Murloc

Murlocs are a type of minion, best known for their swarming gameplay and board-wide synergy. Relatively weak in isolation, their low mana cost allows them to quickly flood the board, with their synergistic effects causing them to grow in strength as each new Murloc arrives.

Murlocs are available to all classes, but have a special connection with the paladin and shaman classes.

For a list of card art featuring murlocs, see Murloc art.

Background

From Wowpedia:

The murlocs are a bipedal, amphibious humanoid race residing along coastlines, lakeshores, and riverbeds. Murlocs possess bulbous bodies, large mouths lined with rows of sharp fangs, and slime-coated skin. Individuals range in coloration from turquoise to darkish grey, while their heights vary from 3-1/2 feet to 6 feet. Depending on the variety, murlocs may lean towards a closer resemblance to frogs or to fish; the iconic green murloc, for example, has coloration similar to the Cuban tree frog.

Murlocs tend to dwell in amply-populated coastal settlements, and it is unusual to find individuals wandering too far from their compatriots. Players looking to engage murlocs should be wary of their surroundings; the creatures often lurk out of sight beneath the surface of the water. This tendency, coupled with their large social aggro radius, can often lead to larger pulls.

Strategy

Due to their reasonably low mana cost, building a deck around Murloc cards can give you a very early board advantage by overwhelming your opponent with minions. Early game dominance and setting up your Murloc army will be your main objective. Most Murloc cards benefit from having other Murlocs on the field with them. For example, you could play Murloc Tidecaller and then Murloc Tidehunter in order to turn your Murloc Tidecaller into a 3/2 minion instead of a 1/2. Many other combinations exist as well.

Many classes can lend their unique strengths to the Murloc deck:

• The Shaman class possesses highly efficient removal spells; Rockbiter Weapon, Stormforged Axe and Lightning Bolt can keep the board clear, while Earth Shock and Hex gets rid of Taunt and other threats. In addition, Bloodlust serves as an excellent finisher that synergizes with the swarming nature of murloc decks. Shamans are also one of the only three classes to have class-specific cards that have synergy with Murlocs (Siltfin Spiritwalker, Neptulon, Everyfin is Awesome, and Primalfin Totem) and have a Quest card dedicated to them (Unite the Murlocs).
• Paladins can work favorably with aggro decks, buffing their Murlocs with cheap spells such as Blessing of Might to pile on damage, buff them in bulk with cards such as Sword of Justice and Competitive Spirit, while also trading with other minions with Divine Shield. Paladins are the only class besides Shaman and Warlock to have class-specific Murloc synergy cards (Murloc Knight, Anyfin Can Happen, Vilefin Inquisitor, Grimscale Chum, and Hydrologist).
• Warlock Murloc decks (known as "Wurloc" or "Murlock" decks) are highly popular because of their Life Tap ability. This allows them to draw more cards and fill their board with Murlocs in the same manner as zoo decks, speeding up a Murloc deck's ramp up time. Cards like Voidwalker are a strong early defense to keep Murlocs alive, while Soulfire and Shadow Bolt provide cheap removal of enemy threats. With the addition of Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, they have gained a class-exclusive Murloc, Seadevil Stinger.
• Druids have Innervate to help put out more Murlocs in the early game, Power of the Wild and Mark of the Wild to buff their Murlocs cheaply, and Wrath, Claw and Naturalize for cheap removal. Moreover, since the finisher Savage Roar is relatively cheap, it can be played twice in a turn for large damage burst before their opponent can stabilize.
• Mage doesn't have any class-specific cards but does have some options regarding a weakness Murloc decks tend to have: card advantage. Book of Specters and Aluneth in addition to burn spells like Frostbolt and Fireball are often enough to keep a sizable hand as well as finish a game fast enough.

Minions and spells that buff or are more useful with more minions on the field synergize well with Murloc decks such as Raid Leader, Reliquary Seeker, and Frostwolf Warlord.

Counters

Spells that target all enemies, such as Arcane Explosion, Fan of Knives or other field-wide damage cards, are strong against Murloc decks due to their low health and swarm nature. Taunt cards are useful against Murloc decks because they force the Murlocs to attack them before the hero can be targeted, possibly dying in the process.

