Vanar Kindred

When playing as Vanar, you want to use the battlefield and Minion blocking to your advantage. You excel at forcing your opponent into bad positions. You can trap your opponent using Walls and other Minions, eventually overwhelming them with massive battlefield presence. Superior removal gives you the ability to neutralize all sorts of threats. Using Vespyr Minion summons, you can trigger lots of different synergistic effects focused around keeping the battlefield clear of threats and buffing your Minions. You can Transform ANY minion on the battlefield to your advantage. Force your opponents to choose whether they get hit by Infiltrate Minions on their starting side or Avalanche on yours! Recommended for advanced players.

Lore information

The Vanar Kindred are the original human tribe, very much in touch with the transmorphic properties of the world tree. Their shamanic customs translate into metamorphic tendencies. For more information, see Lore.

Strengths

• You have excellent Minion removal options.
• There are big payoffs for successfully Infiltrating your opponent’s side of the battlefield.
• You have very high play making potential and mind games using the Infiltrate and Avalanche zones.
• Vespyr based strategies can completely take over the battlefield if your Vespyr minions survive.
• It's difficult for your opponent to fully remove threats such as Fenrir Warmaster and Snow Chaser without Dispel.

Weaknesses

• You have very limited card draw options.
• Win conditions are very slow without your Minions on the battlefield.
• Your Area of Effect spells are very conditional and can be avoided with careful play.
• You have no innate healing options.
• Most of your Walls have no combat stats and are weak to Area-of-Effect removal.

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Generals

Card	Name	Rarity	Type	Attack	Health	Ability	Set
	Faie Bloodwing	Basic	General	2	25	Bloodbound Spell: Deal 2 damage to all enemies in the enemy General's Column.	Core
	Ilena Cryobyte	Basic	General	2	25	Bloodbound Spell: Stun a nearby enemy minion.	Core
	Kara Winterblade	Basic	General	2	25	Bloodbound Spell: Friendly minions summoned this turn gain +1/+1.	Core

