got yesterday!
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Favourite moment - playing as battlecry quest shaman, queueing into priest, he instantly conceded