It is recommended to remove any Murloc on the field as soon as possible, especially high-priority targets such as Murloc Warleader or Murloc Tidecaller, because of the increasing difficulty in killing Murlocs as more and more are put on the field. Be sure not to exhaust your options too early; using a Blizzard or Consecration on only a few Murlocs may leave you defenseless when they summon even more. Gauge the situation and see if waiting a turn is the better option.

Priests can effectively counter Murlocs by having Northshire Clerics out early and buffing them with Power Word: Shield. After that they can clear weak Murlocs using Clerics and heal Clerics to keep their hand full while suffocating the Murloc player.

Also, Hungry Crab is a direct early-game counter to Murlocs. If played early enough, its ability to destroy a Murloc when summoned plus the subsequent attack and health buff could be used to halt a Murloc deck from snowballing past its initial phases. If you know you will be going up against a Murloc deck, adding two Hungry Crabs should make it much easier to deal with.

Murloc cards

Collectible

For Wild format listings, see Murloc/Wild format

Name / Desc	Rarity	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Grimscale Oracle	Free	Murloc	Any	1	1	1	Your other Murlocs have +1 Attack. These are the brainy murlocs. It turns out that doesn’t mean much.
Murloc Raider	Free	Murloc	Any	1	2	1	Mrrraggglhlhghghlgh, mrgaaag blarrghlgaahahl mrgggg glhalhah a bghhll graggmgmg Garrosh mglhlhlh mrghlhlhl!!
Bluegill Warrior	Free	Murloc	Any	2	2	1	Charge He just wants a hug. A sloppy... slimy... hug.
Murloc Tidehunter	Free	Murloc	Any	2	2	1	Battlecry: Summon a 1/1 Murloc Scout. "Death will rise, from the tides!"
Murmy	Common	Murloc	Any	1	1	1	Reborn Unlike other mummies, they rolled him up with rice, sliced cucumbers, and soy sauce on the side.
Toxfin	Common	Murloc	Any	1	1	2	Battlecry: Give a friendly Murloc Poisonous. I'm addicted to him, but I know that he's Toxfin.
Fishflinger	Common	Murloc	Any	2	3	2	Battlecry: Add a random Murloc to each player's hand. The scent of fish lingers on the fishflinger's fish fingers.
Ghost Light Angler	Common	Murloc	Shaman	2	2	2	Echo BoOooOogrglgrlgrlooOoOoo!
Tasty Flyfish	Common	Murloc	Any	2	2	2	Deathrattle: Give a Dragon in your hand +2/+2. Reinforced with vitamins and mrglrls.
Murloc Tidecaller	Rare	Murloc	Any	1	1	2	Whenever you summon a Murloc, gain +1 Attack. This guy gets crazy strong at family reunions.
Sludge Slurper	Rare	Murloc	Shaman	1	2	1	Battlecry: Add a Lackey to your hand. Overload: (1) You can't stop slurping this delicious sludge!
Underbelly Angler	Rare	Murloc	Shaman	2	2	3	After you play a Murloc, add a random Murloc to your hand. Attracts murlocs... and moths.
Coldlight Seer	Rare	Murloc	Any	3	2	3	Battlecry: Give your other Murlocs +2 Health. The Coldlight murlocs reside in the darkest pits of the Abyssal Depths. So no, there's no getting away from murlocs.
Murloc Tastyfin	Rare	Murloc	Any	4	3	2	Deathrattle: Draw 2 Murlocs from your deck. He was destined for the soup. One way or another…
Murloc Warleader	Epic	Murloc	Any	3	3	3	Your other Murlocs have +2 Attack. Do Murlocs ever get tired of making the same old sound? Nope! Mrglglrglglglglglglgl!
Nightmare Amalgam	Epic	All	Any	3	3	4	This is an Elemental, Mech, Demon, Murloc, Dragon, Beast, Pirate and Totem. Be all that you can be.
Skyfin	Epic	Murloc	Any	5	3	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, summon 2 random Murlocs. "Do you want to be a murloc or a dragon?" "Yes."
Sir Finley of the Sands	Legendary	Murloc	Paladin	2	2	3	Battlecry: If your deck has no duplicates, Discover an upgraded Hero Power. "The sands shall be my sea! And this scarab shall be my, er, strange and wriggly boat!"
Scargil	Legendary	Murloc	Shaman	4	4	4	Your Murlocs cost (1). Wanna know how he got those scars? So does he.
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Ashes of Outland

