In the lore of Warcraft do Shamans have a special relationship with Murlocs?
In the Hearthstone expansion Goblins vs. Gnomes two of the new shaman cards, Neptulon and Siltfin Spiritwalker, seem to indicate a relationship between Murlocs and either Thrall or the Shaman class. This is of interest as none of the other heroes have class specific Murloc cards. In fact until the Goblins vs. Gnomes expansion the only viable hero to use when creating a Murloc deck was Warlock.
In the lore of Warcraft do Shaman's have a special relationship with Murlocs? Is Blizzard referencing Warcraft lore by adding class specific Murloc cards to Shaman or is this more a Hearthstone game mechanic?
Best Answer
There is no real connection of Murlocs and Shaman. Most of the time your killing them because they are a pest. However, I want you to look at the Lore behind Neptulon as he is neither a Shammy nor Murloc. Neptulon is one of the Four Generals to the Old Gods that didn't fight the Pantheons(Titans) when they came to Azeroth. Currently I can Find no lore on how Murlocs came to be. Instead WoWWiki simply states:
Though murlocs are relatively new to the Eastern Kingdoms, it is increasingly believed that they are actually a very ancient race of Azeroth.
Although some, though very little Murloc cultures have shamans, thats the closest connection you can get.
I'd also remind you that this is very loosely based on wowlore.
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Are there female murlocs?
Females tend to be slightly larger than the males, however. Depending on the variety, murlocs may lean towards a closer resemblance to frogs or to fish; the iconic green murloc, for example, has coloration similar to the Cuban tree frog.Are murlocs intelligent?
representative King Mrgl-Mrgl discovered, after he had learned their language, that the Winterfin tribe of murlocs in the Borean Tundra of Northrend are as intelligent as any of Azeroth's more "civilized" races.Are murlocs good?
Murlocs are still viable with bran,a tier 5 minion. They have the best board wide buffs of all tribes. All other tribes also need to hit certain tier 5 or 6 minions to be viable,with the exception maybe of mechs. They are not dead, they are where they need to be I think.The Story of The Murlocs \u0026 Their Relatives - World of Warcraft Lore
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