It's always Huffer.
A Chinese stream released the latest sneak peak into Whispers of the Old Gods and surprise, it's Huffer! Along with his friends Misha and Leokk, that is, because the newly unveiled card is Call of the Wild, an eight mana Hunter spell which summons all three [card]Animal Companion[/card]s.
At eight mana, Call of the Wild will spawn a 2/4 which buffs all of the player's minions with +1 attack, a 5/2 with Charge and a 5/4 with Taunt (the latter two being buffed by Leokk), for a total of 12/10 stats and five damage which can be used immediately. For a mere eight Mana, that's certainly nothing to scoff at, and it seems like Blizzard is hell-bent on (finally) making Control Hunter a reality. Since all three Animal Companions are, naturally, beasts, Call of the Wild could also help trigger spells and minions which rely on beast synergy much more consistently.
There is no word yet on whether the order in which the Companions are spawned is fixed, which could be important for minion placement as well as determining what happens when the card is played into a board of five or more minions. The card certainly packs a lot of value into eight mana, but will it be enough for Control Hunter to become a meta deck? Let us know your opinion below!
You can follow the reveal of the new expansion with our Whispers of the Old Gods full card list here.
