Gul'dan


 * ''For other appearances of Gul'dan, see Gul'dan (disambiguation).

Gul'dan represents the class in Hearthstone.

Official overview
''Once called “Darkness Incarnate” and “Destroyer of Dreams,” was the first   and is considered one of the most powerful warlocks to have ever existed. He lived to amass power by any means necessary—even betraying his kin to those that sought to enslave them.

''Gul’dan’s tale began on the planet, the homeworld of the orcs. The most spiritual of Draenor’s orcs were the, which was led by the orc. Ner’zhul was Gul’dan’s mentor, and he taught the young Gul’dan how to harness the elements. Gul’dan was a talented pupil, and with his intelligence and cunning he took to shamanism readily.

''Gul’dan’s hunger for power only grew when he encountered the demon lord,. Gul’dan was promised unfathomable power in the form of mastery over fel magic—the ways of the warlock—if he would only swear fealty to the lord and usurp his mentor. However, Gul’dan would pay a terrible price for such power. His actions would damn the orcs, binding them to the will of the. Gul’dan accepted Kil’jaeden’s terms without hesitation, and the empowered would later decimate their enemies—and their world.

''The warlock led his orcish horde to, with the aid of the sorcerer Medivh and the that connected the two worlds. The bloodthirsty orcs spread across the like a storm, conquering the lands far and wide with Gul’dan plotting and waiting for his chance to claim ultimate power.

''Gul’dan’s thirst for power would eventually be his own downfall; he would stop at nothing less than becoming a god. The warlock set out to find a magical artifact of great power: the Eye of, dark and creator of the Burning Legion. was hidden away within the long-forgotten at the bottom of the. Gul’dan eventually discovered the tomb, but was wholly unprepared for what lurked inside. Instead of unearthing the Eye, Gul’dan and his minions were torn apart by the demons that had long ago been drawn to the tomb through the dark magics that emanated from Sargeras’s remains. Gul’dan finally realized that he was a pawn for Sargeras’s machinations all along. You can harness Gul’dan’s fel magic in Hearthstone'' as the warlock hero. Gul’dan’s hero power, Life Tap, takes a small sacrifice of his own life and turns it into card drawing power! The Burning Legion’s demons are at the warlock’s beck and call, which can be unleashed on your opponent when they least expect it. Demons are not one to lend their power freely, so be warned! If too many minions start to rally against Gul’dan, he can unleash the devastating power of the Twisting Nether and send them spiraling into the Abyss!

Lore

 * "Behold those who have power, and who are not afraid to wield it. Behold... the warlocks!" - Gul'dan

Gul'dan is the creator of the and the first s, and is acknowledged as one of the most powerful beings to have ever lived. Gul'dan was at fault for the orcs' descent towards demonic enslavement. He was also a primary factor in the orcish Horde invading Azeroth, earning him the title "Betrayer of the Orcs".

The spirit of Gul'dan is trapped in Shadowmoon Valley in what is now Outland - the remnants of Draenor. He appears to be trapped around the period of the opening of the Dark Portal, nearly forty years earlier.

All of the knowledge Gul'dan had was sealed in. His skull would later be used as a channeling totem for demonic energies. Gul'dan's skull has been used countless numbers of times by both Ner'zhul and the Burning Legion to create havoc on both Draenor and Azeroth. That was until Illidan Stormrage found the skull. He held the Skull of Gul'dan until his untimely demise within the. It can be looted by players in World of Warcraft. Gul'dan was also responsible for creating the fel volcano known as the Hand of Gul'dan. It was created when he cut the orcs' ties to the shamanistic magics of Draenor.

Flavor text
When viewed in the Collection, Gul'dan has the following flavor text:
 * ''Talented, persuasive and hard-working. Too bad he wants to feed your soul to demons.

Sounds


Each hero has their own selection of audio and written emotes that are produced in response to specific events. For more information, see Emote.

Patch changes

 * New animation added for Life Tap.
 * Wow emote added. Sorry emote no longer available.
 * "Pleasant Feast of Winterveil...." changed to "Pleasant Feast of Winter Veil...."
 * Winter Veil emote added.
 * Mirror start emote added.
 * Taunt error message changed from "I must attack the minion with Taunt." to "A minion with Taunt is in the way."
 * Taunt error message changed from "I must attack the minion with Taunt." to "A minion with Taunt is in the way."