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Darkspeaker
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| Set: | Whispers of the Old Gods |
|---|---|
| Type: | Minion |
| Rarity: | Epic |
| Cost: | 5 |
| Attack: | 3 |
| Health: | 6 |
| Abilities: | Battlecry, Set attribute |
| Tags: | Attack-related, Health-related, Targeted |
| Artist: | Phroilan Gardner |
Battlecry: Swap stats with a friendly minion.
People often think that Darkspeaker is the arch nemesis of Lightspeaker, but that title actually belongs to Heavyspeaker.
Darkspeaker is an epic neutral minion card, from the Whispers of the Old Gods set.
How to get[edit | edit source]
Darkspeaker can be obtained through Whispers of the Old Gods card packs purchased online from the Battle.net shop, or through crafting.
| Card | Crafting cost | Disenchanting |
|---|---|---|
| Darkspeaker | 400 | 100 |
| Golden Darkspeaker | 1600 | 400 |
Notes[edit | edit source]
- Only current Attack and Health values will be swapped between Darkspeaker and the selected minion. However, this includes temporary buffs like Abusive Sergeant's, and aura-buffs like Stormwind Champion's, which will become a permanent part of the enchantment. For details on this behaviour, see Crazed Alchemist#Notes.
- When Brann Bronzebeard is in play, the two activations of the Battlecry will effectively cancel each other out.
Strategy[edit | edit source]
With a fairly solid body that will be swapped, Darkspeaker's Battlecry can be used to buff a weaker minion that has a strong ability independent of its stats, like Acolyte of Pain, Armorsmith, and Mana Tide Totem, or to take the stats of a powerful minion with a large drawback, like Eerie Statue, Anima Golem or any big minion that you've played a Power Overwhelming on.
Even if the Darkspearker swaps stats with a Totem, Imp, or other small minion, its 3/6 stats can be put to immediate use by the recipient minion (assuming it isn't exhausted), making it almost comparable to Charge.
Lore[edit | edit source]
This minion appears to depict Darkspeaker R'khem.
From Wowpedia:
- Darkspeaker R'khem is a level 80 elite faceless one quest giver inside the Saronite Mines in Icecrown.
- Having been chained by the vrykul, he offers the quest Mind Tricks. After completing the quest, he will disappear, making noises that translates as laughter in the player's mind...
Gallery[edit | edit source]
 Darkspeaker in World of Warcraft |
Patch changes[edit | edit source]
Patch 5.0.0.12574 (2016-04-24): Added.
