New Hunter Spell - Spring the Trap

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A new Epic Hunter Spell, Spring the Trap, has been revealed!

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  • Arthas's Avatar
    Robot Black Lotus 1265 5754 Posts Joined 03/10/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    A new Epic Hunter Spell, Spring the Trap, has been revealed!

    Spring the Trap Card Image

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  • JackJimson's Avatar
    670 673 Posts Joined 11/19/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    New hunter cards seem to be pushing secret hunter. Seems decent if you can run a critical mass off secrets in your deck.

    I wonder if there will be a new secret this expansion.

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  • Erodos's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 945 1019 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    This is some seriously sick tempo even without activating the combo. Reminds me of Flanking Strike, but drawing and playing a secret seems better than getting a 3/3. Drawing and playing two secrets? Now that's crazy good. Now I only hope we'll get one or two great secrets this set to really make it worth it since current secrets are a bit meh (where's my Wandering Monster?)

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  • YourPrivateNightmare's Avatar
    Skeleton 2010 4741 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    I'm assuming the eventual Secret Payoff involves triggering a lot of them so this makes sense in conjunction with Bunker. On the flipside, I currently am very worried about having to shove all the available secrets into a deck because most of them aren't that good and I don't think Petting Zoo alone can carry the early game since it hasn't been doing it so far.

    If the Hero card turns out to be some sick Secret payoff it could work though, although I wonder what that might be.

    Also we're gonna need at least 2 more secrets that do something other than protect face or spawn board because right now they are just way too easy to play around and offer very little protection unless your opponent doesn't have any options.

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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  • meisterz39's Avatar
    925 1200 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    If you treat drawing a card as worth 1 mana, drawing two cards as worth 3 mana, and dealing 3 damage as worth about 2 mana, then Spring the Trap is a very solid card. At worst, it's a 1-mana discount on its bundle effects (deal 3, draw a card, and play a secret). At best, though, it's a 5-mana discount (deal 3, draw 2, and play two secrets). That's pretty huge so long as you can find enough secrets you're excited to play.

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  • sule's Avatar
    Dinosaur 785 796 Posts Joined 08/21/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    I like this a lot. It's really solid for a Secret Hunter deck (or might just be useful for any Hunter deck that happens to be running Secrets to thin out the deck). There's a plenitude of minions with 3 Health to target with this, but it's not the end of the world if you "only" get one Secret for free, that's still really good. Standard Quest Hunter I think wants to try this, since it can pull out Explosive Trap and advance the Quest. I think this sees play, even if Secret Hunter doesn't.

    I have spoken.

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  • Hydrafrog's Avatar
    Gul'dan 1840 3268 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    That is just amazing IMHO.  You shoot something for 3 damage, helping Questline Hunter, then thin your deck.  If you get the Honorable Kill, you thin your deck twice.  Just a really really solid card. 

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  • Caro's Avatar
    Dragon 2215 2485 Posts Joined 03/12/2020
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    Wow this is really good, even without triggering the honorable kill mechanic. It's Holy Smite plus tutor from your deck, so the cost is fair and with the honorable kill mechanic, it's basically work 6 mana. Lets hope we get 1 more hunter secret which I'm sure we will.

    Definitely looking forward to secret hunter so far

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2565 3339 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    This makes me hopeful that Hunter is getting new secrets into its arsenal
    Also, a Ring Toss equivalent for Hunter is insane

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

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  • Lundy's Avatar
    Little Devil Teemo 1555 707 Posts Joined 06/21/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    More Secret Hunter support! This card is crazy good. the 3 damage point seems really easy to hit, and this will also pull 2 secrets from your deck, thinning it out for better draws. 

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  • Tumbleweedovski's Avatar
    Protector of Elwynn 1470 598 Posts Joined 06/12/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    Arena: Obviously great if you have already drafted some secrets.

    Constructed: Already good without the honorable kill and amazing with it. But to be critical, the randomness of Spring the Trap is a small downside. Therefore, you might want to include secrets that are consistently good like Cat Trick instead of more conditionally good secrets like Pressure Plate.

