How to get
Alexstrasza can be obtained through Classic The card set interface Card sets are categories into which collectible cards are divided, reflecting how they can be obtained, and determining whether they are eligible for use in Standard format. Card set does not card packs Card pack concept art Card packs are items that players can open to acquire cards for filling a player s collection. Only card packs for the current Standard format sets are available for purchase in the
, through crafting Crafting mode, in Standard format mode The crafting system is an element of Hearthstone that allows players to directly create new cards. It can be accessed through the My Collection screen. Crafting consumes Arcane Dust
, or as an Arena A video explaining the Arena in Hearthstone made by the Curse Gamepedia @@@#@@@YouTube(youtube.com)###@### Channel. The Arena is a game mode where players compete against each other using specially constructed decks to earn substantial rewards. It
reward.
Card | Crafting cost | Disenchanting |
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Alexstrasza | 1600 | 400 |
Golden Golden cards often add movement and visual effects, like with this golden Piloted Shredder "Golden" redirects here. For information on golden heroes, see Golden heroes. Golden cards are special, rarer versions of cards. Each card ![]() | 3200 | 1600 |
Strategy
Though the battlecry in theory can do 15 damage to your opponent, it will rarely get the opportunity to do that due to its high cost. The battlecry can be used on either you or your opponent, so it can easily become the turning point for yourself if you are below 15, or if your opponent has taken very little damage by the time this card is played.
At the moment, a hero`s armor is counted as health. This has been confirmed to be a bug, and will be fixed in a later patch.
Synergies
Name | Rarity | Class | Type | Subtype | Cost | Atk | HP | Effect |
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Ice Block | Epic | Mage | Spell | General | 3 | Secret: When your hero takes fatal damage, prevent it and become Immune this turn. |
Info
Battlecry: Set a hero`s remaining Health to 15.
Alexstrasza the Life-Binder brings life and hope to everyone. Except Deathwing. And Malygos. And Nekros.
See this card on Hearthpwn
Alexstrasza is a legendary Rarity is a rough measure of the quality and scarcity of a card. Cards of higher rarity are typically more powerful and more useful, but are harder to find and more expensive to craft. There neutral Neutral is the term used to describe cards which are not limited to a specific class. Neutral collectible cards can be included in any deck, regardless of hero. Neutral cards use a plain, grey card
minion Bloodfen Raptor, a simple minion card. A Beast-type minion, it has 3 Attack, 2 Health and a mana cost of 2. Minions are persistent creatures on the battlefield that will fight for their hero. Minion
card, from the Classic The card set interface Card sets are categories into which collectible cards are divided, reflecting how they can be obtained, and determining whether they are eligible for use in Standard format. Card set does not
set.
Videos
Strategy
As a legendary 8/8 dragon for 9 mana, Alexstrasza is already a big body to deal with in anybody`s deck, but her real power lies in her ability to set a hero`s remaining Health to 15. Due to the nature of this card, it can be used in a variety of ways as a great utility minion. You can play her if you are in need of a comeback and you are below 15 Health - which can be a very effective way to make your way back into a close game - or you can use it to advance your lead and force your opponent down to half life while playing a devastating minion.
Alexstrasza is a key component in many control decks A control deck, also known as a late game deck, is a deck that attempts to attain victory in the late game, through a combination of early game removal and Taunts, and powerful cards in . After spending the early game stalling, the player can use the dragon`s Battlecry to set the opponent`s Health to 15, effortlessly compensating for minimal damage-dealing in earlier rounds, then use burst Burst damage or burst potential refers to a player s ability to deal a large amount of damage in one or two turns, allowing a player to finish off a previously damaged opponent, or deal an damage to quickly defeat the weakened opponent. Warriors The Warrior is one of the nine classes in Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, represented by Garrosh Hellscream and Magni Bronzebeard. Contents 1 Heroes 2 Overview 3 Background 4 Hero Power 5 Strategy and gameplay 6 are one of the best examples of this type of play, focusing on removal and Armor generation for the first half of the game.
