New Hunter Weapon - Rinling's Rifle

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A new Legendary Hunter Weapon, Rinling's Rifle, has been revealed!

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  • Arthas's Avatar
    Robot Black Lotus 1265 5754 Posts Joined 03/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    A new Legendary Hunter Weapon, Rinling's Rifle, has been revealed!

    Rinling's Rifle Card Image

    Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating!


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  • Trimutius's Avatar
    1580 2533 Posts Joined 03/16/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Well interesting weapon. In standard might be ok in some midrange Hunter. But might be still too slow.

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  • economicaooc's Avatar
    460 464 Posts Joined 03/04/2020
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Quite pricy for what it gives you. Not sure this sees play in a world where slower hunter decks are so poor. Were there more ways for hunters to buff their weapons, this could be very powerful, but I can't really see this going anywhere.

    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, 5 months ago

    Srandard analysis (too lazy for wild sorry)

    there are 7 secrets:Pack Tactics,Pressure Plate,Misdirection, Freezing Trap, Snake Trap, Explosive Trap,Snipe.

    I am guessing we are getting a new one in this set as well(2 secret synergy cards they usually come with another secret) so 8 secrets.

    chance to get secret you want is 3/8 which is 37.5%  hunter secrets cost 2 mana and you get a 2/2 weapon with it for "Free" but I would say..setting up the secrets a turn before for cards like Petting Zoo is quite amazing..

    all in all secret hunter looks pretty good.

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  • KANSAS's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    At 4 mana it is a bit expensive. But if Arcane Keysmith saw play, I don't see why this shouldn't. Spending 4 mana to get 2 secrets is worth your mana investment. And spending one card to get two cards is good card advantage. And having the flexibility of discovering the secret is good virtual card advantage. This is just a good card all around, I see no reason for you not to play it except maybe for the fact that it is kind of slow? But 4 mana for a secret and 2 damage isn't even that slow. 

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  • Hydrafrog's Avatar
    Gul'dan 1840 3268 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    4 for a 2/2 weapon is meh.  Allow you to discover a secret and cast it, just really dumb.  I can see this making it's way into highlander builds as it gives you the potential to grab duplicate secrets from your deck and cast them along with controlling the board a little

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  • FrostyFeet's Avatar
    Senior Writer Derpcorn 2170 1449 Posts Joined 10/20/2018
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Effect seems solid although the stats could be better. Will see at least experimentation in Standard Hunters, probably not good enough for Wild.

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  • GoliathTheDwarf's Avatar
    980 667 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    A legendary spell AND a legendary weapon in this set? I'm like this a lot. This is the pellet gun you fire in the shooting range minigame, abut an old god-twisted version. Makes a lot of sense for the theme.

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  • Me0203's Avatar
    Design Champion 750 497 Posts Joined 06/13/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    We've only seen one other card that let you play a Secret for 0-mana in a turn, which was Ancient Mysteries. It's a great effect, because many Secret strategies rely on having one that turn while, you know, Secrets can be used up. I've no doubt this will be run in a top tier deck.

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  • SilverWolf's Avatar
    Tauren Chieftain Addict 990 1085 Posts Joined 04/01/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    I think it's strong on some certain decks, it can improve aggro with more explosive tramps or can be used on defensive style with ice tramp.

    But I think that one point of attack will make it very strong

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  • DarkFrostX's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 830 1229 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Or at least a highlander deck.

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  • DoubleSummon's Avatar
    Ancestral Recall 1585 2271 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago
    Quote From GoliathTheDwarf

    A legendary spell AND a legendary weapon in this set? I'm like this a lot. This is the pellet gun you fire in the shooting range minigame, abut an old god-twisted version. Makes a lot of sense for the theme.

    We are past the point where those elements are anything special we got also a legendary weapon in AoO and DoD as well as a spell in AoO, sure legendary minions are still more common , but we still are getting those kind of legendaries.

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  • FenrirWulf's Avatar
    1005 367 Posts Joined 06/12/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    I want to say that I'm a bit surprised we got a Weapon with Secret synergy when we still have Eaglehorn Bow in Classic. Imo this will see play still because it curves out really well if you have a coin. You just go turn 1 coin secret + turn 2 secret + turn 3 Petting Zoo to turn 4 [Hearthstone Card (Rinfing's Rifle) Not Found] + turn 5 Captain Greenskin. You should be able to run Captain Greenskin because it can also synergize well with Eaglehorn Bow.

    Take my words with a grain of salt. I'm unranked and only play casuals lmao.

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  • BloodMefist's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 850 804 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Given all the secret synergies that Hunter has this set, I think this will absolutely see play.  You probably won't run this in the very aggressive decks, but mid-range and slower I think will always run this card.