The below cards are planned for release with Ashes of Outland, coming April 7th, 2020.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Felfin Navigator	Common	Murloc	Any	4	4	4	Battlecry: Give your other Murlocs +1/+1. Return my fishes to me, and I myself shall carry you to the gates of Mrrhalla!
Imprisoned Sungill	Rare	Murloc	Paladin	1	2	1	Dormant for 2 turns. When this awakens, summon two 1/1 Murlocs. Imprisoned for ten thousand years! Not because it's a demon. Because of the dancing.
Furious Felfin	Rare	Murloc	Demon Hunter	2	3	2	Battlecry: If your hero attacked this turn, gain +1 Attack and Rush. Signature moves include Eye Bream, Feast of Soles, and Metamorphofish.
Murgur Murgurgle	Legendary	Murloc	Paladin	2	2	1	Divine Shield Deathrattle: Shuffle 'Murgurgle Prime' into your deck. Murlocs are not native to Outland. When the Sungills arrived, one among them rose to the challenge of this dark world. They call him... Murgurgle. Murgur Murgurgle.
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Wild format

 This section contains information exclusive to Wild format.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Murloc Tinyfin	Common	Murloc	Any	0	1	1	High mortality rate, from often being hugged to death.
Deadscale Knight	Common	Murloc	Any	1	1	1	Lifesteal His favorite spell is Chum Explosion.
Grimscale Chum	Common	Murloc	Paladin	1	2	1	Battlecry: Give a random Murloc in your hand +1/+1. Listen, see? We'll take 'em to the docks, see? And throw 'em in the sea, see?
Bilefin Tidehunter	Common	Murloc	Any	2	2	1	Battlecry: Summon a 1/1 Ooze with Taunt. Bile actually makes for surprisingly sturdy fins.
Blowgill Sniper	Common	Murloc	Any	2	2	1	Battlecry: Deal 1 damage. Imagine how much further his darts would go if he had lungs instead of gills!
Brrrloc	Common	Murloc	Shaman	2	2	2	Battlecry: Freeze an enemy. He may be frozen fish, but he fights fresh!
Hydrologist	Common	Murloc	Paladin	2	2	2	Battlecry: Discover a Secret. Murloc hydrologists are pretty rare. Most murloc undergrads pick computer science.
Puddlestomper	Common	Murloc	Any	2	3	2	He pays homage to Morgl, the great murloc oracle! (Who doesn't??)
Rockpool Hunter	Common	Murloc	Any	2	2	3	Battlecry: Give a friendly Murloc +1/+1. Loves crab meat. Fears crabs.
Primalfin Lookout	Common	Murloc	Any	3	3	2	Battlecry: If you control another Murloc, Discover a Murloc. Lookout is a self-appointed title that's mostly an excuse to beat things up.
Murloc Knight	Common	Murloc	Paladin	4	3	4	Inspire: Summon a random Murloc. Hee hee! Look at his cute little feet.
Coldlight Oracle	Rare	Murloc	Any	3	2	2	Battlecry: Each player draws 2 cards. They can see the future. In that future both players draw more cards. Spoooky.
Seadevil Stinger	Rare	Murloc	Warlock	4	4	2	Battlecry: The next Murloc you play this turn costs Health instead of Mana. Pretty harmless unless you're a Seadevil.
Corrupted Seer	Rare	Murloc	Any	6	2	3	Battlecry: Deal 2 damage to all non-Murloc minions. For seers, it's very handy to have your crystal ball hanging right in front of your face.
Vilefin Inquisitor	Epic	Murloc	Paladin	1	1	3	Battlecry: Your Hero Power becomes 'Summon a 1/1 Murloc.' Nobody expects the Vilefin Inquisition!
Primalfin Champion	Epic	Murloc	Paladin	2	1	2	Deathrattle: Return any spells you cast on this minion to your hand. Sure, he'll return your stuff. OVER HIS DEAD BODY!
Siltfin Spiritwalker	Epic	Murloc	Shaman	4	2	5	Whenever another friendly Murloc dies, draw a card. Overload: (1) The elements respond to anyone who calls them for a worthy cause, even if you call them by yelling, "MRGHRGLGLGL!"
Sir Finley Mrrgglton	Legendary	Murloc	Any	1	1	3	Battlecry: Discover a new basic Hero Power. In addition to fluent Common, he also speaks fourteen dialects of 'mrgl'.
Old Murk-Eye	Legendary	Murloc	Any	4	2	4	Charge. Has +1 Attack for each other Murloc on the battlefield. He's a legend among murlocs. "Mrghllghghllghg!", they say.
Finja, the Flying Star	Legendary	Murloc	Any	5	2	4	Stealth. Whenever this attacks and kills a minion, summon 2 Murlocs from your deck. The last true master of Finjitsu.
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Uncollectible

