Tainted Zealot

Tainted Zealot is a common neutral minion card, from the Knights of the Frozen Throne set.

Strategy
Tainted Zealot joins Bloodmage Thalnos and Kobold Geomancer in the 2-mana Spell Damage slot. Because it has Divine Shield, Tainted Zealot must be damaged twice before it dies, as compared to the other 2-drop Spell Damage cards which only need to be hit once. This improves the chances that it survives over several turns, so its effect can be used for longer.

Tainted Zealot can be played with Defile with a 1- or 2-health minion on the board for a devastating board clear dealing at least 5 damage to all minions.

Lore
This elf appears to be a member of the or  that has been raised, or perhaps merely corrupted, by the.


 * ''The (or the Scarlet Brotherhood and simply the Crusade) is a religious order, that evolved from Knights of the Silver Hand dedicated to the eradication of the  from . They are a major adversary of the  and, and several quests in  involve attacks on Scarlet Crusade troops, leaders, and strongholds. The Scarlet Crusade maintains several bastions throughout the former lands of Lordaeron, namely the , and up until the  - , , the fortified  of , and several smaller camps and scout towers spread throughout the whole area of northern Lordaeron.


 * ''It was also, before the Shattering, the only hierarchy left of the Kingdom of Lordaeron after its destruction by the Scourge. After the attack on the, the Scarlet Crusade renamed itself to the and operated in , though some members of the original Scarlet Crusade did not transfer to the Scarlet Onslaught.


 * Since the fall of the Lich King, the Scarlet Crusade has experienced a downfall, losing many of its holdings in the now-recovering to the, and many of its surviving members, ironically, to undeath.

Trivia
Her flavor text is based on the lyrics to the song Tainted Love.

Patch changes

 * Added.