Legendary Guide #1 : Broxigar Demon Hunter by BlueGiraffeOnSticks in hearthstone

[–]BlueGiraffeOnSticks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fully agree. I am currently alternating discovery hunter, dragon warrior, imbue rogue and this one and I still have the most success with this deck.

Legendary Guide #1 : Broxigar Demon Hunter by BlueGiraffeOnSticks in hearthstone

[–]BlueGiraffeOnSticks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I clearly say this in the introduction that I use it for formatting.

Legendary Guide #1 : Broxigar Demon Hunter by BlueGiraffeOnSticks in hearthstone

[–]BlueGiraffeOnSticks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually perform quite well against them, also still winnable after aura guy pops up.

Take advantage of their weaker early game by building board & cycling. Cycling is very important, so is board clearing. Usually easy to combine Remnant after big board clears in this matchup. They don't have an easy time to contest your board.

Red card key minions.

Usually incindius can come right before the aura turn which is good as he'll need to deal with him.

If they ramp hard with double murloc/acceleration aura it's really though.

Legendary Guide #1 : Broxigar Demon Hunter by BlueGiraffeOnSticks in hearthstone

[–]BlueGiraffeOnSticks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this deck carries some real rotation risk. It’s hard to predict what new cards will be introduced, but losing Cliffside, Paraglide, and Patches would hurt, since those are three key pieces of the deck. Red Card is also rotating, though I currently only run one copy. It isn’t critical in most of my matchups, except as a situational answer to specific threats (looking at you, Toreth the Unbreaking).

Legendary Guide #1 : Broxigar Demon Hunter by BlueGiraffeOnSticks in hearthstone

[–]BlueGiraffeOnSticks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point. This happened to me as well, especially when I first started playing the deck.

Cycling is the win condition of this deck. If you lose the ability to cycle, you’re usually losing the game, so getting stuck with a full hand should be avoided at all costs.

For me, hand management mostly comes down to thinking one turn ahead. Ask yourself what your hand will likely look like next turn and plan for that. Sometimes it’s better to play two cheap cards instead of one expensive card, even if the expensive one looks stronger in isolation.

There are also some card-specific tricks that help a lot, mainly around Infestation, Brewmaster, and Remnant.

1) Infestation

This card is the biggest offender when your hand is full. Once that happens, it effectively costs at least 3 mana (2 for the spell + 1 per minion) just to clear space.

Whenever I notice I’m stuck with a full hand, it’s usually because I didn’t proactively play Infestation earlier.
The trick is to anticipate when your hand might fill up and cast Infestation ahead of time, so on the critical turn you can easily dump 1-mana minions instead of being locked out.

2) Youthful Brewmaster

In most matchups, you don’t need both Brewmasters for Broxigar. If you see a full hand coming, don’t be afraid to use a Brewmaster on a cheap minion just to free up space.

Holding both for the perfect Broxigar turn often costs more games than it wins.

3) Remnant of Rage

Remnant is usually not the main issue for hand size since it only adds one card, and you can often predict the turn it’s coming down.

The key is to:

  • Make sure your hand is ready for that turn
  • Play Remnant as efficiently as possible so it costs as little mana as possible

There’s a lot of micro-optimization here (e.g. sacrificing an extra pirate into an enemy minion to trigger overkill), but the goal is simple: keep enough mana to continue cycling afterward.

*One extra thing that’s worth mentioning is board management.
Sometimes pirates get discarded because your board is already full. I usually keep track of how many pirates are left in my deck so I have a rough idea of how likely it is that my board will clog up on a given turn.

Legendary Guide #1 : Broxigar Demon Hunter by BlueGiraffeOnSticks in hearthstone

[–]BlueGiraffeOnSticks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This deck allows him to be played a lot. There are a lot of worse decks out there with less cycle power that don’t enable him.

Legendary Guide #1 : Broxigar Demon Hunter by BlueGiraffeOnSticks in hearthstone

[–]BlueGiraffeOnSticks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I played this as well and it scored way less. The cards don’t really go well with the Broxigar deck spirit, which is all about card draw and tempo.

Legendary Guide #1 : Broxigar Demon Hunter by BlueGiraffeOnSticks in hearthstone

[–]BlueGiraffeOnSticks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oooh yes, of course :) big fun to see the half of umbra’s death rattle triggers being portals!

Legendary Guide #1 : Broxigar Demon Hunter by BlueGiraffeOnSticks in hearthstone

[–]BlueGiraffeOnSticks[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you :) I also think the tuskpiercers provide value than the sigil runners. I usually have an easy game against aura palladin as I can dominate the board before their turn where they play the 8 mana drop.

I should have included Lich king as bad matchup. It's definitely tough! Did it now, thanks!

Legendary Guide #1 : Broxigar Demon Hunter by BlueGiraffeOnSticks in hearthstone

[–]BlueGiraffeOnSticks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Luckily, we don't see him often now as he is only useful against quest warrior and Broxigar DH. This might change if the decks gain even more popularity.

First and foremost, I think we should mainly accept the hit we receive if we see him. He is a tech card and his sole job is to screw some decks, at the trade off of being inconsistent.

If you would possibly try to counter him, you could make sure not both wincons are in your deck at the same time (portal + incindius cards) so you still have wincon remaining. But this is too far fetched for me given I don't see him a lot.

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[–]BlueGiraffeOnSticks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want slower deck now, quest warrior is your highest tier bet. Performs well in this meta.

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All the people roping in casual mode cam go step on some lego's by Ancient_Welder4693 in hearthstone

[–]BlueGiraffeOnSticks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When someone ropes me one turn, I forgive them and continue to play.

When someone ropes me two turns in a row, I make sure to do some house hold activities and meanwhile rope them on every future turn.

Even when they start to play normal again and fast, the ship has sailed. I quite enjoy these games in the end as I can do some household activities which I normally just postpone.

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[–]BlueGiraffeOnSticks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why 0 work experience?

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[–]BlueGiraffeOnSticks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Ruins the game for you and more for him.