Tess Greymane


 * For other appearances of Tess Greymane, see Tess Greymane (disambiguation).

Tess Greymane is a legendary rogue minion card, from the The Witchwood set.

Strategy
Tess Greymane can serve as a similar late-game card to Yogg-Saron, Hope's End or Shudderwock. Provided you've used cards like Pick Pocket, Blink Fox, and Academic Espionage to steal cards from your opponent's class and played them, Tess' entry to the board can result in game-bending shifts in power.

The random targeting of all cards she re-plays, however, means she can't necessarily be used as a reliable finisher. Given she only plays cards you've played from another class, she is almost useless in Rogue mirror matches.

One card that is not recommended to play when using Tess is Psychic Scream. Once Tess gets shuffled into the opponent's deck, she will continue the rest of her Battlecry for your opponent.

In World of Warcraft

 * ''Princess is a member of the Royal Family of, as the daughter of King Genn Greymane. Her life was saved by a potion made by ; if not for him, she would have died soon after she was born. Because of her brother's death, she is now the heir to the throne of Gilneas.


 * ''After the destroyed the town of, Tess ventured up to her father's  with a single  flower. She reminded Genn how when she was a little girl, he told her to find one beautiful thing a day as it would make the hard times easier. Even among the ruined Gilneas, she was able to find an unharmed peacebloom, and it gave her hope.


 * ''During the exodus to, Tess and her mother, , were aboard the ' while her father was on another ship. The fleet was hit by a powerful storm generated by the Cataclysm, and the ship started to sink. Having a leg broken during the storm, Mia could not move and Tess remained with her refusing to leave, so they both risked to drown. Genn, refusing to lose the last two members of his family, assumed the worgen form and joined the rescue efforts of the night elf sailors from his ship. After the storm, both the women reached safely. Tess' whereabouts until ' were unknown, but it is possible that she followed her father to.


 * In the aftermath of the, Tess appears on the '' that brings s and other wounded back to Stormwind. If the player chooses to take the optional offered ride to , she and  will escort them on their own gryphons, conversing on the way. When flying to Stormwind Keep, Princess Tess Greymane confided to Lorna her concern about the lust for vengeance consuming her father. Lorna states that all Gilneans suffer from that rage, her father more than most. Though Tess concurs with Lorna, she fears more deaths are sure to come. Lorna grimly replies that such is the cost of vengeance and that Gilneas has waited for it long enough. When arriving at Stormwind Keep, Tess tells the adventurer to give King Anduin their condolences for the death of his father Varian Wrynn. The two quickly return to the gunship once the player lands, as they are needed back at the ship. While Tess is dressed in armor for this appearance, it's unknown if she actually had a military role, or if it is due to formal reasons.


 * ''Now one of The, Tess is within the sewers of in the secret . She sends the newest Shadow of the Uncrowned after , who has gone to Stormwind to assassinate members of a  cult.


 * ''The Uncrowned receive word of a large cave at the where the Legion is plotting against the, and together Tess and  formulate a plan to stop them. With fel-infused gun powder taken from the , Tess and the Shadowblade sneak their way into the  and blow the cave up. Afterwards, Tess explains that she has not yet pledged service to the Shadowblade because, while all rogues step into the shadows, it had been especially important that her status remains truly secret. But with the Legion's threat too great, Tess wants to have a greater role in taking them down.

In Hearthstone

 * ''Princess Tess Greymane is heir to the throne of Gilneas, and by all accounts a woman of extraordinary skill and razor wit. Tess combines her father’s iron will with a subtlety and deftness he’s always lacked. She’s well renowned for cleverly using her enemies’ best tricks against them, and she’d make a powerful Queen—though she seems to have little interest in matters of state. In fact, she spends an unusual amount of time around low-born thieves, rogues, and rapscallions.


 * ''Lately her behavior has been most concerning. The Princess has been seen haunting—figuratively, as she’s not dead . . . yet—the lonely, rocky shorelines of Gilneas. As the fog rolls in off the sea, she confronts eerie visitors: spectral buccaneers from the depths, whose unquiet spirits rise from the icy gray surf. Even those who know how very formidable the Princess can be fear for her safety during these nightly sojourns. These spirits seem less spectral and more solid with each passing night.


 * She may need to abandon her pet project soon, in any event. The hunters entering the Witchwood will have need of her skills.

Trivia

 * According to Mike Donais, Blizzard discussed adding Tess' "Princess" title to her card name, but ultimately chose not to include it since "it isn't really how she identifies. Especially in this card".
 * Tess' flavor text is a reference to the common phrase "those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it", usually attributed to.

Patch changes

 * Tess Greymane will now replay hero cards with her Battlecry.
 * Tess Greymane's Battlecry is now limited to 30 cards, and will stop if she is silenced, killed, transformed, leaves the battlefield, or if any hero dies.
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