While I don't think giant rats actually show up in WoW, rats as critters are commonly found.Ĭursed Disciple: Cursed Disciple is original to Hearthstone, although he's a warlock or necromancer of some sort, which is actually not a type of magic that kobolds in WoW are known to wield. There is a crocodile known as the Sewer Beast in the sewers of Stormwind City, so the Sewer Crawler, judging by its attire, may have slain such a crocodile and worn it as a hat. Sewer Crawler: The title of Sewer Crawler is original to Hearthstone, and no Kobold in WoW is actually found in sewers. Rummaging Kobold: While scavenging is part of the kobold life, the title of 'Rummaging Kobold' is original to Hearthstone. During the Cataclysm, the Thousand Needles was completely flooded, and the Gravelsnout kobolds were removed, presumably killed in the process. Gravelsnout Knight: While the Gravelsnout Knight (and the giant moles themselves, which doesn't exist in WoW) is original to Hearthstone, it does borrow its name from the Gravelsnout tribe of Kobolds, which once lived on the area known as the Thousand Needles. Kobold Illusionist: Kobold Illusionist is original to Hearthstone, and no kobolds in WoW is known to be able to wield illusion magic. No specific mob in WoW corresponds to the title Kobold Apprentice, though. Kobold Apprentice: Kobolds in WoW tend to mostly use geomancy (earth magic), although some are known to be able to wield crude fireballs. Which perhaps makes them particularly ideal as the 'face' of the dungeon-themed expansion, as they represent the masses of weaker minions found in a classic, old-school-RPG underground dungeon. They're distinguished by their love for mining, and the candles they have on top of their heads, as well as their catchphrase: 'You no take candle!' While more powerful variants of Kobolds were seen in Wrath of the Lich King and Legion (the Snobolds of Northrend and the Bluewax tribe of Highmountain, respectively), there's, well, not really much in terms of lore. To quickly recap, they first appeared in Warcraft III as weak rat-people neutral creeps, and in World of Warcraft remained low-level enemies in both major continents of Azeroth. We've talked about Kobolds before in Classic, and there's really not much to add about kobolds, really. While I'm not quite as well-versed in D&D lore as I am with Warcraft, I'll try to point out any cards that are more outright homages to D&D. Hearthstone's final expansion for the Year of the Mammoth, Kobolds and Catacombs, is one that isn't actually based on any proper part of World of Warcraft, and simply meant to be a generic throwback to dungeons in general, as well as a homage to the classic grand-daddy of all RPGs, Dungeons and Dragons.

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