Twin Emperor Vek'lor
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- You might be looking for one of these cards: Twin Emperor Vek'lor (Caverns of Time).
Twin Emperor Vek'lor is a legendary neutral minion card, from the Whispers of the Old Gods set.
Other versions
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 |
Ban lists
Twin Emperor Vek'lor is in these ban lists:
- C'Thun-related cards - C'Thun and its related 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.
Related cards
Notes
To edit these notes, go to Template:Twin Emperor Vek'lor notes.
- This card's Battlecry can activate whether
C'Thun is in the hand, deck or battlefield.[1] It makes no difference whether a player is fielding their own C'Thun, or if they took control of an opponent's C'Thun via 
Mind Control, Sylvanas Windrunner, or Mind Control Tech. - This card's Battlecry takes into account buffs such as Abusive Sergeant when deciding whether to activate.[2]
- Altough seemingly summoning a second copy of Vek'Lor, Vek'nilash will not inherit any enchancements that Vek'lor might have.
Sounds
- Play
- ▶️
VO_OG_131_Male_Qiraji_Play_01.wavThe feast of souls begins now! - ▶️
AQ_Play_Stinger_2.wav<music stinger>
- Attack
- ▶️
VO_OG_131_Male_Qiraji_Attack_01.wavThere will be pain!
- Death
- ▶️
VO_OG_131_Male_Qiraji_Death_01.wav<death sound>
Lore
Vek'lor and Vek'nilash together comprise the Twin Emperors, a boss in the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj raid.
This section uses content from the Warcraft Wiki.- The clever brothers Vek'lor and Vek'nilash are known as the Twin Emperors. They rule over the qiraji from the sanctuary of their temple.
- Little is known about the Twin Emperors, except the fact that they created two powerful entities to serve as champions of their armies.
- In preparation for its reemergence in the world, the shadowy master of Ahn'Qiraj commanded Emperor Vek'lor to create a new obsidian statue superior to all other destroyers. Vek'lor sought his twin brother's aid in the task, and while Vek'nilash used his physical might to craft a grand body of volcanic rock, Vek'lor fortified the shell with powerful magic. Emperor Vek'lor named the finished construct Moam. They intended to use it as a colossal weapon, knowing that its strengths would help it survive in the thick of melee as well as magical combat, and observed as their dark master infused it with life. He was pleased and surprised to find that the improved obsidian destroyer was far more versatile than its earlier counterparts.
- Emperor Vek'nilash gave a gift to Ossirian to honor his assault on Grakkarond. He bound Ossirian's essence to several ancient crystals of distant origin, which would grant him near invulnerability. The legends say that Vek'nilash secretly entrusted Ossirian with the responsibility of maintaining a watch on General Rajaxx, to ensure that the commander would never fail again.
Trivia
- When they were first designing the set, The League of Explorers set had not yet been released, and the designers weren't sure if
Reno Jackson decks would prove strong enough; Vek'lor was therefore originally designed to support Reno decks, by summoning Twin Emperor Vek'nilash provided the player had no duplicate cards in their deck. When Reno decks began to perform very well in the meta, the designers decided not to strengthen that deck type any further, and changed Vek'lor into a C'Thun card.[3]
- In World of Warcraft, the lines of the Twin Emperors are actually reversed: Vek'lor says "come, little ones" and Vek'nilash says "the feast of souls begins now".
Gallery
Twin Emperor Vek'lor, full art
Twin Emperor Vek'lor in World of Warcraft
Promotional art in Tokyo - time-lapse video here
Patch changes
Card changes
Patch 27.2.0.183876 (2023-08-22):
- Now has 7 health (Up from 6).
- Now has 6 attack (Up from 4).
Patch 5.0.0.12574 (2016-04-24):
- 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 C'Thun or one of its related cards.
- Now banned from all types of card generation unless the player's deck started with
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.
External links
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ PlayHearthstone on Twitter (X). (2016-03-16).
- ↑ Ben Brode on Twitter (X). (2016-03-21).
- ↑ IGN - Blizzard on Designing Hearthstone's Old Gods. (2016-06-20).