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Rafaam and Galakrond is a boss encounter in Galakrond's Awakening adventure. It is the third and final encounter of Chapter 4 of Explorers campaign: Showdown in Dalaran.
The boss for this encounter is Rafaam, Prime Evil, while the hero the player controls in Story mode is The Amazing Reno (hero).
Boss Hero Power[]
| Story and Heroic | |
|---|---|
| Rafaam, Prime Evil | Rafaam & Galakrond |
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Boss special cards[]
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- From Hero Power
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- Devastations
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Boss decks[]
The below classes are listed purely for reference, and have no effect on the boss' use of the cards during the battle.
Normal and Heroic
| Rafaam, Prime Evil | Rafaam & Galakrond | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class | Card | Quantity | Class | Card | Quantity |
| Priest | 2 | Boss | Galakrond's Claw | 2 | |
| 2 | Looming Presence | 2 | |||
| 2 | Hunter | 2 | |||
| Warlock | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2 | Mage | 1 | |||
| 2 | Priest | 2 | |||
| 2 | Rogue | 1 | |||
| 2 | Shaman | 1 | |||
| 2 | Warlock | 2 | |||
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| Warrior | 2 | 2 | |||
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | |||
| 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||
| Warrior | 2 | ||||
| 1 | |||||
| Neutral | 2 | ||||
| 1 | |||||
| 2 | |||||
Story mode[]
Player's hero
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Player's special cards
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Player's decks
| The Amazing Reno | Renogos | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class | Card | Quantity | Class | Card | Quantity |
| Mage | 1 | Mage | 2 | ||
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||
| Rogue | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| Neutral | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2 | Paladin | 1 | |||
| Neutral | 2 | ||||
| 1 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
Rewards[]
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Dialogue[]
Story mode
The Amazing Reno, full art
Sir Finley the Valiant, full art
Commander Elise, full art
Dragonrider Brann, full art
Before encounter
- Reno
- Lock down the city, everyone. I'm going after Rafaam!
Introduction
- Reno
- You're all out of villains, Rafaam. It's just you… and me.
- Rafaam
- Reno Jackson! Who let you out? It is impossible to find good help.
Rafaam Invoking 2 times
- Reno
- This ain't pretty…
Rafaam Invoking 4 times
- Reno
- This might hurt a little.
Rafaam Invoking 5 times / Defeated before it
- Rafaam
- Arise, Galakrond. ARISE!!
- Galakrond
- My rebirth begins the cycle of the world anew.
- Reno
- I don't know what that means, but I don't like it.
- (Draconic Potential cast)
- Reno
- There's so much magic here… I don't feel like myself…
- Reno
- Woohoo! Full auto!
- Bang bang bang - this never gets old!
- It's a two-for-one sale on butt kickings!
Draconic Potential completed
- (Reno transforms into Renogos)
- Renogos
- Wait… wha… My wings feel funny!
- Rafaam
- What is this? Stop with the thunder-stealing, you... mustachioed moron!
After Reno turning into Renogos
- Turn 2
- Elise
- We learned about your origins at Wyrmrest Temple. Did you ever know?
- Turn 4
- Renogos
- I always knew there was something different about me…
- Ever since I showed up at the orphanage. Inside that egg.
- Turn 6
- Elise
- In dragon years you’d be a juvenile… that explains so much.
- Turn 8
- Renogos
- I suppose I always loved sitting around in piles of treasure… oh and magic tricks!
Drawing Sir Finley the Valiant
- Sir Finley
- The city is secured! Now then, what next?
- Sir Finley
- Tally-hooo!
- Reno / Renogos
- Finley! My right-hand mur-man!
Drawing Commander Elise
- Reno has not transformed yet
- Elise
- Reno, I'm here. Listen, the Dragon Queen told me something important -
- Reno
- That can wait! I'm a bit busy here…
- Reno has transformed
- Elise
- Reno, the city is safe. Let's focus on Rafaam!
- Elise
- Reno, look out! He's trying to resurrect Galakrond! (before Galakrond is raised)
- Reno, look out! He's trying to resurrect Gala- Oh no. (after Galakrond is raised)
Drawing Dragonrider Brann
- Brann
- The city is safe! Now, where's Rafaam?
- Brann
- Onward, explorers!
- Reno / Renogos
- Let's take this home, Brann!
Renogos with 20 health or less & being attacked
- Wondrous Wisdomball
- This will protect you!
