Hobgoblin

Hobgoblin is an epic neutral minion card, from the Goblins vs Gnomes set.

Note

 * This card triggers only from playing minions from the hand. Summon and put into battlefield effects, such as those of Haunted Creeper, Imp-losion, Voidcaller and Reinforce, will not trigger it.
 * Hobgoblin's effect triggers prior to any Battlecries, and prior to any auras being applied to the minion. For example, a Timber Wolf played with a Stormwind Champion on the board will gain Hobgoblin's +2/+2 buff, and then receive the Champion's +1/+1 aura buff on top of that.
 * If there are multiple Hobgoblins on the board, the 1-Attack minion will get +2/+2 for each one.

Strategy
The ideal combo pieces are minions who can protect it with the stat boost: small Taunt minions like Voidwalker or control minions like Nerub'ar Weblord. He can also buff engine-drivers like Jeeves, but the opponent will likely kill Hobgoblin in short order. Other good cards that combo well with the Hobgoblin are minions like Mana Wyrm or Micro Machine which have an ability that buffs them over time. The extra 2 Health allows them a chance to survive long enough to see multiple stat increases on top of the Hobgoblin's buff.

Eligible minions
The following tables list all 1-Attack minions available in Wild format, reflecting the range of possible minions that can receive Hobgoblin's effect.
 * Collectible

Note that the following uncollectible minions generally require a return effect such as Time Rewinder in order to play them from the hand.
 * Uncollectible

Quotes

 * Summon
 * Goblins and gnomes.


 * Attack
 * Goblins and gnomes.

Lore

 * s, also known to some goblins as brutes or oafs, are large semi-giants that guard the Isle of 's cities, such as the . The Hobgoblins were once goblins altered by some foul alchemy becoming tough, powerful, and "dumber than an ogre with a hangover".

Trivia

 * The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "The Deadmines" series, for the card Lumbering Oaf.
 * The card's play and attack voice lines are the chorus from the expansion's trailer.

Patch changes

 * Added.