New Demon Hunter Minion - Stiltstepper

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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 Epic Demon Hunter Minion, Stiltstepper, has been revealed!

    Stiltstepper Card Image

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


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

    Reminds me of the rush gryphon it's not that great cause it has really bad stats, and if hunter didn't really played that card too much and hunter has limited card draw.. Why would a conditional worse than rush be played.. Soul dh doesn't really gonna use this guy in my opinion. 

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

    Maybe can fit on a low curve aggro DH, but looks really bad.

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  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5543 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Aggressively stated, gives out a chunky reward, but the conditions a bit too steep. Can dhunters simply put this in their deck and play this on curve? No, since Manafeeder Panthara is far superior by comparison. Is it a good late game card? Not really, given how weak the stats are, and how it could potentially force you to play off curve depending on the draw.

    All in all, I just don't think this one will see any play. Soul dhunters dont need it now they've got Il'gynoth for that extra boost (not that they've ever seem to lack face damage anyway), and aggro dhunters wouldn't like the poor statline.

    Maybe a new version of aggro dhunters can use it, but Im doubtful.

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

    Another aggro tool for DH. Comparable to Manafeeder Panthara, which is still better because of its 3 health even though you pay 3 mana for both to get the draw effect. I think this would be staple for a hyper-fast DH deck (Odd Demon Hunter could use this in Wild).

    I really wish they'd give DH some tools for a slower, big demon archetype, but I guess Team 5 is set on turning the class into another Hunter where face is always the place. My fingers are still crossed though. 

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  • allthehype's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 630 739 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Weird card, don't really know what to think of it. A slightly weaker Rager with draw and a potential upside? It's a good option in later turns when you are likely to draw a playable card, but DH have more reliable draws and hero attack boosters.

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  • Pezman's Avatar
    Staff Writer 2235 2225 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    God I'm going to hate facing DH this expansion. And thanks to Kayn Sunfury and Magehunter, you can't even rely on taunt to not die.

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

    While this is likely to be acceptable in odd demon hunter, the risk of drawing a 3-drop or 5-drop and getting a magma rager is enough that I think this doesn't see play.

    As a side note, if this draws a soul fragment, you never actually play it, so maybe it just whiffs in that case.

    This post is discussing the wild format.

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

    Even though +4 Attack is nothing to scoff at, the statline and the awkwardness of the requirement make it hardly playable in my eyes.

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

    Meh, not that good i think. 

    Sure 4 Attack could be a nice addition but so far there are bette cards for 3 Mana Spot in Demon Hunter.

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  • Caro's Avatar
    Draconic Rager 2215 2493 Posts Joined 03/12/2020
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Might see play, as 4 extra attack isn't something to laugh about. The question is if the condition will be consistently met, and if so, how low would the mana curve of the deck need to be? This may find a home in an aggro DH, but nothing else. I purely dislike this card coz it forces aggro, hoping it never sees play 

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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 can be played with a lot of low cost cards in order to take advantage of it, but it's more like a mid-late game card to me.

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2245 2628 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    3 mana 4/1 that draws a card isn't terrible per se, but the 1 Health makes it really fragile. The reward is kinda good, but it's hard to use effectively most of the time. In a lot of cases, the 4 Attack will most likely just be face damage.

    It just generally looks awkward to use because you'll want to wait until your guaranteed to be able to use the card you draw.

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

    Interesting effect. This stats though... can be ok in arena. But this is not a 3 drop...

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

    Okay a 3 mana 4/1, draw a card? Seems REALLY aggressively statted to me. I dunno [Hearthstone Card (Manafeeder Panthera) Not Found] seems better, and what does "if you play it this turn, your hero gains 4 attack this turn" mean? Does it mean that you need to play this the same turn as you draw it? Thats a realy GOOD effect, but also HORRIBLE after you play one of your many draw cards. This card has a lot of potential for FACE damage, but it's a completely trash if you get it before turn 3.

    Standard: Might see play in some kinda hyper aggro DH deck? But i feel like it's too hard to get the effect off, so people will start to drop it after some experimentation. (WOW have they ACTUALLY created a BAD DH card?!? We thought Magehunter was THE trash DH card, untill it saw play as a tech card.)

    Wild: Fits in ODD DH, but i think the deck won't run it, as it's way too hard to fulfill the conditions for the +4 atk. And they have plenty of other draw cards.

    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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  • PLANETCRUNCH's Avatar
    E.V.I.L. Dragon 820 1248 Posts Joined 07/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Aggro DH got me to legend in AoO, and a card like this woulda been super good in that deck.

    Problem is that Aggro DH isn't BAD, but depending on the meta other decks might just be better. like Soul Fragment DH.

