How to get
Big Game Hunter can be obtained through Classic The card set interface Card sets are categories into which collectible cards are divided, reflecting how they can be obtained, and determining whether they are eligible for use in Standard format. Card set does not 
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, through crafting Crafting mode, in Standard format mode The crafting system is an element of Hearthstone that allows players to directly create new cards. It can be accessed through the My Collection screen. Crafting consumes Arcane Dust 
, or as an Arena A video explaining the Arena in Hearthstone made by the Curse Gamepedia @@@#@@@YouTube(youtube.com)###@### Channel. The Arena is a game mode where players compete against each other using specially constructed decks to earn substantial rewards. It 
reward. Golden Golden cards often add movement and visual effects, like with this golden Piloted Shredder "Golden" redirects here. For information on golden heroes, see Golden heroes. Golden cards are special, rarer versions of cards. Each card 
Big Game Hunter can also be obtained through the Highest Rank Bonus chest The 25 numbered ranks in Ranked play. Ranked (also known as Ranked Play) is the serious side of Play mode, with players able to earn special ranks to reflect their prowess in battle this season. 
at the end of each Ranked The 25 numbered ranks in Ranked play. Ranked (also known as Ranked Play) is the serious side of Play mode, with players able to earn special ranks to reflect their prowess in battle this season. season The 25 numbered ranks in Ranked play. Ranked (also known as Ranked Play) is the serious side of Play mode, with players able to earn special ranks to reflect their prowess in battle this season. .
| Card | Crafting cost | Disenchanting |
|---|---|---|
| Big Game Hunter | 400 | 100 |
| Golden Golden cards often add movement and visual effects, like with this golden Piloted Shredder "Golden" redirects here. For information on golden heroes, see Golden heroes. Golden cards are special, rarer versions of cards. Each card Big Game Hunter | 1600 | 400 |
Strategy
Situationally useful card. It can be useful for taking down an extremely powerful threat, however there are many decks that do not really use Minions with 7 or more attack, or with only one such minion that is usually there more for an ability than for battle.
Abusive Sergeant or Dark Iron Dwarf can have their battlecry abilities targeted to enemy minions, pushing for example hard to deal 5 or 6 Attack minion to kill range for Big Game Hunter.
Synergies
| Name | Rarity | Class | Type | Subtype | Cost | Atk | HP | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abusive Sergeant | Common | Neutral | Minion | General | 1 | 2 | 1 | Battlecry: Give a minion 2 Attack this turn. |
| Abusive Sergeant | Common | Neutral | Minion | General | 1 | 2 | 1 | Battlecry: Give a minion +2 Attack this turn. |
| Dark Iron Dwarf | Common | Neutral | Minion | General | 4 | 4 | 4 | Battlecry: Give a minion +2 Attack this turn. |
Info
Battlecry: Destroy a minion with an Attack of 7 or more.
Mere devilsaurs no longer excite him. Soon he`ll be trying to catch Onyxia with only a dull Krol Blade.
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Big Game Hunter is an epic Rarity is a rough measure of the quality and scarcity of a card. Cards of higher rarity are typically more powerful and more useful, but are harder to find and more expensive to craft. There 
neutral Neutral is the term used to describe cards which are not limited to a specific class. Neutral collectible cards can be included in any deck, regardless of hero. Neutral cards use a plain, grey card 
minion Bloodfen Raptor, a simple minion card. A Beast-type minion, it has 3 Attack, 2 Health and a mana cost of 2. Minions are persistent creatures on the battlefield that will fight for their hero. Minion 
card, from the Classic The card set interface Card sets are categories into which collectible cards are divided, reflecting how they can be obtained, and determining whether they are eligible for use in Standard format. Card set does not set.
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Strategy
Big Game Hunter is a unique card in its ability to destroy an opposing large minion while simultaneously generating a useful minion. Big Game Hunter can remove the biggest threats in the game, from giants Giants are 8/8 epic neutral minion cards. Each giant has an in-hand effect which reduces the card s mana cost depending on a specific game factor. Note that giants, despite their theme and the fact that 
and legendary Dragons Dragons are a type of minion. Most Dragon synergies involve Battlecries which activate if the controlling player is holding a Dragon card in their hand. There are more legendary Dragons than any other specific minion 
to Old Gods Yogg-Saron, one of the four "They do not die; they do not live. They are outside the cycle." - Herald Volazj Ancient horrors of unspeakable evil, the Old Gods have corrupted Azeroth and its inhabitants 
. All this happens while a 4/2 is being played onto the board, which is usually sacrificing five stat points (about 2-3 mana) to kill a large threat.
The deck that gets the most advantage out of Big Game Hunter are generally control decks. Don`t use this in aggressive decks - if you actually need Big Game Hunter, you`re probably losing already.
This minion is the best answer for Flamewreathed Faceless Flamewreathed Faceless Set: Whispers of the Old Gods Type: Minion Class: Shaman Rarity: Common Cost: 4 Attack: 7 Health: 7 Abilities: Overload Overload: (2)He s on fire! Boomshakalaka!See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Flamewreathed Faceless 
if there is no early game removal in your hand, because it has 7 attack, and it applies Overload A player with 1 mana Overloaded this turn, and 2 mana Overloaded for next turn. Overload is an ability which reduces the amount of mana available the next turn by the stated amount, indicated in 
on its controller, leaving it with less usable mana crystals.
