Stormpike Commando

Stormpike Commando is a neutral minion card, inducted into the Legacy set, formerly from the Basic set.

Strategy
Stormpike Commando's stats are very poor for his cost, and as a 4/2, he may die before you are able to attack with him. His main strength is in his Battlecry, which can be used to destroy a minion, or damage one before finishing it off.

Stormpike Commando is generally most effective when facing a valuable low Health minion such as Knife Juggler which it is imperative to remove. His Battlecry allows him to serve as a form of direct removal, particularly useful for classes which lack many removal options. However, if used simply for the Battlecry effect, Disciple of C'Thun is a similar option for only 3 mana, with the added benefit of boosting C'Thun should he be included in the deck. Fire Plume Phoenix purely outclasses Stormpike Commando by costing 1 less mana, more health, and having elemental synergy, as does Burrowing Scorpid, by costing 1 less mana, has 1 more attack, has beast synergies, and can gain stealth if the Battlecry kills its target.

The Commando's low Health makes it advisable to play him on an empty board, giving him a better chance of surviving the turn. His Battlecry can be useful for clearing enemy minions, preventing easy trades. While generally considered a poor card, with the right board the Commando can remove one minion with his Battlecry and force the opponent to trade another to remove him, at the least providing a 2 for 1 card advantage.

Trivia

 * The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Through the Dark Portal" series, for the card.

Lore

 * ''The is a respected dwarven clan, and are well known for their fine and discerning tastes. They are apparently rich dwarves as well.

This dwarf is likely a member of the Stormpike's expeditionary force, the.


 * ''The Stormpike Guard (aka Stormpike Expedition) is the faction in the  . They are an expedition of dwarves of the Stormpike clan in search of artifacts. The Stormpikes' search for relics of their past, and harvesting of resources in Alterac Valley have led to open war with the orcs of the  who are dwelling in the southern part of the valley. They were also issued with a "sovereign imperialistic imperative" by King Magni Bronzebeard to take the valleys of Alterac for Ironforge. The dwarfs have allied with the  in  in order to combat the Forsaken.


 * ''The main Stormpike base is where their leader,, resides with his marshals. His second in command, , is found south of Dun Baldar at.

Patch changes

 * Moved from Basic to Legacy set.
 * Rarity changed from Common to Free.