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| Set: |  Whispers of the Old Gods |
|---|---|
| Type: | Minion |
| Minion type: | Beast |
| Class: |  Hunter |
| Rarity: |  Common |
| Cost: | 1  |
| Attack: | 2  |
| Health: | 1  |
| Abilities: | Deal damage, Deathrattle |
| Wiki tags: | Random |
He'll always be our first.
Fiery Bat is a common hunter minion card, planned for the upcoming Whispers of the Old Gods expansion.
How to get
Fiery Bat can be obtained through Whispers of the Old Gods card packs, or through crafting.
| Card | Crafting cost | Disenchanting |
|---|---|---|
| Fiery Bat | 40 | 5 |
| Golden Fiery Bat | 400 | 50 |
Notes
Please add any available information to this section.Strategy
While at first glance this can be viewed as a weaker 
Leper Gnome, this minion's effect may hit any enemy character, including minions, which gives it more of a control element; in the best of cases, it could eliminate a small minion such as a Silver Hand Recruit, or a larger, weakened minion. 
Feign Death allows you to trigger this minion's damage effect immediately, which when combined with an attack could help eliminate a minion with more Health. It is also supported by the minions Forlorn Stalker, which can turn it into a formidable 1 mana 3/2 minion, and Princess Huhuran, who like Feign Death can help you get off a quick shot of 1 damage.
Being a Beast, it is also a cheap and easy activator for 
Ram Wrangler, Kill Command or Starving Buzzard, alongside the Hunter's plethora of other Beast-related cards. This makes Fiery Bat highly compatible with either a Deathrattle-focused deck (alongside cards such as Infest and 
Explorer's Hat), a Beast-focused deck, or a fusion of the two.
Lore
Fiery Bat is a type of gargoyle. The fire surrounding the creature may be magical, and possibly original to Hearthstone.
This section uses content from Wowpedia.- The dreaded gargoyles of Northrend are voracious flying creatures who revel in slaughter and mayhem.
- Brought from the frozen north by the armies of the Lich King, these strange, wiry flyers have rough, crystalline hides which protect them from all manner of attacks. Gargoyles make effective scouts and can be deadly if left to rain attacks from the air, but they have a very obvious weakness. Most of them have to go through long periods resting as stone to maintain the energy they need to carry their heavy bodies through the air. In times of great peril, gargoyles also land and condense their crystalline hides into the stone-like surface to make themselves nearly impervious to any forms of attacks. Though they are unable to attack in this state, they can take time to regenerate their wounds and replenish their energies. The grotesque is a smaller gargoyle that is used to divert the flow of rainwater on Scourge buildings to prevent mausoleum flooding.
- Gargoyles were brought to Lordaeron by Arthas for the siege of Silvermoon. Now, gargoyles live in the Eastern Plaguelands and the Ghostlands. There are also some gargoyles affiliated with the Twilight's Hammer and the Old Gods. It is unknown if these are related to the Scourge gargoyles or if they have been created by the Old Gods.
Trivia
- As referenced in the flavor text, this card is a tribute to 2015 Hearthstone World Champion Firebat, Hearthstone's first ever World Champion.[1]
Patch changes
Patch 5.0.0.12574 (2016-04-24): Added.
References
- ↑ Stated on the official reveal stream, 2016-04-21