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| Set: | The League of Explorers "We ve traversed the tombs of Naxxramas; we ve climbed every cliff on Blackrock. Now, the world cries out for heroes, as a new evil rises. There will be danger! There will be doom! There will be  |
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| Type: | Hero A hero is a character in the Warcraft universe representing the player. In Hearthstone, this concept is expressed in three interrelated but distinct ways: Heroes are gameplay characters representing players or bosses within a match.  |
| Health: | 30 (Normal) 30 (Heroic) |
| Armor: | 15  (Heroic) |
Deal with this giant murloc to reach the location of the final piece!
Giantfin is 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 
found in the League of Explorers "We ve traversed the tombs of Naxxramas; we ve climbed every cliff on Blackrock. Now, the world cries out for heroes, as a new evil rises. There will be danger! There will be doom! There will be 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 
. He is the second boss of the adventure`s third wing, The Ruined City "We ve traversed the tombs of Naxxramas; we ve climbed every cliff on Blackrock. Now, the world cries out for heroes, as a new evil rises. There will be danger! There will be doom! There will be .
Strategy
This is a fairly straightforward fight. Giantfin will summon a large number of Murlocs, which are mostly weak but with the help of the usual synergistic Murlocs can grow in size. Be that as it may, the main threat is Mrgl Mrgl Nyah Nyah (Heroic) and Anyfin Can Happen Anyfin Can Happen Set: The League of Explorers Type: Spell Class: Paladin Rarity: Rare Cost: 10 Abilities: Summon Tags: Death-related, Murloc-generating, Resurrection effect Summon 7 Murlocs that died this game.Theme song by Ellie Goldfin and 
, each of which can suddenly threaten to overwhelm the player. Note that several of Giantfin`s Murlocs have Charge, making them able to attack immediately after being resurrected by one of these effects.
At the start of each turn, the boss` auto-cast Hero Power Mrglmrgl MRGL! The subject of this article is part of theThe League of Explorers adventure. Mrglmrgl MRGL! Set: The League of Explorers Type: Hero Power Abilities: Draw cards Hero PowerDraw 2 cards.See this card on Hearthpwn data 
(Heroic) will try to draw additional cards; in Normal mode the number is dependent on the size of both heroes` hand, making it a good idea to keep yours fairly empty.
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Hero Power
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Heroic
An easy way to beat Heroic Giantfin is to use a mage Contents 1 Heroes 2 Overview 3 Background 4 Hero Power 5 Strategy and gameplay 5.1 Common deck types 5.2 Counters 6 Spells 6.1 Uncollectible 7 Minions 7.1 Uncollectible 8 Leveling rewards 8.1 Starting cards 8.2 deck full of AoE Area of effect (AoE) is the term for an effect which affects all characters of the specified type. Common targets for AoEs include all enemy minions, all minions, and all characters. AoE is defined in 
cards like: Explosive Sheep Explosive Sheep Set: Goblins vs Gnomes Type: Minion Subtype: Mech Rarity: Common Cost: 2 Attack: 1 Health: 1 Abilities: Deal damage, Deathrattle Tags: Area of effect Deathrattle: Deal 2 damage to all minions.How is this 
, Unstable Ghoul Unstable Ghoul Set: Naxxramas Type: Minion Rarity: Common Cost: 2 Attack: 1 Health: 3 Abilities: Deal damage, Deathrattle, Taunt Tags: Area of effect Taunt. Deathrattle: Deal 1 damage to all minions.Filling your Ghouls with Rocket 
, Abomination Abomination Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Rare Cost: 5 Attack: 4 Health: 4 Abilities: Deal damage, Deathrattle, Taunt Tags: Area of effect Taunt. Deathrattle: Deal 2 damage to ALL characters.Abominations enjoy Fresh Meat and long 
, Arcane Explosion Arcane Explosion Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Mage Cost: 2 Abilities: Deal damage Tags: Area of effect Deal 1 damage to all enemy minions.This spell is much better than Arcane Implosion.See this card on Hearthpwn 
, Flamestrike Flamestrike Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Mage Cost: 7 Abilities: Deal damage Tags: Area of effect Deal 4 damage to all enemy minions.When the ground is on fire, you should not stop, drop, and roll.See 
and Blizzard Blizzard Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Mage Rarity: Rare Cost: 6 Abilities: Deal damage, Freeze Tags: Area of effect Deal 2 damage to all enemy minions and Freeze them.This spell can be very Entertaining.See this 
.
Since the boss only possess Murlocs Murlocs are a type of minion, best known for their swarming gameplay and board-wide synergy. Relatively weak in isolation, their low mana cost allows them to quickly flood the board, with their synergistic effects causing 
in his deck Hungry Crab Hungry Crab Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Beast Rarity: Epic Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 2 Abilities: Battlecry, Destroy Tags: Murloc-related Battlecry: Destroy a Murloc and gain +2/+2.Murloc. It s what s for dinner.See this card on 
will fit perfectly in the strategy.