Name / Desc	Rarity	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Hench-Clan Squire	None	Murloc	Any		1	1
Murloc Scout	Common	Murloc	Any	1	1	1
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Ashes of Outland

The below cards are planned for release with Ashes of Outland, coming April 7th, 2020.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Sungill Streamrunner	None	Murloc	Paladin	1	1	1
Murgurgle Prime	None	Murloc	Paladin	8	6	3	Divine Shield Battlecry: Summon 4 random Murlocs. Give them Divine Shield.
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Wild format

 This section contains information exclusive to Wild format.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Murloc Razorgill	None	Murloc	Shaman	1	1	1
Primalfin	None	Murloc	Any	1	1	1
Silver Hand Murloc	None	Murloc	Paladin	1	1	1
Megafin	None	Murloc	Shaman	5	8	8	Battlecry: Fill your hand with random Murlocs.
Murloc	Common	Murloc	Any	1	1	1
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Cards that generate Murlocs

These cards bring new Murlocs into play through their card text.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Fishflinger	Common	Minion	Murloc	Any	2	3	2	Battlecry: Add a random Murloc to each player's hand. The scent of fish lingers on the fishflinger's fish fingers.
Hench-Clan Hogsteed	Common	Minion	Beast	Any	2	2	1	Rush Deathrattle: Summon a 1/1 Murloc. This is CLEARLY their first rodeo.
Soul of the Murloc	Common	Spell		Shaman	2			Give your minions "Deathrattle: Summon a 1/1 Murloc." Previously thought nonexistent.
Underbelly Angler	Rare	Minion	Murloc	Shaman	2	2	3	After you play a Murloc, add a random Murloc to your hand. Attracts murlocs... and moths.
Plague of Murlocs	Epic	Spell		Shaman	3			Transform all minions into random Murlocs. This is horrible! And adorable!
Hench-Clan Hag	Epic	Minion	General	Any	4	3	3	Battlecry: Summon two 1/1 Amalgams with all minion types. The Hench Clan is an equal opportunity employer, no matter which parts of you came from where.
Skyfin	Epic	Minion	Murloc	Any	5	3	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, summon 2 random Murlocs. "Do you want to be a murloc or a dragon?" "Yes."
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Ashes of Outland

The below cards are planned for release with Ashes of Outland, coming April 7th, 2020.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Murgurgle Prime	None	Minion	Murloc	Paladin	8	6	3	Divine Shield Battlecry: Summon 4 random Murlocs. Give them Divine Shield.
Imprisoned Sungill	Rare	Minion	Murloc	Paladin	1	2	1	Dormant for 2 turns. When this awakens, summon two 1/1 Murlocs. Imprisoned for ten thousand years! Not because it's a demon. Because of the dancing.
Underlight Angling Rod	Epic	Weapon		Paladin	3	3	2	After your Hero attacks, add a random Murloc to your hand. "I said I wanted the ASHbringer not FISHbringer!"
Murgur Murgurgle	Legendary	Minion	Murloc	Paladin	2	2	1	Divine Shield Deathrattle: Shuffle 'Murgurgle Prime' into your deck. Murlocs are not native to Outland. When the Sungills arrived, one among them rose to the challenge of this dark world. They call him... Murgurgle. Murgur Murgurgle.
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Wild format

