| Set: |  Madness at the Darkmoon Faire |
|---|---|
| Type: | Minion |
| Class: |  Neutral |
| Rarity: |  Legendary |
| Cost: | 10  |
| Attack: | 10  |
| Health: | 10  |
| Abilities: | Battlecry, Copy, Generate, Modify cost |
| Wiki tags: | Corrupt-related |
| Artist: | Alex Horley Orlandelli |
Y'Shaarj made an excellent office intern, doing the copying AND defiling.
Y'Shaarj, the Defiler is a legendary neutral minion card, from the Madness at the Darkmoon Faire set.
How to get
Y'Shaarj, the Defiler can be obtained through Madness at the Darkmoon Faire card packs, through crafting, or as an Arena reward.
| Card | Crafting cost | Disenchanting |
|---|---|---|
| Y'Shaarj, the Defiler | 1600 | 400 |
| Golden Y'Shaarj, the Defiler | 3200 | 1600 |
Strategy
Taking a slightly different page from his orginal iteration, Y'Shaarj, the Defiler is the massive payoff card for playing Corrupted cards within a single game. Upon play, he effectively refills your hand with one copy of each Corrupted card, that can be used right off the bat in the same turn; providing immense tempo that can potentially change the tide of the game. Best suited for decks that take advantage of a variety of Corrupted cards; payoff proportional to each different card played.
Corrupted cards come in all shapes and sizes, some better than others as the situation would call for. A general rule of thumb to take: Corrupt cards are powerful for their base costs. But ultimately, it's up to your better judgement to gauge on how to best use your Corrupted cards; whether for establishing defence or pressing on the offence.
Quotes
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Lore
For general lore, see 
Y'Shaarj, Rage Unbound.
The title "the Defiler" is in a sense, original to Hearthstone.
Gallery
  Y'Shaarj, the Defiler, full art |
Patch changes
Patch 19.0.0.65614 (2020-11-12): Added.