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  • Pezman's Avatar
    Staff Writer 2235 2228 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This is really good, I think. It could make weapon buffs like Captain Greenskin worth running in Hunter (which I think has very rarely happened). 

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  • GoliathTheDwarf's Avatar
    980 667 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    And that's what I like about it. It makes it easier for things to remain thematic when spells or weapons can be used  for  just one class where it makes sense instead of them having to be "special". It's this very fact that I'm excited about.

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  • PopeNeia's Avatar
    Darkmaster 640 841 Posts Joined 07/06/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Alright, into Highlander Hunter you go. Too slow and low impact for any other decks in standard imo.

    This ain't no place for a hero

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  • FortyDust's Avatar
    Pumpkin 1205 1908 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    There is nothing "meh" about this. It is extremely good for the meta we're about to see.

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  • jacob1487's Avatar
    465 218 Posts Joined 03/27/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    I really like this card!

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  • duppie's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 320 240 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This is super strong imo.  Probably not a facehunter card but any kind of midrangey or secret hunter is going to want this.

     

    Two secrets is 4 mana so you're basically getting to discover them and get a 2/2 weapon for free.  Arcane Keysmith saw play and this is better than that.  

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  • Brandon's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1350 2486 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Quite a pricey weapon, but i feel like we shouldn't underestimate it. Rinling's Rifle costs 4 mana, which is the same as the 2 secrets. So your already getting a 2/2 weapon as a bonus. Also these secrets are discovered, so their harder to play around. And this gives a secret basicly on command, and you don't need to use/waste deck slots for more secrets. You can also buff it with Captain Greenskin for even more secrets, and you can use Hoard Pillager to get it back.

    Standard: Will surely see play in secret hunter and highlander hunter. I don't see why it wouldn't see play.

    Wild: Despite being a good card, i think it won't see play... But that's because hunter is bad in wild. If hunter was better, then sure it would see play. Probably in either secret hunter, spell hunter or highlander hunter.

    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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  • slychd's Avatar
    Sparklepony 1175 484 Posts Joined 05/30/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    I think this card is pretty good and might get better depending on if any more Hunter secrets are revealed.

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  • Tetsuo's Avatar
    Magma Rager 840 638 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Very solid card. It basically lets you cast two secrets for free while giving you 2 attack for 2 charges. I don't see why Hunters won't play this, though it's not "wow" enough that it won't surprise me if it doesn't make the meta. 

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  • JackJimson's Avatar
    670 673 Posts Joined 11/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Very good card, I'll prolly be annoyed when I see this.

    Being able to discover and play a secret based on the current game state is pretty great. Also, since pool of secrets is small, you have good chance of finding what you want.

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2245 2630 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    First thing's first, the artwork is just awesome. Regardless of how good the card is, we can all agree on that, right?

    Compared to Ring Toss, you don't need to Corrupt the card to give you 2 Secrets. You just play it on turn 4 and go! That's quite good because it gives you 2 Secrets and 2/2 stats worth of damage. On the turn after you play, it can give you "free" setup for Petting Zoo to get one at least one other Strider, so that's pretty good. This alone actually makes it a decent contender for Secret Hunter.

    One problem this card has is with Eaglehorn Bow. It has anti-synergy with Eaglehorn Bow because your Secrets are likely to be triggered before you can equip Bow or you end up playing it on a turn that you can't use it right away. It also negatively impacts it on curve for if you play Eaglehorn Bow on turn 3, you can play this on turn 4, but you'll end up not doing anything with it. This might not be bad enough to where you cut them all out, but it does make them a little bit awkward to play with eachother. You might end up playing one, but not both of these weapons.

    In any case though, this seems like a good contender for Secret Hunter and it'll definitely see some amount of play.

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  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5544 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Hunter secrets have always been strong and annoying to deal with so this weapon is going the right way. It does seem a little too expensive, and having only 2 attack condemns it slightly since its unlikely to be able to kill anything without support. Its also a weapon, which means its always under threat of ooze, and competition; hunter's other weapons not being slouches themselves.

    Still, having the option to discover two secrets is not to be ignored.

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2565 3344 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    I like how subtle the push for Secret Hunter is ^^
    And I won't mind playing it!

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  • Caro's Avatar
    2215 2496 Posts Joined 03/12/2020
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This is an ok card, the value of 2 or more secrets is good on top of the 2/2 weapon. This card would probably be bonkers if it was epic or rare, so legendary status seems fair

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  • NerdyMcNerd's Avatar
    Peon 1225 196 Posts Joined 04/13/2020
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    I wonder what will happen if you chose to discover a secret you already had in play. Maybe it just wouldn't let you discover it.

    Disclaimer: if the above is factually incorrect or complete rubbish it is definitely both intentional and  comedy genius.

