Silver Vanguard

Silver Vanguard

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Set:	Kobolds and Catacombs
Type:	Minion
Rarity:	Common
Cost:	7
Attack:	3
Health:	3
Abilities:	Deathrattle, Put into battlefield, Recruit, Summon
Tags:	Cost-related
Artist:	Alex Garner

Deathrattle: Recruit an 8-Cost minion.

Float like a Faerie Dragon, sting like a Hivequeen.

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Silver Vanguard is a common neutral minion card, from the Kobolds & Catacombs set.

How to get

Silver Vanguard can be obtained through Kobolds & Catacombs card packs purchased online from the Battle.net shop, or through crafting.

Card	Crafting cost	Disenchanting
Silver Vanguard	40	5
Golden Silver Vanguard	400	50

Strategy

While Silver Vanguard's stats are pitiful for its cost, it has an enormously powerful Deathrattle, allowing it to Recruit an 8-Cost minion. When including Silver Vanguard in your deck, you want to make sure you include 8-Cost minions that would benefit from being summoned straight from the deck; while minions with a positive Battlecry like Tortollan Primalist and Kalimos, Primal Lord would decrease in value, those with persistent effects such as The Lich King and Rotface, or even those with negative Battlecries like Charged Devilsaur would be more beneficial. Be wary of Silence effects, as they will render Silver Vanguard nearly worthless. Spiritsinger Umbra and N'Zoth, the Corruptor synergize fantastically with her.

Silver Vanguard can be used to create a nearly infinite loop with Da Undatakah. If Da Undatakah is given the Deathrattles of Immortal Prelate and this card and you have two copies, it will repeatedly resummon itself until there are no more copies processing death sequence. This can be used to generate huge amounts of armor with Plated Beetle or/and deal high damage to your opponent with Leper Gnome.

