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You might be looking for one of these cards: Battlegrounds/Defender of Argus (golden), Defender of Argus (Classic), Defender of Argus (Core).

Defender of Argus is a rare neutral minion card, from the Legacy set.

Other versions

How to get

TypeSourceQualityCount
Card packsOpen one of these card packs:
Classic Pack
Golden Classic Pack
Wild Pack
Golden Wild
Regular
Golden
1~2 (random)
CraftingCraft a Regular copy for 100 DustRegular1
CraftingCraft a Golden copy for 800 DustGolden1

Sounds

Play
  • ▶️ VO_EX1_093_Play_01.wav My shield, for Argus!
Attack
  • ▶️ VO_EX1_093_Attack_02.wav Into the breach!
Death

Lore

The Defender of Argus is based on members of the draenei organization the Hand of Argus, first encountered in the Burning Crusade expansion for World of Warcraft.

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The Hand of Argus is an organization of draenei paladins and vindicators that serve as the primary military and police force of the Exodar. Their presence is strongest in Bloodmyst Isle, where the greatest of the corruption on the Azuremyst Isles has taken hold.
The Hand of Argus is led by the Triumvirate of the Hand — Vindicators Boros, Kuros and Aesom. They are stationed in Blood Watch on Bloodmyst Isle. However, despite remaining mostly on Bloodmyst Isle, the Hand's agents have been seen in Ashenvale and Nagrand.

Trivia

  • The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Servants of the Betrayer" series, for the card Antikron the Unyielding.
  • Aside from its obvious in-universe meaning, this card's summoning quote might reference S.H.I.E.L.D (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) and A.R.G.U.S. (Advanced Research Group Uniting Super-Humans), two fictional agencies from the Marvel and DC universes.
  • Its attacking quote "Into the breach" may be a reference to Shakespeare's Henry the Fifth, act 3 scene 1, where King Henry says "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more unto the breach."
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    Patch changes

    • VSC Logo AdventurePatch 23.6.0.142295 (2022-06-27):
      • Removed from the pool of available minions in Battlegrounds.
    • Forged in the Barrens logoPatch 20.0.0.77662 (2021-03-25):
      • 2021-03-30: Moved from Classic to Legacy set.
      • Now has 3 Attack (Up from 2).
    • Curse of Naxxramas logo Patch 1.1.0.6024 (2014-07-22):
      • Flavor text now reads: "You wouldn’t think that Argus would need this much defending. But it does." (previously: "You wouldn’t think that Argus would need this much defending. But it does.").
    • Hearthstone logo Patch 1.0.0.4458 (Closed beta, 2014-1-16):
      • Now has 2 attack (Down from 3).
    • Hearthstone logo Patch 1.0.0.3890 (Closed beta, 2013-10-02):
      • Flavor text now reads: "You wouldn’t think that Argus would need this much defending. But it does." (previously: no flavor text).
    • Hearthstone logo Patch 1.0.0.3140 (Alpha, April or May 2013):
      • Added.

    External links

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