In order to complete my deck diversity series on hunter I am missing couple of decks on the forums. One of them is trap Victor. Here is my list, not much tested but looks really good so far:
Hero: Victor Heartstriker
Allies (12):
4x Lily Rosecult
4x Fortified Wisp
4x Thunderstrike Construct
Abilities (10):
2x Poison Arrow
4x Hunter's Gambit
4x Survivalist
Items (18):
4x Snare Trap
2x Decoy Trap
4x Death Trap
2x Ricochet Trap
1x Night Prowler
4x Soul Seeker
1x Spelleater Bands
= 41 cards ~ 13820g
The Gambit nerf hurt this deck a bit. Before I didn't need to run Survivalist thanks to gambit looping giving the deck more tempo and more flexible spots for tech and more allies. On a bright side Vic can now cycle more traps.
Idea behind the deck is to take heavy control route and deplete their threats with traps and Vic's ability while you slowly advance your board with your own allies. Deck is really hard to play, but I like alternative play styles for heroes that are mostly played in one way only. Good MU are ally heavy builds, against ally light you need to be really smart, against solo builds it is auto loss. You also need to be really careful against rogues and priest so they do not tempo you out with item destruction and resource ramp.
4x Lily is a must in a trap build. Default cycle are the traps but also weapons and armours depending on the MU and situation. Watch for the order in which you play Lily and Vic's ability if you want poison arrow from the GY but it is below a trap or you want a weapon back but it is below a trap.
Wisp as it is hard to kill ally that can grow.
Thunderstrike Construct for great synergy with Wisp and it is much needed source of damage to kill of allies that sneak past the traps and Vic's ability.
4x Snare Trap for your default turn 2 play.
4x Death Trap as your main control tool.
2x Decoy Trap as alternative turn 2 play. It can protect Lily and Construct from damage and insta kills. Can also mitigate damage from board clears.
2x Ricochet Trap. This one is kinda debatable. It is ok when you are behind on board to deal some damage to allies and stall a bit. It is best used to protect Night Prowler and annoy weapon heroes if they decide to race you.
Spelleater Bands. Pray to draw them against mages with burn spells, although it does little against competent Loest player. They should know to save the ability for it.
Poison Arrow for more control option when traps aren't enough.
Soul Seeker to heal and control the board. It goes really well with Gambit and Construct to combo to kill up to 6hp allies.
Survivalist as main draw engine.
If I am to add some item destruction it would prob be Dawn Raid to deal with IGG and Wrath. They are most annoying items for this deck. I would be looking to tweak numbers of Wisp, Construct and Ricochet Trap in the future testing. Some other stuff to consider that may be worth testing:
Last Harvest. Once you get some board presence it can help to close the game faster. It is also an item so once you use it up you get a draw from Survivalist. No more than 1 copy if you do go for it imo.
Splicer's Crown. Once you get board presence with Wisp and Construct you can buff them to close out the game faster, but it can also clear opponent's graveyard to negate cycling allies. And it is also an item so it becomes Survivalist draw.
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