Flame Leviathan

Flame Leviathan is a legendary mage minion card, from the Goblins vs Gnomes set.

Strategy
A 7-drop with average stats, Flame Leviathan is notable for its on-draw effect, making it something of a wildcard depending on when it's drawn. Its ability can be very useful for clearing the board of low cost minions such as Murlocs, softening enemy minions for one of the mage's board clearing spells, or giving the player enough damage to finish off their opponent, though it can also do the same for the opposing player. Its important if using a Flame Leviathan to include and mulligan for cards that can withstand its effect, as well as cards that can benefit from it, such as Enrage cards, Nerubian Egg, Acolyte of Pain and Gurubashi Berserker. While random, timing is important in determining whether its effect is positive or negative for the player.

Quotes

 * Summon
 * Hostile entities detected.


 * Attack
 * Acquiring target.


 * Effect triggering
 * Countermeasures enabled.


 * Death
 * Powering dow...

Lore

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Trivia

 * Flame Leviathan was specifically designed in order to experiment with draw-related effects, a mechanic which did not exist at the time.
 * Upon its release this card was widely and immediately panned as a poor card, especially given its status as a legendary. However, this was considered by some to be due to the fact that the expansion saw the original mage legendary, Archmage Antonidas, gaining substantial popularity with the expansion's release, due to synergy with the new Spare Part cards. With Antonidas previously rarely seen at high levels, this resurgence could be a reason for the relative weakness of the Flame Leviathan, with mages expected to already have a strong legendary card for the expansion.
 * This card was leaked along with Iron Juggernaut, Trade Prince Gallywix, and Vol'jin, long before they were supposed to be revealed. Due to their very unique effects, many players believed the leaked cards to be a hoax.
 * Flame Leviathan's entrance music comes from The Siege of Ulduar, shared with SN1P-SN4P.

Patch changes

 * Added.