Steward of Darkshire

Steward of Darkshire is a rare paladin minion card, from the Whispers of the Old Gods set.

Strategy
This card synergizes well with Twilight Drake. It can also turn Charge minions with low Health like Wolfrider and Bluegill Warrior into effective board traders. It works well with Murlocs in general due to their overall low Health, activating for minions including Murloc Tidehunter and Bilefin Tidehunter (and the minions summoned by them), Murloc Tinyfin and Grimscale Oracle. This could enable very efficient trading in a Murloc Paladin deck.

This minion will grant shields to Silver Hand Recruits and other 'summoned' minions, giving it synergy with cards like Stand Against Darkness and Violet Teacher.

Another fun combo is Steward of Darkshire, Stand Against Darkness and Blood Knight, producing an 18/18 Blood Knight, or Rallying Blade, shaping 5 2/2 Silver Hand Recruits with Divine Shield. However, both also require The Coin, or a cost reduction effect, since the full combos cost 11 mana. Nonetheless, both cards in general have strong synergy with Steward of Darkshire, especially if the player manages to have several Divine Shields active on their minions just before playing them.

In Wild format this card synergizes well with Muster for Battle. This can be followed with Quartermaster, resulting in 3/3 Silver Hand Recruits with Divine Shield.

Quotes

 * Summon
 * Back to your homes.


 * Attack
 * Back!

Lore
After years of defending their town against the terrors of, the grim defenders of are no strangers to horror or madness. The Steward of Darkshire is a true good-willed defender of her home, free of corruption by the Old Gods, as can be seen by the torch and lack of tentacles, and the shining in her eyes.


 * '' is a once-quaint little woodland village located in, but it has fallen on literally dark times. The surrounding forests have been filled with an evil malaise that cloaks the land in constant darkness. The walking dead choke the graveyards, and foul creatures known as worgen have overrun many of the outlying farmsteads. Even worse, Stormwind has all but abandoned the village and the surrounding area, as most of the Stormwind army is currently off fighting on the / front. This has left the stubborn people of Duskwood little choice but to defend themselves.


 * ''The small town now numbers a scant 3,500 people, a great deal of them refugees from . Lord is the elected mayor of this town.  His daughter, Commander, runs the , a local militia that works to keep the roads free and the creeping darkness back for as long as possible. They strike against the undead and worgen that plague the land. The people of Duskwood are a jumpy and suspicious lot, but they are desperate for any aid they can get against the evil that now surrounds their homes.

The art for this card appears to depict, but the Hearthstone character is likely unrelated.

Patch changes

 * Added.