8-cost minions

Name / Desc	Rarity	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Ironbark Protector	Free	General	Druid	8	8	8	Taunt I dare you to attack Darnassus.
Cauldron Elemental	Common	Elemental	Any	8	7	7	Your other Elementals have +2 Attack. Decorating tip: Unused cauldrons can make a lovely elemental display.
Deranged Doctor	Common	General	Any	8	8	8	Deathrattle: Restore 8 Health to your hero. Unfortunately, his doctorate is in Murloc Literature.
Heroic Innkeeper	Common	General	Any	8	4	4	Taunt. Battlecry: Gain +2/+2 for each other friendly minion. We reserve the right to refuse service to any 1/1.
Mosh'ogg Enforcer	Common	General	Any	8	2	14	Taunt Divine Shield Can’t break the rules if you can’t read ‘em.
Pit Crocolisk	Common	Beast	Any	8	5	6	Battlecry: Deal 5 damage. PIT! Not PET!
Twin Tyrant	Common	Dragon	Any	8	4	10	Battlecry: Deal 4 damage to two random enemy minions. They can never agree on whether it's too hot or too cold.
Walking Fountain	Common	Elemental	Shaman	8	4	8	Lifesteal, Rush, Windfury The weirdest part is that it doesn't have legs.
Arcane Devourer	Rare	Elemental	Any	8	5	5	Whenever you cast a spell, gain +2/+2. Likes her magic with a pinch of salt.
Gilnean Royal Guard	Rare	General	Any	8	3	8	Divine Shield, Rush Each turn this is in your hand, swap its Attack and Health. Admittedly, they kind of dropped the ball with Prince Liam.
Tomb Warden	Rare	Mech	Warrior	8	3	6	Taunt Battlecry: Summon a copy of this minion. Also known as an ancient copy machine.
Batterhead	Epic	General	Any	8	3	12	Rush. After this attacks and kills a minion, it may attack again. When it comes to problem-solving, he always uses his head.
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!
Splitting Festeroot	Epic	General	Any	8	4	4	Deathrattle: Summon two 2/2 Splitting Saplings. No use crying over split Festeroot.
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!
Whirlwind Tempest	Epic	Elemental	Any	8	6	6	Your minions with Windfury have Mega-Windfury. And your minions with mega-windfury get... dizzy.
Akali, the Rhino	Legendary	Beast	Warrior	8	5	5	Rush, Overkill: Draw a Rush minion and give it +5/+5. Most trolls only get to “AAAAHHH!” and don’t make it to the “kali” part.
Al'Akir the Windlord	Legendary	Elemental	Shaman	8	3	5	Windfury, Charge, Divine Shield, Taunt He is the weakest of the four Elemental Lords. And the other three don't let him forget it.
Captain Hooktusk	Legendary	Pirate	Rogue	8	6	3	Battlecry: Summon 3 Pirates from your deck. Give them Rush. "You three! Get in the cannon!"
Catrina Muerte	Legendary	General	Priest	8	6	8	At the end of your turn, summon a friendly minion that died this game. She always manages to lift your spirits.
Da Undatakah	Legendary	General	Any	8	8	5	Battlecry: Gain the Deathrattle effects of 3 friendly minions that died this game. First Deathrattle: Draw a card. Second: Draw 2 cards. Third: Throw Mon'kind off a steel cage and plummet sixteen feet through an announcer’s table.
Deathwing, Mad Aspect	Legendary	Dragon	Warrior	8	12	12	Battlecry: Attack ALL other minions. Bite that one, bite that other one, claw this one, swallow that one whole....
Fel Lord Betrug	Legendary	Demon	Warlock	8	5	7	Whenever you draw a minion, summon a copy with Rush that dies at end of turn. Nobody else likes rush hour.
Grommash Hellscream	Legendary	General	Warrior	8	4	9	Charge Has +6 Attack while damaged. Grommash drank the tainted blood of Mannoroth, dooming the orcs to green skin and red eyes! Maybe not his best decision.
Gruul	Legendary	General	Any	8	7	7	At the end of each turn, gain +1/+1 . He's Gruul "the Dragonkiller". He just wanted to cuddle them… he never meant to…
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.
Hir'eek, the Bat	Legendary	Beast	Warlock	8	1	1	Battlecry: Fill your board with copies of this minion. REPEL’S EFFECT WORE OFF.
Jepetto Joybuzz	Legendary	General	Any	8	6	6	Battlecry: Draw 2 minions from your deck. Set their Attack, Health, and Cost to 1. "I'm a real toy now!"
Lucentbark	Legendary	General	Druid	8	4	8	Taunt Deathrattle: Go dormant. Restore 5 Health to awaken this minion. Always feels refreshed after a little dirt nap.
Murozond the Infinite	Legendary	Dragon	Priest	8	8	8	Battlecry: Play all cards your opponent played last turn. "Well, I'm glad YOU knew what I should be doing this turn."
Octosari	Legendary	Beast	Any	8	8	8	Deathrattle: Draw 8 cards. Eight arms of sand-flinging, foe-wringing, card-slinging fury!
Princess Talanji	Legendary	General	Priest	8	7	5	Battlecry: Summon all minions from your hand that didn't start in your deck. Everyone wants to be a princess, but nobody ever considers the size of the hat.
Splintergraft	Legendary	General	Druid	8	8	8	Battlecry: Choose a friendly minion. Add a 10/10 copy to your hand that costs (10). We're going to need some bigger tweezers.
Tess Greymane	Legendary	General	Rogue	8	6	6	Battlecry: Replay every card from another class you've played this game (targets chosen randomly). Those who cannot remember their card history are doomed to repeat it.
Tirion Fordring	Legendary	General	Paladin	8	6	6	Divine Shield. Taunt. Deathrattle: Equip a 5/3 Ashbringer. If you haven't heard the Tirion Fordring theme song, it's because it doesn't exist.
Zzeraku the Warped	Legendary	Dragon	Warlock	8	4	12	Whenever your hero takes damage, summon a 6/6 Nether Drake. The extra Z is for "zesty."
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Quotes

Summon

No walls can hold me!

Attack

Punch first.

Trivia

• This card's flavor text is a reference to a famous quote by American boxer Muhammad Ali: "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee".
• Faerie Dragon and Emerald Hive Queen are referenced in the flavor text.

Gallery

Silver Vanguard, full art

Patch changes

• Patch 10.0.0.22611 (2017-12-06): Added.