Messenger Raven

Messenger Raven

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Set:	Rise of Shadows
Type:	Minion
Subtype:	Beast
Class:	Mage
Rarity:	Common
Cost:	3
Attack:	3
Health:	2
Abilities:	Battlecry, Discover, Generate
Tags:	Class-related
Artist:	Grace Liu

Battlecry: Discover a Mage minion.

You can make a collect CAW!

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Messenger Raven is a common mage minion card, from the Rise of Shadows set.

How to get

Messenger Raven can be obtained through Rise of Shadows card packs, through crafting, or as an Arena reward. Golden Messenger Raven can also be obtained through the Highest Rank Bonus chest at the end of each Ranked season.

Card	Crafting cost	Disenchanting
Messenger Raven	40	5
Golden Messenger Raven	400	50

Strategy

Messenger Raven is a solid option for any Mage deck that doesn't use many Spells. It not only has reasonably high stats for a minion with Discover, the Mage-only Discover restriction helps filter out weaker minion choices. As Messenger Raven is a beast, it can also synergize with any Beast-related cards.

Possible minions discovered

The below table lists all mage collectible mage minions in Standard format, representing the range of possible minions discovered by Messenger Raven.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Water Elemental	Free	Elemental	Mage	4	3	6	Freeze any character damaged by this minion. Don't summon a water elemental at a party. It'll dampen the mood.
Daring Fire-Eater	Common	General	Mage	1	1	1	Battlecry: Your next Hero Power this turn deals 2 more damage. A few hours later he DESTROYED the arena bathrooms.
Violet Spellwing	Common	Elemental	Mage	1	1	1	Deathrattle: Add an 'Arcane Missiles' spell to your hand. A bird in the hand is worth three missiles in the grave.
Magic Dart Frog	Common	Beast	Mage	2	1	3	After you cast a spell, deal 1 damage to a random enemy minion. There's a powerful throat in this frog.
Mana Wyrm	Common	General	Mage	2	1	3	Whenever you cast a spell, gain +1 Attack. These wyrms feed on arcane energies, and while they are generally considered a nuisance rather than a real threat, you really shouldn't leave them alone with a bucket of mana.
Sorcerer's Apprentice	Common	General	Mage	2	3	2	Your spells cost (1) less. Apprentices are great for bossing around. "Conjure me some mana buns! And a coffee! Make that a mana coffee!"
Arcane Amplifier	Common	Elemental	Mage	3	2	5	Your Hero Power deals 2 extra damage. Not on good terms with warlocks.
Messenger Raven	Common	Beast	Mage	3	3	2	Battlecry: Discover a Mage minion. You can make a collect CAW!
Azure Explorer	Common	Dragon	Mage	4	2	3	Spell Damage +2 Battlecry: Discover a Dragon. Has an appetite for knowledge!
Cosmic Anomaly	Common	Elemental	Mage	4	4	3	Spell Damage +2 INGREDIENTS: STAR-STUFF, BLUE #1, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS.
Vex Crow	Common	Beast	Mage	4	3	3	Whenever you cast a spell, summon a random 2-Cost minion. As birds of ill omen, these crows often summon Doomsayers.
Cloud Prince	Common	Elemental	Mage	5	4	4	Battlecry: If you control a Secret, deal 6 damage. "In West Cloudidelphia, born and raised; flinging lightning for the rest of my days."
Arcanosaur	Common	Elemental	Mage	6	3	3	Battlecry: If you played an Elemental last turn, deal 3 damage to all other minions. Arcane energy… finds a way.
Animated Avalanche	Common	Elemental	Mage	7	7	6	Battlecry: If you played an Elemental last turn, summon a copy of this. Always sliding down mountains because it can't stop talking with its hands.
Arcane Flakmage	Rare	General	Mage	2	3	2	After you play a Secret, deal 2 damage to all enemy minions. Ancient pandaren proverb: He who is without secrets lacks flak.
Celestial Emissary	Rare	Elemental	Mage	2	2	1	Battlecry: Your next spell this turn has Spell Damage +2. Casting with the stars.
Spirit of the Dragonhawk	Rare	General	Mage	2	0	3	Stealth for 1 turn. Your Hero Power also targets adjacent minions. Dragonhawks aren’t known for their accuracy.
Dune Sculptor	Rare	General	Mage	3	3	3	After you cast a spell, add a random Mage minion to your hand. Come for the magic show, stay for the sand castles.
Kirin Tor Mage	Rare	General	Mage	3	4	3	Battlecry: The next Secret you play this turn costs (0). The Kirin Tor reside in the floating city of Dalaran. How do you make a Dalaran float? Two scoops of ice cream, one scoop of Dalaran.
