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.

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

Image	Name	Type	Attack	Health	Bloodborn Spell
	Faie Bloodwing	General	2	25	Warbird: Deal 2 damage to all enemies in the enemy General's column.
	Kara Winterblade	Alternate General	2	25	Kinetic Surge: Any minion you summon this turn gains +1/+1.
	Ilena Cryobyte	Alternate General	2	25	Crystallize: Stun a nearby enemy minion.

Minions

Image	Name	Rarity	Type	Cost	Attack	Health	Ability	Set
	Snow Chaser	Rare	Vespyr	1	2	1	Infiltrate: When this minion dies, return it to your action bar.	Core
	Borean Bear	Common	Vespyr	2	1	3	Whenever you summon a Vespyr minion, this minion gains +1 Attack.	Core

Faction	Vanar Kindred
Tribe	Battle Pet
Cost	2
Attack	3
Health	3
Rarity	Rare
Ability	When this minion survives damage, transform it into a different Battle Pet.
Set	Denizens of Shim'Zar

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Bur Rare Minion 2 3 3 When this minion survives damage, transform it into a different Battle Pet.
Shim'zar Circulus

Epic

Arcanyst 2 1 1 Whenever you cast a spell, add a 2/1 Illusion to your action bar
Bloodbound Ancients 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: Gains +2 Attack.
Core Crystal Wisp

Common

Minion 2 1 1 Dying Wish: Permanently gain

1 mana crystal

Core Hearth-Sister

Common

Minion 2 3 2 Opening Gambit: May switch

spaces with ANY other minion on

the battlefield.

Core

Faction	Vanar Kindred
Tribe	Battle Pet
Cost	2
Attack	2
Health	3
Rarity	Common
Ability	Opening Gambit: Stun a nearby enemy.
Set	Denizens of Shim'Zar

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Icy Common Minion 2 2 3 Opening Gambit: Stun a nearby enemy.
Shim'zar Protosensor

Common

Minion 2 2 2 Build: (1).
Airdrop
Immortal Vanguard Shivers

Epic

Vespyr 2 2 1 Flying
Infiltrate: When this minion attacks, permanently gain 1 mana crystal.
Unearthed Prophecy Drake Dowager

Rare

Minion 3 1 3 Sentinel: General attacks.
Ranged
Whenever this attacks, summon a 4/4 Flying Drake nearby.
Unearthed Prophecy 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 Glacial Elemental

Rare

Vespyr 3 2 3 Whenever you summon a

Vespyr minion, deal 2 damage

to a random enemy minion.

Core Iceblade Dryad
Epic Vespyr 3 3 3 Opening Gambit: Give a friendly Vespyr minion +1/+1 and Flying.
Shim'zar Kindred Hunter

Common

Arcanyst 3 3 3 Bond: Summon a 3/3 Night Howler on a random nearby space.
Bloodbound Ancients 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.
Bloodbound Ancients Snow Rippler
Common Vespyr 3 3 4 Infiltrate: Whenever this minion damages a General, put a random Battle Pet into your action bar.
Shim'zar Wolfraven

Common

Minion 3 1 4 Flying

Infiltrate: Gains +3 Attack.

Core Denadoro

Legendary

Minion 4 4 5 Your minions are always infiltrated.
Immortal Vanguard Hydrogarm

Epic

Vespyr 4 3 3 Blood Surge: Deal 1 damage to enemy minions in this row and Stun them.
Immortal Vanguard Razorback

Rare

Minion 4 4 3 Opening Gambit: Give all

friendly minions +2 Attack this

turn.

Core Sleet Dasher

Rare

Minion 4 3 6 Whenever this minion destroys an enemy, reactive it.
Bloodbound Ancients 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 Whenever you summon a

minion with Infiltrate, give it +1/+1.

Achievement Card Arctic Displacer Basic Vespyr 5 10 4 Airdrop
Core Frosthorn Rhyno

Epic

Minion 5 6 5 Infiltrate: Gains +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.
Shim'zar Huldra
Rare Minion 5 3 4 Opening Gambit: Give a friendly Vespyr minion Celerity
Shim'zar 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 Ancient Grove

Legendary

Vespyr 7 7 7 Provoke

Opening Gambit: Your minions

gain "Dying Wish: Summon a

1/1 Treant with Provoke".

Core Ghost Seraphim

Legendary

Arcanyst 7 8 9 The first spell you cast each turn costs 5 less.
Bloodbound Ancients Grandmaster Embla

Legendary

Minion 8 5 5 Opening Gambit: Surround the enemy General with random Walls.
Core Matron Elveiti

