Neptulon

Neptulon

Set:	Goblins vs Gnomes
Type:	Minion
Subtype:	Elemental
Class:	Shaman
Rarity:	Legendary
Cost:	7
Attack:	7
Health:	7
Abilities:	Battlecry, Generate, Overload
Tags:	Murloc-generating, Random
Artist:	Ruan Jia

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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Neptulon is a legendary shaman minion card, from the Goblins vs Gnomes set.

How to get

Neptulon can be obtained through Goblins vs Gnomes card packs purchased online from the Battle.net shop, or through crafting.

Card	Crafting cost	Disenchanting
Neptulon	1600	400
Golden Neptulon	3200	1600

Notes

• Each card generated by Neptulon's Battlecry is independently and randomly determined. It is therefore possible to receive multiple copies of the same card from the effect.

Strategy

A deck already running Murlocs, especially Old Murk-Eye, will benefit most from the pile of Murlocs this card grants. Its effectiveness depends on your ability to survive the Overload turn, during which you will likely be unable to summon all of the generated Murlocs, unless you followed Neptulon with Lava Shock. It can also be effective in non-Murloc control decks as a burst of card advantage.

The chances of getting good Murlocs from Neptulon's Battlecry are higher than most people believe. Think of this card as the Shaman's version of Dr. Boom, that adds Boom Bots into the hand instead of summoning them onto the board.

Possible minions

The following table lists all collectible Murloc minions available in Wild format, reflecting the range of possible cards generated by Neptulon's Battlecry.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Bluegill Warrior	Free	Murloc	Any	2	2	1	Charge He just wants a hug. A sloppy... slimy... hug.
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!!
Murloc Tidehunter	Free	Murloc	Any	2	2	1	Battlecry: Summon a 1/1 Murloc Scout. "Death will rise, from the tides!"
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!
Deadscale Knight	Common	Murloc	Any	1	1	1	Lifesteal His favorite spell is Chum Explosion.
Ghost Light Angler	Common	Murloc	Shaman	2	2	2	Echo BoOooOogrglgrlgrlooOoOoo!
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?
Hydrologist	Common	Murloc	Paladin	2	2	2	Battlecry: Discover a Secret. Murloc hydrologists are pretty rare. Most murloc undergrads pick computer science.
Murloc Knight	Common	Murloc	Paladin	4	3	4	Inspire: Summon a random Murloc. Hee hee! Look at his cute little feet.
Murloc Tinyfin	Common	Murloc	Any	0	1	1	High mortality rate, from often being hugged to death.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Tidecaller	Rare	Murloc	Any	1	1	2	Whenever you summon a Murloc, gain +1 Attack. This guy gets crazy strong at family reunions.
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.
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!
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!"
Vilefin Inquisitor	Epic	Murloc	Paladin	1	1	3	Battlecry: Your Hero Power becomes 'Summon a 1/1 Murloc.' Nobody expects the Vilefin Inquisition!
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.
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.
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'.
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Quotes

Summon

Witness the power of pure water!

Attack

Have a drink!

Lore

From Wowpedia:

Neptulon the Tidehunter is one of the four Elemental Lords. He fought against the Titans. He did not ally himself with Deathwing, and his current status is unknown.

The Old Gods' armies were led by the powerful Elemental Lords: Ragnaros the Firelord, Therazane the Stonemother, Al'Akir the Windlord, and Neptulon the Tidehunter, who is the strongest of them all. Their chaotic forces raged across the face of the world and clashed with the colossal Titans. Though the elementals were powerful beyond mortal comprehension, their combined forces could not stop the mighty Titans. One by one, the elemental lords fell, and their forces dispersed.

The Pantheon shattered the Old Gods' citadels and chained the four elemental gods far beneath the surface of the world. Without the Old Gods' power to keep their raging spirits bound to the physical world, the elementals were banished to an abyssal plane, where they would contend with one another for all eternity. With the elementals' departure, nature calmed, and the world settled into a peaceful harmony.

Trivia

• The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Throne of the Tides" series, for the card Neptulon.
• Neptulon was going to be given his full title of "Neptulon the Tidehunter", similar to Ragnaros the Firelord and Al'Akir the Windlord, but the full name was "just barely" too long to fit on the card. His title was however worked into the card's flavor text.
• Zeriyah shared the following regarding the inclusion of Neptulon and his relation to murlocs:

"Neptulon was an interesting card we talked about with the designers early on - mostly about the flavor of Neptulon summoning Murlocs. He doesn't really do that in WoW, but the Murloc type is a cool part of Hearthstone, so the elemental lord of water summoning a host of his water-dwelling minions was a pretty cool concept."

Gallery

Neptulon, full art

Patch changes

• Patch 8.0.0.18336 (2017-04-04) Now an Elemental; previously no minion type.
• Patch 2.0.0.7234 (2014-12-04): Added.