Notes
- Directly alters the target hero`s Health. As such it does not count as either a healing effect or damaging effect, and so does not synergise with effects such as Eye for an Eye Eye for an Eye Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Paladin Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Abilities: Deal damage, Secret Tags: Damage-related, Triggered effect Secret: When your hero takes damage, deal that much damage to the enemy
or Auchenai Soulpriest Auchenai Soulpriest Set: Classic Type: Minion Class: Priest Rarity: Rare Cost: 4 Attack: 3 Health: 5 Abilities: Modify Hero Power Tags: Damage-related, Healing-related, Hero Power-related, Ongoing effect Your cards and powers that restore Health now
.
- Bypasses any Armor A hero with 2 Armor Armor is a form of secondary Health available only to heroes, gained through certain spells, Hero Powers and minions. Damage taken will always be deducted from Armor before Health. Only
. Any Armor possessed by the target hero will remain unaffected.
- If the Battlecry increases the hero`s Health beyond its current maximum, it will set the hero`s new maximum Health to 15. This means that is can be used on the Ragnaros hero Ragnaros the Firelord Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Hero Health: 8 See this card on Hearthpwn data page] For other representations of Ragnaros, see Ragnaros (disambiguation) Ragnaros the Firelord is the hero created by Majordomo Executus
summoned by Majordomo Executus Majordomo Executus Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Rarity: Legendary Cost: 9 Attack: 9 Health: 7 Abilities: Deathrattle, Replace, Replace Hero Power Tags: Hero Power-related Deathrattle: Replace your hero with Ragnaros, the Firelord.You thought Executus turned
to increase its maximum Health from 8 to 15.
Quotes
- Summon
- I bring life and hope.
- Attack
- I will mourn your death.
Trivia
- Alexstrasza is known to be very strong in the Heroic Mode bosses in the Curse of Naxxramas "Whispers of an ancient tomb… holding horrors in every room. Ghastly ghouls, poisons galore… but in the shadows lurks something more. Knights of death and abominations… cleaving your bits for new creations. And if by
adventure Choosing an adventure Game formats Each Standard year, any adventures released prior to the previous calendar year are marked as Wild format. The adventures are removed from the Shop, and players will be unable to
due to her ability to nuke a boss Bosses are unique computer-controlled heroes encountered in adventures, the tutorial, and some Tavern Brawls. Each boss presents a unique encounter, featuring their own Hero Power and decks. Bosses use a combination of regular cards and
with very high Health down to 15 in one turn. Because of this, she is prohibited in the Heroic Mode fight with Loatheb The subject of this article is part of the Curse of Naxxramas adventure Loatheb Set: Naxxramas Type: Hero Health: 75 (Normal)99 (Heroic) Loatheb is a hideous reminder of the Plague’s effect on the creatures of
, Sapphiron The subject of this article is part of the Curse of Naxxramas adventure Sapphiron Set: Naxxramas Type: Hero Health: 30 (Normal)45 (Heroic) Sapphiron guards Kel’Thuzad’s lair eternally, bound by undeath. data page] Sapphiron, full art
and Kel`Thuzad The subject of this article is part of the Curse of Naxxramas adventure Kel Thuzad Set: Naxxramas Type: Hero Health: 30 (Normal)45 (Heroic) data page] For the minion card of the same name, see Kel Thuzad Kel Thuzad
. Likely for the same reason, Heroic bosses in the subsequent Blackrock Mountain "Have you heard the rumblings? The mountain stirs once more. Beneath its crags, cliffs and rocks, there s evil in its core. Fire made flesh! Dragon s breath! Teeth and claw and flame! Calling any heroes out
adventure have substantial amounts of Armor A hero with 2 Armor Armor is a form of secondary Health available only to heroes, gained through certain spells, Hero Powers and minions. Damage taken will always be deducted from Armor before Health. Only
instead of high Health, and many of them have cards that grant Armor, such as Flameheart The subject of this article is part of theBlackrock Mountain adventure. Flameheart Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Spell Cost: 3 Draw 2 cards.Gain 4 Armor.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Flameheart is a boss spell
.
Gallery
Quotes
I bring life and hope.Summon
I will mourn your death.Attack