New Hunter Minion - Bloated Python

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A new Rare Hunter Minion, Bloated Python, has been revealed!

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  • Arthas's Avatar
    Robot Black Lotus 1265 5754 Posts Joined 03/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    A new Rare Hunter Minion, Bloated Python, has been revealed!

    Bloated Python Card Image

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  • YourPrivateNightmare's Avatar
    Skeleton 2010 4741 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    that's a lot of stats for very little mana. Not really anything beyond that, but I think that's good enough.

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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  • economicaooc's Avatar
    460 464 Posts Joined 03/04/2020
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Not great, but not terrible.

    This is +1 mana on nerubian egg for +1 attack, which lets you trade it more easily, but deathrattle hunter decks would much rather have the egg in play a turn earlier.

    This post is discussing the wild format.

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  • DoubleSummon's Avatar
    Ancestral Recall 1585 2271 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    reminds me of Devilsaur Egg / Nerubian Egg sticky deathrattle but this doesn't even need synergy it can pop itself..

    there was that card.. 4 mana 1/1 that summoned a 5/5 but 3 mana is much cheaper than 4.. really playing 3 cost cards is just much easier.

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  • BloodMefist's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 850 804 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Has a decent home in deathrattle themed decks and in Quest Hunter, so I suspect this card will see at least some amount of play.  Neither of those decks are especially strong right now, so its hard to say whether or not this set gives them enough support to make them strong enough.

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  • clawz161's Avatar
    The Undying 825 827 Posts Joined 07/16/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    This art is 100% someone at blizzard's fetish.

    Living like that.

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  • KANSAS's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Part of me says this is a lot better than the eggs since it has an attack value and so you can trade with it and get the big stats, another part of me says this is worse than the eggs since it has an attack value and so your opponent knows it will die and trade into it and not let you pull off your deathrattle shenanigans.

    It is fairly slow, but if you are able to trigger it at least twice it is enough stats to justify running.

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

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  • Brandon's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1350 2486 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Lot of stat's for cheap, and it naturally fit's after a turn 2 Pack Tactics. Seems really good for deathrattle hunter. Also this can be looked at as "a egg card that has stat's", and Hunters love egg-like cards. Good synergy with Teron Gorefiend as well, just in case you have a big board. Also if your opponent doesn't deal with it, you can copy this turn 4 with Mok'Nathal Lion to make Mok'Nathal Lion even better. Super solid card for deathrattle hunter. Wish Kripp had better draw during the reveal stream, otherwise we might have be thinking differently about this card.

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  • Meteorite12's Avatar
    670 696 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Just reminds me more of that Karazhan card that summoned the 3/2 when it died than an egg, and that card was only ever decent

    Who needs consistency when you could have fun?

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  • Almaniarra's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 950 1468 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago
    Quote From KANSAS

    Part of me says this is a lot better than the eggs since it has an attack value and so you can trade with it and get the big stats, another part of me says this is worse than the eggs since it has an attack value and so your opponent knows it will die and trade into it and not let you pull off your deathrattle shenanigans.

    It is fairly slow, but if you are able to trigger it at least twice it is enough stats to justify running.

    Quote From DoubleSummon

    reminds me of Devilsaur Egg / Nerubian Egg sticky deathrattle but this doesn't even need synergy it can pop itself..

    there was that card.. 4 mana 1/1 that summoned a 5/5 but 3 mana is much cheaper than 4.. really playing 3 cost cards is just much easier.

    Quote From economicaooc

    Not great, but not terrible.

    This is +1 mana on nerubian egg for +1 attack, which lets you trade it more easily, but deathrattle hunter decks would much rather have the egg in play a turn earlier.

    Don't you guys miss the part that this card has a minion tag as "Beast" ? Of course this card is better than eggs. You can tutor it with Scavenger's Ingenuity at the very least.

    Unpopular Opinion Incarnate

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  • DarkFrostX's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 830 1229 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    An egg than can attack? oh boy.
    Also the art is great for the effect.

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  • inf3rno's Avatar
    525 171 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Indirect nerf to Exotic Mountseller.

    3500+ wins with Mage. Need reward for 5k.

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  • Koetti's Avatar
    1095 863 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Kindly Grandmother is back!

    Curves nicely from Pack Tactics into Mok'Nathal Lion.

