Template:Hooked Reaver strategy
Without its Battlecry, this is a below average minion, but gets well over its cost in value when it does activate, turning into a 7/7 with Taunt. Its effect is very hard to activate on curve, and will often require self-damage to reach its threshold quickly. This incentivizes running self-damaging cards like 
Vulgar Homunculus and 
Spirit Bomb to support it.
Note that the Battlecry will always activate if you are transformed into 
Lord Jaraxxus.
As a downside, it won't have its good stats when it's revived or brought into the battlefield without activating its Battlecry, such as Possessed Lackey and Skull of the Man'ari.
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