K'ara, the Dark Star
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K'ara, the Dark Star is a legendary warlock minion card, from the The Great Dark Beyond set.
How to get
| Type | Source | Quality | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Card packs | The Regular version can be opened from any of these packs:       | Regular | 1 (random) |
| Card packs | The Golden version and Signature version can be opened from any of these packs:   | Golden Signature | 1 (random) |
| Crafting | Craft a Regular copy for 1600  | Regular | 1 |
| Crafting | Craft a Golden copy for 3200 | Golden | 1 |
Sounds
- Play
- ▶️
VO_GDB_127_Female_VoidNaaru_Play_01.wavInfinity is darkness, and I am infinite! - ▶️
GDB_127_KaratheDarkStar_Stinger.wav<music stinger>
- Attack
- ▶️
VO_GDB_127_Female_VoidNaaru_Attack_01.wavEndless Void!
- Death
- ▶️
VO_GDB_127_Female_VoidNaaru_Death_01.wav<death sound>
Lore
This section uses content from the Warcraft Wiki.- K'ara, known to the orcs as the Dark Star, was a naaru who came with the draenei to Draenor aboard the Genedar.
- During the Genedar's crash several centuries ago, K'ara was injured, which caused it to enter the Void state of the naaru lifecycle. K'ara's final act was to convince the draenei to eject it from the vessel, but this was easier said than done. The Void energy instinctively caused K'ara to go to war against the other naaru aboard the vessel, D'ore and K'ure. Their violent clash of Light and Void threatened to kill any draenei who interfered, yet
Prophet Velen stepped forward nonetheless. He used the Light to shield the other naaru and cast K'ara out of the vessel. But the battle sapped his strength, physically and mentally, and his visions of the future became unreliable. K'ara was ejected from the Genedar in the chaos of the crash, leaving the naaru floating in the upper atmosphere. For millennia, it hung harmlessly overhead, even as its body continued to accumulate Void energy. In time, the Shadowmoon orcs became accustomed to its presence and began calling it the Dark Star. Because of both the Void's power to defile the dead and that those few who accessed K'ara's shadowy power directly had their minds shattered, the ancient chieftain of the Shadowmoon clan outlawed its powers after the discovery of the Dark Star.
- During the rise of the Old Horde,
Gul'dan and the Shadow Council cared little for and ignored the Shadowmoon's warnings. They conducted a ritual to call on the Dark Star in their war against the draenei and channeled it at Karabor, the draenei holy temple in Shadowmoon Valley. A pillar of Void energy ripped through the heavens and slammed down on Karabor, driving many draenei defenders to madness while many others died instantly. Velen called on his powers to keep the Void at bay and rally the survivors to Karabor's harbor, but the Dark Star had forever darkened Karabor, and it became known as the Black Temple and was taken by the orcs. The option for the Horde to harness the Dark Star was no longer available after this. What happened to K'ara after this, including whether it survived the destruction of Draenor in some fashion, is unknown.
Trivia
- According to Game Designer Leonardo Robles Gonzalez: "With how important the Naaru are to the Draenei, it was really important to me to show them off in the coolest way possible. K'ure and K'ara are foils of one another, with similar yet opposing effects that highlight how these holy beings can become overtaken by the void."
Gallery
K'ara, the Dark Star, full art
Signature art
Patch changes
Card changes
Patch 31.0.0.210009 (2024-10-29):
- Added.