Legendary

Minion 8 7 5 Minions cannot attack your General.
Unearthed Prophecy

Spells

Image	Name	Rarity	Type	Cost	Effect	Set
	Flash Freeze	Basic	Spell	0	Deal 1 damage to a minion and Stun it.	Core
	Polarity	Common	Spell	0	Switch ANY minion's Attack and Health.	Core
	Essence Sculpt	Rare	Spell	1	Choose a Stunned minion. Put a copy of that card into your action bar.	Immortal Vanguard
	Mana Deathgrip	Common	Spell	1	Deal 1 damage to an enemy minion. If it dies this turn permanently gain 1 mana crystal.	Bloodbound Ancients
	Mesmerize	Rare	Spell	1	Teleport an enemy minion or General one space.	Core
	Vespyric Call	Epic	Spell	1	Put a random Vespyr minion into your action bar. It costs 1 less and has +1/+1.	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 Ravager	Basic	Spell	2	Transform ANY minion into a 3/3 Ravager with no abilities.	Core
	Aspect of Shim'Zar	Common	Spell	2	Transform ANY minion into a random Battle Pet.	Shim'zar
	Bonechill Barrier	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 and, "This minion takes no damage this turn."	Core
	Chromatic Cold	Basic	Spell	2	Dispel a space. If there is an enemy minion or General on that space, deal 1 damage.	Core
	Concealing Shroud	Rare	Spell	2	Your General takes no damage until your next turn.	Bloodbound Ancients
	Frigid Corona	Common	Spell	2	Stun an enemy. Draw a card.	Bloodbound Ancients
	Frostfire	Basic	Spell	2	Give a friendly minion +3 Attack. If it is Vespyr, also give it +3 Health.	Core
	Gravity Well	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
	Lightning Blitz	Epic	Spell	2	Give all friendly minions +1/+1 and randomly teleport them to your opponent's starting side of the battlefield.	Shim'zar
	Mark of Solitude	Rare	Spell	2	One minion becomes 5/5. It can no longer attack Generals.	Core
	Shatter	Common	Spell	2	Destroy a Stunned enemy minion.	Immortal Vanguard
	Blazing Spines	Rare	Spell	3	Summon two joined 3/3 Walls that can attack.	Core
	Crystalline Reinforcement	Epic	Spell	3	Double the Attack and Health buffs of friendly minions.	Immortal Vanguard
	Glacial Fissure	Epic	Spell	3	Deal 8 damage to EVERYTHING in the center column.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Aspect of the Wyrm	Epic	Spell	4	Transform ANY minion into a 4/4 Whyte Drake with Flying. Nearby friendly minions gain Flying.	Core
	Avalanche	Basic	Spell	4	Deal 4 damage to ALL minion and Generals on your starting side of the battlefield and Stun them.	Core
	Blinding Snowstorm	Common	Spell	4	Deal 1 damage to all enemies. Those enemies can only move 1 space next turn.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Cryogenesis	Common	Spell	4	Deal 4 damage to an enemy minion. Draw a Vespyr minion from your deck.	Core
	Wailing Overdrive	Common	Spell	4	Give a friendly minion on your opponent's starting side of the battlefield +5/+5.	Shim'zar
	Wintertide	Epic	Spell	4	Summon three 2/2 Vespyr Winter Maerids on any column.	Immortal Vanguard
	Auroraboros	Legendary	Spell	5	Give friendly minions "Dying Wish: Re-summon this minion on this space."	Immortal Vanguard
	Enfeeble	Epic	Spell	5	All minions become 1/1.	Bloodbound Ancients
	Luminous Charge	Rare	Spell	5	Summon five joined 0/1 Walls that deal 2 damage to nearby enemies when destroyed.	Unearthed Prophecy
	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
	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
	Frostburn	Rare	Spell	6	Deal 3 damage to all enemy minions.	Core
	Icebreak Ambush	Epic	Spell	6	Summon an ambush of Infiltrate minions on your opponent's starting side of the battlefield.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Flawless Reflection	Legendary	Spell	7	Choose a minion. Transform ALL nearby minions into copies of it.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Winter's Wake	Legendary	Spell	8	Give all friendly Wall minions +4/+4. Those minions can move now.	Shim'zar

Artifacts

Image	Name	Rarity	Type	Cost	Effect
	Iceshatter Gauntlet	Rare	Artifact	1	Whenever your General attacks a stunned minion destroy it instantly.	Bloodbound Ancients
	Coldbiter	Legendary	Artifact	2	At the end of your turn, your General deals 2 damage to each enemy minion around them.	Core
	Snowpiercer	Basic	Artifact	3	Your General gains +3 Attack.	Core
	The Dredger	Legendary	Artifact	3	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.	Shim'zar
	Winterblade	Epic	Artifact	4	Your General gains +2 Attack, Enemy minions damaged by your General are Stunned.	Core
	Animus Plate	Rare	Artifact	4	Your General gains +2 Attack. Whenever your General attacks or counterattacks, give all friendly Vespyr minions +2/+2.	Immortal Vanguard

Tokens

Image	Name	Type	Cost	Attack	Health	Summoned from	Ability	Set
	Howling Relic	Artifact	0			Reliquarian and sacrificing a Vanar Minion	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
	Blazing Spines Wall	Minion	1	3	3	Blazing Spines White Asp		Core
	Bonechill Barrier Wall	Vespyr	1	0	2	Bonechill Barrier		Core
	Gravity Well Wall	Minion	1	0	1	Gravity Well	Provoke	Core
	Luminous Charge Wall	Minion	1	0	1	Luminous Charge	Dying Wish: Deal 2 damage to all nearby enemies/	Unearthed Prophecy
	Illusion	Arcanyst	1	2	1	Circulus Prismatic Illusionist		Core
	Treant	Minion	1	1	1	Ancient Grove	Provoke	Core
	Ursaplomb	Minion	1	4	5	Aspect of the Bear	Will not counterattack.	Immortal Vanguard
	Winter Maerid	Minion	1	2	2	Voice of the Wind Wintertide		Core
	Fox Ravager	Minion	1	3	3	Aspect of the Ravager		Core
	Ghost Wolf	Minion	2	3	2	Fenrir Warmaster		Core
	Night Howler	Minion	2	3	3	Frostiva Kindred Hunter		Shim'zar
	Watchful Sentinel (Vanar)	Minion	3	3	3	Drake Dowager Freeblade Moonlit Basilysk		Unearthed Prophecy
	Ice Drake	Minion	4	4	8	Draugar Lord		Core
	Seismic Elemental	Minion	4	5	5	Aspect of the Mountains		Core
	Whyte Drake	Minion	4	4	4	Aspect of the Drake Drake Dowager	Flying	Core