 This section contains information exclusive to Wild format.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Megafin	None	Minion	Murloc	Shaman	5	8	8	Battlecry: Fill your hand with random Murlocs.
Primalfin Lookout	Common	Minion	Murloc	Any	3	3	2	Battlecry: If you control another Murloc, Discover a Murloc. Lookout is a self-appointed title that's mostly an excuse to beat things up.
Call in the Finishers	Common	Spell		Shaman	4			Summon four 1/1 Murlocs. When you really need a job done… but you don't really care if it gets done right.
I Am Murloc	Common	Spell		Any	4			Summon three, four, or five 1/1 Murlocs.
Murloc Knight	Common	Minion	Murloc	Paladin	4	3	4	Inspire: Summon a random Murloc. Hee hee! Look at his cute little feet.
Sated Threshadon	Common	Minion	Beast	Any	7	5	7	Deathrattle: Summon three 1/1 Murlocs. Bet you can't eat just one murloc!
Primalfin Totem	Rare	Minion	Totem	Shaman	2	0	3	At the end of your turn, summon a 1/1 Murloc. Emits a sound only murlocs can hear, which is good because it’s REALLY annoying.
Anyfin Can Happen	Rare	Spell		Paladin	10			Summon 7 Murlocs that died this game. Theme song by Ellie Goldfin and Blagghghlrlrl Harris.
Unite the Murlocs	Legendary	Spell		Shaman	1			Quest: Summon 10 Murlocs. Reward: Megafin. Form feet and legs! Form arms and body! Oh. Sorry. I was thinking about Mechafin.
Neptulon	Legendary	Minion	Elemental	Shaman	7	7	7	Battlecry: Add 4 random Murlocs to your hand. Overload: (3) Neptulon is "The Tidehunter". He’s one of the four elemental lords. And he and Ragnaros get together and make really amazing saunas.
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Murloc synergy cards

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Grimscale Oracle	Free	Minion	Murloc	Any	1	1	1	Your other Murlocs have +1 Attack. These are the brainy murlocs. It turns out that doesn’t mean much.
Toxfin	Common	Minion	Murloc	Any	1	1	2	Battlecry: Give a friendly Murloc Poisonous. I'm addicted to him, but I know that he's Toxfin.
Murloc Tidecaller	Rare	Minion	Murloc	Any	1	1	2	Whenever you summon a Murloc, gain +1 Attack. This guy gets crazy strong at family reunions.
Underbelly Angler	Rare	Minion	Murloc	Shaman	2	2	3	After you play a Murloc, add a random Murloc to your hand. Attracts murlocs... and moths.
Coldlight Seer	Rare	Minion	Murloc	Any	3	2	3	Battlecry: Give your other Murlocs +2 Health. The Coldlight murlocs reside in the darkest pits of the Abyssal Depths. So no, there's no getting away from murlocs.
Murloc Tastyfin	Rare	Minion	Murloc	Any	4	3	2	Deathrattle: Draw 2 Murlocs from your deck. He was destined for the soup. One way or another…
Scalelord	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Paladin	5	5	6	Battlecry: Give your Murlocs Divine Shield. It's about what they have in common, not what makes them different.
Hungry Crab	Epic	Minion	Beast	Any	1	1	2	Battlecry: Destroy a Murloc and gain +2/+2. Murloc. It's what's for dinner.
Murloc Warleader	Epic	Minion	Murloc	Any	3	3	3	Your other Murlocs have +2 Attack. Do Murlocs ever get tired of making the same old sound? Nope! Mrglglrglglglglglglgl!
Tip the Scales	Epic	Spell		Paladin	8			Summon 7 Murlocs from your deck. Hold on, I need to get some murlocs to weigh in on this.
Scargil	Legendary	Minion	Murloc	Shaman	4	4	4	Your Murlocs cost (1). Wanna know how he got those scars? So does he.
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Ashes of Outland

The below cards are planned for release with Ashes of Outland, coming April 7th, 2020.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Felfin Navigator	Common	Minion	Murloc	Any	4	4	4	Battlecry: Give your other Murlocs +1/+1. Return my fishes to me, and I myself shall carry you to the gates of Mrrhalla!
Waste Warden	Epic	Minion	General	Any	5	3	3	Battlecry: Deal 3 damage to a minion and all others of the same minion type. Recycle that can, or you get the cuffs!
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Wild format

