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Off-Meta Big Recruit Secret Hunter (February 2018)

Posted by: EvidentPublished: February 16, 2018Updated: October 16, 2026Dust: Dust8,400Rating: 0.6/5 (45 votes)

Class: HunterFormat: StandardType: MidrangeStyle: LadderSeason: Season 47

Hunter Cards (24)

Neutral Cards (6)

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Deck Description

This deck is from Blizzard's Off-Meta Spotlight #3, here's what they had to say about it:

Lastly, we have a Hunter deck that has proven successful for several different players. Currently the fifth best deck on the ladder, this arsenal combines Secrets and early control to clear the way for some very dangerous beasts, such as Savannah Highmane, King Krush, or one of Deathstalker Rexxar’s Zombeasts.

39 Comments

  1. Matt

    I swear venomstrike is simply better than snake trap just about every time.

    1. cruxkid

      Depends. I'd rather have snake trap against aggro pali

      1. Matt

        I wouldn't

        1. cruxkid

          Poisonous isn't that great against a board of divine shield 1/1 minions just saying

          1. Matt

            A 2/3 alone is as good as 3 1/1s. The poisonous is just icing and amazing icing at that. You play snakes if you have a way to buff them.

  2. thepaincave

    Is there a good Kind Krush replacement? Perhaps Lich King?

    1. Landryn

      Lich King will do with Barnes but not with Winterwisp (she recruit a beast).
      First time i saw this deck at Kibler stream and he add SwampKingDred so if you dont Have Krush you may try him or the Beast 9/7 is still a solid body even with Negative deathrattle efect with 2 spellbreakers in deck you can alweys silence it and move on or simply add the second violet wurm. Dont know if it'll work i only play exact same combination as posted below.

    2. Matt

      You need 4 beasts in the deck. Dred if you have it or another violet wurm.

    3. Romulus

      If you have charged devilsaur it works in a very similar way. One less damage, but if you get it off Kat for the recruit it's almost as good as KK

    4. Axe123

      You can replace king Krush with a devilsuar. Although it isn't as good as krush because you cant attack face with it

  3. Landryn

    Originally (at the beg of kobold expansion) Winterwisp was played with devilsaurs but with barnes in this deck is may not work so great im afraid.
    Back to venomtrap i try it and it works better with snakes give you more options especially against aggro with divine shields...

  4. slayersgaming

    Hi replacement for Deathstalker Rexxar, Kathrena Winterwisp, King Krush and Barnes? I dont have the dust for those cards.

    1. Hello

      If you have neither Kathrena nor King Krush you should probably not play this deck. This deck is really strong because of the Kathrena swings.

      1. Perry Manson

        Well you can find a cheap replacement for the King, same for Barnes but Kathrena is essential!

    2. Romulus

      LOL play a different deck then

  5. Metamagus

    I'd like to point out that this deck is one of the few that I notice having 2 spellbreakers isnt a total waste on any situation, this due to some suprise combo you could sometimes pull silencing a barnes 1/1 king krush or violet worm. But do note that silencing krush on the turn it was summoned removes charge XD

    1. Sodo

      no. doesnt remove charge o.O

      1. cruxkid

        Yes. Does remove charge, it's "silence"

  6. Thoras

    I dont like Deathstalker Rexxar in this list, because i try to finish my opponent of with constant pressure and hero power!
    I changed ice traps to explosives to deal with dudes and murlocs and Dk to flarebto battle the infinite amount of mages at rank 8-10 at eu servers. Thank you for this awesome deck, i really enjoy this expansion there are tons of interesting cards and i just craft things like astral tiger and windshear stormcaller to build cool decks and play them at R10 and R5 0 Stars.
    Playing Hs since startbof open beta and this game really gets better and better with new expansions!
    I just want to write this down somewhere! And thanks to Hstopdecks!

  7. banana song

    is this deck worth crafting? i have the dust and i like this type of deck, but will it be too affected after the next expansion?

    1. Perry Manson

      I love this deck, is surprisingly performing, and finally, King Krush is playable! I think Kathrena will be strong next expantion, i hope they give us nice hunter secrets!

    2. Matt

      There is a pretty decent chance the deck dies when cloaked huntress rotates out.

  8. misa

    I climbed from rank 10 to rank 3 with a 75% winrate with this deck

  9. Jake

    Idk if y’all noticed but this deck is “midrange hunter” slightly changed lol. It’s nothing new, been one of the better decks of the format for a little while now. But how well it does IMO is what rank bracket your in foremost. The different rank brackets see farily different “mini metas” as I call them. Examples being; rank 10-5 usually tends to be more of a mix aggro and control Decks. Ranks 20-10 tend to more aggro decks, and once you get to the 5 - legend bracket you tend to see more control based decks. My point being this deck is hit or miss depending whatever “meta” you have to deal with. So it can work extremely great but it can also get rick rolled extremely easy.

  10. Daniel Jong

    what is a good substitute for barnes and king krush

    1. Matt

      flanking strike and swamp king dred

  11. Harpooner

    This deck absolutely shits on mage secrets, and people play that deck all the time in lower ranks so it's easy to climb. Im currently stuck at rank 11 though because the deck isn't fairing to well against highlander/dragon priest and warlock decks. This deck can typically beat any warrior, shaman, hunter, or rogue deck. It just falls really flat against priest, warlock, and aggro pally(tho ive just subbed in 2 exploding secrets with snake trap and deathstalker). Deathstalker isn't that great in this deck, ive found, because you need the burst from your initial hero power and the zombeasts you make arent as playable as the big creatures already in this deck.

    1. Harpooner

      Just broke through rank 11 after subbing in explosive trap. Rank 8 now and on a win streak.

    2. misa

      This deck is super strong against warlock, probably you don't know how to use it. And I'm talking about hig ranks

    3. misa

      And is not a face deck, so the deathstalker is very useful in this deck, but you have to play it only when you have not other chances to win the match. 2 explosive traps are useless, if a paldin start well against you the only way for win is the spellstone,

    4. RubixCuban

      I don´t follow, Rexxar is great here, especially against dragon priest and aggro pally

  12. banana song

    so... have u tried any version w/ charged devisor and cube? if so, could plz send it?

    1. KIngDaxi

      I made a similar deck with devilsaur and cubes this january, here is the link: http://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/dino-hunter-3/

  13. dadadada

    Replacement for Barnes?

  14. LaserWolf

    Let's talk about pros and cons of keeping rexxar. I've been toying with replacing him for an explosive trap because the AOE is so useful vs aggro, and ET is much faster (and hits face). It seems to be working well. I found that if you are in a situation where you need to be saved by build-a-beast, the game is most likely already over. It has saved my ass a few times, but I dont think its enough to warrant keeping him. What do you guys think?

  15. Manacolic

    How about Unleash in this deck?

    1. bandnews

      could replace w/ snake trap?

  16. Tom

    I've been running this list but with a Harrison instead of Barnes. Barnes is often extremely underwhelming in here and playing Harrison on curve after they drop skull is an amazing swing. And for all the people running explosive traps for aggro - this deck usually will lose to aggro anyway and then the traps suck against everything else. Freezing is way better all around and strong against warlock. (to bounce voidlords, etc)

  17. Jakeboyd87

    Just got legend with this deck today, only change -1tracking -1 spellbreaker +1explosive trap+1flanking strike, dk Rexxar is so strong,won me many game on its own. From rank 5, 50w-24L and 16-10 vs priest

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