Galakrond, the Tempest
- For other uses of Galakrond, see Galakrond (disambiguation).
Galakrond, the Tempest is a legendary shaman hero card, from the Descent of Dragons set.
How to get
The Regular copy of Galakrond, the Tempest is uncraftable. It has special unlock requirements and cannot be crafted, disenchanted, or opened from card packs:
| Type | Source | Quality | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Card packs | The Golden version can be opened from any of these packs:    | Golden | 1 (random) |
| Crafting | Craft a Golden copy for 3200  | Golden | 1 |
| Custom | Own a Descent of Dragons pack and go to the Open Packs menu. The card will be automatically added to your collection once you do so starting from December 5, 2019.[2] | Regular | 1 |
Ban lists
Galakrond, the Tempest is in these ban lists:
- Galakronds and Invoke cards - Galakronds and Invoke cards are banned from all types of card generation in constructed unless the player's deck started with one of the cards in that group.
- E.T.C.'s blacklist - These cards cannot be put into
E.T.C., Band Manager's sideboard.
Upgrades into
Generated Hero Power
- Minion summoned
Summoned minion
Sounds
| Type | Transcript | |
|---|---|---|
| Play | ▶️ | The oceans churn, and the heavens cry. |
| Play stinger | ▶️ | <music stinger> |
| Attack | ▶️ | <attack sound> |
| Death | ▶️ | <death sound> |
| Thinking | ▶️ | <VO sound> |
| Thinking | ▶️ | Maybe... |
| Thinking | ▶️ | What if... |
| Almost out of cards | ▶️ | I am running out of cards. |
| Out of cards | ▶️ | I am out of cards! |
| Error: Need a weapon | ▶️ | I need a weapon. Or claws. |
| Error: Not enough mana | ▶️ | I need more Mana for that. |
| Error: Minion exhausted | ▶️ | That minion already attacked. |
| Error: Hero already attacked | ▶️ | I cannot attack again. |
| Error: Minion not ready | ▶️ | Give that weakling a turn to get ready. |
| Error: Hand already full | ▶️ | I have too many cards. |
| Error: Too many minions | ▶️ | My board is too full. |
| Error: Can't target Stealthed minion | ▶️ | That minion has Stealth. |
| Error: Can't play that card | ▶️ | I cannot do that. |
| Error: Not a valid target | ▶️ | I cannot target that. |
| Error: Must attack Taunt minion | ▶️ | I must attack the minion with Taunt. |
| Error: Generic | ▶️ | That is impossible. |
| Emote: Greetings [Lunar New Year] | ▶️ | Happy New Year. |
| Emote: Greetings [Holidays] | ▶️ | Happy Feast of Winter Veil... |
| Emote: Greetings [Happy New Year] | ▶️ | Happy New Year. |
| Emote: Greetings [Fire Festival] | ▶️ | Fireworks. I love those... |
| Unused: Greetings [Pirate Day] | ▶️ | Yarr! Galakrond be raidin' the skies. |
| Emote: Greetings [Happy Halloween] | ▶️ | Hallow's End... My favorite. |
| Emote: Greetings [Happy Noblegarden] | ▶️ | Noblegarden... I detest it. |
| Emote: Greetings | ▶️ | Can you weather the storm? |
| Emote: Well Played | ▶️ | An earthshattering play! |
| Emote: Oops | ▶️ | A natural disaster! |
| Emote: Threaten | ▶️ | How can YOU stand against a force of nature? |
| Emote: Thanks | ▶️ | Thank you. Fuel for my fires! |
| Unused: Sorry | ▶️ | Sorry. Sacrifices must be made. |
| Concede | ▶️ | The storm has passed. I give up. |
| Start | ▶️ | I am the tempest! I am the storm! |
| Running out of time | ▶️ | The eye of the storm approaches! |
| Selection in Choose Your Hero | ▶️ | Tremble before the maelstrom! |
| Start [Mirror] | ▶️ | The heavens bow to ME alone! |
| Emote: Wow | ▶️ | What a whirlwind! |
| Emote: Greetings [Mirror] | ▶️ | The storm obeys MY demands! |
Lore
This section uses content from the Warcraft Wiki.Galakrond was a massive proto-dragon, who is known as the "progenitor of dragonkind". He was a threat which five proto-dragons of varying colors united against. It is said that from him the Titans created the Aspects, but this is a rumor the Aspects actively encouraged so as to keep the truth about Galakrond a secret from the dragonflights.
His size alone was greater than all of the Aspects combined, large enough that the only possible being Galakrond could be compared to was himself. His roar could be heard from miles around, and the flap of his wings generated powerful wind. As he continued to consume the life-energies of his fellow proto-dragons, Galakrond grew hideous mutations all over his body (such as limbs and even eyes) and his skin started to decay, almost as if he had become an undead like his victims. Galakrond was not always this large and he used to have a smoother, more streamlined appearance. His mutations were caused by cannibalizing on other proto-dragons, and as a by-product of his absorption of the proto-dragons' life essence his victims came back as undead, called the not-living.
This version of Galakrond is one of five forms he takes in Descent of Dragons, each catering to a League of E.V.I.L. member. This incarnation of Galakrond was reanimated by 
Swampqueen Hagatha. As Hagatha is a shaman, Galakrond the Tempest surges with raw elemental power.
His other forms are as follows:
Galakrond, the Nightmare- Galakrond, the Unbreakable
- Galakrond, the Unspeakable
- Galakrond, the Wretched
Gallery
Galakrond, the Tempest, full art
Patch changes
Card changes
Patch 16.0.0.37060 (2019-12-05):
- Added.
Bug fixes and other changes
Patch 31.0.0.210009 (2024-10-29):
- Now banned from all types of card generation unless the player's deck started with a Galakrond or an Invoke card.
Patch 29.0.0.195635 (2024-03-11):
- No longer globally banned from Arena drafting, however this card may still be banned in individual Arena rotations.
Patch 18.0.0.54613 (2020-07-30):
- Fixed a bug where Galakrond, the Tempest was showing the upgrade animation over the deck upon the fourth Invoke.