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| Set: |  Legacy |
|---|---|
| Type: | Minion |
| Minion type: | Pirate |
| Class: |  Neutral |
| Rarity: |  Common |
| Cost: | 4  |
| Attack: | 3  |
| Health: | 3  |
| Abilities: | Modify cost, Taunt |
| Wiki tags: | In-hand effect, Ongoing effect, Weapon-related |
"Yarrrr" is a pirate word that means "Greetings, milord."
Dread Corsair is a common neutral minion card, from the Classic set.
How to get
Dread Corsair can be obtained through Classic card packs, through crafting, or as an Arena reward.
| Card | Crafting cost | Disenchanting |
|---|---|---|
| Dread Corsair | 40 | 5 |
| Golden Dread Corsair | 400 | 50 |
Notes
- The mana cost of this card is reduced by the current Attack attribute of the player's equipped weapon, thus including effects that buff the Attack of the weapon (such as Deadly Poison) but not effects that directly buff the Attack of the hero (such as Heroic Strike).
- The mana cost of this card cannot be reduced below 0. However, further cost-reductions can help in countering cost-increasing effects like Freezing Trap.
- This card has an in-hand effect: it modifies its own mana cost only while in the player's hand, and not while the card is anywhere else.
Strategy
Dread Corsair's effect works well in any deck that has a lot of weapons. He is particularly good for a rogue deck, as the rogue's hero power Dagger Mastery can keep the rogue almost constantly armed. However, note that since the basic cost of the card is too high for its value, you will need a weapon in order to make this card cost-efficient. With no weapon, this is an expensive minion; with a 1 Attack weapon such as Wicked Knife, this card is reasonably priced, effectively a Pirate Ironfur Grizzly; while with 2 Attack or more, it becomes a very cheap card. Aside from its Pirate synergy, this card is therefore only preferable over Ironfur Grizzly with a weapon with at least 2 Attack.
Aside from its ability, Dread Corsair's Pirate type allows it to benefit from Southsea Captain and Captain's Parrot.
Quotes
- Summon
- Blood, and plunder.
- Attack
- No quarter!
- Death
- Ha-ha!
Lore
The Dread Corsairs are the pirates under Dread Captain DeMeza, a seasonal character who appears in Booty Bay each year as part of the Pirates' Day celebration in World of Warcraft. Interacting with her grants players the Dread Corsair buff, temporarily changing their appearance to resemble one of her pirate crew.
This section uses content from Wowpedia."Ye've got some stones comin' up here, lad/lass. It's Pirate's Day, ye know... and 'til the sun rises on the morrow, Booty Bay is MINE. So! What do ye say? Raise a drink ta me and me crew, and join the celebration?"
Trivia
- This card's art is taken from the WoW TCG card for the warrior ability Revenge. This ability was itself later implemented as
Revenge.
Artist
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Gallery
Dread Corsair, full art