Minions

Card	Name	Rarity	Race	Cost	Attack	Health	Ability	Set
	Ancient Grove	Legendary	Vespyr	7	7	7	Provoke Opening Gambit: Your minions gain "Dying Wish: Summon a 1/1 Treant with Provoke".	Core
	Arctic Displacer	Basic	Vespyr	5	10	4	Airdrop	Core
	Borean Bear	Common	Vespyr	2	1	3	Whenever you summon a Vespyr minion, this minion gains +1 Attack.	Core
	Bur	Rare	Battle Pet	2	3	3	When this minion survives damage, transform it into a different Battle Pet.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
	Circulus	Epic	Arcanyst	2	1	1	Whenever you cast a spell, add a 2/1 Illusion to your action bar.	Ancient Bonds
	Cloudcaller	Legendary	Minion	5	4	5	Opening Gambit: Your Bloodbound Spell refreshes and is Lesser Waterball this turn.	Trials of Mythron
	Cryoblade	Common	Minion	2	2	3	Deals double damage to Stunned enemies.	Immortal Vanguard
	Crystal Arbiter	Common	Vespyr	2	1	4	This minion has +3 Attack on your opponent's turn.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Crystal Cloaker	Basic	Vespyr	2	2	3	Infiltrate: Gain +2 Attack.	Core
	Crystal Wisp	Common	Minion	2	1	1	Dying Wish: Permanently gain 1 mana crystal.	Core
	Denadoro	Legendary	Minion	4	4	5	Your minions are always infiltrated.	Immortal Vanguard
	Disciple of Yggdra	Legendary	Minion	3	2	3	When an enemy is Stunned, transform this minion into Yggdra's Voracity.	Trials of Mythron
	Drake Dowager	Rare	Minion	3	1	3	Sentinel: General attacks. Ranged Whenever this attacks, summon a 4/4 Flying Drake nearby.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Draugar Eyolith	Legendary	Minion	6	7	14	Build: (2). While this is building or on the battlefield, enemy minions and Generals can only move 1 space.	Immortal Vanguard
	Draugar Lord	Epic	Vespyr	6	4	8	Dying Wish: Summon a 4/8 Ice Drake on this space.	Core
	Echo Deliverant	Rare	Mech	6	6	4	Whenever you summon another Mech, summon a copy of it nearby.	Immortal Vanguard
	Fenrir Berserker	Rare	Minion	5	4	3	Dying Wish: Summon a Fenrir Warmaster on this space.	Trials of Mythron
	Fenrir Warmaster	Basic	Minion	3	3	2	Dying Wish: Summon a 3/2 Ghost Wolf on this space.	Core
	Freeblade	Common	Minion	3	3	5	Sentinel: Minion summoned. This switches positions with the minion that transformed it.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Frosthorn Rhyno	Epic	Minion	5	6	5	Infiltrate: Gain +1 Attack and Celerity.	Core
	Frostiva	Legendary	Minion	5	3	3	Forcefield Whenever this minion attacks or is attacked, summon a 3/3 Vespyr Night Howler nearby.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
	Ghost Seraphim	Legendary	Arcanyst	7	8	9	The first spell you cast each turn costs 5 less.	Ancient Bonds
	Glacial Elemental	Rare	Vespyr	3	2	3	Whenever you summon a Vespyr minion, deal 2 damage to a random enemy minion.	Core
	Grandmaster Embla	Legendary	Minion	8	5	5	Opening Gambit: Surround the enemy General with random Walls.	Core
	Hearth-Sister	Common	Minion	2	3	2	Opening Gambit: Switch positions with ANY other minion.	Core
	Huldra	Rare	Minion	5	3	4	Opening Gambit: Give a friendly Vespyr minion Celerity.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
	Hydrogarm	Epic	Vespyr	4	3	3	Blood Surge: Deal 1 damage to enemy minions in this row and Stun them.	Immortal Vanguard
	Iceblade Dryad	Epic	Vespyr	3	3	3	Opening Gambit: Give a friendly Vespyr minion +1/+1 and Flying.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
	Icy	Common	Battle Pet	2	2	3	Opening Gambit: Stun a nearby enemy.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
	Kindred Hunter	Common	Arcanyst	3	3	3	Bond: Summon a 3/3 Night Howler on a random nearby space.	Ancient Bonds
	Malicious Wisp	Epic	Minion	4	4	3	Opening Gambit: Take a mana crystal from your opponent. Dying Wish: Give back the mana crystal.	Trials of Mythron
	Matron Elveiti	Legendary	Minion	8	7	5	Minions cannot attack your General.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Meltwater Moose	Common	Vespyr	4	6	7	When this minion is summoned, Stun it.	Trials of Mythron
	Moonlit Basilysk	Rare	Minion	3	2	2	Sentinel: Spell cast. Whenever your opponent casts a spell, this minion gains +3/+3.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Myriad	Common	Vespyr	3	3	3	Blood Surge: Summon a random Wall nearby.	Ancient Bonds
	Oak in the Nemeton	Mythron	Minion	6	6	6	Trial: Have 5 token minions with different names. Destiny: Friendly token minions have +4/+4.	Trials of Mythron
	Protosensor	Common	Minion	2	2	2	Build: (1). Airdrop	Immortal Vanguard
	Razorback	Rare	Minion	4	4	3	Opening Gambit: Give all friendly minions +2 Attack this turn.	Core
	Shivers	Epic	Vespyr	2	2	1	Flying Infiltrate: When this minion attacks, permanently gain 1 mana crystal.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Sleet Dasher	Rare	Minion	4	3	6	Whenever this minion destroys an enemy, reactivate it.	Ancient Bonds
	Snow Chaser	Rare	Vespyr	1	2	1	Infiltrate: When this minion dies, return it to your action bar.	Core
	Snow Rippler	Common	Vespyr	3	3	4	Infiltrate: Whenever this minion damages a General, put a random Battle Pet into your action bar.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
	Thicket Augur	Common	Minion	2	1	1	Intensify: Summon 1 Treant with Provoke nearby.	Trials of Mythron
	Voice of the Wind	Legendary	Minion	4	4	4	Whenever you summon a minion from your action bar, summon a 2/2 Vespyr Winter Maerid nearby.	Core
	Wind Sister Maia	Legendary	Minion	4	4	5	Friendly minions with Infiltrate have +1/+1.	Core
	Wolfraven	Common	Minion	3	1	4	Flying Infiltrate: Gain +3 Attack.	Core

