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Swamp King Dred is a legendary hunter minion card, from the Journey to Un'Goro set.

How to get

TypeSourceQualityCount
Card packsOpen one of these card packs:
Journey to Un'Goro Pack
Wild Pack
Golden Wild
Regular
Golden
1 (random)
CraftingCraft a Regular copy for 1600 DustRegular1
CraftingCraft a Golden copy for 3200 DustGolden1

Notes

To edit these notes, go to Template:Swamp King Dred notes.

These notes pertain to attacks caused by Swamp King Dred's triggered effect which cause it to attack enemy minions played from the hand.

  • Stealthed minions will be attacked by Swamp King Dred when played.[1][2]
  • If Swamp King Dred attacks cards with affects like LegacyWater Elemental and Goblins vs GnomesSnowchugger through its own effect, Swamp King Dred will become frozen.
  • If Swamp King Dred is frozen, it will not attack minions.[3]
  • Taunt has no effect on Swamp King Dred's triggered attacks. Dred will attack minions played regardless of any minions with Taunt on the board.[2]
  • Swamp King Dred triggers during the After Play Phase of the summoning sequence, which follows the Battlecry Phase and all subsequent death processing. Therefore, if Swamp King Dred is not in play when the opponent plays a Battlecry minion, but is summoned as a result of the Battlecry, it will trigger and attack the Battlecry minion.
Example: Mean Streets of GadgetzanDirty Rat is played, putting an enemy Swamp King Dred into play with its Battlecry. Swamp King Dred attacks the Dirty rat and kills it.[2][4]
Example: Blackrock MountainBlackwing Corruptor kills a Journey to Un'GoroGiant Anaconda with its Battlecry. The Giant Anaconda's Deathrattle puts Swamp King Dred into play. Swamp King Dred then attacks and kills the Corruptor.[1]
  • As with most triggered effects that occur in the same phase, multiple Swamp King Dreds will trigger in the order they were played.
Example: Multiple Swamp King Dreds are in play. Many enemy minions are played. The earliest Dred played attacks and kills the minions each time. Once the earliest one dies, the next earliest Dred becomes the one to attack the new minions, and so on.[2]
  • Swamp King Dred's triggered effect only causes an attack if, after previous effects are resolved, the triggering minion is still a minion and has not received lethal damage.
Example: Multiple Swamp King Dreds are in play. An enemy minion is played, and the first Dred to attack kills it. The others do not attack.[2]
Example: The opponent plays LegacyLord Jaraxxus. Swamp King Dred triggers, but does not attack, because Jaraxxus has become a hero rather than a minion.[1]


Sounds[]

Play
  • ▶️ UNG_919_SwampKingDred_Play.wav <summon sound>
  • ▶️ Troll_Play_Stinger_4.wav <music stinger>
Attack
  • ▶️ UNG_919_SwampKingDred_Attack.wav <attack sound>
Death
  • ▶️ UNG_919_SwampKingDred_Death.wav <death sound>

Lore[]

King Dred is a massive devilsaur and the third boss of Drak'Tharon Keep, a stronghold of the Drakkari ice trolls of Zul'Drak in the frozen continent of Northrend.

From the World of Warcraft Adventure Guide
King Dred is a legend amongst the Drakkari. Stories tell of a troll hunting party locating a mighty beast that thrived in a habitat saturated with Scourge plague. The trolls tamed the devilsaur, believing that he alone held an antidote for the savage disease devastating their people.

How this version of Dred ended up in Un'Goro Crater is unclear.

Trivia[]

Gallery[]

Swamp King Dred full

Swamp King Dred, full art

King Dred WoW

King Dred in World of Warcraft

Patch changes

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