    And normally I'd say a card with draw is always good, but DH isn't shy on card draw - Skull of Gul'dan, Spectral Sight, Manafeeder Panthara, Crimson Sigil Runner, the list goes on for DH and draw, and those are generally better since they either draw multiple cards, discount cards, or are cheap and flexible to use. 

    Now that said, if you pulled this guy off of Skull of Gul'dan, you have a 0 mana draw a card that you can play and then attack for 4 damage. 

    Something to consider, I guess.

    In arena it might be picked because of the draw, but the health means it will just die to mage's hero power 

     

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

    It doesn't look terrible. In a deck with a low curve this can be used for extra burn damage or removal. And drawing cards is always good. I just don't think it is strong enough to be an epic.

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

    I mean, it seems like a complete smork card, but stats are not good and the later you play it (which should enable you to play the additional card) the sats of this become worse. At least card draw is always cool.

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

    I'm not too worried about this card since getting the attack requires you to play it later than just turn 3.  Similar statline and effect to Diving Griffon, but overall much slower.  That said, more smorc damage for DH always spooks me, so we'll see if they get anything cheap enough to push this.

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

    This would be a good swing turn card.  Obviously you would not be in the best situation if you played it on T3.  But wait for T4 or T5 with Odd DH, that could add a lot of headache to your opponent. 

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

    I'm guessing the best application for this card is extra reach for aggro DH in the late game. The draw part is good, the upside is also good as long as the drawn card isn't awkward to play and that usually happens in T6/T7 for aggro DH when you just want to push that extra reach damage and you don't mind simply slapping that random 1-drop you drew.

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  • FortyDust's Avatar
    Pumpkin 1200 1905 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    The 1 Health sucks, yes, but I don't think DH really cares about the body ... like, at all.

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

    Yes! Demon Hunters needed more things to help them go face!

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

    Unimpressive but may find a home in aggro DH.

    It is damage and cycle which aggro DH needs, but its a may be a little too slow since you need ~4 mana to gain value from this.

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

    Ok this is a really good card. It draws a card as a 3 mana 4/1 which is already really good, but now if you play that card you also get +4 attack? Bonkers.

    This ain't no place for a hero

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2565 3343 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago
    Quote From UVE

    Maybe can fit on a low curve aggro DH, but looks really bad.

    On the contrary, I feel like on a low curve deck, this could score some extra damage for a explosive midrange type of deck

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

    cool

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

    I think it would be alright even at just draw a card (Novice engineer sees some play) but the +4 attack is a cherry on top.  I think this is a great card.  It feels very Custom Hearthstone-y to me, but I still like the design.

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  • MenacingBagel's Avatar
    815 721 Posts Joined 09/24/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    I guess its fine can't really be played on curve and the body is weird but 4 attack is pretty good and it comes with a draw

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

    The nature of the ability lends itself to Aggro DH, but that deck wants to play its 3 cost cards on turn 3 and there are better options to do that. Manafeeder Panthara comes to mind if you want to draw a card on turn 3 and push a little bit of chip damage in.

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  • clawz161's Avatar
    The Undying 825 827 Posts Joined 07/16/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    I think this will be played based on how prevalent mage is in the meta just like any "rager" type card, demon hunter runs a lot of low drops too so i don't think it's unplayable like people are saying.

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  • NebuchadnezzarHS's Avatar
    Supporter 2025 1397 Posts Joined 06/14/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Might make into the bottom 5 worst cards of this expansion.

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

    Great card for DH. They have so much burst now, and this with Aldrachi Warblades and Il'gynoth will be great!

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

    really bad stats for the cost

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

    Low curve odd-demon hunter could maybe use it all right. You're not going to see it live, but it's not nothing.

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

    I think this finds a place in Aggro Demon Hunter, especially a low curve list.

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  • sule's Avatar
    Dinosaur 785 797 Posts Joined 08/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Very powerful in the right deck. A 3-Cost 4/1 "draw a card" isn't overly displeasing, but it's obviously not what you put this into a deck for. Probably finds a home in a cheap-card oriented aggro Demon Hunter.

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

    I can see this topping the curve together with Acrobatics in a low-curve agressive DH deck. Strong turn 4 or 5 play in that deck.

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

    Seems rather vulnerable at 1 health, but maybe the 4 attack given to the hero will make up for that

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

    Kinda weird, but in a deck with a low curve it wouldn't be hard to get the extra attack - at which point it basically has a "Deal 4 damage" tacked on, which is nuts.

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

    Feels like a tough condition to meet. 4/1 on a turn when you hope to play a drawn card won't mean much on a board. 

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

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