Spells

Card	Name	Rarity	Type	Cost	Ability	Set
	Aspect of Ego	Rare	Spell	1	Transform ANY minion into a random minion of the same cost.	Trials of Mythron
	Aspect of Shim'Zar	Common	Spell	3	Transform ANY minion into a random Battle Pet.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
	Aspect of the Bear	Common	Spell	2	Transform ANY minion into a 4/5 Ursaplomb that will not counterattack.	Immortal Vanguard
	Aspect of the Mountains	Legendary	Spell	6	Transform ANY minion into a 5/5 Seismic Elemental. Deal 5 damage to enemy minions around it.	Core
	Aspect of the Ravager	Basic	Spell	2	Transform ANY minion into a 3/3 Ravager with no abilities.	Core
	Aspect of the Wyrm	Epic	Spell	4	Transform ANY minion into a 4/4 Whyte Drake with Flying. Nearby friendly minions gain Flying.	Core
	Auroraboros	Legendary	Spell	5	Give friendly minions "Dying Wish: Re-summon this minion on this space."	Immortal Vanguard
	Avalanche	Basic	Spell	4	Deal 4 damage to everything on your starting side of the battlefield and Stun them.	Core
	Blazing Spines (Vanar Spell)	Rare	Spell	3	Summon two joined 3/3 Walls that can attack.	Core
	Blinding Snowstorm	Common	Spell	4	Deal 1 damage to all enemies. Those enemies can only move 1 space next turn.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Bonechill Barrier (Vanar Spell)	Common	Spell	2	Summon three joined 0/2 Vespyr Walls. Minions that attack these walls are Stunned.	Core
	Boundless Courage	Epic	Spell	2	Give a friendly minion +2 Attack. It takes no damage this turn.	Core
	Chromatic Cold	Basic	Spell	2	Dispel a space. If there is an enemy on that space, deal it 1 damage.	Core
	Concealing Shroud	Rare	Spell	2	Your General takes no damage until your next turn.	Ancient Bonds
	Cryogenesis	Common	Spell	4	Deal 4 damage to an enemy minion. Draw a Vespyr minion from your deck.	Core
	Cryonic Potential	Common	Spell	3	Give an exhausted friendly minion +6/+6.	Trials of Mythron
	Crystalline Reinforcement	Epic	Spell	3	Double the Attack and Health buffs of friendly minions.	Immortal Vanguard
	Endless Hunt	Rare	Spell	4	Summon a 3/3 Vespyr Night Howler. Put an Endless Hunt into your action bar.	Trials of Mythron
	Enfeeble	Epic	Spell	5	All minions become 1/1.	Ancient Bonds
	Essence Sculpt	Rare	Spell	0	Choose a Stunned minion. Put a copy of that card into your action bar.	Immortal Vanguard
	Flash Freeze	Basic	Spell	0	Deal 1 damage to a minion and Stun it.	Core
	Flawless Reflection	Legendary	Spell	7	Choose a minion. Transform ALL nearby minions into copies of it.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Frigid Corona	Common	Spell	2	Stun an enemy minion. Draw a card.	Ancient Bonds
	Frostburn	Rare	Spell	6	Deal 3 damage to all enemy minions.	Core
	Frostfire	Basic	Spell	2	Give a friendly minion +3 Attack. If it is Vespyr, also give it +3 Health.	Core
	Glacial Fissure	Epic	Spell	3	Deal 8 damage to EVERYTHING in the center column.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Gravity Well (Vanar Spell)	Legendary	Spell	2	Summon four joined 0/1 Walls with Provoke.	Core
	Hailstone Prison	Common	Spell	2	Return ANY minion to its action bar.	Core
	Ice Age	Legendary	Spell	8	Summon Blazing Spines along the outside of the battlefield.	Trials of Mythron
	Icebreak Ambush	Epic	Spell	6	Summon an ambush of Infiltrate minions on your opponent's starting side of the battlefield.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Lightning Blitz	Epic	Spell	2	Give all friendly minions +1/+1 and randomly teleport them to your opponent's starting side of the battlefield.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
	Luminous Charge (Vanar Spell)	Rare	Spell	5	Summon five joined 0/1 Walls that deal 2 damage to nearby enemies when destroyed.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Mana Deathgrip	Common	Spell	2	Deal 1 damage to an enemy minion. If it dies this turn, permanently gain 1 mana crystal.	Ancient Bonds
	Mark of Solitude	Rare	Spell	2	One minion becomes 5/5. It can no longer attack Generals.	Core
	Mesmerize	Rare	Spell	1	Teleport an enemy one space.	Core
	Permafrost	Epic	Spell	3	Stun an enemy minion. Stunned enemy minions Stun a nearby enemy.	Trials of Mythron
	Polarity	Common	Spell	0	Switch ANY minion's Attack and Health.	Core
	Shatter	Common	Spell	2	Destroy a Stunned enemy minion.	Immortal Vanguard
	Spirit of the Wild	Epic	Spell	5	Reactivate friendly minions on your opponent's starting side of the battlefield.	Core
	Vespyrian Might	Common	Spell	5	Give a Vespyr minion +2/+2 for each friendly Vespyr.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Vespyric Call	Epic	Spell	1	Put a random Vespyr minion into your action bar. It costs 1 less and has +1/+1.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
	Wailing Overdrive	Common	Spell	4	Give a friendly minion on your opponent's starting side of the battlefield +5/+5.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
	Wanderlust	Common	Spell	1	Intensify: Teleport 1 random enemy minion to a space on your starting side of the battlefield.	Trials of Mythron
	Winter's Wake	Legendary	Spell	8	Give all friendly Wall minions +4/+4. Those minions can now move.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
	Wintertide	Epic	Spell	4	Summon three 2/2 Vespyr Winter Maerids on any column.	Immortal Vanguard

