Coldarra Drake

Coldarra Drake is an epic mage minion card, from the Grand Tournament set.

Strategy
Coldarra Drake synergizes very well with Justicar Trueheart and Genn Greymane making the pair a formidable late-game duo, especially if one lacks card draw. However, it is worth noting that Justicar Trueheart and Genn Greymane shouldn't be played in the same deck, since Justicar overrides the cost reduction from Genn. Fallen Hero or Wildfire can be used as an alternative if the two damage Hero Power is still wanted with Genn. Can also synergize with other hero power enhancments such as Spirit of the Dragonhawk for Area of effect damage and Pyromaniac to provide card Draw.

It can also be used with Frost Lich Jaina's hero power allowing you to spawn more Water Elemental's in one turn if there are plenty of low health minions on the board.

Its effect can activate the damage threshold of Jan'alai, the Dragonhawk alot easier.

A somewhat risky play would be to combine this card with Majordomo Executus' Deathrattle, allowing you to deal up to 40 damage in one turn through repeated use of DIE, INSECT!. You could further combine this Maiden of the Lake, allowing you to deal up to 80 damage in one turn, albeit in a random manner. Such a large amount of damage, however, will likely lead to victory. Additionally, Secrets like Ice Block will allow you to survive after transforming, and give you a turn to play a card like Alexstrasza, which will raise your survivability considerably.

If in the unlikely instance Coldarra Drake is combined with Raza the Chained, such as getting one or the other off of a Kabal Courier, any damage-dealing or buffing Hero Power can turn into a one-turn-kill (if the animation speed allows it) and any healing or Armor-generating Hero Power is a full heal.

Lore
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Trivia

 * The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "War of the Elements" series, for the card Azure Drake.

Patch changes

 * Now has 7 Health. (Up from 6)
 * Added.