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High Priest Thekal is a legendary paladin minion card, from the Rastakhan's Rumble set.
How to get
| Type | Source | Quality | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Card packs | The Regular version can be opened from any of these packs:  | Regular | 1 (random) |
| Card packs | The Golden version can be opened from any of these packs: | Golden | 1 (random) |
| Crafting | Craft a Regular copy for 1600  | Regular | 1 |
| Crafting | Craft a Golden copy for 3200 | Golden | 1 |
Notes
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- The Armor granted by High Priest Thekal is added onto any existing Armor the player's hero already has.[1]
Sounds[edit | edit source]
- Play
- ▶️
VO_TRL_308_Male_Troll_Play_02.wavWhat, you think you can take me?! - ▶️
Thekal_Play_Stinger.wav<music stinger>
- Attack
- ▶️
VO_TRL_308_Male_Troll_Attack_01.wavTiger punch!
- Death
- ▶️
VO_TRL_308_Male_Troll_Death_01.wav<death sound>
Lore[edit | edit source]
This section uses content from the Warcraft Wiki.- High Priest Thekal was the High Priest of the Primal God Shirvallah, the god tiger. In order to quell Hakkar the Soulflayer, the trolls of the land banded together and sent a contingent of High Priests into the ancient city of Zul'Gurub. Each priest was a powerful champion of the Primal Gods, but despite their best efforts they fell under the sway of Hakkar. Now the champions and their Primal God aspects feed the awesome power of the Soulflayer. Any adventurers brave enough to venture into the foreboding ruins must overcome the High Priests if they are to have any hope of confronting the mighty blood god.
In Hearthstone lore, Thekal serves as the champion of Shirvallah's Tigers, the paladin team in Rastakhan's Rumble. The last time the Rumble was held, Thekal secured victory for Shirvallah's Tigers by clinching the final against Gral's Sharks.[2]
- This master fighter is a fan favorite! Wielding the Light as a weapon, he can use his healing energy in ways Paladins haven't seen before. Confident to a fault, Thekal moves almost as quickly as he talks, dancing around his opponents for the crowd.[3]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Thekal was originally designed as a 3-mana 3/1 minion with the effect "Damage dealt to this minion is dealt to your hero instead". While this version of Thekal was fun to use, it was also found to be really frustrating to play against since it made the card essentially impossible to remove. The effect was eventually moved to the Rumble Run card
Gloryseeker; as Peter Whalen explains, the effect fit perfectly as a Mission card since "the AI doesn't feel bad but you still get to feel really smart".[4]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
 Thekal in World of Warcraft. |
Patch changes
Patch 13.0.0.27845 (2018-11-29):
- Added.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Peter Whalen on Twitter (X). (2018-11-21).
- ↑ Daxxarri (2018-11-12). Rastakhan’s Rumble: A New Challenger Approaches – Part 1. Retrieved on 2018-11-12.
- ↑ Blizzard Press Center - Rastakhan's Rumble Announcement Press Kit, Rastakhan's Rumble Champions Fact Sheet enUS. (2018-11-02). Retrieved on 2018-11-06.
- ↑ Cam Shea (2019-02-04). Hearthstone: Peter Whalen and Dean Ayala on Designing Key Rastakhan Cards. IGN. Retrieved on 2019-02-06.