Morgl the Oracle


 * ''"The power of the elements can only be mastered by the most dedicated of wills. There is one shaman whose abilities surpass all others'. Hear now his words of wisdom!" - Thrall
 * [Unintelligible murloc noises] - Morgl 

 is an alternate hero for the class in Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft.

Background
Morgl the Oracle is a murloc shaman, and member of the. The World Shaman Thrall describes Morgl as a shaman "whose abilities surpass all others", suggesting he is truly powerful. Morgl's opening remark "Time for a lesson, young one!" suggests he is an elder among his people, if not among the other races of Azeroth. Many of the other murlocs pay tribute to the great oracle.

Morgl's introductory cinematic depicts a mighty storm ravaging a murloc village: lightning flashing in the sky, fire raging on the ground, mighty waves rising above the huts, and an army of huge tornados closing in. This might depict a cataclysm from which Morgl rescued his people by calming the elements, or perhaps the fate of a murloc tribe that incurred the oracle's wrath.

sometimes appears in the shaman in World of Warcraft, located in the. The oracle is reluctantly drawn to Hearthstone by the recruitment of new friends.


 * ''Sir Finley Mrrgglton, renowned gentle-murloc explorer, has been scouring the jungles and coastlines of Azeroth in search of mannered murlocs ready to take up the mantle of heroism and reject the savagery of their fishy-folk. You can aid his cause with a little help from your friends!


 * ''While most murlocs are more likely to have visitors for lunch than they are to invite them over for tea, Morgl the Oracle has wisdom, wit, and the wherewithal to fight the good fight. His language skills aren’t quite up to Finley’s level, but his command of the elements is unmatched! He’s got the attitude, and he’s got the skills—now he just needs a little convincing!


 * Just invite a friend to join you for some Hearthstone fun! After your first recruit has accumulated a total of 20 levels across all of their Heroes, Morgl will follow your friend’s example to join your collection as a new Shaman Hero!

Morgl is original to Hearthstone. Introduced in July 2016, he was first mentioned in the flavor text for Puddlestomper from the Goblins vs Gnomes set from December 2014, preceding his appearance in Hearthstone by more than 19 months. Morgl himself was first revealed to players through the  beta test in the first half of 2016, although this was available only to a limited pool of testers. Like Sir Finley Mrrgglton's NPC, this minor WoW character serves as a tribute to his main appearance in Hearthstone.

How to get
Morgl can be obtained for free through the Recruit A Friend system. Once a recruited player accumulates a total level of 20, combined between every class, the recruiting player will be awarded Morgl. After unlocking, the player can choose to use Morgl the Oracle in place of Thrall when playing with a shaman deck.

As with other rewards from the Recruit A Friend system, note that only players recruited to play in the same region as the recruiter will count for earning Morgl.

Alternatively, Morgl can be crafted with 1200 Gold under the Heroes tab in the Collection.

Functionality
Once unlocked and selected for use, replaces Thrall whenever playing with a shaman deck. comes with his own portrait, emotes, and hero tray art, as well as featuring a special animation when using 's Hero Power, Totemic Call.

For more information, see Alternate heroes.

Flavor text
When viewed in the Collection, has the following flavor text:
 * Mrrgl mrrgl mrrrrrrrgl. Mrrrrrgl!  Mrgl? Obtained by recruiting a friend.

Emotes


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

As a murloc, Morgl does not speak in, but instead in his native. While the utterances themselves are hard to render in text, the translations for his quotes are listed below.

Trivia

 * If the player summons Sir Finley Mrrgglton while playing against Morgl, Finley will say "Hello, old friend! Let's meet for tea after the match, shall we?"
 * While Morgl does not come with a card back, his appearance during Ranked Season 28 makes a clear connection between him and the Tinyfin Beach card back granted for performance in that season. The card back was revealed only just before the start of the season, surprising many who expected the already long-revealed Halfhill card back, and may have been intended as a kind of teaser, with some speculating on an upcoming murloc-related adventure.
 * First mentioned in the flavor text of Puddlestomper more than 19 months before the hero's eventual release, the developers admit they have been "excited about Morgl since way back". Morgl is one of the first original Hearthstone characters to feature in World of Warcraft, along with Sir Finley Mrrgglton, who was added in the same patch.
 * All of Morgl’s emotes are in merglish ,but his speech bubble provides a translation.

Patch changes

 * Can now be crafted with Gold.
 * Added.