Silver Vanguard

Silver Vanguard

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, through crafting, or as an Arena reward. Golden Silver Vanguard can also be obtained through the Highest Rank Bonus chest at the end of each Ranked season.

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.

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.
Bonemare	Common	General	Any	8	5	5	Battlecry: Give a friendly minion +4/+4 and Taunt. Attacks her job with unbridled enthusiasm.
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.
Gloop Sprayer	Common	General	Druid	8	4	4	Battlecry: Summon a copy of each adjacent minion. "Are you sure that's enough gloop?" "Hold on."
Mosh'ogg Enforcer	Common	General	Any	8	2	14	Taunt Divine Shield Can’t break the rules if you can’t read ‘em.
Violet Wurm	Common	Beast	Any	8	7	7	Deathrattle: Summon seven 1/1 Grubs. It's wurms all the way down.
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.
Grizzled Guardian	Rare	Beast	Druid	8	3	5	Taunt Deathrattle: Recruit 2 minions that cost (4) or less. Favorite sandwich? Grizzled cheese.
Charged Devilsaur	Epic	Beast	Any	8	7	7	Charge Battlecry: Can't attack heroes this turn. What happens when a dinosaur mixes soda and pop rocks.
Grand Archivist	Epic	General	Any	8	4	7	At the end of your turn, cast a spell from your deck (targets chosen randomly). Qualifications: Found pointy hat.
Primordial Drake	Epic	Dragon	Any	8	4	8	Taunt Battlecry: Deal 2 damage to all other minions. Before he became a rap artist.
Splitting Festeroot	Epic	General	Any	8	4	4	Deathrattle: Summon two 2/2 Splitting Saplings. No use crying over split Festeroot,
Tortollan Primalist	Epic	General	Any	8	5	4	Battlecry: Discover a spell and cast it with random targets. I see pizza in my future.
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!"
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.
Dr. Morrigan	Legendary	General	Warlock	8	5	5	Deathrattle: Swap this with a minion from your deck. She will NOT STOP until she gets tenure.
Geosculptor Yip	Legendary	General	Warrior	8	4	8	At the end of your turn, summon a random minion with Cost equal to your Armor (up to 10). Once crafted a gauntlet out of earwax and pure ambition.
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.
Kalimos, Primal Lord	Legendary	Elemental	Shaman	8	7	7	Battlecry: If you played an Elemental last turn, cast an Elemental Invocation. All that's missing is a little heart.
Kathrena Winterwisp	Legendary	General	Hunter	8	6	6	Battlecry and Deathrattle: Recruit a Beast. She’s not one of those treehugger elves – but she does like the occasional cuddle.
King Togwaggle	Legendary	General	Any	8	5	5	Battlecry: Swap decks with your opponent. Give them a Ransom spell to swap back. Management of the Kobold Empire requires a careful balance between a lack of social services and fiscal irresponsibility.
Marin the Fox	Legendary	General	Any	8	6	6	Battlecry: Summon a 0/8 Treasure Chest for your opponent. (Break it for awesome loot!) My name is Marin the Fox. You took my treasure. Prepare to die.
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.
Rotface	Legendary	General	Warrior	8	4	6	Whenever this minion survives damage, summon a random Legendary minion. Daddy! I think I made a Legendary!
Sindragosa	Legendary	Dragon	Mage	8	8	8	Battlecry: Summon two 0/1 Frozen Champions. "I recognize your effort but I think your magic still has room for improvement." - Sindragosa after taking a class on giving constructive feedback.
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.
The Lich King	Legendary	General	Any	8	8	8	Taunt At the end of your turn, add a random Death Knight card to your hand. "All that I am: anger, cruelty, vengeance, 8 attack - I bestow upon you, my chosen knight."
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.
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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.