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You might be looking for one of these cards: Big Game Hunter (Classic), Big Game Hunter (Core).

Big Game Hunter is an epic neutral minion card, from the Legacy set.

Other versions

How to get

TypeSourceQualityCount
Card packsOpen one of these card packs:
Classic Pack
Golden Classic Pack
Wild Pack
Golden Wild
Regular
Golden
1~2 (random)
CraftingCraft a Regular copy for 400 DustRegular1
CraftingCraft a Golden copy for 1600 DustGolden1

Sounds

Play
  • ▶️ VO_EX1_005_Play_01.wav I've got the beast in my sights!
Attack
Death

Lore

This card refers to a series of quests from World of Warcraft, where the player is tasked by Goblins vs GnomesHemet Nesingwary with hunting down rare or elusive animals. Since then, this neutral faction of beast hunters has made its way to the new lands unveiled with each expansion in order to hunt the dangerous beasts found there, while offering quests to players to do the same.

In the classic game, there were quests in Stranglethorn to hunt dangerous wild beasts for sport. They eventually chained to an elite boss tiger, that was difficult to solo at the time. In The Burning Crusade, a camp was introduced in Nagrand with new beast hunting quests; Wrath of the Lich King saw a new camp in Sholazar Basin; and Mists of Pandaria saw mighty beasts hunted in Valley of the Four Winds. Warlords of Draenor saw the Alliance and Horde inviting Nesingwary to the alternate universe Nagrand, however when they revealed his invitation was not to hunt wild game but rather the wolves of the Warsong clan, he refused, and consequently did not offer any quests. In World of Warcraft's latest expansion, Legion, Nesingwary is back again, stationed in Nesingwary's Retreat, again hunting the big game of Highmountain, and providing quests for players to do the same.

Trivia

  • The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "The Hunt for Illidan" series, for the card Master Marksman McGee.
  • Big Game Hunter may be based on the card with the same name in Magic: the Gathering, which has an analogous ability.
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    Patch changes

    • Forged in the Barrens logoPatch 20.0.0.77662 (2021-03-25):
      • 2021-03-30: Moved from Classic to Legacy set.
      • Now costs 4 mana (Down from 5).
    • Mean Streets of Gadgetzan logo Patch 7.0.0.15590 (2016-11-29):
      • Now reads: Battlecry: Destroy a minion with 7 or more Attack. (previously: Battlecry: Destroy a minion with an Attack of 7 or more.)
    • Whispers of the Old Gods logo Patch 5.0.0.12574 (2016-04-24):
      • Now costs 5 (Up from 3).
    • Hearthstone logo Patch 1.0.0.3645 (Alpha, 2013-08-12):
      • Flavor text now reads: "Mere devilsaurs no longer excite him. Soon he'll be trying to catch Onyxia with only a dull Krol Blade." (previously: "Mere devilsaurs no longer excite him. Soon he'll be trying to catch Onyxia with only a dull Wraith Scythe.").
    • Hearthstone logo Patch 1.0.0.3140 (Alpha, April or May 2013):
      • Added.

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