Ethereal Arcanist

Ethereal Arcanist is a rare mage minion card, inducted into the Legacy set, formerly from the Classic set.

Previous availability

 * Regular Ethereal Arcanist 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
Ethereal Arcanist is best played in combination with Secrets in scenarios where your opponent cannot quickly dispose of him or your Secrets. Try to play multiple Secrets at a time since you can have more than one active Secret up. Depending on the Secrets you have available, try to play the ones that your opponent might not trigger right away. Also try to play a Taunt or maybe some freeze spells in order to protect Ethereal Arcanist long enough to get his effect rolling. A best case scenario is when you have an Ice Block, because it will keep gaining stats until you or it takes fatal damage.

On the other hand, if you find yourself up against this card, you can either try to dispose of it if you have the damage available or you can trigger your opponent's Secret and hope that they don't have a replacement. Focusing on Ethereal Arcanist when you don't have the damage available can quickly get out of hand.

Lore
s are encountered in the World of Warcraft expansion The Burning Crusade, hostile mobs found in. Ethereals are incorporeal denizens of the Twisting Nether who are driven by a need to collect arcane items and artifacts… at any cost.


 * Treading the chaotic spaces between worlds, the s are astral travelers who dwell within the . They are known to be collectors and traders of arcane items and artifacts. Now drawn to, many ethereals are seeking to track down its treasures and steal them back into the Twisting Nether. They are liars and scoundrels who will stop at nothing to pursue their mysterious aims. The ethereals have no care at all for the . They would even play both sides of the conflict against each other if doing so would serve to further their own goals.

Trivia

 * The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Betrayal of the Guardian" series, for the card Ethereal Spellfilcher.

Patch changes

 * Moved from Classic to Legacy set.