Dragonhatcher

Dragonhatcher is an epic neutral minion card, from the Kobolds & Catacombs set.

Strategy
While this minion is incredibly understatted, its effect can bring out a huge dragon to compensate for it. If the opponent is not prepared to deal with both minions, they are stuck in a Catch-22 situation of either destroying the big minion and leave the Dragonhatcher to possibly bring out another big dragon, or destroy the Dragonhatcher and leave the big dragon standing. Dragons to add to your deck for Dragonhatcher include Deathwing, Sleepy Dragon, Malygos, or Ysera. Preferably, high-cost dragons with strong Battlecries like Alexstrasza should be left out.

This card has synergy with Master Oakheart, and it is the most expensive 2-Attack card you can bring out with him. It can also be brought out with other high-cost Taunt minions like Tar Lord or Voidlord to keep it protected or with Drakkari Enchanter to bring out a second dragon.

Lore
This orc is ostensibly a member of the.


 * ''The Dragonmaw clan (or Nelghor-shomash, "Cry of the Beasts" in ) is an orcish clan dating back to ancient . Under the command of the shaman, the Dragonmaw swore fealty to Warchief and accompanied the  to  during the . After Blackhand's death, the Dragonmaw maintained their fealty to the late Warchief by pledging themselves to Blackhand's two  and their . The Dragonmaw were later empowered by the dreaded Deathwing to enslave the , including the Dragonqueen Alexstrasza herself, forcing the noble dragons to fight for the Horde throughout the . During this time the clan were based out of the ancient stronghold of , which housed the prison of Alexstrasza.


 * ''The Dragonmaw retained their dominance of the red flight even after the Horde's defeat at the end of the war, but lost control over their winged captives during the . Grim Batol was destroyed by the vengeful dragons, forcing the clan to flee into the and the, where they remained relatively dormant for years and clashed with the  dwarves. Part of the clan, including their chieftain Zuluhed, remained on  and instead pledged their service to Illidan Stormrage, enslaving the  of  for the . The Azerothian Dragonmaw were eventually recruited into the  by Garrosh Hellscream during the invasion of the Twilight Highlands in the wake of the . Under the leadership of , the majority of the Dragonmaw remained fiercely loyal to Garrosh during and after the , allying with the  forces in  during the.

Notably, this particular member of the Dragonmaw appears to be accompanied by a, whereas the Dragonmaw have previously only been known to ride enslaved red dragons (during and after the Second War) and later , various proto-dragons and, in one instance,.

Patch changes

 * Added.