The Darkness

The Darkness is a legendary neutral minion card, from the Kobolds & Catacombs set.

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Lore

The Darkness may be intended to represent the Devouring Darkness.

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Despite living underground, kobolds do not have keen nocturnal sight, and rely on candles to traverse the mines they call home. However, kobold legends also speak of a dark, devouring presence deep in the caverns of Highmountain, which is the reason that the kobolds fear the dark. The Bluewax of Candle Rock frequently mention that if a kobold's candle goes out, or if they lack a candle altogether, "the darkness" will "eat them". The Bluewax historian Kipp Brightwick tells how the Bluewax were once forced out of their home by a group of drogbar who claimed the cave as their own. However, the drogbar did not have candles, and so "the darkness" began to follow them, until it finally "swallowed them whole", allowing the kobolds — safe with their candles — to move back in. Additionally, a circle of six large candles can be found in the eastern part of Candle Rock. If an adventurer extinguishes the flames of all six candles, a large voidwraith called "Devouring Darkness" will appear and attack them.

Trivia

• The Darkness was a part of Patch 22.6.1.1.1.1, an April Fools 2022 prank, with the announced stats change from 20/20 to 20/22 and a Dev Comment "The Darkness has fallen behind other strategies in the current year of Hearthstone, and we feel that it's only fair to keep it up to date."

Gallery

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  The Darkness, full art

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  The Darkness in Patch 22.6.1.1.1.1