Master of Blade and Beast Hunter

While going through each class to figure out broken ways to use Blademaster Samuro, we didn't expect Hunter to be such a challenge!

Still, we built this Master of Blade and Beast deck in Hunter anyways. Hunter did get Prospector's Caravan as a possible method of buffing Samuro in hand, but that card is extremely unlikely to survive long enough to buff anything... However, Overlord Runthak can still buff the Blademaster.

And, in a deck looking to get value from buffing minions while using the new cards, we decided to go with a Tavish Stormpike package running Tame Beast (Rank 2) as a likely 4-mana beast generator alongside Zixor, Apex Predator and Augmented Porcupine in the 3-mana slot. Augmented Porcupine may seem to be an odd inclusion, but with Dire Frenzy or a number of the other beast buffs in this deck, it should be able to do a surprising amount of damage!

Pack Tactics works well with quite a few of our beasts, but there could also be a case where you tempo Blademaster Samuro without activating his Frenzy. When the opponent goes to kill him or trigger his Frenzy before developing their board, they could summon a new 3/3 version of him with his Frenzy effect still intact. That's a rare case outcome, but it's possible.

Though, the main way this deck is likely to win is by creating a swarm of ever-growing Sunscale Raptors. Now, Barrens Blacksmith is a bit of a questionable inclusion, but she does synergize well with Augmented Porcupine as well as being a way to get extra value from Blademaster Samuro.

A couple cards that would be nice inclusions in the deck are Animated Broomsticks and Selective Breeder, but I'm not sure what would be best to cut for them unless you want to drop Samuro and/or Overlord Runthak... The Hunter version is probably the weakest at getting value from Samuro, but it's still possible to synergize with him.

We'll be experimenting with this on day one of the expansion, so come join the experiments at https://www.twitch.tv/ssalchemist if you'd like to see the chaos unfold on day 1. If you're looking for other experimental decks with Bru'kan, Blademaster Samuro, or Mankrik to play on day 1, check out 10 others at https://youtu.be/ZUD1RUWc04U or down below. Have fun experimenting!