    I'm curious to see what the go-to Wild version of Secret Hunter is going to look like. Subject 9, Phase Stalker, Mad Scientist, Spring the Trap, and Dun Baldar Bunker can't all be in the same deck. Inconspicuous Rider and Masked Contender are already on the sidelines, so what cards are joining them? Probably Subject 9 and Mad Scientist.

    Arena > Wild > Standard

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  • GoddammitDontShootMe's Avatar
    Splendiferous 2145 1903 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    Without the honorable kill, it's a combination Holy Smite and Inconspicuous Rider, so the cost is reasonable. With it, this is awesome.

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  • Brandon's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1350 2486 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    2 secrets and get a free Holy Smite alongside it? Seems solid! But the best part about Spring the Trap is that it casts secrets from your deck. This is AMAZING because it thins out your deck, and lets you draw stuff you actually want to draw. It is a bit random with what secrets you get from your deck, but i feel like that's not that bad considering your probably only running good secrets. 

    The only thing i'm a bit skeptical about is that fact that we haven't seen a secret revealed yet. They really need to give hunter some more secrets, otherwise secret hunter will have a BIG problem next expansion. This is because next expansion will be another hearthstone year, which means all the secret hunter support from the darkmoon set will rotate into wild.

    OH and in wild, Secret hunter might be pretty good now. Secret hunter will have a lot of fun next expansion, and i bet Highlander hunters with a secret package will probably include Spring the Trap as well, so they can more reliably draw cards such as zephrys, reno or one of the branns instead of a secret.

    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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  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5543 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    Dun Baldar Bunker is better. Nuff said.

    Ironically if this card discovers a copy, or just discover secrets out, it might just be worth it. As it happens, how many secrets are you realistically going to put in your deck? Plus, this cant strike face, and doesn't develop any minions. Yup, bunker is the better card.

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  • Sykomyke's Avatar
    Grand Crusader 780 985 Posts Joined 05/30/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    This is insane as a secret tutor goes.  Not looking forward to secret hunters at all.

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  • edalyas's Avatar
    Magma Rager 520 165 Posts Joined 05/30/2019
    Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

    Good card overall but insane in combo decks that usually stall early game with secrets. It allows you to do just that and thin your deck a bit so only benefits attached.

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  • randomfan's Avatar
    Elemental 1255 744 Posts Joined 03/17/2019
    Posted 2 years, 3 months ago

    Very nice. Running a specific secret package usually works out and being able to put two out at once will make them much more effective. I like the idea of secret hunter being a thing.

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

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  • SilverWolf's Avatar
    Tauren Chieftain Addict 990 1085 Posts Joined 04/01/2019
    Posted 2 years, 3 months ago

    Wow, pretty strong card. If you can make the honor kill proc then is a really strong tempo play. And deck thinning is always good in order to get more strong tools on mid-late game

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  • ShadowsOfSense's Avatar
    1500 1111 Posts Joined 10/23/2018
    Posted 2 years, 3 months ago

    I honestly don't love Secret Hunter as an archetype - I prefer the Beast Hunter fantasy, or trying something ridiculous like Dragon Hunter - but this seems like a strong piece for the deck.

    Welcome to the site!

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  • Geno9999's Avatar
    Metrognome 1620 1210 Posts Joined 11/10/2019
    Posted 2 years, 3 months ago

    Now THIS is the secret support I've come to expect. Alright without the Honorable Kill, but with it is bonkers.

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  • NebuchadnezzarHS's Avatar
    Supporter 2025 1394 Posts Joined 06/14/2019
    Posted 2 years, 3 months ago

    I will be running this in Secret Hunter. By default, it is only decent but with HK it is amazing. Great value for 1 single card.

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  • Draketh's Avatar
    Darkmaster 1565 1395 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 2 years, 3 months ago

    Awesome card, even without the HK effect. Might make it worth playing a couple of traps even in more aggressive decks.

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