 This section contains information exclusive to Wild format.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Grimscale Chum	Common	Minion	Murloc	Paladin	1	2	1	Battlecry: Give a random Murloc in your hand +1/+1. Listen, see? We'll take 'em to the docks, see? And throw 'em in the sea, see?
Ice Fishing	Common	Spell		Shaman	2			Draw 2 Murlocs from your deck. Glow fish, war fish... blow fish, more fish...
Primalfin Lookout	Common	Minion	Murloc	Any	3	3	2	Battlecry: If you control another Murloc, Discover a Murloc. Lookout is a self-appointed title that's mostly an excuse to beat things up.
Zoobot	Common	Minion	Mech	Any	3	3	3	Battlecry: Give a random friendly Beast, Dragon and Murloc +1/+1. The Murloc is taking the picture.
Menagerie Magician	Common	Minion	General	Any	5	4	4	Battlecry: Give a random Beast, Dragon and Murloc +2/+2. Just between us, if things get tight the Menagerie Magician position will probably be the first to go.
Seadevil Stinger	Rare	Minion	Murloc	Warlock	4	4	2	Battlecry: The next Murloc you play this turn costs Health instead of Mana. Pretty harmless unless you're a Seadevil.
Corrupted Seer	Rare	Minion	Murloc	Any	6	2	3	Battlecry: Deal 2 damage to all non-Murloc minions. For seers, it's very handy to have your crystal ball hanging right in front of your face.
Everyfin is Awesome	Rare	Spell		Shaman	7			Give your minions +2/+2. Costs (1) less for each Murloc you control. Everyfin is cool when you're part of a murloc team!
Vilefin Inquisitor	Epic	Minion	Murloc	Paladin	1	1	3	Battlecry: Your Hero Power becomes 'Summon a 1/1 Murloc.' Nobody expects the Vilefin Inquisition!
Gentle Megasaur	Epic	Minion	Beast	Any	4	5	4	Battlecry: Adapt your Murlocs. "Low, low rents! Must enjoy a nomadic lifestyle. Quasi-sentient, bipedal, amphibious humanoids ONLY!"
Siltfin Spiritwalker	Epic	Minion	Murloc	Shaman	4	2	5	Whenever another friendly Murloc dies, draw a card. Overload: (1) The elements respond to anyone who calls them for a worthy cause, even if you call them by yelling, "MRGHRGLGLGL!"
Unite the Murlocs	Legendary	Spell		Shaman	1			Quest: Summon 10 Murlocs. Reward: Megafin. Form feet and legs! Form arms and body! Oh. Sorry. I was thinking about Mechafin.
Old Murk-Eye	Legendary	Minion	Murloc	Any	4	2	4	Charge. Has +1 Attack for each other Murloc on the battlefield. He's a legend among murlocs. "Mrghllghghllghg!", they say.
Finja, the Flying Star	Legendary	Minion	Murloc	Any	5	2	4	Stealth. Whenever this attacks and kills a minion, summon 2 Murlocs from your deck. The last true master of Finjitsu.
The Curator	Legendary	Minion	Mech	Any	7	4	6	Taunt Battlecry: Draw a Beast, Dragon, and Murloc from your deck. The Curator guards Azeroth’s deadliest creatures, but it’s secretly terrified of squirrels.
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History

Murlocs originally featured a number of minion type synergy effects that activated from or benefited "ALL" Murlocs, including the opponent's. This included cards like Murloc Warleader, Coldlight Seer and Grimscale Oracle granting bonuses to not only friendly but also enemy Murlocs, Murloc Tidecaller activating from either player summoning a Murloc, and Old Murk-Eye drawing power from even the opponent's Murlocs. However, these disadvantages only existed in the presence of a Murloc mirror match, in which case both opponents stood to gain from the common type-orientation. According to Ben Brode, this synergy was added to the Murloc type "mostly to make it feel really different from other minion types".

With Patch 6.2.0.15181 (2016-10-20) this behaviour was removed from all of the above cards except for Old Murk-Eye, with the effects now strictly confined to friendly Murlocs. The patch notes state that the changes were made in order to "improve the Murloc mirror-match"; Ben Brode later clarified that such matches tended to be determined mostly by "whoever played the first murloc". It should be noted that Murloc mirror matches were very rarely seen at this period (as well as for some time beforehand), but the changes may also have been made with future releases in mind, opening up design space for the type. Hungry Crab and Corrupted Seer's negative effects were unchanged, as was Old Murk-Eye, which the developers discussed but "decided against" changing.