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  • Pezman's Avatar
    Staff Writer 2235 2220 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    An egg that can attack seems really good to me, though the overall stats aren't necessarily better than some other options. Serpent Egg is more mana efficient, but this is a beast to begin with. I think it will be good.

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2245 2626 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    It's like a Nerubian Egg that can attack without extra help needed, but it costs 1 more. It's also a Beast, so it seems pretty good.

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  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5543 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    its Devilsaur Egg, and I'm very happy. Been trying to make deathrattle hunter work in standard so this goes straight in it. Better than serpent egg for sure, since hunter doesn't have any way to pop the egg. This one doesn't need popping and that's a major plus in hunter.

    With Carrion Studies, this can get out on 2, and straight into Teron Gorefiend on 3. Just a good deathrattle card for any occasion.

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  • Emptyness's Avatar
    Supporter 520 525 Posts Joined 03/16/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Hunter can use the lion to get use of the deathrattle and thus gain a lot of stats and board presence. This will definitely see play. 

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  • FieselFitz's Avatar
    Prince Charming 1105 1355 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    I like it - good stats overall for 3 Mana. Also nice to play in combination with different cards like Pack Tactics for example. 

    This will see play!

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  • Vandaren's Avatar
    620 636 Posts Joined 06/05/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    More deathrattle synergy for hunter, tbh i like it even if i don't think this is strong enough.

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  • PLANETCRUNCH's Avatar
    E.V.I.L. Dragon 820 1248 Posts Joined 07/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    3 mana for 1/2 of stats is pretty bad. getting a 4/4 out of it makes it better, but you'll want to have a strategy in mind when running this minion.

    Hunter's hand buff cards, Felboar, Scavenger's Ingenuity and Scrap Shot can make this minion MUCH better, 3 mana 2/4 have seen play, and 3/4 for 3 is very good, 4/5 for 3 mana is the best outcome. 

    This minion's deathrattle effect also gives it a strong synergy with Hunter's new card carrion studies, which can discount this minion's cost by (1), allowing you to play Carrion Studies on turn 1, and then this on turn 2. 

    If you're wanting to play this with an egg deck you'll want Teron Gorefiend in your deck as well as a way to not just activate it but to resummon it with +1/+1 along with other sticky death rattle minions. 

    aside from that, you can also play Houndmaster on curve following this minion to give it +2/+2 and taunt so that your opponent is forced to throw a minion at it and activate it's deathrattle. 

    But at 3 mana Midrange Hunter's 3 mana slot is already full with cards like Animal Companion, Kill Command, Zixor Apex Predator and EagleHorn Bow or Stormhammer. It might not be able to fit in this deck unless you're aiming for cheap beasts.

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2565 3339 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    I do like the art and flavor, but it doesn't seems nearly as powerful as some of the other option available for that mana pool slot. Could be wrong tho, as it is still pretty affordable

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  • JFK's Avatar
    Curious Pair 1070 621 Posts Joined 07/31/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    More comparable to granny than eggs which may sound bad, but the payoff is better, plus there are some good deathrattle synergies that can used with this. Most importantly, unlike eggs this can pop itself.

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  • Guenh's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 725 633 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    A new "egg" , similar to Nerubian Egg but with a +1/+0 for 1 more mana. I like the 3 mana cost, since this can be spawned from the other card of this set that generate some 3 mana Beast. So...a lot of stats and can be used in combo with Teron Gorefiend

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  • linkinboy0's Avatar
    Headmaster 1235 503 Posts Joined 07/07/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Better than eggs couse it can attack by itself. 

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  • Lemushki's Avatar
    Squirtle 1110 1025 Posts Joined 03/22/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    C++ is not better than python XD (or is it...)

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  • Valord's Avatar
    465 281 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Love the card and its flavor text.

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  • theo333's Avatar
    Outlandish Rager 975 876 Posts Joined 03/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Scavenge plus Play Dead Card Imagefor Python meta dominance.

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  • magmalizard's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 290 145 Posts Joined 03/15/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    imagine being a 4/4 and then getting vored by a smol snek

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  • Alfi's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 1790 1375 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Not as good as it looks

    -=alfi=-

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  • Janusi's Avatar
    Face Collector 595 225 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    I think I'm rating this one too highly.

