Cruel Taskmaster

Cruel Taskmaster

Regular

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Gold

Set:	Classic
Type:	Minion
Class:	Warrior
Rarity:	Common
Cost:	2
Attack:	2
Health:	2
Abilities:	Battlecry, Deal damage, Increment attribute
Tags:	Targeted
Artist:	Phroilan Gardner

Battlecry: Deal 1 damage to a minion and give it +2 Attack.

"I'm going to need you to come in on Sunday." - Cruel Taskmaster

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Cruel Taskmaster is a common warrior minion card, from the Classic set.

Other versions

Core	Classic

How to get

Cruel Taskmaster can be obtained through Classic card packs, through crafting, or as an Arena reward.

Card	Crafting cost	Disenchanting
Cruel Taskmaster	40	5
Golden Cruel Taskmaster	400	50

Core set

Two copies of regular Cruel Taskmaster (Core) are obtained for raising warrior to level ?.

Two copies of golden Cruel Taskmaster (Core) are obtained for winning 50 games as warrior.

Cruel Taskmaster (Core) is uncraftable and cannot be crafted or disenchanted.

Notes

• This minion's Battlecry has two steps:
  • First, it deals damage to the targeted minion, queuing and resolving triggers;
  • Then, it grants that minion +2 Attack (even if the damage was prevented or absorbed by Divine Shield).

Strategy

This minion's Battlecry is excellent at empowering a friendly minion, essentially trading 1 Health for 2 Attack. It is especially useful to activate minions with enrage, or other effects that trigger on being damaged. A short list includes:

• Armorsmith
• Amani Berserker
• Acolyte of Pain
• Raging Worgen
• Frothing Berserker
• Grim Patron
• Grommash Hellscream

This minion's battlecry can also be used to target enemy minions. This is ideally used to destroy low health minions, since the Attack bonus will also be granted to the enemy target, making it generally unwise to leave the minion alive to return the favour the next round. While this wastes the Taskmaster's potential for increasing damage output, it can be a very useful removal option, adding to this minion's versatility.

Quotes

Summon

Back to work!

Attack

No problem.

Trivia

• The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "The Hunt for Illidan" series, for the card Blood Guard Gulmok.
• The card art depicts Blood Guard Gulmok, a quest giver found in Shadowmoon Valley.

Gallery

Cruel Taskmaster, full art

Patch changes

• Patch 1.0.0.3890 (2013-10-02): Now has 2 health, up from 1.
• Previously: Battlecry: Deal 1 damage to a minion and give it +2 Attack. [2 mana, 2 attack, 1 health, Common]