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Sunscale Raptor

Sunscale Raptor

Sunscale Raptor is a 1 Mana Cost Rare Hunter Minion card from the Forged in the Barrens set!

Card Text

Frenzy: Shuffle a Sunscale Raptor into your deck with permanent +2/+1.

Flavor Text

And they don't stop coming and they don't stop coming and they don't stop coming and they don't stop coming and they don't stop coming and they don't stop coming and they—

Type
Minion
Rarity
Rare
Set
Forged in the Barrens
Class
Hunter
Cost
1
Attack
1
Health
3
Minion Type
Beast
Mechanics
Add to Deck, Frenzy
Artist
Melvin Chan
Collectible
Yes

15 Comments

  1. nope

    Does a 2/4 Raptor shuffle a 3/5 raptor?

    1. nope

      Missed that it would be 3/4 and 5/5 obv.

      1. nope

        Actually didn't miss it, the early announcement was just inaccurate..

  2. fareh

    Can the copy trigger the frenzy again? because if thats the case there is no way this is not one of the best 1 drops in HS history

  3. Miendiesen

    This is insane!! Trust me this means tons of hunter builds that run:

    2 x Sunscale Raptor
    2 x Wolpertinger
    2 Scavenger’s Ingenuity

    And no other beasts. This makes Scavenger’s Ingenuity extremely strong. Either 6/6 stars or 3/5 with upside on turn 3.

  4. Jed

    Value hunter, sure

  5. Ginnel

    It hasn't got rush and also it will be harder for it to survive damage as the game goes on.

  6. EksSkellybur

    I do see Sunscale Raptor to be a good card for something like Hunter. This may even give off a nice reference to Carnassa's Brood or the Raptor Hatchling back in Un'Goro. It's a nice 1/3, and I think I can see it being used. Plus, Having this being permanently handbuffed, show potential for meme power Sunscale Raptor could really have.

    4 Stars.

  7. Goodwillhawk

    I'm about to be controversial. 1 star. I just don't see the deck that wants to have a 1 mana 1/3 that MAY gain a buff. It's just wayyy too slow overall and is a worse pogo hopper.

    1. benoitballs

      It's a 1/3 beast which against most classes WILL get the buff. Any hunter deck will probably run this purely because 1 mana 1/3s with upside and tribal tags are usually very good and very versatile.

      The Pogo comp doesn't fit in my opinion. Pogo was a 1 mana 1/1 that you needed to play other cards to make it big, and it was just too slow to get pogo to work. This card is a standalone card that triggers itself and isn't meant to be a win condition but just a strong tempo play w/value attached.

  8. benoitballs

    I don't really get the hate for this card. It's a 1 mana 1/3 Beast, which is great on curve, and then when you top deck it later (after it dies), it's a 3/4, and then a 4/6, and so on.

    1 mana 1/3s are historically very good in Standard; 1 mana Beasts are generally good in Hunter; a 1/3 Beast in Hunter has always been good, and this is better than previously comparable minions.

    I see zero reason why this isn't a 4-4.5 star card. Combines with Skill Command well, plus provides early tempo with a lot of value.

    1. benoitballs

      EDIT: It goes from 1/3 to 3/4 to 5/5 to 7/6 etc.
      My bad math doesn't change my evaluation.

    2. TallJake26

      Mehhhh... I mean, unless we're getting a new 2 mana synergy kind of beast like Crackling Razormaw this expansion, I don't think the beast tag is very relevant, at least for turn 1.

      Also, the statline is honestly pretty mediocre. 1/3s aren't groundbreakingly overpowered anymore, not when you could run battlemage as your 1 drop.

      I guess this would find a decent amount of play in hunter decks in general, but it won't be as powerful as Dire Mole was back in the day.

  9. LegendaryBot

    Im just here for the zombeast synergy :)

  10. nephilim99

    I shuffle an even larger dino... okay less reliable than jade statue but better than dire mole that did saw play. 1/3 for 1 with an upside, yes please.

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