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  • Elfensilver's Avatar
    595 663 Posts Joined 03/14/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Seems good, while not being overpowered. Also gnomes really are at a disadvantage when taming big beasts.

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  • Safiron's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 620 156 Posts Joined 07/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Nice egg.

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  • GoliathTheDwarf's Avatar
    980 667 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Not really a fan of this one for whatever reason. Deathrattle doesn't seem worth the stat cost, although it is better than an egg at least because it can attack.

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  • Fisguinho's Avatar
    The Raven 1190 411 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Costs a tad too much but it drops a nice stats creature... Basically another egg creature

    All hail the banshee queen.

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  • Echo's Avatar
    Staff Writer Cupcake 860 318 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Seem's kinda slow but it curves out really nicely with Scavenger's Ingenuity for a 3 mana 3/4 that makes a 4/4 when he dies which is pretty cool. Fetching Zixor is still probably better, but it's not the worst combo. in standard.

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  • Erodos's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 945 1019 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    It's plenty of stats, but it's delayed and basically just a weaker Serpent Egg. I don't really see it seeing any play.

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  • ChocolateChipCooke's Avatar
    Unicorn Reveler 1160 337 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    It's a new kind of egg. Not as strong as Nerubian Egg or Devilsaur Egg, but not as weak as Serpent Egg. I'm sure it will see play of some kind, but I'm not sure what deck it will fit into best. It's also a beast, so it has synergy that the other eggs don't have. Looks solid!

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  • Samzy's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 370 191 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Basically an egg card that has +1 attack for 1 mana thrown on. Could see some play, especially with Carrion Studies discounting it so you can play this on 2.

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  • SavageDrago's Avatar
    300 150 Posts Joined 05/07/2020
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Best case scenario is a 4/4 "charge" on turn 4. Decent, but not that absurd. 

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  • UVE's Avatar
    1180 832 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Without dr activators looks weak.

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  • FaytFFX's Avatar
    405 191 Posts Joined 12/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    I think this will see a decent amount of play.

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  • SilverWolf's Avatar
    Tauren Chieftain Addict 990 1085 Posts Joined 04/01/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    I love this new egg lol

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  • slychd's Avatar
    Sparklepony 1175 484 Posts Joined 05/30/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    If something replaces itself, I always thought that was a good card.

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  • Thonson's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 1740 1713 Posts Joined 03/24/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    I'm not a fan of the movie Anaconda, or this card.

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  • Caro's Avatar
    Dragon 2215 2485 Posts Joined 03/12/2020
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Best Flavor text. Good early game discover, like off Carrion Studies

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  • Sparkinarius's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 715 471 Posts Joined 07/18/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    A Nerubian Egg that costs 1 more and is a beast. That's not a bad tradeoff as Bloated Python can curve into Mok'Nathal Lion and Houndmaster. The issue with the card is more of a deck context issue as I think Deathrattle Hunter synergies aren't as nearly powerful as Dragon Hunter synergies, which makes me think this will have its chance to shine after the next rotation.

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  • Hoodedtomcat's Avatar
    135 8 Posts Joined 04/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    its kinda like a egg but reversed, instead of hatching into a beast or something it is the beast. which makes it very interesting you can take advantage of some different beast synergies before its "hatched" and get a good body when it dies.

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  • ShadowsOfSense's Avatar
    1500 1111 Posts Joined 10/23/2018
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Solid synergies available to it in Hunter, along with the Beast tag, probably push this into being a better Nerubian Egg rather than the worse version looking at the stats alone would make you think it is.

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  • Dermostatic's Avatar
    Eldritch Horror 535 228 Posts Joined 03/31/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    This card definitely isn't going in every Hunter deck, but in Deathrattle-themed ones it'll be great. The Beast tag obviously works in the class's favour as well.

    The 1/2 body is measly, but if you can trigger its effect multiple times, the payoff seems great. Several 4/4s in the early game is hard to deal with, and'll allow Hunters to SMOrc as much as they like without fear of retribution until later. 

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  • Joe45's Avatar
    350 52 Posts Joined 06/01/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    I like the art, it's a beast and has a decent deathrattle. Seems ok to good.

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  • Draketh's Avatar
    Darkmaster 1565 1395 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    A strong card, but I doubt it'll see much play since it seems a bit too slow compared to the alternatives on turn 3.

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