Hearthstone Faithful Companions Hunter Standard Deck Guide

To win with Faithful Companions Hunter on the Standard Hearthstone ladder, contest the early board with inexpensive token minions, chip away at the opponent's health, and hold Faithful Companions until turn ten to summon two high-cost Beasts for lethal burst damage or instant board swings.

Tutoring Big Beasts with Faithful Companions

Faithful Companions costs seven mana and discovers a Beast from your deck to summon directly onto the board. When played at ten mana, its Manathirst (10) keyword triggers, summoning both the discovered Beast and a second target from your deck.

To maximize consistency, keep the Beast package restricted to heavy, game-ending threats. Diluting the deck with low-impact mid-game beasts reduces your chances of discovering the exact tool needed for the current game state.

Mulligan Rules and Early Curve Strategy

Your opening hand must establish early board presence and lower the opponent's health into range of your late-game burst.

• Always keep Awakening Tremors: For one mana, this spell generates three 1-cost 4/1 Barrel Worms to fight for board control across turns one through three.
• Keep Thornmantle Musician: Serves as an aggressive turn-one play that buffs subsequent beast drops via Spellburst.
• Prioritize Trinket Tracker: Draws a one-cost spell from your deck to consistently find Awakening Tremors or interactive tools.
• Keep Barrel of Monkeys against Aggro: The small Taunt bodies absorb early damage and stall faster aggressive decks.
• Always toss high-cost Beasts: Never keep King Krush, Hollow Hound, or Mister Mukla in your opening hand. Drawing them naturally removes them from your deck and weakens the tutoring power of Faithful Companions.

When you secure early board control, direct minion damage to the opponent's Hero rather than making unnecessary value trades. Forcing opponents to spend defensive removal on low-cost tokens leaves them vulnerable to your mid-game weapons and late-game finishers.

Mid-Game Weapon Transitions

Turn six and seven serve as the bridge between early token pressure and your turn-ten Manathirst activation.

• Hope of Quel'Thalas: Equipping this weapon on turn six grants your Hero plus two Attack and buffs all minions across your hand, deck, and battlefield whenever your Hero attacks. These persistent stat increases elevate the damage output of remaining tokens and raise the burst potential of King Krush.
• Aggramar the Avenger: Offers versatile weapon enhancements based on the board state. Choose card draw with cost reduction to accelerate your deck velocity, or pick direct damage and Taunt buffs to close games or stabilize low health totals.

Executing the Turn 10 Manathirst Burst

Resist the urge to cast Faithful Companions on turn seven or eight unless you face imminent defeat. Waiting until turn ten doubles the summon value, dramatically improving your win rate.

1. Check for lethal damage: If King Krush remains in your deck, discovering it at ten mana summons two copies for sixteen Charge damage from an empty board. Add active weapon damage, available burn spells, and Hero Power usage to your damage calculation.
2. Clear Taunt minions first: If the opponent blocks the board with Taunt minions, use equipped weapons, token minions, or Hollow Hound to clear an attack path before swinging with King Krush.
3. Stabilize if behind: If your life total is threatened, discover Hollow Hound to attack three adjacent targets, clear wide boards, and restore substantial health through Lifesteal.

Matchup Adjustments

• Against Aggro: Treat survival as your sole objective. Use Barrel Worms and early Taunts to absorb damage and trade down enemy boards. Preserve your health until turn six or seven so Hollow Hound can clear the opposing board and replenish your life total.
• Against Control: Do not overextend into predictable board clears with token minions. Rely on regular Hero Power usage and weapon attacks to wear down defensive health pools. Once the opponent expends removal, deploy the turn-ten Faithful Companions combo to deliver unpreventable burst damage.