Direhorn Hatchling

Direhorn Hatchling is a rare warrior minion card, from the Journey to Un'Goro set.

Strategy
This minion can potentilly offer high value, especially in Quest Warrior deck. It initially has identical stats to Fen Creeper, but shuffles a stat-efficient Taunt into your deck. It can be seen as a weaker version of White Eyes.

Since both Direhorns have Taunt, this card synergises with Fire Plume's Heart. It's also a strong inclusion for decks running N'Zoth for the purpose of board control.

Lore

 * ''s are three-horned dinosaurs found mainly on the and the . These saurian titans populate many islands in the.


 * ''The breed specific direhorn species for their small size for use as mounts. A common coming-of-age rite among the Zandalari is to travel to one of the violent, beast-ruled islands near the  to steal or subdue a wild creature, such as a direhorn or . Before a Zandalari sets out to tame a direhorn, they are known to traditionally carve sigils into their arm with ceremonial horns, speak to a bestial, drink a wild draught, wear a twin-tusk mask, and "roar with the inner voice".


 * ''Even at a tiny size, direhorns are known to wreak havoc on unsuspecting victims. There is an old Zandalari saying about wild direhorns: "Run!

In Peter Whalen's opinion, the Direhorn Hatchling's Deathrattle effect represents it running off to seek shelter with its mother, and the shuffle effect represents that it takes a while to find her.

Patch changes

 * Added.