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Drakonid Operative is a rare priest minion card, from the Mean Streets of Gadgetzan set.

Other versions

How to get

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

Notes

To edit these notes, go to Template:Drakonid Operative notes.

  • A variation on the usual Discover effect, this minion's Battlecry shows the player three cards from the opponent's deck, and adds a copy of the one selected to the player's hand.
  • If the opponent has less than 3 cards remaining in his deck, the Discover effect shows the enemy's remaining cards to choose from in the pop-up display.[1]
  • Knights of the Frozen ThroneShadow Reflection will copy Drakonid Operative before the Battlecry checks for a dragon, causing it to trigger the effect without any other dragon cards in hand.[2]


Sounds[]

Play
  • ▶️ VO_CFM_605_Male_Drakanoid_Play_02.wav Secret agent, coming through!
Attack
  • ▶️ VO_CFM_605_Male_Drakanoid_Attack_01.wav Move aside!
Death
  • ▶️ VO_CFM_605_Male_Drakanoid_Death_01.wav <death sound>

Lore[]

The Drakonid Operative, a drakonid spy seemingly hailing from the green dragonflight, was hired by Mean Streets of GadgetzanKazakus to keep tabs on his rivals. The Operative's ability keeps in line with this theme, as even the two cards the player does not pick still gives them information about their opponent's deck.[3]

Trivia[]

  • Drakonid Operative's Discover effect was originally intended for inclusion in The League of Explorers, although it was not then attached to a Dragon minion.[4]
  • The Drakonid Operative was originally known as the "Investigator" and lacked the Dragon minion type and restriction. This Investigator was also the earliest version of what would later become Mean Streets of GadgetzanRaza the Chained.[5]

Gallery[]

Drakonid Operative full

Drakonid Operative, full art

Patch changes

  • FOL LogoPatch 26.0.0.170824 (2023-04-04):
    • Now costs 4 (Down from 5).
    • Now has 5 health (Down from 6).
    • Now has 4 attack (Down from 5).
  • REV LogoPatch 24.0.0.145077 (2022-07-26):
    • Fixed a bug preventing Drakonid Operative’s effect from triggering.
  • Descent of Dragons Galakrond's Awakening logo Patch 16.2.0.39954 (2020-01-21):
    • Text changed from "Battlecry: If you’re holding a Dragon, Discover a card in your opponent’s deck" to "Battlecry: If you’re holding a Dragon, Discover a copy of a card in your opponent’s deck". The effect remains the same.
  • The Boomsday Project logo Patch 12.0.0.25770 (2018-08-02):
  • Mean Streets of Gadgetzan logo Patch 7.0.0.15590 (2016-11-29):
    • Added.

References[]

 
  1. Posed question on Reddit. (2016-12-04). 
  2. https://youtu.be/Tg0mbN8g3-Y?t=5m19s
  3. BlizzCon 2016, Mean Streets of Gadgetzan - Hearthstone What's New Panel
  4. PC Gamer - The two-year making of Hearthstone’s Patches the Pirate. (2016-12-15). 
  5. Cam Shea (2017-01-12). IGN - Hearthstone: Blizzard on designing Jade, testing red mana and leaving Reno behind. Retrieved on 2017-01-13.
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