Mana Wyrm

Mana Wyrm is a common mage minion, inducted into the Legacy set, formerly from the Classic set.

Summoned by
As well as being collected in decks, this card can also be summoned by the following card.

Strategy
Mana Wyrm is a fairly weak 2-cost minion that gains Attack for each spells cast. Mana Wyrm works best in Mage decks that run multiple cheap spells to take advantage of its effect early. If not dealt with, the amount of damage it deals over time can add up significantly.

Note that The Coin counts as a spell, which means its Attack will get buffed by it. With The Coin and a 1-mana spell, it will instantly turn into a 3/3.

Following the nerf that increased its Mana cost to 2, Mana Wyrm is comparable to Mana Addict but with a lower but permanent Attack buff. While weaker for burst damage, having a permanent Attack buff allows it to trade with minions more effectively. Mana Wyrm is weak for tempo when played on turn 2 and will require early follow-up spells to make it worth the risk.

Lore

 * ''s are floating, serpentine creatures found in the lands and some  zones such as.


 * ''They are attracted to and feed off energies, and so have been seen in  and most likely other worlds throughout the . They are generally considered more of a nuisance than a real threat, but in large numbers they can be very deadly to magical creatures and magic-users.


 * ''According to the quest "Reclaiming Sunstrider Isle", the mana wyrms on were guardians of the Burning Crystals, that have long been used to power the isle's experimentations, but the  invasion of Quel'Thalas has driven them errant from the blood elves' magical control over them.


 * ''More powerful mana wyrms have been seen in service to the s, helping to guard the on the . These mana wyrms specialize in shutting down and slaying enemy spellcasters, their small size often leading such victims to underestimate their power.

The Red Mana Wyrm appears to be a Mana Wyrm that has fed on the corrupted red mana created by the Kabal, one of the three main crime families controlling the mean streets of Gadgetzan.

Trivia

 * This card's art appears to be based upon the cinematic for World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. In it, a female blood elf caresses a mana wyrm against the backdrop of a beautiful sunset, before swiftly destroying it in order to consume its arcane energy.

Patch changes

 * Moved from Classic to Legacy set.