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  • Erodos's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 945 1019 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Seems like a very strong card, especially when combined with the other secret synergy cards. It won't carry a Secret Hunter archetype by itself (Petting Zoo will do a much better job at it than this), but if a secret-based Face Hunter exists I definitely see this being played in it. It's 4 damage for 4 mana, as well as a secret of your choosing, which you can tailor to your specific match-up and current situation.

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  • DoubleSummon's Avatar
    Ancestral Recall 1585 2271 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago
    Quote From NerdyMcNerd

    I wonder what will happen if you chose to discover a secret you already had in play. Maybe it just wouldn't let you discover it.

    It will disappear and tell your opponent which secret you have. just like double casting secrets with Zul'jin

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  • FieselFitz's Avatar
    Prince Charming 1105 1355 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This will find its way into Highlander Hunter and some Secret Lists but i think for Tempo/Face Hunter this will be to slow.

     

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  • ElSabidon's Avatar
    Salty Dog 1030 685 Posts Joined 06/07/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Two secrets is worth 4 mana. Two discovered secrets allowing you to actually choose which secret is best for the current board state is slightly better than 4 mana (i'll call it 4,5 mana). So, technically, Rinling's Rifle is a 2/2 weapon that cost's -0,5 mana by itself with 4,5 mana worth of 2 controlled random secrets over two turns.

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  • DescentOfDragonsOp's Avatar
    530 353 Posts Joined 12/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Petting Zoo synergy

    TOTAL CORRUPTION

    TOTAL POWAAAAAAA

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  • Koetti's Avatar
    1095 863 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    I'm not really convinced. Like, you probably want to run this in Secret Hunter, but that means it has to compete with Eaglehorn Bow, one of the best Cards for that Archetype.

    It would have better Chances of seeing Play with 3 Durability.

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  • KillaFIsh's Avatar
    375 250 Posts Joined 07/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Cool design; helps support the secret package that's going on here.  Pirate Hunter Kappa (might be worth trying with secrets and weapons).

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  • MenacingBagel's Avatar
    Zombie Chow 815 723 Posts Joined 09/24/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    4 mana for 2 secrets and 4 damage I think it will see play at least I mean id use it

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  • Alfi's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 1790 1375 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Actually the value is here, but a slow value

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  • NebuchadnezzarHS's Avatar
    Supporter 2035 1402 Posts Joined 06/14/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Interesting, but too slow I guess.

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  • Sparkinarius's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 715 471 Posts Joined 07/18/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    While this does go counter to Eaglehorn Bow, [Hearthstone Card (Ringling's Rifle) Not Found] still looks good when compared to a weapon like Desert Spear. The power behind Rifle is being able to choose a secret that best matches the board state in the given turn, which isn't a consistent power secrets from hand or deck offer. Considering how this also puts secrets into play for Petting Zoo, I see this in at least Highlander Face Hunter with all of the new secret synergy pieces.

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  • Lundy's Avatar
    Little Devil Teemo 1555 707 Posts Joined 06/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This would be good if there was some way to give it more charges outside of Captain Greenskin. As it is, not very good.

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  • Fisguinho's Avatar
    The Raven 1190 411 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    costs a tad too much but it has a solid effect, weapon buffs might actually work on it

    All hail the banshee queen.

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  • Input's Avatar
    470 259 Posts Joined 06/01/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This is just way too slow. But useful in Duels to give variety to the 4-cost weapon pool.

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  • Geno9999's Avatar
    Metrognome 1620 1210 Posts Joined 11/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    On one hand, I'm not sold on a 4 mana 2/2 weapon.

    But as a 4 mana discover 2 secrets over two turns, with an on curve Secret + Petting Zoo, and suddenly this makes sense.

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  • randomfan's Avatar
    Elemental 1255 744 Posts Joined 03/17/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    4 mana, deal 4 damage and play two semi random secrets, over two turns. I'm not sold on this one. Feels bad man.

    Unfortunately, common sense isn't as common as it should be.

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  • sule's Avatar
    Dinosaur 785 798 Posts Joined 08/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This card is terrible. You pay 4 for two semi-random Secrets which would normally combine to cost 4, and the weapon itself provides no offensive pressure or board control flexibility.

    I have spoken.

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  • UVE's Avatar
    1180 832 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    That card will see play when more secret sinergy get designed on the nexts expansion.

     

    Nowadays is weak.

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  • Draketh's Avatar
    Darkmaster 1565 1395 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Not the best attack but 2 free secrets can be very strong, so it'll definetely see play

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  • ShadowsOfSense's Avatar
    1500 1111 Posts Joined 10/23/2018
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Great card for Secret Hunters, pretty good for other Hunters too. You're essentially getting two free weapon hits with your two Secrets.

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