- (Ysera, Unleashed, Kalecgos and Dragonqueen Alexstrasza summoned with Taunt)
Rafaam & Galakrond
Rafaam, Prime Evil, full art
Rafaam & Galakrond, full art
Introduction in Heroic
- Rafaam
- You are too late adventurer, Azeroth… will be mine!
Turn 2
- Rafaam
- I have put a LOT of work into this plan.
Turn 4
- Rafaam
Turn 6
- Rafaam
- And the plagues! They were good fun.
Turn 8
- Rafaam
- Who would use a plague to raise a dragon? I WOULD! I AM RAFAAM!
Invoke - not the moment to raise Galakrond
- Rafaam
- More power!
- Yes… for Galakrond!
- Glorious!
- He grows ever stronger…
- Now we are getting somewhere!
- Yes… YES!
Rafaam Invoking 5 times / Defeated before it
- Rafaam
- Arise, Galakrond. ARISE!!
- Galakrond
- My rebirth begins the cycle of the world anew.
After Galakrond is raised
- at the start of Rafaam's turn, one of these dialogues are randomly used. This repeats until all are used.
- Rafaam
- Behold, Galakrond! The greatest Dragon, from before dragons were dragons!
- He will destroy you! He will smack you around with his teeny-tiny arms!
- Look, he destroys foes without being told. Good boy! That is a good boy.
- Sit pretty, Galakrond! Ah, he is not pretty. This is fine.
- Crush them, Galakrond! I have the greatest job.
Emote Response
- Rafaam
- Silence! The culmination of my needlessly complex master plan is at hand! (before Galakrond is raised)
- Talk to the dragon because this face does not want to hear it! (after Galakrond is raised)
Idle
- Rafaam
- Hmmm…
- Must… destroy…
- Chaos…? Yes, chaos…
Attacking
- Rafaam
- <Attack exertion> (before Galakrond is raised)
- Get them, Galakrond! (after Galakrond is raised)
Unleashing Devastation
- Galakrond
- Annihilate.
- To oblivion.
- None will remain.
- You are like gnats before a giant!
Player's any Galakrond hero card
- Rafaam
- Wait no! That was MY master plan!
- Behold, the second Galak- wait there were two?
Death
- Rafaam
- Impossible…!
The Amazing Reno / Renogos
Renogos, full art
All of the emotes are the same as Reno Jackson's in Tombs of Terror adventure.
| Type | Emote |
|---|---|
| Thanks | Oh. Thank you. |
| Well Played | A brilliant maneuver! |
| Greetings | I tip my hat to you! |
| Wow | Sweet mother of murlocs! |
| Oops | Nobody saw that. I hope. |
| Threaten | We can do this the easy way… or MY way. |
| Attack | <Attack exertion> |
| Concede | Never give up! Run away. |
| Thinking [1] | Hmmm… |
| Thinking [2] | This ain't pretty… |
| Thinking [3] | It's so crazy… it just might work… |
| Thinking [4] | You've been in tighter scrapes, Reno… |
| Almost out of time | Gotta move fast here… |
| Almost out of cards | Gettin' a little light on cards here… |
| Out of cards | I'm out! |
| Error: Too many minions | There's not enough room. |
| Error: Generic | If I could… I would. |
| Error: Hand already full | What do I do with all these cards!? |
| Error: Hero already attacked | I gotta catch my breath! |
| Error: Minion not ready | That one needs a turn to get ready. |
| Error: Minion exhausted | That one already attacked. |
| Error: Not enough mana | I need mana! |
| Error: Need a weapon | I need a weapon. |
| Error: Can't play that card | I can't play that. |
| Error: Can't target stealthed minions | That one's hiding. Little sneak. |
| Error: Not a valid target | I need a target! |
| Error: Must attack taunt minion | A minion with Taunt is in the way. |
Unused dialogue[]
Scrapped card
These dialogue lines exist in the game data, but never appear in the actual gameplay. Most of them also have sound files.
Commander Elise
- Reno / Renogos
- Yeah, I figured that out… eventually.
- So THAT'S your plan, eh?
After Renogos is transformed
- Rafaam
- My dragon will CRUSH your dragon! Yours has terrible teeth and an awful tan!
- Sir Finley
- A dragon! Well, that explains why he’d light his flatulence aflame!
- Elise
- No it doesn’t, Finley. It really doesn’t.
- Brann
- Reno! Er - Renogos! We've almost got 'im!
- It was once planned that Rafaam would try to destroy Dalaran. In the end, this idea was scrapped. However, the card still exists, but is never used.
- Rafaam
- Ram the city into something! Shake them up!

