Bloodsail Corsair

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

Previous availability

 * Regular Bloodsail Corsair 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
Play Bloodsail Corsair at the beginning of your turn to weaken your opponent's offense and gain significant advantage. This card can mean the difference between mitigating or suffering extra damage during your opponent's turn. This effect is extremely useful against Warriors, especially if Gorehowl is their weapon of choice.

Because it is a Pirate and a 1-cost card similar to Southsea Deckhand, it can be used to summon Patches the Pirate from your deck, giving the player a strong turn-1 play. This combo is best played in decks that have low-cost minions such as token decks or zoo decks. Bloodsail Corsair is also a neutral pirate which does not synergize with weapons, unlike other cheap pirates such as Small-Time Buccaneer. This makes Bloodsail Corsair optimal for non-weapon classes to summon Patches the Pirate.

Quotes

 * Summon
 * Avast, matey!


 * Attack
 * Arr!

Lore

 * ''During the events leading up to and following the, several criminal organizations appeared around . The neutral evil appear to be one of these organizations, originating from Bloodsail Hold on Plunder Isle, which is where their ruler, Duke Falrevere, holds court. They now plot to plunder and cripple the -controlled port city of , currently under the protection of the . It is likely the Bloodsail Buccaneers have come to take advantage of the city’s current loss of its fleet off the coast of the , in which two of its ships were destroyed and the remaining ship forced to find shelter in a cove where its crew currently fights to survive skirmishes against the Daggerspine.


 * ''In preparation for the attack, the Bloodsail Buccaneers have taken up positions in key locations near the city. Currently, they have three ships anchored along the coastline south of Booty Bay, clear of the town’s defensive cannons, with camps also being built along the same coast in preparation for the attack. In addition, a scouting party has landed just west of the entrance to the city, reporting all activities, and a compound is being constructed along the road leading towards the city and will likely be able to stop any re-enforcements from coming to aid Booty Bay.


 * ''Both the Bloodsail Buccaneers and Blackwater Raiders seek to achieve their goals without having their forces engaged in battle; to this end each side now seeks the aid of adventurers sympathetic to its cause.

Trivia

 * The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "March of the Legion" series, for the card.

Patch changes

 * Moved from Classic to Legacy set.
 * Text changed from "Battlecry: Gain Health equal to the Durability of your weapon." to "Remove 1 Durability from your opponent's weapon.".