The main goal of this is to hold the boss minions as long as possible until he has reached fatigue The message displayed upon attempting to draw a card after reaching Fatigue. Fatigue is a game mechanic that deals increasing damage to players who have already drawn all of the cards in their deck, whenever 
, since Giantfin obtains 3 cards per turn from Mrglmrgl MRGL! The subject of this article is part of theThe League of Explorers adventure. Mrglmrgl MRGL! Set: The League of Explorers Type: Hero Power Abilities: Draw cards Hero PowerDraw 2 cards.See this card on Hearthpwn data , his deck will be out of fuel pretty fast even possessing 51 cards in Heroic mode.
Coldlight Oracle Coldlight Oracle Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Murloc Rarity: Rare Cost: 3 Attack: 2 Health: 2 Abilities: Battlecry, Draw cards Battlecry: Each player draws 2 cards.They can see the future. In that future both players 
can speed this up. At the same time this card can also burn the enemy cards by making the enemy hand full if played early, this tactic becomes even more effective with Frost Nova Frost Nova Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Mage Cost: 3 Abilities: Freeze Tags: Area of effect Freeze all enemy minions.Hey man, that s cold. Literally and metaphorically.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Frost Nova is 
since the boss can fill his side of the board pretty quickly.
Bringing Counterspell Counterspell Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Mage Rarity: Rare Cost: 3 Abilities: Counter, Secret Tags: Spell-related, Triggered effect Secret: When your opponent casts a spell, Counter it.What s the difference between a mage playing with Counterspell 
can block the enemy revival spells and if it counters Anyfin Can Happen Anyfin Can Happen Set: The League of Explorers Type: Spell Class: Paladin Rarity: Rare Cost: 10 Abilities: Summon Tags: Death-related, Murloc-generating, Resurrection effect Summon 7 Murlocs that died this game.Theme song by Ellie Goldfin and , Giantfin will have lost almost his entire turn, its also wise to bring Mad Scientist Mad Scientist Set: Naxxramas Type: Minion Rarity: Common Cost: 2 Attack: 2 Health: 2 Abilities: Deathrattle, Put into battlefield Tags: Random, Secret-related Deathrattle: Put a Secret from your deck into the battlefield.His mother wanted him 
and Ice Barrier Ice Barrier Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Mage Rarity: Common Cost: 3 Abilities: Gain Armor, Secret Tags: Combat-related, Triggered effect Secret: When your hero is attacked, gain 8 Armor.This is Rank 1. Rank 2 is 
to allow a higher chance of victory.
Deck
Note that the below classes are listed purely for reference, and have no effect on the boss` use of the cards in the encounter.
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| Class | Card | Quantity |
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| Neutral | Murloc Tinyfin Murloc Tinyfin Set: The League of Explorers Type: Minion Subtype: Murloc Rarity: Common Cost: 0 Attack: 1 Health: 1 High mortality rate, from often being hugged to death.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Murloc  | 6 |
Grimscale Oracle Grimscale Oracle Set: Basic Type: Minion Subtype: Murloc Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 1 Tags: Area of effect, Murloc-related, Ongoing effect Your other Murlocs have +1 Attack.These are the brainy murlocs. It turns out that  | 2 | |
| Murloc Raider Murloc Raider Set: Basic Type: Minion Subtype: Murloc Cost: 1 Attack: 2 Health: 1 Mrrraggglhlhghghlgh, mrgaaag blarrghlgaahahl mrgggg glhalhah a bghhll graggmgmg Garrosh mglhlhlh mrghlhlhl!!See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Murloc Raider is a | 6 | |
Murloc Tidecaller Murloc Tidecaller Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Murloc Rarity: Rare Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 2 Tags: Murloc-related, Summoning-related, Triggered effect Whenever you summon a Murloc, gain +1 Attack.This guy gets crazy strong at family  | 5 | |
Bluegill Warrior Bluegill Warrior Set: Basic Type: Minion Subtype: Murloc Cost: 2 Attack: 2 Health: 1 Abilities: Charge ChargeHe just wants a hug. A sloppy... slimy... hug.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Bluegill Warrior is a  | 2 | |
Puddlestomper Puddlestomper Set: Goblins vs Gnomes Type: Minion Subtype: Murloc Rarity: Common Cost: 2 Attack: 3 Health: 2 He pays homage to Morgl, the great murloc oracle! (Who doesn t??)See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Puddlestomper  | 1 | |
Coldlight Seer Coldlight Seer Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Murloc Rarity: Rare Cost: 3 Attack: 2 Health: 3 Abilities: Battlecry Tags: Area of effect, Murloc-related Battlecry: Give your other Murlocs +2 Health.The Coldlight murlocs reside in the  | 2 | |
| Old Murk-Eye | 1 | |
| Paladin | Anyfin Can Happen Anyfin Can Happen Set: The League of Explorers Type: Spell Class: Paladin Rarity: Rare Cost: 10 Abilities: Summon Tags: Death-related, Murloc-generating, Resurrection effect Summon 7 Murlocs that died this game.Theme song by Ellie Goldfin and | 1 |
| Boss | Mrgl Mrgl Nyah Nyah (Normal) The subject of this article is part of theThe League of Explorers adventure. Mrgl Mrgl Nyah Nyah Set: The League of Explorers Type: Spell Rarity: Common Cost: 5 Abilities: Summon Summon 3 Murlocs that died | 4 |
- Heroic
Heroic Giantfin`s deck has 50 cards instead of the usual 30.
