New Hunter Minion - Wolpertinger

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A new Common Hunter Minion, Wolpertinger, 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 Common Hunter Minion, Wolpertinger, has been revealed!

    Wolpertinger Card Image

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

    What Alleycat should have been in the first place.

    Main issue is that there'S just not enough handbuffing in Hunter to consider this anything other than just Alleycat.

    Good for Quest Hunter at least.

    If only they nerfedStonetusk Boar instead of Scavenger's Ingenuity

    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

    Technically slightly better alleycat. Alleycat doesn't see play much right now, so I can't imagine that this will, unless handbuffs become suddenly viable in hunter.

    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

    handbuff is still a thing in hunter, and it's just 2/2 for 1.. quite solid anyway.. will see play regardless of handbuff.

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

    Don't feel like there's a ton to say tbh.  It's a bit powercrept Alleycat and good in Quest Hunter, but its almost a reprint of Alleycat and only better in some niche scenarios.

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  • Watermelon86's Avatar
    Magma Rager 475 207 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Holy Deathstalker Rexxar Zombeast fuel!

    Oh yeah, these Forum Signatures are a thing.

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

    Okay in standard: RIP Scavenger's Ingenuity. (Why didn't they just HOF or nerf Stonetusk Boar instead) Scavenger's Ingenuity into Wolpertinger seems really good. Will see play in some kind of handbuff tempo hunter deck i guess? probably quest hunter as well. Maybe quest hunter will use a handbuff package because of this?

    WILD: Well this is terrifying if this get's discovered from Deathstalker Rexxars heropower. Also R.I.P. Alleycat and Tabbycat you two were the cutest, but now replaced by a card that can copy stat buffs. R.I.P.

    RNG is only fun as long as there is a 50/50 chance of getting something really good or trash level of bad. If RNG always results in something good, then it's not fun.

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  • Tetsuo's Avatar
    Magma Rager 840 638 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Alleycat reincarnated! Fantastic card for Hunter, has a beast tag and can be buffed. Will definitely see play. 

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

    At it's base it is an Alleycat, a decent and fair card. With Shan'do Wildclaw it is a pair of 2/2s, with Scavenger's Ingenuity it is a pair of 3/3s, with Deathstalker Rexxar it is just nuts.

    I love this card because it is playable at it's base, but with synergy it becomes very impactful while still not feeling too powerful. 

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

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

    Nothing too amazing (aside from the Deathstalker thing), but handbuff isn’t really that great usually, so a card that would really want that might not be too good

    Who needs consistency when you could have fun?

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

    With some luck Alleycat will still be played in decks that don't have handbuffs just for being too cute.

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  • Almaniarra's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 950 1465 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    I can see that this replaces Alleycat in Battlegrounds.

    Unpopular Opinion Incarnate

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

    It's a better Alleycat, but rn Hunter doesn't have much Pay-Off for early Beasts (If I remember correctly, the Reason why Alleycat was so good, was because Crackling Razormaw was good) . There's Scavenging Hyena, Fresh Scent and that's it.

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

    Yeah, like others have said, Alleycat but better because of handbuffs. Play your cards right, and you can Tundra Rhino your way to an OTK with this. Plus it's freaking adorable!

    "Be excellent to each other." -Bill and Ted

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

    Alleycat was a good card that saw play. This is a card that's pretty much strictly better, therefore it will see play.

    Did you handbuff this? Not a problem, it's good when you do.

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  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5542 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Maybe lore aficionados can clarify what exactly is this thing. Looks like cat-bird-deer thing that came straight from the last guardian.

    Its powercreep on Alleycat, and it sports a very powerful effect. Even if it doesnt, alleycat has seen play for ages, so there's no reason to expect this not to.

    If you can buff this big enough it can even finish the game with Tundra Rhino, but that's a long shot.

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

    Alleycat with buff upside. Highlander Hunter would like to have this on turn 1 or as a 1 mana 6/6 with Scavenger's Ingenuity. Seems like a natural fit into most Hunter decks.

    For glory, honor, and gold!

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

    Did someone call for a lore expert? (bows). At your service. 

    A Wolpertinger is a creature from Germanic folklore said to live in alpine forests in southern Germany. In Warcraft, they are small creatures who are only seen during the holiday of Brewfest-- WoW's version of the Germanic Octoberfest-- and are attracted to the scents of festivities. They can only be seen by people who are drunk and can be obtained as pets for players during the holiday in September. 

    Official Lorekeeper and Spinner of Tavern Tales

     

     

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  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5542 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago
    Quote From GoliathTheDwarf

    They can only be seen by people who are drunk

    of course it is. I expect nothing less.

    Thanks for the lore. Now tell me what do those few sober people see when you're taking this pet for a walk after a nice talk with a bottle of whiskey?

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

    There is no lore on that, but I'm guessing that either the capture and domestication of one could possibly make them more generally visible, or people just see a drunk person with an imaginary friend. 