An earlier change came with Whispers of the Old Gods. Prior to this the Murloc legendary Old Murk-Eye was not craftable but had to be earned through collecting each Basic and Classic Murloc. The quest "Mrglglglgl!" awarded 1 regular copy to the player upon collecting regular copies of all Classic Murlocs, while "Golden Mrglglglgl!" awarded 1 golden copy to the player upon collecting golden versions of all Basic and Classic Murlocs. The accompanying patch removed the quests, and made Old Murk-Eye craftable instead. The change accompanied the similar removal of the quest to earn the Captain's Parrot reward for collecting Pirates.

Trivia

Journey to Un'Goro sketches of various primal murlocs, a showcase of "the murloc test".

• Murlocs have a special relationship with Hearthstone, which has arguably provided a greater platform for the race than World of Warcraft: while in the latter game murlocs are a relatively minor annoyance, swarming mobs encountered during questing, especially in lower level areas, in Hearthstone they are a substantial and fearsome threat, with whole decks built around the race. Hearthstone has also seen the first murloc capable of speaking Common - the indubitable Sir Finley Mrrgglton - as well as the first true murloc 'hero', Morgl the Oracle, both of which are original to Hearthstone. Other Hearthstone murloc firsts include the first murloc ninja (and murloc martial art "Finjitsu"), the first true murloc paladins, and the first murloc with a moustache. The fact that the first three original Hearthstone characters to feature in World of Warcraft were all murlocs - Sir Finley, Morgl the Oracle and Giantfin - appears to confirm the former game's position as champion of the race.
• Concept Artist Jomaro Kindred comments, "On the Hearthstone team we ... have this murloc test. We kinda throw a murloc in everything - just to see how it feels." Concept Artist Jerry Mascho confirms, "With each new expansion, we do what we call a 'Murloc Test'", resulting in concepts for murlocs designed to fit the expansion's themes.
• According to an official infographic, players summoned a total of 5,829,905,234 Murlocs in 2016 (equal to nearly 80% of the human population of the earth at the end of 2016).

Patch changes

• Patch 6.2.0.15181 (2016-10-20): Changes were made to several Murlocs - Grimscale Oracle, Coldlight Seer, Murloc Tidecaller and Murloc Warleader - to now only activate from and/or benefit friendly Murlocs.
• Patch 5.0.0.12574 (2016-04-24): The "Mrglglglgl!" and "Golden Mrglglglgl!" quests have been removed. Old Murk-Eye is now craftable instead.

References

	Cards
By type	Hero card Minion (Permanent) Spell Weapon
By class	Demon Hunter Druid Hunter Mage Paladin Priest Rogue Shaman Warlock Warrior
By minion type	All Beast Demon Dragon Elemental Mech Murloc Pirate Totem General
By ability	Adapt Auto-Attack Auto-cast Battlecry Can't attack Cast spell Casts When Drawn Charge Choose One Choose Twice Combo Copy Deal damage Deathrattle Destroy Discard Discover Divine Shield Dormant Draw cards Echo Elusive Enrage Equip Forgetful Freeze Gain Armor Generate Highlander Immune Inspire Invoke Joust Lifesteal Magnetic Mega-Windfury Modify cost Outcast Overkill Overload Passive Poisonous Put into battlefield Put into hand Quest Reborn Recruit Refresh Mana Remove from deck Replace Rush Restore Health Return to hand Secret Shrine Shuffle into deck Silence Sidequest Spell Damage Spend mana Start of Combat Start of Game Stealth Summon Taunt Take control Transform Twinspell Unlimited attacks Upgradable Windfury
By effect type	Area of effect In-deck effect In-hand effect On-discard effect On-draw effect Ongoing effect Positional effect Random effect Resurrection effect Triggered effect
By card set	Standard	Basic Classic The Witchwood The Boomsday Project Rastakhan's Rumble Rise of Shadows Saviors of Uldum Descent of Dragons Galakrond's Awakening
	Wild	Hall of Fame Naxxramas Goblins vs Gnomes Blackrock Mountain Grand Tournament The League of Explorers Whispers of the Old Gods One Night in Karazhan Mean Streets of Gadgetzan Journey to Un'Goro Knights of the Frozen Throne Kobolds & Catacombs
By rarity	Free Common Rare Epic Legendary