| Class | Card | Quantity |
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| Neutral | Murloc Tinyfin Murloc Tinyfin Set: The League of Explorers Type: Minion Subtype: Murloc Rarity: Common Cost: 0 Attack: 1 Health: 1 High mortality rate, from often being hugged to death.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Murloc | 13 |
| Grimscale Oracle Grimscale Oracle Set: Basic Type: Minion Subtype: Murloc Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 1 Tags: Area of effect, Murloc-related, Ongoing effect Your other Murlocs have +1 Attack.These are the brainy murlocs. It turns out that | 2 | |
| Murloc Raider Murloc Raider Set: Basic Type: Minion Subtype: Murloc Cost: 1 Attack: 2 Health: 1 Mrrraggglhlhghghlgh, mrgaaag blarrghlgaahahl mrgggg glhalhah a bghhll graggmgmg Garrosh mglhlhlh mrghlhlhl!!See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Murloc Raider is a | 10 | |
| Murloc Tidecaller Murloc Tidecaller Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Murloc Rarity: Rare Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 2 Tags: Murloc-related, Summoning-related, Triggered effect Whenever you summon a Murloc, gain +1 Attack.This guy gets crazy strong at family | 6 | |
Murloc Tidehunter Murloc Tidehunter Set: Basic Type: Minion Subtype: Murloc Cost: 2 Attack: 2 Health: 1 Abilities: Battlecry, Summon Battlecry: Summon a 1/1 Murloc Scout."Death will rise, from the tides!"See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Murloc  | 4 | |
| Puddlestomper Puddlestomper Set: Goblins vs Gnomes Type: Minion Subtype: Murloc Rarity: Common Cost: 2 Attack: 3 Health: 2 He pays homage to Morgl, the great murloc oracle! (Who doesn t??)See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Puddlestomper | 3 | |
| Coldlight Seer Coldlight Seer Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Murloc Rarity: Rare Cost: 3 Attack: 2 Health: 3 Abilities: Battlecry Tags: Area of effect, Murloc-related Battlecry: Give your other Murlocs +2 Health.The Coldlight murlocs reside in the | 4 | |
Murloc Warleader Murloc Warleader Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Murloc Rarity: Epic Cost: 3 Attack: 3 Health: 3 Tags: Area of effect, Murloc-related, Ongoing effect Your other Murlocs have +2/+1.Do Murlocs ever get tired of making the  | 2 | |
| Old Murk-Eye | 1 | |
| Paladin | Anyfin Can Happen Anyfin Can Happen Set: The League of Explorers Type: Spell Class: Paladin Rarity: Rare Cost: 10 Abilities: Summon Tags: Death-related, Murloc-generating, Resurrection effect Summon 7 Murlocs that died this game.Theme song by Ellie Goldfin and | 1 |
| Boss | Mrgl Mrgl Nyah Nyah (Heroic) | 4 |
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Rewards
Encounter selection
- Sir Finley Mrrgglton
- Alas, I⃢₀ₙd hoped to avoid Giantfin. Ah well. For glory!
Encounter
Introduction
- Giantfin
- Mrglmrglmrgl
- Sir Finley Mrrgglton
- Really now? That’s terribly rude.
Turn 1
- Giantfin
- Mrrrgl! Mrrglrrglmrgl
Turn 2
- Sir Finley Mrrgglton
- My brothers, work with us! We don’t have to fight!
- Giantfin
- MRRRGL! MRRRGLMRGL!
- Sir Finley Mrrgglton
- I suppose that was to be expected.
- Giantfin
- Mrrrglmrrrgl Nyah!
- Sir Finley Mrrgglton
- Oh pish posh. Don’t be childish.
Emote response
- Giantfin
- Mrglmrrglrmrrgl
Dead murlocs
- Sir Finley Mrrgglton
- So many dead. Such a waste.
Playing Old Murk-Eye
- Giantfin
- Middlefin, what are you doing here?
Tidehunter
- Sir Finley Mrrgglton
- I grew up a Tidehunter before Elise found me. Would this have been my fate?
- Tidehunter
- No, Finley! You were different even then.
Victory
- Sir Finley Mrrgglton
- A shame. With a better upbringing he could have been a decent sort.
Trivia
Giantfin was the first original Hearthstone character to appear as a boss in World of Warcraft, and only the third in total to appear in the game, following Sir Finley Mrrgglton and Morgl the Oracle.
Gallery
 Giantfin, full art |
