Shadow Hunter Vol'jin

Shadow Hunter Vol'jin is a legendary neutral minion card, from the Forged in the Barrens set.

How to get
Regular Shadow Hunter Vol'jin is obtained by logging into Hearthstone from February 19, 2021.

Golden Shadow Hunter Vol'jin is obtained by purchasing the Tavern Pass and reaching level 25 in the Forged in the Barrens ' Rewards Track.

Shadow Hunter Vol'jin is uncraftable and cannot be crafted or disenchanted.

Strategy
Shadow Hunter Vol'jin can target both a friendly minion or an enemy minion, making him a versatile option. The player will be able to choose which minion to replace, however the minion summoned will be random.

When targeting a friendly minion, you will want to replace a smaller or insignificant minion with a larger threat and putting them into play for less mana than usual. Any Battlecries will not be activated, so it is best to summon a minion that does not require Battlecries to be powerful, or one with a detrimental effect. Vol'jin's effect can also be used to activate a minion's battlecry effect a second time while putting an additional minion on the board.

When targeting an enemy minion, you want the opposite effect to happen, a larger threat being replaced by a weak minion. Targeting an enemy could have the desired effect of putting a weaker minion in it's place, but it does come with the risk of something even stronger being played. Alternatively, Shadow Hunter Vol'jin can be used effectively as a silence effect to bypass taunt minions and finish off the enemy hero, even if the replacement is a powerful minion. He can also be used when you suspect your opponent is holding a Battlecry minion, forcing it onto the board without triggering the Battlecry (similar to Dirty Rat).

Lore

 * ''The shadow hunter, son of , was the of the , as well as Chieftain of the  and rightful ruler of  and the.


 * ''Vol'jin swore to do everything in his power to lead the Darkspear tribe just as his late father, Sen’jin, would have. For years Vol'jin resided in, offering strategic advice to Thrall and assisting with critical operations such as retaking the after the  bastion had been usurped by  and the dreadlord . During the , however, Vol'jin came into conflict with the Horde’s new warchief, Garrosh Hellscream. Alienated by the orc’s extremism and lust for war, the troll leader departed Orgrimmar and took up residence on Darkspear Isle. Despite his conflict with the new warchief, Vol'jin remained loyal to the Horde and opposed the efforts of the  to create a new troll empire in the wake of the.


 * ''By the time the war between the and Horde came to the shores of, Vol'jin had become a bitter enemy of Garrosh. After surviving an assassination attempt by one of Hellscream's Kor'kron, Vol'jin went into hiding, while  within the Horde itself to end Garrosh's reign. With Garrosh's defeat and capture, Vol'jin was led to assume the mantle of Warchief of the Horde, with the personal encouragement of Thrall and the rest of the Horde's leadership, becoming the first non-orc to earn the title. He ruled the Horde until he was mortally wounded during the battle for the ; though he was evacuated back to Orgrimmar, he succumbed to fel poisoning from his wound. Following the guidance of the , with his dying breath Vol'jin named Sylvanas Windrunner, the queen of the Forsaken, as the new Warchief of the Horde.

Patch changes

 * Card text misspelling corrected. ("owners" changed to "owner's")
 * Added.