Prophet Velen

Prophet Velen is a legendary priest minion card, inducted into the Legacy set, formerly from the Classic and Hall of Fame sets.

Strategy
Prophet Velen can dramatically increase the priest's effectiveness in the late-game. His passive affects the priest's spells as well as their Hero Power. Lifesteal spells (i.e. Spirit Lash) doubles the healing on top of the double damage, resulting in a huge health swing.

This bonus works with all Hero Powers, including the damage of doubling the damage of Steady Shot, Fireblast, Life Tap, and DIE, INSECT!, as well as the Hero Powers granted by Justicar Trueheart, Shadowreaper Anduin, Shadowform and Charged Hammer. Note that the doubled damage on Life Tap is usually a bad thing.

This card should be considered to have a soft taunt. Your enemy will go to great lengths to kill Velen due to the power he brings in the late game. Be prepared to protect him with taunt minions, healing or divine shields.

His high mana cost makes it difficult to fully utilize his effect. Cards that can potentially summon him for cheaper cost like Eternal Servitude lets Velen have a greater effect.

Quotes

 * Summon
 * Not all who wander are lost.


 * Attack
 * I foresaw this.

Lore

 * ''Velen has been the leader of the draenei people since their flight from Argus 13,000 years before the first orcish invasion of Azeroth. Known by his people as the Prophet, he has been granted the gift of the Sight, and — aided by the Light — rejected offers of dark power from Sargeras and has guided his people as they fled from, and later fought against, the Burning Legion and their former eredar brethren. He is first among the draenei and is the arch-nemesis (formerly best friend) of Kil'jaeden.


 * ''Following the draenei's flight to Azeroth, they made a new home on the Azuremyst Isles and, sensing great courage in the Alliance, Velen and his followers pledged themselves to this noble faction. The strengthened Alliance then helped the draenei reclaim their former holdings from the Legion. Most recently, Velen used the heart of the naaru M'uru to sanctify the blood elves' tainted Sunwell, transforming the sacred fount into a source of holy and arcane energies.


 * ''Although the Legion's forces in Outland have been greatly diminished and the demonic invasion of Azeroth has been driven back, Velen remains fearful of an upcoming war between light and shadow.


 * "Where faith dwells, hope is never lost." - Velen

Velen is also the mentor of Anduin Wrynn.

Trivia

 * During alpha, Velen was a 5/7 with the card text: "Battlecry: Draw a card for each undamaged character."


 * Velen's summon quote is a reference to 's "" poem from . The line is also spoken by Velen in World of Warcraft.

Patch changes

 * Moved from Hall of Fame to Legacy set.
 * Moved from Classic to Hall of Fame set.
 * Now also affects the priest's Hero Power. Double the damage and healing of your spells and Hero Power. [7 mana, 7 attack, 7 health, Legendary]
 * Stats changed from 5/7 to 7/7.
 * Text now reads: Double the damage and healing of your spells.
 * Previously: Battlecry: Draw a card for each undamaged character. [7 mana, 5 Attack, 7 Health, Legendary]