Bloodsail Raider

Bloodsail Raider is a common neutral minion card, inducted into the Legacy set, formerly from the Classic set.

Strategy
Bloodsail Raider's Battlecry makes her an effective card for any deck that has a lot of weapons.

A rogue deck is particularly good due to their hero power, which essentially makes her a cheap 3/3 minion. Deadly Poison, Perdition's Blade and Assassin's Blade can help make the Bloodsail Raider a threat even when played later.

Warriors will also find the Bloodsail Raider a very good choice. Their variety of high-damage weapons, such as Fiery War Axe, Arcanite Reaper and Gorehowl add a lot of Attack.

Bloodsail Raider is also a Pirate, which means she can benefit from Southsea Captain and Captain's Parrot.

Quotes

 * Summon
 * X marks the spot!


 * Attack
 * Die, landlubber!

Lore

 * ''During the events leading up to and following the, several criminal organizations appeared around . The neutral evil appear to be one of these organizations, originating from Bloodsail Hold on Plunder Isle, which is where their ruler, Duke Falrevere, holds court. They now plot to plunder and cripple the -controlled port city of , currently under the protection of the . It is likely the Bloodsail Buccaneers have come to take advantage of the city’s current loss of its fleet off the coast of the , in which two of its ships were destroyed and the remaining ship forced to find shelter in a cove where its crew currently fights to survive skirmishes against the Daggerspine.


 * ''In preparation for the attack, the Bloodsail Buccaneers have taken up positions in key locations near the city. Currently, they have three ships anchored along the coastline south of Booty Bay, clear of the town’s defensive cannons, with camps also being built along the same coast in preparation for the attack. In addition, a scouting party has landed just west of the entrance to the city, reporting all activities, and a compound is being constructed along the road leading towards the city and will likely be able to stop any re-enforcements from coming to aid Booty Bay.


 * ''Both the Bloodsail Buccaneers and Blackwater Raiders seek to achieve their goals without having their forces engaged in battle; to this end each side now seeks the aid of adventurers sympathetic to its cause.

Trivia

 * The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Servants of the Betrayer" series, for the card.
 * A pirate very similar in appearance to the Bloodsail Raider appears in the web comics released prior to the launch of Knights of the Frozen Throne. In the first issue, Undeath Conquers All, the pirate is seeking to travel to the with her husband in search of the power there, and persuades a Pompous Thespian into telling a tale about those who have previously succumbed to the Throne.
 * Although Sea Dog Nally is a dwarf in the WoW TCG, which is supported by Bloodsail Raider's dwarven-sounding accent in Hearthstone, the pirate in the comics appears to instead be a female human. It is unclear if this is a mistake or a case of artistic license.

Patch changes

 * Moved from Classic to Legacy set.