Blackwald Pixie

Blackwald Pixie is a common neutral minion card, from the The Witchwood set.

Strategy
Blackwald Pixie works well in decks which depend on a powerful Hero Power, such as those running Hero cards with usable Hero Powers or Baku the Mooneater.

It works particularly well with Ballista Shot, The Four Horsemen, and DIE, INSECT! from Fire Plume's Heart, giving extra burst damage or reach to finish your opponent.

Note that despite having the stats of an early game minion, you must have at least 7 Mana in order to play Blackwald Pixie and make use of your Hero Power twice, without any cost-modifying effects. As such, the effect will likely come into play only in mid- to late game, but the stats make Blackwald Pixie still decent to play for tempo if drawn early.

Lore

 * The is a forest in southern Gilneas, located south of  and north of the village of . The Blackwald was the home of the, who eventually became the first worgen.  - a tree identical to  - is in the forest's center. The Blackwald is full of , Sylvanas' scouts looking for Tal'doren.

Much like how the rest of the Blackwald was transformed into the Witchwood by Hagatha the Witch, Blackwald Pixie "was turned dark and spooky" by Hagatha.

Blackwald Pixie resembles a.


 * ''Sprites are small, mischievous nature spirits found in, on the , and in.


 * ''Mischievous and prevalent, the nature sprites of Pandaria resemble the prevalent features of their surroundings, like shrubs or rocks. Their appearance allows them to easily hide and engage in their favorite pastime – playing tricks on others for inscrutable reasons. Many forest sprites' pranks – disguising themselves as stools to trip people, or throwing fruit and nuts at wanderers – seem harmless. Mountain spirits' means of interaction tend to have a higher incidence of violence and death, involving rockslides and falls off cliffs.


 * ''Rumor has it that more deadly, unique varieties of sprites have emerged in -tainted areas. If sprites' behavior is simply a reflection of the environments that surround them, any such creatures must be monumentally dangerous.


 * ''Plant-like sprites are really just living plants and will resprout later if killed. The needles of the needle sprites that dwell in can be used in a special acupuncture technique to purge poison.


 * Sprites shroud themselves in illusion to avoid detection. It is a little-known secret that the dust sprites use for their various tricks have restorative properties.

Sprites are not previously known to live in Gilneas, but concept art for  depicts a Gilnean creature known as a "".

Trivia

 * This card's quotes are a reference to the character from 's play , a trickster working for the pixie king who remarks on the foolishness of mortals.
 * This card's flavor text is a reference to "Oh hi Mark", a line spoken by the protagonist Johnny in the infamous 2003 film .

Patch changes

 * Added.