Servant of Yogg-Saron
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Servant of Yogg-Saron is a rare mage minion card, from the Whispers of the Old Gods set.
How to get
| Type | Source | Quality | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Card packs | The Regular version can be opened from any of these packs:  | Regular | 1~2 (random) |
| Card packs | The Golden version can be opened from any of these packs: | Golden | 1~2 (random) |
| Crafting | Craft a Regular copy for 100  | Regular | 1 |
| Crafting | Craft a Golden copy for 800 | Golden | 1 |
Notes
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- Similar to
Yogg-Saron, Hope's End, this minion's Battlecry casts a random spell that costs 5 mana or more. The following rules are mostly based on the behaviour of Yogg-Saron - see that page for references.
- Any collectible spell may be cast. Uncollectible spells will not be cast.
- For card text purposes, the spell is considered to have been cast by the player. For example,
Flamestrike will always target the opponent's board, 
Skull of Gul'dan will always draw cards for the player, and 
Excavated Evil will always shuffle itself into the opponent's deck.
- However, for most other purposes, the spell is considered to be cast by the minion, not by the player.[2] Therefore:
- Effects like Mana Wyrm, Counterspell and Lorewalker Cho will not activate.
- Effects like
- Only valid targets will be selected. If no valid target exists, the spell will fizzle and have no effect.
- Cards with options such as Choose One or Discover will randomly select an option.
- Damaging spells will be improved by Spell Damage.[2]
- According to an overview by Trump made partway through the revealing of the Whispers of the Old Gods set of all eligible cards in Standard format, the spell cast by this minion had a majority chance of being favourable to the summoning player, with an even higher chance if the opponent has a minion on the board:[2]
- Trump estimated around a 26% chance of a negative outcome with an empty board; and around a 3% chance of a negative outcome if the opponent has a minion.
- Trump estimated around a 46% chance of a good or very good outcome, regardless of whether the opponent has a minion or not.
Sounds[edit | edit source]
- Play
- ▶️
OG_087_ServantOfYoggSaron_Play.wav<summon sound>
- Attack
- ▶️
OG_087_ServantOfYoggSaron_Attack.wav<attack sound>
- Death
- ▶️
OG_087_ServantOfYoggSaron_Death.wav<death sound>
Lore[edit | edit source]
This minion serves Yogg-Saron, and has much weaker but similar effect to the Old God, by randomly casting any spell.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- This minion's Battlecry originally cast any random spell. After playtesting saw it casting spells such as Lay on Hands, DOOM! and Pyroblast a little too often, the minion was limited to casting spells costing 5 or less.[3]
- This minion's effect inspired a Tavern Brawl, 'Servant of Yogg-Saron' Tryouts. The Brawl premiered on July 13, 2016.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Patch changes
Patch 27.2.0.183876 (2023-08-22):
- Now reads: "Battlecry: Cast a random spell that costs (5) or MORE (targets chosen randomly)." (previously: "Battlecry: Cast a random spell that costs (5) or less (targets chosen randomly).")
Patch 6.2.0.15181 (2016-10-20):
- If Servant of Yogg-Saron casts a spell with Overload, the controlling player will now be Overloaded for the stated amount (presumed patch)
Patch 5.0.0.12574 (2016-04-24):
- Added.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ben Brode on Twitter (X). (2016-12-09).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hearthstone: Card Reveal - Servant of Yogg-Saron (Trump). (2016-04-13).
- ↑ IGN - BLIZZARD ON DESIGNING HEARTHSTONE’S OLD GODS. (2016-06-20).