LogFAQs > #902006009

In the vein of showing the power of Hunter, I decided to try out some good ol' Reno Hunter for the first time in a long time. Dane had a video last night that boasted an 85% winrate that had Dreadscale, Houndmaster Shaw, and Feign Death in it. I didn't have those cards, so I replaced them with Unstable Ghoul, Flanking Strike, and Faceless Manipulator. Then to try and shore up my matchup against aggro, I figured Explosive Trap might swing more games than a King's Elekk. Two of those seemed like downgrades and the other two were fairly drastic changes, so I really had no idea how well my deck would perform, but I hoped to at least stay above 50%.

### Reno Baybee
# Class: Hunter
# Format: Wild
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# 1x (1) Candleshot
# 1x (1) Hunter's Mark
# 1x (1) Play Dead
# 1x (1) Tracking
# 1x (2) Dirty Rat
# 1x (2) Explosive Trap
# 1x (2) Flare
# 1x (2) Freezing Trap
# 1x (2) Glaivezooka
# 1x (2) Mad Scientist
# 1x (2) Plated Beetle
# 1x (2) Quick Shot
# 1x (2) Unstable Ghoul
# 1x (2) Wandering Monster
# 1x (3) Animal Companion
# 1x (3) Eaglehorn Bow
# 1x (3) Mind Control Tech
# 1x (3) Stitched Tracker
# 1x (3) Unleash the Hounds
# 1x (4) Flanking Strike
# 1x (4) Piloted Shredder
# 1x (4) Spiritsinger Umbra
# 1x (5) Carnivorous Cube
# 1x (5) Corpse Widow
# 1x (5) Faceless Manipulator
# 1x (5) Sludge Belcher
# 1x (6) Deathstalker Rexxar
# 1x (6) Reno Jackson
# 1x (6) Sylvanas Windrunner
# 1x (10) N'Zoth, the Corruptor

I was not expecting to go 9-0 with this abomination, but there ya go. I beat two Shudderwock Shamans (one was a fellow Reno deck), an Even Shaman, a Big(ish) Priest (running Sylvanas? It stole my Plated Beetle and that and Barnes kept ruining his spellstones and Resurrects), a Spell Hunter, a Midrange Hunter, an Odd Rogue, and an Even Warlock.

Then I figured Burn Mage would be a real problem for this deck, but the one I ran into promptly got run over by a Turn 6 Deathstalker with Reno waiting in hand. On turn 9, I was able to play a 4-mana 3/6 Lifesteal/Rush minion and then Faceless it for a cool 6 points of healing every turn, which prompted a quick concession. Had one game where I topdecked Reno at 5 hp on Turn 7 against the Even Shaman (I had Sludge Belcher in hand which may have stabilized, but I didn't have to take that risk), and I think every other game turned into a complete blowout.

I think DeathStalker Rexxar is my favorite card ever printed. I used to really love it before, but now that the last two expansions are included, it's ridiculously good. Vicious Scalehide being a beast is sooooooo helpful for Deathstalker to stabilize. If you get it with a Bittertide Hydra combo, it's absurd. 7-mana 9/11 with Lifesteal and Rush and absolutely no drawback. Every time it takes damage, it does 3 damage to you then heals you back up for 3, so nothing happens.
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