The Thunder King

Lei Shen, the Thunder King is an alternate hero for the Shaman class in Hearthstone.

Background

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"I am Lei Shen, slayer of kings and gods. You have made a grave mistake."

Emperor Lei Shen (pronounced LAY-shen), also known as the Thunder King, was the first emperor of the mogu and the most powerful warlord in mogu history. After stealing the power of storms from the titan keeper Ra, Lei Shen united the mogu clans into the first great mogu empire. Able to defeat even an August Celestial in combat, none were able to stop his goals of unifying Pandaria. During his rule, Lei Shen made several significant changes and contributions to Pandaria. The construction of the Serpent's Spine, the great barrier separating the dreaded mantid from the rest of the Empire, is often cited as his greatest achievement.

Recently, the Thunder King was resurrected by the mogu's Zandalari allies and attempted to unify the mogu once again, serving as the main antagonist in patch 5.2. However, the combined Shado-Pan, Alliance, and Horde assault on the Isle of Thunder put an end to Lei Shen's rule once and for all.

How to get

The Thunder King hero and the Stolen Thunder card back can be purchased as part of the Thunder King Hero Set for $9.99 or 1500 gold from February 23 to March 8, 2021.

Previous Availability

The Thunder King was available for purchase in the limited-time Master's Bundle.

Lei Shen wielding the power of storms.

Functionality

Once unlocked and selected for use, The Thunder King is used as the hero whenever playing with a shaman deck. The Thunder King comes with his own portrait, emotes, and hero tray art, as well as featuring a special animation when using his Hero Power, Totemic Call.

For more information, see Alternate heroes.

Flavor text

When viewed in the Collection, The Thunder King has the following flavor text:

The Thunder King uses the power of storms to terrify his enemies... and their house pets.

Emotes

Each hero has their own selection of audio and written emotes that are produced in response to specific events. For more information, see Emote.

Type	Emote
Thanks	You serve well.
Well played	Your thirst for victory is formidable.
Greetings	Gaze upon my might.
Mirror Greetings	I have seen it before.
Wow	You surprise me. How unusual.
Oops	A wandering mind, perhaps?
Threaten	Kneel before me!
Sorry	I have made a misjudgment.
Attack	You have made a grave mistake.
Concede	Victory is yours. This time.
Opening remark	I am the slayer of kings and gods!
Mirror start	Then you are worthy of my attention.
Thinking [1]	Hm...
Thinking [2]	Perplexing...
Thinking [3]	I must ponder...
Running out of time	Act swiftly!
Almost out of cards	I am low on cards.
Out of cards	I have no cards.
Error: Too many minions	I cannot recruit more.
Error: Generic	That is impossible.
Error: Hand already full	I already bear too many cards.
Error: Hero already attacked	Thunder peals but once.
Error: Minion not ready	It cannot do battle yet.
Error: Minion exhausted	That minion already attacked.
Error: Not enough mana	I desire more mana.
Error: Need a weapon	Give me a weapon!
Error: Can't play that card	I cannot play that.
Error: Can't target stealthed minions	That one hides... for now.
Error: Not a valid target	I need a target!
Error: Must attack taunt minion	Someone taunts the Thunder King!
Selection in Arena	My power cannot be contained!
Winter Veil Greetings	Relish this holiday and uphold tradition.
Happy New Year	Happy New Year!
Midsummer Fire Festival Greetings	Honor the fire and the lightning it brings forth!
New Lunar Year Greetings	Happy New Year!
Noblegarden Greetings	Do not let the beauty of spring soften your will to conquer.
Pirate Day Greetings	Pirates may plunder so long as spoils go to the king.
Hallow's End Greetings	Distract yourself with candy and costumes. I will plot.
When playing Lightning Storm	Lightning!
When playing Stormcrack	Thunder!
When playing The Storm Bringer	My might takes form!
When playing The Fist of Ra-den	The Elements bend to me!

Card back

Purchasing The Thunder King unlocks the following card back.

Stolen Thunder The hardest part of stealing thunder is getting away with it quietly.

Gallery

The Thunder King, full art

Lei Shen at the Pinnacle of Storms in World of Warcraft.

Patch changes

• Patch 14.4.0.31268 (2019-06-03): (2019/06/03): Added.

References

Playable heroes
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Alternate portraits
1,000 wins portraits
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Rewards Track portraits
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Tavern Pass portraits
			Apprentice Archmage Kul Tiran				Son of Durotan Alterac Wolfrider
Book of Heroes portraits
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Seasonal portraits
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Alternate heroes
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