Silver Vanguard

Silver Vanguard

Regular

Gold

Set:	Kobolds & Catacombs
Type:	Minion
Class:	Neutral
Rarity:	Common
Cost:	7
Attack:	3
Health:	3
Abilities:	Deathrattle, Recruit
Wiki tags:	Cost-related
Artist:	Alex Garner

Deathrattle: Recruit an\n8-Cost minion.

Flavor text

Float like a Faerie Dragon, sting like a Hivequeen.

External links

Data page • PlayHearthstone • Hearthpwn

Silver Vanguard is a common neutral minion card, from the Kobolds & Catacombs set.

How to get

Silver Vanguard can be obtained by:

• Opening card packs
  

  
• Crafting regular version for 40 dust
• Crafting golden version for 400 dust

Strategy

While Silver Vanguard's stats are pitiful for its cost, it has an enormously powerful Deathrattle, allowing it to Recruit an 8-Cost minion. When including Silver Vanguard in your deck, you want to make sure you include 8-Cost minions that would benefit from being summoned straight from the deck; while minions with a positive Battlecry like Tortollan Primalist and Kalimos, Primal Lord would decrease in value, those with persistent effects such as The Lich King and Rotface, or even those with negative Battlecries like Charged Devilsaur would be more beneficial. Be wary of Silence effects, as they will render Silver Vanguard nearly worthless. Spiritsinger Umbra and N'Zoth, the Corruptor synergize fantastically with her.

Silver Vanguard can be used to create a nearly infinite loop with Da Undatakah. If Da Undatakah is given the Deathrattles of Immortal Prelate and this card and you have two copies, it will repeatedly resummon itself until there are no more copies processing death sequence. This can be used to generate huge amounts of armor with Plated Beetle or/and deal high damage to your opponent with Leper Gnome.