You should consider heavily whether you want to use Big Game Hunter instead of a class`s normal removal. For instance, Rogues and Warlocks can use Assassinate Assassinate Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Rogue Cost: 5 Abilities: Destroy Destroy an enemy minion.If you don t want to be assassinated, move to the Barrens and change your name. Good luck!See this card on Hearthpwn 
and Siphon Soul Siphon Soul Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Warlock Rarity: Rare Cost: 6 Abilities: Destroy, Restore Health Destroy a minion. Restore #3 Health to your hero.You probably should avoid siphoning your own soul. You might create 
to destroy any minion regardless of their Attack, but without the minion generation. On the other hand, Warriors may prefer to use Execute Execute Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Warrior Cost: 2 Abilities: Destroy Tags: Damaged-related Destroy a damaged enemy minion.It s okay, he deserved it.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Execute is a warrior spell card, from 
because it costs less mana and works against almost all (damaged) minions. The same can be said for Hunters and Paladins with Hunter`s Mark Hunter s Mark Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Hunter Cost: 1 Change a minion s Health to 1.Never play Hide and Go Seek with a Hunter.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Hunter s Mark is a hunter 
and Equality Equality Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Paladin Rarity: Rare Cost: 2 Tags: Area of effect Change the Health of ALL minions to 1.We are all special unique snowflakes... with 1 Health.See this card on Hearthpwn 
. Mage and Shaman get transformative cards Polymorph Polymorph Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Mage Cost: 4 Abilities: Transform Tags: Beast-generating Transform a minion into a 1/1 Sheep.There was going to be a pun in this flavor text, but it just came out 
and Hex Hex Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Shaman Cost: 3 Abilities: Transform Tags: Beast-generating, Taunt-generating Transform a minion into a 0/1 Frog with Taunt.If you Hex a Murloc... it really isn t much of a change, is 
, and the transformation is often valuable in bypassing Deathrattles A Loot Hoarder displaying the Deathrattle icon Deathrattle is an ability where the stated effect occurs when the minion or weapon is destroyed. Cards with Deathrattle appear with a skull and crossbones when in play. 
. Priests are actually an unlikely user of Big Game Hunter even though they are a complete control class. Shadow Word: Death beats Big Game Hunter because it can target 5 and 6 Attack minions, and Entomb Entomb Set: The League of Explorers Type: Spell Class: Priest Rarity: Common Cost: 6 Abilities: Shuffle into deck, Take control Choose an enemy minion. Shuffle it into your deck.It s perfectly safe as long as you 
can bypass Deathrattles while adding a new card to your deck.
Druids should be the first ones to seriously consider using Big Game Hunter in their control decks. Druids lack good single target removal of any kind, and even a 7 Attack limitation is still very well usable to kill minions.
It should be noted that many normal late game "finisher" cards are not 7 Attack or above, meaning that Big Game Hunter is useless against them. This includes but isn`t limited to Ysera Ysera Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Dragon Rarity: Legendary Cost: 9 Attack: 4 Health: 12 Abilities: Generate Tags: Dragon-generating, Random, Spell-generating, Triggered effect At the end of your turn, add a Dream Card to your 
, Ancient of War Ancient of War Set: Classic Type: Minion Class: Druid Rarity: Epic Cost: 7 Attack: 5 Health: 5 Abilities: Choose One, Taunt Choose One - +5 Attack; or +5 Health and Taunt.Young Night Elves love to 
(+5 Health and Taunt is almost always chosen), Archmage Antonidas Archmage Antonidas Set: Classic Type: Minion Class: Mage Rarity: Legendary Cost: 7 Attack: 5 Health: 7 Abilities: Generate Tags: Spell-generating, Spell-related, Triggered effect Whenever you cast a spell, put a Fireball spell into your hand.Antonidas 
, and Tirion Fordring Tirion Fordring Set: Classic Type: Minion Class: Paladin Rarity: Legendary Cost: 8 Attack: 6 Health: 6 Abilities: Deathrattle, Divine Shield, Equip, Taunt Tags: Weapon-generating Divine Shield. Taunt. Deathrattle: Equip a 5/3 Ashbringer.If you haven t heard 
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Additionally, this card`s unique Battlecry Battlecry is an ability where a particular effect activates when the card with the Battlecry is played directly from the hand. Although mostly limited to minions, some weapons also have Battlecries. Activation of Battlecries are can be used with other cards or minions that increase an enemy minion Attack. For instance, the player can play Cruel Taskmaster Cruel Taskmaster Set: Classic Type: Minion Class: Warrior Rarity: Common Cost: 2 Attack: 2 Health: 2 Abilities: Battlecry, Deal damage Battlecry: Deal 1 damage to a minion and give it +2 Attack."I m going to need 
or Dark Iron Dwarf Dark Iron Dwarf Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Common Cost: 4 Attack: 4 Health: 4 Abilities: Battlecry Battlecry: Give a minion +2 Attack this turn.Guardians of Dark Iron Ore. Perhaps the most annoying ore, given 
and grant an enemy minion +2 Attack, allowing the Big Game Hunter to destroy the buffed minion. Be that as it may, it is not worth including cards such as Abusive Sergeant Abusive Sergeant Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 1 Abilities: Battlecry Battlecry: Give a minion +2 Attack this turn.ADD ME TO YOUR DECK, MAGGOT!See this card on Hearthpwn data page] 
in a deck for the express purpose of this interaction.
Quotes
- Summon
- I`ve got the beast in my sights!
- Attack
- Gotcha!
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Metagame
After release of Goblins vs Gnomes in December 2014 Big Game Hunter has became one of the most common tech card choices. Dr. Boom alone justified incusion of Big Game Hunter in almost any Midrange or Control deck. After the release of Whispers of the Old Gods and Standard Mode Big Game Hunter has become a lot less common, as its cost was increased to 5 Mana on April 25, 2016.
Quotes
I`ve got the beast in my sights!Summon
Gotcha!Attack