    Official Lorekeeper and Spinner of Tavern Tales

     

     

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

    A solid t1 play. Quest hunter approves as well. I am not sure about wild and deathstalker rexxar synergies, but this one should see some play in standard, in my opinion. 

    “If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.” ― George Bernard Shaw

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  • Xarkkal's Avatar
    Servant of Illidan 910 1321 Posts Joined 03/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Oh my god I'm so in love with this card! I'm playing wild Hunter for the rest of my days! My golden deathstalker rexxar will be so pleased!!

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

    Love it!

    Awesome art and i realy like the card. There are some good buff synergys too!

    Challenge me ... when you're ready to duel a god!

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

    We have seen one like this, so i guess we could predict how this card gonna work.

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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

    Alleycat saw tremendous play in Hunter decks when it was printed in Mean Streets of Gadgetzan until it rotated in wild. 

    Heck Alleycat even sees a lot of play in the battlegrounds, it's a great minion to pick on turn 1

    This card is very much like Alley cat, 1 mana 1/1 that can summon another 1/1, however the difference is where Alley cat will summon a 1/1, this summons a copy of itself.

    Back in Mean Streets when handbuffing was introduced to Hunter, the ideal turn 1 play was to play smuggler's crate, hit the alley cat, and then coin the alley cat for 4/4 worth of stats on turn 1. 

    If this card was hit with smuggling crate, you'd hit 6/6 worth of stats for 1 mana instead. In standard your options are a little limited - you can draw this minion with scavenger's ingenuity for +2/+2, or have Felboar die and give it +1/+1, or perhaps even have Scrap shot give it +3/+3, either way you're summoning 4/4, 6/6 or 8/8 worth of stats for 1 mana which is very cost effective. 

    where this minion really shines though is it's synergy with Overwhelm, making the 1 mana deal 2 to a minion deal 4 instead. 2 mana, deal 4 is possibly some of the best removal that could be printed, most 2 mana removal spells only deal 3 unless spell damage is being used.

     

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

    Technically slightly better alleycat. Alleycat doesn't see play much right now, so I can't imagine that this will, unless handbuffs become suddenly viable in hunter.

    I see what you did there with your signature, to spare you the part of the conversation you didn't wanted to have - smart

    Struggle with Heroic Galakrond's Awakening? I got your back : 

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

    I guess it's time to FINALLY craft that defstokka.

    Will see play in standard, for handbuff synergy if not just for being Alleycat.

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

    A stronger Alleycat but rightnow we haven't a lot of hand-buffer effect. So it's juest a good 1 mana minion

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

    Prettiest card in all the set. 

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

    Cute and powerfull! I think I will take it!

    Lemushki - The one and only since the 2006 rebranding.

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

    Alleycat but with good synergies right now.

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

    It's disgusting. Kill it.

    Or keep it alive long enough to buff with Adorable Infestation Card Image then give your tokens Deathrattle or mass buff.

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

    Alley Cat, but better. Nuff said.

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

    If you sober up, you see that you haven't played anything.

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

    Smaller doppleganger, you can't really do upgrade shenanigans but you can buff it somehow and end up with 2 low cost big minions

    All hail the banshee queen.

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

    Really good Standard card. Awesome buff for [Hearthstone Card (Deathstalker Rexxar) Not Found].

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

    Alley Cat saw a lot of play, and this is just a better version of that. Highlander Hunter is also in dire need of good one drops. Also it's based on my favourite WoW Companion Pet so I love it.

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  • BigE's Avatar
    Peasant 1175 590 Posts Joined 05/28/2020
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Cute, though. 

    Chumbawumba is the worst band name. 

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

    Blatant power creep on Alleycat.

    Hunter loves 1 mana beasts with an upside, so this is definitely going to see play. The fact that the bunny has devil elements to it is fitting because that's exactly how I think people will feel about this card after a few weeks.

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

    A better version of alleycat if you can buff it up slightly.

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  • Psymon's Avatar
    Red Riding Hood 1505 371 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 7 months ago

    Cutest zombeast ever :)

    Excellent 1 drop, excellent value with any buff you can apply it.

    Xbox gamertag - Psymonjet

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

    It must be said: HOW LONG CAN THIS GO ON?

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

    Better Alleycat, good 1 drop and quest support.

    By The Holy Light!

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

    Alleycat saw play, this one will too. And we have some hand/board buff this time around with Shan'do Wildclaw and that cute infestation thing.

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

    Love the art

    -=alfi=-

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

    Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutie.

    Thanks to denial, I'm immortal.

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

    That smile, that stupid smile lol.

    It's smiling because is gonna kill you

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

    It's like two Alleycat had a baby. And that baby's art was cuteness overload lol.

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

    Honestly, I'm not too impressed.  I mean it's fine, but... just fine to me.  I'm sure it'll be broken because I said that.

    Quick!  Someone give me something clever to write here.

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

    Not the strongest of cards, but the art is simply adorable!

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

    "Oh no, they both die to Flik Skyshiv, the card is awful!"

    Seriously though, better Alleycat is awesome and this card alone makes me want to play Deathstalker Rexxar again.

    Welcome to the site!

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