Big Game Hunter
- 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
| Type | Source | Quality | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Card packs | The Regular version can be opened from any of these packs:  | Regular | 1~2 (random) |
| Card packs | The Golden version can be opened from any of these packs:  | Golden | 1~2 (random) |
| Crafting | Craft a Regular copy for 400  | Regular | 1 |
| Crafting | Craft a Golden copy for 1600 | Golden | 1 |
Sounds
- Play
- ▶️
VO_EX1_005_Play_01.wavI've got the beast in my sights!
- Attack
- ▶️
VO_EX1_005_Attack_02.wavGotcha!
- Death
- ▶️
VO_EX1_005_Death_03.wav<death sound>
Lore
This card refers to a series of quests from World of Warcraft, where the player is tasked by 
Hemet 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.
Gallery
Big Game Hunter, full art
Patch changes
Patch 29.0.0.195635 (2024-03-11):
- Now reads: "Tradeable Battlecry: Destroy a minion with 7 or more Attack." (previously: "Battlecry: Destroy a minion with 7 or more Attack.")
Patch 20.0.0.77662 (2021-03-25):
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.)
Patch 5.0.0.12574 (2016-04-24):
- Now costs 5 (Up from 3).
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.").
- Patch 1.0.0.3140 (Alpha, April or May 2013):
- Added.
References
- ↑ English Voice Over Wikia - Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (2014). Retrieved on 2023-12-30.