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==How to get==
 
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==Notes==
 
* For cards with Battlecry, Spirit of the Shark has all the same interactions as [[Brann Bronzebeard]] and their effects do not stack. Any number or combination of the two cards will still only result in two instances of a battlecry.
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* Spirit of the Shark will only benefit minions instead of all cards. This means it has no interaction with cards like [[Perdition's Blade]] or [[Eviscerate]].
   
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
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This card serves a similar purpose to Brann Bronzebeard, doubling the value of your Battlecry minions. As Brann is frequently killed at the first opportunity, Spirit of the Shark's [[Stealth]] dramatically increases its survivability, frequently allowing for explosive plays the turn after it enters play. It can also work with [[Combo]] effects, benefiting strong Rogue cards like [[SI:7 Agent]]. Its costs is significantly more prohibitive however, making it harder to combine cards on the same turn as this or surprise your opponent.
For cards with '''Battlecry''', Spirit of the Shark has all the same interactions as [[Brann Bronzebeard]] and their effects do not stack. Any number or combination of the two cards will still only result in two instances of a battlecry.
 
 
While the player will not benefit from having both on the battlefield, having both in a deck creates a greater chance of having the doubling effect early in the game.
 
 
As Bran is frequently killed at the first opportunity, Spirit of the Shark's '''Stealth''' dramatically increases its survivability, frequently allowing for explosive plays the turn ''after'' it enters play.
 
   
Many combo cards ''do not'' benefit from Spirit of the Shark. The doubled effect is frequently redundant, as in the case of [[Vilespine Slayer]], or the combo component replaces the original effect, as with [[Eviscerate]].
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While the player will not benefit from having two copies of Spirit of the Shark on the battlefield, including both in a deck creates a greater chance of drawing one early in the game and allows you to use the effect again after one is killed.
   
This card is extremely beneficial to [[Edwin VanCleef|Edwin Vancleef]], as it will nearly double is size. {{Stub-section}}
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This card is extremely beneficial to [[Edwin VanCleef]], playing it on the same turn alone will result in Edwin becoming a 3-mana 6/6, tripling his vanilla stats, with the potential for even more, especially with Rogue's access to low-cost spells, such as [[Preparation]] and [[Backstab]].
   
 
==Lore==
 
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Spirit of the Shark
Regular
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Gold
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Set:Rastakhan's RumbleRastakhan's Rumble
Type:Minion
Class:RogueRogue
Rarity:RareRare
Cost:4 Mana icon
Attack:0 Attack icon
Health:3 Health
Abilities:Stealth
Wiki tags:Battlecry-related, Combo-related, Ongoing effect
Artist:Ivan Fomin
Stealth for 1 turn. Your minions' Battlecries and Combos trigger twice.
Flavor text

It has Stealth, but its ominous theme music keeps giving it away.

External links

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Spirit of the Shark is a rare rogue minion card, from the Rastakhan's Rumble set.

How to get

Spirit of the Shark can be obtained through Rastakhan's Rumble card packs, or through crafting.

Card Crafting cost Disenchanting
Spirit of the Shark 100 20
Golden Spirit of the Shark 800 100

Notes

  • For cards with Battlecry, Spirit of the Shark has all the same interactions as The League of ExplorersBrann Bronzebeard and their effects do not stack. Any number or combination of the two cards will still only result in two instances of a battlecry.
  • Spirit of the Shark will only benefit minions instead of all cards. This means it has no interaction with cards like LegacyPerdition's Blade or LegacyEviscerate.

Strategy

This card serves a similar purpose to Brann Bronzebeard, doubling the value of your Battlecry minions. As Brann is frequently killed at the first opportunity, Spirit of the Shark's Stealth dramatically increases its survivability, frequently allowing for explosive plays the turn after it enters play. It can also work with Combo effects, benefiting strong Rogue cards like LegacySI:7 Agent. Its costs is significantly more prohibitive however, making it harder to combine cards on the same turn as this or surprise your opponent.

While the player will not benefit from having two copies of Spirit of the Shark on the battlefield, including both in a deck creates a greater chance of drawing one early in the game and allows you to use the effect again after one is killed.

This card is extremely beneficial to LegacyEdwin VanCleef, playing it on the same turn alone will result in Edwin becoming a 3-mana 6/6, tripling his vanilla stats, with the potential for even more, especially with Rogue's access to low-cost spells, such as LegacyPreparation and LegacyBackstab.

Lore

The Spirit of the Shark is, as the name suggests, a spiritual manifestation of Gral, the shark loa.[1]

Trivia

Gallery

Spirit of the Shark full

Spirit of the Shark, full art

Patch changes

References

 
  1. Blizzard Entertainment (2018-11-02). BlizzCon 2018 Opening Ceremony. YouTube. Retrieved on 2018-11-04.