Nexus-Champion Saraad
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Nexus-Champion Saraad is a legendary neutral minion card, from the The Grand Tournament 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 can be opened from any of these packs: | Golden | 1 (random) |
| Crafting | Craft a Regular copy for 1600  | Regular | 1 |
| Crafting | Craft a Golden copy for 3200 | Golden | 1 |
Generated cards
Nexus-Champion Saraad uses these card pools to generate cards:
Sounds
- Play
- ▶️
VO_AT_127_PLAY_01.wavLet's negotiate. You concede and I'll let you live. - ▶️
Ethereal_Play_Stinger_1.wav<music stinger> - ▶️
EtherealMount_Play_Underlay.wav<underlay sound>
- Trigger
- ▶️
VO_AT_127_TRIGGER_05.wavA new acquisition.
- Attack
- ▶️
VO_AT_127_ATTACK_02.wavYou had your chance. - ▶️
EtherealMount_Attack_Underlay.wav<underlay sound>
- Death
Lore
Nexus-Champion Saraad is an original Hearthstone character.[1]
This section uses content from the Warcraft Wiki.- Treading the chaotic spaces between worlds, the ethereals are astral travelers who dwell within the Twisting Nether. They are known to be collectors and traders of arcane items and artifacts. Now drawn to Outland, many ethereals are seeking to track down its treasures and steal them back into the Twisting Nether. They are liars and scoundrels who will stop at nothing to pursue their mysterious aims. The ethereals have no care at all for the Burning Crusade. They would even play both sides of the conflict against each other if doing so would serve to further their own goals.
- Ethereals can be found in Nagrand south of Lake Sunspring, in the Mana Tombs of Auchindoun, the Blade's Edge Mountains, and throughout the Netherstorm. A small number also dwell in Shattrath. The ethereals are driven by trade and economics, and accordingly their political structures are centered around trade princes and political "companies." The ethereal faction called The Consortium, which players can gain reputation with, is one of these. The ethereals that currently control the Mana Tombs in Auchindoun led by Nexus-Prince Shaffar are another of these "political companies." The Ethereum is a radical militant organization that attempts to avenge the destruction of the ethereal homeworld by void creatures. The Protectorate attempts to thwart the void and protect neutral races from the Ethereum's attacks.
- The ethereals are similar to goblins, in the way their political systems work, and like the goblins the ethereals will support anyone who would further their profits, and oppose anyone who dares interfere with their plans. The Ethereals also share in the goblins' propensity for technology, though their technology appears to be far more powerful and otherworldly. Ethereals possess everything from the familiar, such as transporters, to the radical, such as their eco-domes. They utilize a unique school of magic known as technomancy.
- While most ethereals seem completely neutral, the Consortium later allies with the Sha'tar.
Trivia
- This card's art depicts Saraad riding an "energy-camel",[2] a new racial mount created by the developers specifically for this card.[3]
- Earlier concepts for the card art involved Saraad riding a giant scorpion, but the developers felt the result was a "little too intimidating" for Hearthstone. It was replaced by a "really angry, cool camel", but the developers thought they could "do a little better", eventually arriving at the "energy-camel" seen on the card's final art. The champion's scorpion-shaped lance was also changed to a traditional lance, before arriving at the "energy-lance".[3]
Gallery
Nexus-Champion Saraad, full art
Another ethereal, Thaumaturge Edouin, in World of Warcraft
An ethereal in the TCG
Original concept for Nexus-Champion Saraad
Later concept for Nexus-Champion Saraad. The design for the camel and lance were further developed to produce the final version
Patch changes
Card changes
Patch 3.0.0.9786 (2015-08-18):
- Added.
Bug fixes and other changes
Patch 13.2.0.28855 (2019-02-05):
- Artist is now Marcelo Vignali (previously: Marcleo Vignali).
External links
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ben Brode on Twitter (X). (2015-08-15).
- ↑ http://www.twitch.tv/playhearthstone/v/8253317 48:35
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hearthstone: The Grand Tournament: Special Event - Jason Chayes discusses the development of Nexus-Champion Saraad (starting at 8:40). (2015-09-25)