8-cost minions

Name	Class	Type	Rarity	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Abominable Lieutenant		Minion	Epic	8	3	5	At the end of your turn, eat a random enemy minion and gain its stats.
Al'Akir the Windlord		Minion	Legendary	8	3	6	Charge, Divine Shield, Taunt, Windfury
Al'Akir the Windlord		Minion	Legendary	8	3	6	Charge, Divine Shield, Taunt, Windfury
Arcane Devourer		Minion	Rare	8	4	8	Whenever you cast a spell, gain +2/+2.
Arcane Devourer		Minion	Rare	8	4	8	Whenever you cast a spell, gain +2/+2.
Archivist Elysiana		Minion	Legendary	8	7	7	Battlecry: Discover 5 cards. Replace your deck with 2 copies of each.
Archwitch Willow		Minion	Legendary	8	5	5	Battlecry: Summon a random Demon from your hand and deck.
Batterhead		Minion	Epic	8	3	12	Rush. After this attacks and kills a minion, it may attack again.
Beastmaster Leoroxx		Minion	Legendary	8	5	5	Battlecry: Summon 3 Beasts from your hand.
Brasswing		Minion	Epic	8	9	7	At the end of your turn, deal 2 damage to all enemies. Honorable Kill: Restore 4 Health to your hero.
Catrina Muerte		Minion	Legendary	8	6	8	At the end of your turn, summon a friendly minion that died this game.
Cenarius		Minion	Legendary	8	5	8	Choose One - Give your other minions +2/+2; or Summon two 2/2 Treants with Taunt.
Cenarius		Minion	Legendary	8	5	8	Choose One - Give your other minions +2/+2; or Summon two 2/2 Treants with Taunt.
Coilfang Warlord		Minion	Rare	8	9	5	Rush Deathrattle: Summon a 5/9 Warlord with Taunt.
Deviate Dreadfang		Minion	Rare	8	4	9	After you cast a Nature spell, summon a 4/2 Viper with Rush.
Enhanced Dreadlord		Minion	Rare	8	5	7	Taunt Deathrattle: Summon a 5/5 Dreadlord with Lifesteal.
Fel Lord Betrug		Minion	Legendary	8	5	7	Whenever you draw a minion, summon a copy with Rush that dies at end of turn.
G'huun the Blood God		Minion	Legendary	8	8	8	Battlecry: Draw 2 cards. They cost Health instead of Mana.
Goliath, Sneed's Masterpiece		Minion	Legendary	8	8	8	Battlecry: Fire five rockets at enemy minions that deal 2 damage each. (You pick the targets!)
Grand Magus Antonidas		Minion	Legendary	8	6	6	Battlecry: If you've cast a Fire spell on each of your last three turns, cast 3 Fireballs at    random enemies.@ (@/3)
Grommash Hellscream		Minion	Legendary	8	4	9	Charge Has +6 Attack while damaged.
Grommash Hellscream		Minion	Legendary	8	4	9	Charge Has +6 Attack while damaged.
Gruul		Minion	Legendary	8	7	7	At the end of each turn, gain +1/+1 .
Heroic Innkeeper		Minion	Common	8	4	4	Taunt. Battlecry: Gain +2/+2 for each other friendly minion.
High Exarch Yrel		Minion	Legendary	8	7	5	Battlecry: If your deck has no Neutral cards, gain Rush, Lifesteal, Taunt, and Divine Shield.
Illidari Inquisitor		Minion	Rare	8	8	8	Rush. After your hero attacks an enemy, this attacks it too.
Irebound Brute		Minion	Common	8	6	7	Taunt Costs (1) less for each card drawn this turn.
Ironbark Protector		Minion	Free	8	8	8	Taunt
Jace Darkweaver		Minion	Legendary	8	7	5	Battlecry: Cast all Fel spells you've played this game (targets enemies if possible).
Jepetto Joybuzz		Minion	Legendary	8	6	6	Battlecry: Draw 2 minions from your deck. Set their Attack, Health, and Cost to 1.
Lucentbark		Minion	Legendary	8	4	8	Taunt Deathrattle: Go Dormant. Restore 5 Health to awaken this minion.
Maddest Bomber		Minion	Epic	8	9	8	Battlecry: Deal 12 damage randomly split among all other characters.
Mo'arg Forgefiend		Minion	Common	8	8	8	Taunt Deathrattle: Gain 8 Armor.
Mordresh Fire Eye		Minion	Legendary	8	8	8	Battlecry: If you've dealt 10 damage with your Hero Power this game, deal 10 damage to all enemies.@ ({0} left!)@ (Ready!)
Natalie Seline		Minion	Legendary	8	8	1	Battlecry: Destroy a minion and gain its Health.
Natalie Seline		Minion	Legendary	8	8	1	Battlecry: Destroy a minion and gain its Health.
Plagued Protodrake		Minion	Common	8	8	8	Deathrattle: Summon a random 7-Cost minion.
Primordial Protector		Minion	Epic	8	6	6	Battlecry: Draw your highest Cost spell. Summon a random minion with the same Cost.
Ragnaros the Firelord		Minion	Legendary	8	8	8	Can't attack. At the end of your turn, deal 8 damage to a random enemy.
Sheldras Moontree		Minion	Legendary	8	5	5	Battlecry: The next 3 spells you draw are Cast When Drawn.
Supreme Abyssal		Minion	Common	8	12	12	Can't attack heroes.
Taintheart Tormenter		Minion	Rare	8	8	8	Taunt Your opponent's spells cost (2) more.
Templar Captain		Minion	Rare	8	8	8	Rush. After this attacks a minion, summon a 5/5 Defender with Taunt.
Tirion Fordring		Minion	Legendary	8	6	6	Divine Shield, Taunt Deathrattle: Equip a 5/3 Ashbringer.
Tirion Fordring		Minion	Legendary	8	6	6	Divine Shield, Taunt Deathrattle: Equip a 5/3 Ashbringer.
Troll Centurion		Minion	Common	8	8	8	Rush. Honorable Kill: Deal 8 damage to the enemy hero.
Troublemaker		Minion	Rare	8	6	8	At the end of your turn, summon two 3/3 Ruffians that attack random enemies.
Turalyon, the Tenured		Minion	Legendary	8	3	12	Rush. Whenever this attacks a minion, set the defender's Attack and Health to 3.
Varian, King of Stormwind		Minion	Legendary	8	7	7	Battlecry: Draw a Rush minion to gain Rush. Repeat for Taunt and Divine Shield.
Walking Fountain		Minion	Common	8	4	8	Lifesteal, Rush, Windfury
Whirlwind Tempest		Minion	Epic	8	6	6	Your minions with Windfury have Mega-Windfury.

Sounds

Summon

• ▶️No walls can hold me!

Attack

• ▶️Punch first.

Death

• ▶️<death sound>

Trivia

• This card's flavor text is a reference to a famous quote by American boxer Muhammad Ali: "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee".
• Faerie Dragon and Emerald Hive Queen are referenced in the flavor text.

Gallery

Silver Vanguard, full art

Patch changes

• Patch 10.0.0.22611 (2017-12-06): Added.