Pyromaniac	Rare	General	Mage	3	3	4	Whenever your Hero Power kills a minion, draw a card. She prefers “Flammably Inclined.”
Ethereal Arcanist	Rare	General	Mage	4	3	3	If you control a Secret at the end of your turn, gain +2/+2. The ethereals are wrapped in cloth to give form to their non-corporeal bodies. Also because it's nice and soft.
Kirin Tor Tricaster	Rare	General	Mage	4	3	3	Spell Damage +3 Your spells cost (1) more. The math checks out!
Bonfire Elemental	Rare	Elemental	Mage	5	5	5	Battlecry: If you played an Elemental last turn, draw a card. Next step: Marshmallow elementals.
Curio Collector	Rare	General	Mage	5	4	4	Whenever you draw a card, gain +1/+1. Experts worry that curios are a gateway to face-collecting.
Naga Sand Witch	Rare	General	Mage	5	5	5	Battlecry: Change the Cost of spells in your hand to (5). 5 mana footlong, anyone?
Dragoncaster	Rare	General	Mage	6	4	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, your next spell this turn costs (0). It’s challenging to perform magic on dragonback. It’s so easy to drop the rabbit.
Meteorologist	Rare	General	Mage	6	3	3	Battlecry: For each card in your hand, deal 1 damage to a random enemy. Some say the world will end in fire. Some say in ice. Why not BOTH?
Mana Cyclone	Epic	Elemental	Mage	2	2	2	Battlecry: For each spell you've cast this turn, add a random Mage spell to your hand. It'll put a good spin on your spells.
Arcane Keysmith	Epic	General	Mage	4	2	2	Battlecry: Discover a Secret. Put it into the battlefield. She sells all manner of keys: from A flat to G sharp.
Astromancer	Epic	General	Mage	7	5	5	Battlecry: Summon a random minion with Cost equal to your hand size. All signs point to Antonidas.
Mana Giant	Epic	Elemental	Mage	8	8	8	Costs (1) less for each card you've played this game that didn't start in your deck. Spell more and save more with a GIANT discount!
Tortollan Pilgrim	Epic	General	Mage	8	5	5	Battlecry: Discover a copy of a spell in your deck and cast it with random targets. A tortollan made it to the desert!
Archmage Arugal	Legendary	General	Mage	2	2	2	Whenever you draw a minion, add a copy of it to your hand. His worgen children call him Archmage AROO-OO-OO-OO-gal.
Khadgar	Legendary	General	Mage	2	2	2	Your cards that summon minions summon twice as many. "What do you call two minions summoned at once? Twinions, haha! Wait... where are you going?"
Chenvaala	Legendary	Elemental	Mage	3	2	5	After you cast three spells in a turn, summon a 5/5 Elemental. Like the Dragon Soul. If dragons had souls of ice.
Stargazer Luna	Legendary	General	Mage	3	2	4	After you play the right-most card in your hand, draw a card. She's Dr. Boom's right-hand mage.
Malygos, Aspect of Magic	Legendary	Dragon	Mage	5	2	8	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, Discover an upgraded Mage spell. It's official. We can say Malygeese.
Reno the Relicologist	Legendary	General	Mage	6	4	6	Battlecry: If your deck has no duplicates, deal 10 damage randomly split among all enemy minions. All his life, Reno Jackson was only a gatling wand away from becoming the greatest and most terrifying mage who ever existed.
Toki, Time-Tinker	Legendary	General	Mage	6	5	5	Battlecry: Add a random Legendary minion from the past to your hand. Just a twist to the left, one quarter turn to the right and … oops! Well, we didn’t need that timeline anyway.
Archmage Antonidas	Legendary	General	Mage	7	5	7	Whenever you cast a spell, put a 'Fireball' spell into your hand. Antonidas was the Grand Magus of the Kirin Tor, and Jaina's mentor. This was a big step up from being Grand Magus of Jelly Donuts.
Jan'alai, the Dragonhawk	Legendary	Beast	Mage	7	4	4	Battlecry: If your Hero Power dealt 8 damage this game, summon Ragnaros the Firelord. You mess with the Bird, you get the Firelord.
Hex Lord Malacrass	Legendary	General	Mage	8	5	5	Battlecry: Add a copy of your opening hand to your hand (except this card). Extremely awkward cousin of Hex Lord Malaclass.
Kalecgos	Legendary	Dragon	Mage	10	4	12	Your first spell each turn costs (0). Battlecry: Discover a spell. He was once the Aspect of Magic but gave it up to focus on cheap tricks.
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Gallery

Messenger Raven, full art

Messenger Raven sketch

Patch changes

• Patch 14.0.0.29933 (2019-04-04): Added.