Sunfury Protector

Sunfury Protector is a rare neutral minion card, inducted into the Legacy set, formerly from the Classic set.

Previous availability

 * Regular Sunfury Protector could also be obtained as a first-time reward for first time reaching Silver 10 and Gold 10 in Ranked mode from April 1, 2020 to March 25, 2021 (or as a reward of Climbing the Ranks (2/10) and (4/10) achievements).

Strategy
Gives adjacent minions Taunt. This allows to create defense for high priority cards or yourself if you play Sunfury Protector besides other less important minions.

Lore

 * The forces are a group of high-ranking  once loyal to . The bulk of their army had been established both in  and, while several of their members left the main contingent to follow other pursuits; mainly, the  and the blood elven forces loyal to Illidan Stormrage.


 * ''In the waning moments of Prince Kael'thas' ill-fated assault on the, the prince recalled his loyal servitors on to his side at . Though some remnants of his army would heed this call, and become known as the , others did not: a number of the Sunfury forces broke away from the prince's increasingly damning path, and instead reaffirmed their loyalty to their homeland of  and its acting regent, . Though little is known of the organization's current status, their presence has ensured the  have become less strained with protecting the nation's borders.

Trivia

 * The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Fields of Honor" series, for the card Addisyn the Untouchable.
 * A blood elf very similar in appearance to the Sunfury Protector appears in Freedom, one of three web comics released prior to the launch of Knights of the Frozen Throne. When the Pompous Thespian asks if anyone else in his audience seeks the, the blood elf steps forward and places her shield on the table, stating that she has let others rule her destiny for too long, and that she seeks the freedom to answer to nobody and the wherewithal to see the world at her whim. In response, the thespian tells a tale about Valeera Sanguinar and what it means to have "freedom".

Patch changes

 * Moved from Classic to Legacy set.
 * Now only gives adjacent minions Taunt.
 * Previously: Battlecry: Your other minions gain Taunt. [2 mana, 2 attack, 3 health, Rare]