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| Set: | Madness at the Darkmoon Faire |
|---|---|
| Type: | Minion |
| Subtype: | Demon |
| Class: | Warlock |
| Rarity: | Legendary |
| Cost: | 6 |
| Attack: | 8 |
| Health: | 8 |
| Abilities: | Battlecry, Corrupt, Remove from deck |
| Tags: | Demon-generating |
| Artist: | James Ryman |
Battlecry: Remove the top 5 cards from your deck. Corrupt: Your opponent's deck instead.
"These are all.... EXPIRED!"
Tickatus is a legendary warlock minion card, from the Madness at the Darkmoon Faire set.
How to get[edit | edit source]
Tickatus can be obtained through Madness at the Darkmoon Faire card packs, through crafting, or as an Arena reward.
| Card | Crafting cost | Disenchanting |
|---|---|---|
| Tickatus | 1600 | 400 |
| Golden Tickatus | 3200 | 1600 |
Generated cards[edit | edit source]
Strategy[edit | edit source]
Tickatus is a bit of a double-edged sword. 8/8 for 6 mana is a fantastic bargain, but suffers from a terrible downside. You risk burning away crucial key cards from your deck by playing Tickatus uncorrupted. As such, it's best to only consider playing him immediately only if the enemy is considerably weakened.
Once Corrupted, Tickatus can be used as a counter card to combo decks, attempting to burn away key combo pieces in large numbers. He's also excellent in control matchups, where he brings the opponent closer to Fatigue. Tickatus is generally too slow and unimpactful against an aggro deck, but can still be played as a large threat once the board has stabilized. Keep in mind that, with Warlock's consistent card draw, Tickatus will generally put both players on similar deck size (although with the opponent losing value on their burnt cards).
Tickatus is fairly expensive, and will require a heavy deck to consistently Corrupt. The easiest ways to Corrupt Tickatus are cards like Soulciologist Malicia, Twisting Nether, or even an uncorrupted Strongman in a pinch.
Tickatus can also be duplicated by Felosophy or Expired Merchant, or gaining another copy from Y'Shaarj, the Defiler. This gives Tickatus the potential to burn a huge number of cards from the opponent's deck.
Quotes[edit | edit source]
- Summon
- Turn in... tickets.
- Attack
- Not enough.
Lore[edit | edit source]
Tickatus is unique to Hearthstone. He appears to be an Abyssal, obsessed with Darkmoon Faire tickets; hence the name Tickatus.
From Wowpedia:
- Abyssals are demonic constructs similar to infernals, but made from rougher, more jagged material. Their flames can be either red, green or even blue. The ritual to summon an abyssal is complicated and often fails. When a failure occurs, a small piece of the demon typically remains behind, seething with a combination of latent demonic rage and despair at its own dysfunction. Ancient battlegrounds are littered with such stones.
- Their white-hot cores can be useful as a compressed fuel source.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Patch changes[edit | edit source]
Patch 19.0.0.65614 (2020-11-12): Added.
