Voidwalker

Voidwalker

Set:	Basic
Type:	Minion
Subtype:	Demon
Class:	Warlock
Cost:	1
Attack:	1
Health:	3
Abilities:	Taunt

Taunt

No relation to "The Voidsteppers", the popular Void-based dance troupe.

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Voidwalker is a warlock minion card, from the Basic set.

How to get

Two copies of Voidwalker are automatically included in all players' collections upon unlocking the warlock class.

Two Golden copies of Voidwalker are a reward for raising a warlock to levels 36 and 38.

Voidwalker is uncraftable and cannot be crafted or disenchanted.

Strategy

The Voidwalker is a reasonably tough Taunt minion with a very low cost making it a great front line tank for a warlock deck. Not only is it one of the few Demons with no back-firing Battlecry, it is arguably better than Shieldbearer and directly superior to Goldshire Footman while retaining the same low cost. It has 1 more health than the Footman, and can synergize with Demon-play.

Quotes

Summon

Why do you call?

Attack

As you command.

Lore

The ability to summon a Voidwalker is a warlock skill first seen in World of Warcraft, where they are useful tanking minions, used by warlocks to take damage in their stead. Voidwalkers themselves, however, are seen earlier in Warcraft lore in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.

From Wowpedia:

Voidwalkers first appeared in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne as a type of Outland creep. Lorewise, they served little purpose other than being random monsters fought by Kael'thas Sunstrider, Lady Vashj and Illidan Stormrage when Illidan fled to Outland in order to hide from Kil'jaeden (after failing his task of destroying the Frozen Throne - he later failed it once more) and Kael'thas, accompanied by Lady Vashj, later went to look for him. The voidwalkers they encountered were however guarding Magtheridon's Dimensional Gateways and his Black Citadel, which implies that they were either his slaves or soldiers. It was also possible to hire voidwalkers (and other Outland-creeps - even eredar) from a Mercenary Camp they found. Voidwalkers are even more trivial in custom maps where they only guard random treasures and/or points of interest such as gold mines. Some custom maps also have the same type of Mercenary Camp where voidwalkers can be hired. Eredar Diabolists are able to summon voidwalkers.

Trivia

• The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Scourgewar" series, for the card Jek'kresh.

Artist

Alex Horley Orlandelli

Gallery

Voidwalker, full art

Patch changes

• Patch 5.2.0.13619 (2016-07-12): Golden art updated.
• Unknown pre-release patch: Art changed to better match the classic voidwalker image. The original art can be seen here. (This art was later used for Voidcaller)