Artifacts

Card	Name	Rarity	Type	Cost	Ability	Set
	Animus Plate	Rare	Artifact	5	Your General gains +2 Attack. Whenever your General attacks or counterattacks, give all friendly Vespyr minions +2/+2.	Immortal Vanguard
	Coldbiter	Legendary	Artifact	2	At the end of your turn, your General deals 2 damage to each enemy minion around them.	Core
	Iceshatter Gauntlet	Rare	Artifact	1	Whenever your General attacks a Stunned minion, destroy it instantly.	Ancient Bonds
	Resonance Scythe	Epic	Artifact	2	Your General has +1 Attack. Reactivate your General whenever they destroy a Stunned enemy.	Trials of Mythron
	Snowpiercer	Basic	Artifact	3	Your General gains +3 Attack.	Core
	The Dredger	Legendary	Artifact	1	Whenever your General damages an enemy, randomly teleport them to your starting side of the battlefield.	Unearthed Prophecy
	White Asp	Legendary	Artifact	4	Your General gains +3 Attack. Whenever your General destroys a minion, summon a 3/3 Blazing Spine Wall on that space.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
	Winterblade	Epic	Artifact	4	Your General gains +2 Attack. Enemy minions damaged by your General are Stunned.	Core

Tokens

Card	Name	Rarity	Type	Cost	Attack	Health	Ability	Set
	Blazing Spines	Token from Blazing Spines (Vanar Spell)	Minion	1	3	3	Wall	Core
	Bonechill Barrier	Token from Bonechill Barrier (Vanar Spell)	Minion	1	0	2	Wall Minions next to this minion that attack it are Stunned.	Core
	Building	Token from Build	Minion	6	0	10		Immortal Vanguard
	Fox Ravager	Token from Aspect of the Ravager	Minion	2	3	3		Core
	Ghost Wolf	Token from Fenrir Warmaster	Minion	2	3	2		Core
	Gravity Well	Token from Gravity Well (Vanar Spell)	Minion	1	0	1	Wall Provoke	Core
	Howling Relic	Token from Reliquarian	Artifact	0			Your General gains +X Attack and whenever your general attacks, summon X Vespyr Night Howlers around your General, where X is the Attack of the sacrificed minion.	Immortal Vanguard
	Ice Drake	Token from Draugar Lord	Minion	4	4	8		Core
	Luminous Charge	Token from Luminous Charge (Vanar Spell)	Minion	1	0	1	Dying Wish: Deal 2 damage to nearby enemies.	Core
	Night Howler	Token from Endless Hunt, Frostiva, Howling Relic, Kindred Hunter	Minion	2	3	3		Denizens of Shim'Zar
	Seismic Elemental	Token from Aspect of the Mountains	Minion	4	5	5		Core
	Treant	Token from Ancient Grove, Thicket Augur	Minion	1	1	1	Provoke	Core
	Ursaplomb	Token from Aspect of the Bear	Minion	1	4	5	Will not counterattack.	Immortal Vanguard
	Watchful Sentinel (Vanar Minion)	Token from Moonlit Basilysk, Freeblade, Drake Dowager	Minion	3	3	3	Sentinel: This transforms into a powerful minion if its hidden condition is met.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Whyte Drake	Token from Aspect of the Wyrm	Minion	4	4	4	Flying	Core
	Winter Maerid	Token from Voice of the Wind, Wintertide	Minion	1	2	2		Core
	Yggdra's Voracity	Token from Disciple of Yggdra	Minion	3	5	5	Whenever an enemy is Stunned, fully heal this minion.	Trials of Mythron