Fiery Bat

Fiery Bat is a common hunter minion card, from the Whispers of the Old Gods set.

Strategy
This minion's effect may hit any enemy character, including minions, which gives it more of a control element; in the best of cases, it could eliminate a small minion such as a Silver Hand Recruit, or a larger, weakened minion. Feign Death allows you to trigger this minion's damage effect immediately, which when combined with an attack could help eliminate a minion with more Health. It is also supported by the minions Forlorn Stalker, which can turn it into a formidable 1 mana 3/2 minion, and Princess Huhuran, who like Feign Death can help you get off a quick shot of 1 damage.

Being a Beast, it is also a cheap and easy activator for Ram Wrangler, Kill Command or Starving Buzzard, alongside the Hunter's plethora of other Beast-related cards. This makes Fiery Bat highly compatible with either a Deathrattle-focused deck (alongside cards such as Infest and Explorer's Hat), a Beast-focused deck, or a fusion of the two.

Lore
Fiery Bat is, unsurprisingly, a type of. The fire surrounding the creature appears to be magical, and may be original to Hearthstone. This particular creature appears to be indigenous to, a frozen, volcanic wasteland on the orcish homeworld of that is home to many giant bats.


 * ''Bats are nocturnal, flying mammals that are found in all regions of . These foreboding creatures stalk the night skies of the, feeding on carrion.


 * '' can sense an opponent's heartbeat through echolocation. s have been trained as scouts and mounts by the of the  and the Amani trolls of . The Forsaken also use bat wings to make armor. The  used monstrous, elusive bats known as s as mounts during the.


 * ''Bats are found in the, , , , , , , , and . The monstrous, flesh-eating hails from the misty jungle islands of the , where it is the undisputed ruler of the night sky.


 * ''Many bats can also be found in areas around, such as , in  and the depths of the . The vampire bats known as , who dwell in the woods of , don't use their eyes to hunt and can hear travelers approaching from a mile away. The forces of the  sometimes use bats as mounts.

Trivia

 * As referenced in the flavor text, this card is a tribute to 2014 Hearthstone World Champion Firebat, Hearthstone 's first ever World Champion.

Patch changes

 * Added.