Herald Volazj

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Herald Volazj is a legendary priest minion card, from the Whispers of the Old Gods set.

How to get

TypeSourceQualityCount
Card packsThe Regular version can be opened from any of these packs:

Whispers of the Old Gods
Wild
Regular1 (random)
Card packsThe Golden version can be opened from any of these packs:

Whispers of the Old Gods
Wild
Golden Wild
Golden1 (random)
CraftingCraft a Regular copy for 1600 Dust.pngRegular1
CraftingCraft a Golden copy for 3200 Dust.pngGolden1

Notes

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  • This card's Battlecry summons 1/1 copies of each friendly minion on the battlefield.[1] Minions in the deck or hand will not be copied.
  • The copied minions' stats are changed to 1/1 by an enchantment granted by Volazj. Silencing the 1/1 copies will therefore restore them to their full base stats.[2] Summoning copies of these minions, such as through  Resurrect or N'Zoth, will also see them restored to their base stats, since that process does not preserve enchantments.[3]
  • Due to the 7-minion limit, Herald Volazj can summon copies of at most 3 minions. Additional minions will not be copied.[4]
  • The copies will have all other attached enchantments also copied (but will be set to 1/1 afterwards, it is believed). For example, if you copy a minion with  Shadow Madness attached, the copy will also go back to your opponent at end of turn.[5]
  • 'After you summon a minion' triggers like  Sword of Justice resolve after the minion becomes a 1/1, giving you a 2/2.[6] (Prior to Patch 7.1, you would only get a 1/1.)[7][8]


Lore[edit | edit source]

"They who dine on lost souls know only hunger." - Herald Volazj

Herald Volazj is a faceless one in service of the Old God Yogg-Saron.

Warcraft Wiki icon.pngThis section uses content from the Warcraft Wiki.
Herald Volazj, a faceless one, is the last boss of Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom. He is located within the Fallen Temple of Ahn'kahet. He is a herald of Yogg-Saron and enemy of the nerubians.
Quotes:
Aggro
  • Shgla'yos plahf mh'naus
(They who dine on lost souls know only hunger.)
Insanity
  • Gul'kafh an'shel. Yoq'al shn ky ywaq nuul.
(Gaze into the void. It is the perpetuity in which they dwell.)
Killing a player
  • Ywaq puul skshgn: on'ma yeh'glu zuq.
(They drink your fear: it is the blood of life.)
  • Ywaq ma phgwa'cul hnakf.
(They are the whisper on the shivering wind.)
Death
  • Ywaq maq oou; ywaq maq ssaggh. Ywaq ma shg'fhn.
(They do not die; they do not live. They are outside the cycle.)
  • Iilth vwah, uhn'agth fhssh za.
(Where one falls, many shall take its place.)

From the Dungeon Journal:

Amid the Scourge's invasion of Azjol-Nerub, many of the kingdom's denizens tunneled underground to escape the Lich King's minions. Yet some of them dug too deep, exposing the tendrils of Yogg-Saron. Roused by this disturbance, the entity has sent one of its most ancient warriors - Herald Volazj - to cull the beleaguered nerubians and annihilate anyone foolish enough to threaten the Old God.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • The original design for this card was "Become a copy of your opponent." The opponent's hero, minions and cards (including both hand and deck) were copied.[9]
  • This card's final effect may have its origins as a Hero Power for the original Y'Shaarj, which saw any hero whose deck included Y'Shaarj replaced at the very start of the match by Y'Shaarj itself, with 15 Health and a "crazy new Hero Power".[10] Several different designs were tried for the Hero Power, including "Draw a card. If it’s a minion, put it into play as a 1/1."[11]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Herald Volazj, full art
Herald Volazj in World of Warcraft
Promotional
A promotional mural in Shanghai, featuring a tentacle of Herald Volazj
The finished mural

Patch changes

  • Journey to Un'Goro logo.png Patch 8.0.0.18336 (2017-04-04):
    • When Herald Volazj copies a silenced minion, the copies it creates will now correctly also be silenced.
  • Whispers of the Old Gods logo.png Patch 5.0.0.12574 (2016-04-24):
    • Added.

References[edit | edit source]