Shadowhoof Slayer

Shadowhoof Slayer is a demon hunter minion card, inducted into the Legacy set, formerly from the Basic set.

Strategy
Shadowhoof Slayer is a decent tempo play, especially if going second. It gives the Demon Hunter effectively a free use of their hero power, letting them potentially kill off an opponent's turn 1 play while establishing a 2/1 minion. On turn 2, Shadowhoof Slayer can be played alongside the hero power Demon Claws, killing off a number of 3/2 minions.

If you're going first, this minion is a good aggressive start that can deal 1 damage to the opponent's face and threaten 2 more. This is weak in a Demon Hunter mirror however, since they can easily kill the minion with their hero power or a Shadowhoof Slayer of their own.

Later in the game, you can use this minion's Battlecry to supplement an equipped weapon, boosting it by 2 damage if used with the hero power as well.

Shadowhoof Slayer also synergizes with attacking-related cards like Satyr Overseer and Battlefiend.

Lore

 * '' are a race of bestial demons usually sworn to the . They are created through the spreading of the ancient satyr curse, an affliction which originated with Xavius, a sorcerer who was destroyed and remade into a demonic form as a punishment for his failures by  during the . Xavius soon began spreading his cursed form to other night elves and eventually to other races as well. In modern times, satyrs mostly live in various sects throughout  and exist only to harry their hated night elf cousins and obey the will of the Legion, though others have instead sworn fealty to the Old Gods and work to spread the influence of the.


 * '' is a sect of satyrs serving Illidan Stormrage in the.

Patch changes

 * Moved from Basic to Legacy set.
 * Server-side patch (2020-04-02): Now obtainable (locked from use until 10AM PT, 2020-04-07).
 * Added.