Wisp

Biodata

Card Properties

Appearance

• Translucent body: The Wisp is an elemental creature that floats and circles around Aige 3 17.
• Mutable shape: It forms an illusory fist from its body to strike enemies 3.
• Audible buzzing: Although unable to speak, it can buzz to attract attention 3 6.

Personality

The first Wisp expresses delight when released from its card, an emotion Aige can sense through their mental connection. While waiting for treatment, it buzzes for attention after Aige becomes distracted by the Northshire Priestess 3 6.

The Wisps respond promptly to Aige’s commands, retreating from dangerous enemies and returning to protect him after completing their assigned attacks 13 17.

Abilities & Skills

Close-Range Combat

The Wisp attacks by shaping its translucent body into an illusory fist 3.

• Its first demonstrated kill requires two quick strikes against a wild dog 3.
• Aige initially uses it both to deal damage and to obstruct enemies while he dodges and casts spells 3.
• Two Wisps can finish enemies weakened by Lesser Fireballs, allowing Aige to conserve his other minion cards 13 15 16.
• Their attacks generate little aggro during the Goldtooth battle, allowing them to fight alongside the Goldshire Footman without disrupting his control of the enemy 34.

Mental Communication and Command Response

The Wisp can communicate mentally but cannot speak 3.

• Aige senses its emotional state immediately after summoning it 3.
• It follows silent commands, including an order to retreat from the elite Kobold leader 13.
• Aige directs the Wisps to withdraw during Goldtooth’s Cleave windup and resume attacking afterward 34.

Hero-Linked Strength

The Wisp’s one-star ratings are relative measures rather than fixed numerical statistics; its attack and defense adjustments increase with the hero’s strength 2.

• One-star health does not mean a single health point: the first Wisp survives attacks from at least four or five wild dogs 4.
• Both Wisps withstand the aftereffects of the level-eight rare leader Goldtooth’s Cleave and retain more than half their health 34.
• Their durability remains limited enough that Aige uses dedicated tanks to protect them during difficult battles 12 25.

Persistent Existence and Storage

Unlike time-limited followers, a Wisp can remain indefinitely unless killed 4 6.

• Once summoned, it can freely enter and leave Hero Minion Space without consuming another card 6.
• Recalling and redeploying an injured Wisp does not restore its health 4.
• A Wisp occupies one of Aige’s seven minion slots 5 6.
• Wisps remain exempt when the general summoned-minion duration is revised to end at six the following morning 31.

Healing Compatibility

Wisps can receive magical healing and first-aid treatment 6 16.

• Aige’s two-star Lesser Heal fully restores the first Wisp from near death 6.
• Healing it in the Northshire Priestess’s presence triggers her ability to summon a Human Recruit 6.
• A basic linen bandage restores approximately half a star of health over time if uninterrupted 16.
• Bandaging is vulnerable to interruption by enemy attacks; an interrupted attempt wastes the bandage and leaves the recipient unable to receive another for one minute 16.

Background / History

First Summoning and Recovery

The Wisp is the only card initially contained in Aige’s Book of Hearthstone. Its low statistics make him question its excellent quality until he discovers that it has neither a maximum duration nor a summoning cooldown 2 4.

At Mass Grave Hill, Aige summons it when a pack of wild dogs threatens to surround him. The Wisp guards him and fights at close range while he uses Lesser Fireballs and occasional punches. Together, they leave twelve wild dogs dead, though the Wisp survives with only a sliver of health 3 4.

Aige initially hopes that the Northshire Priestess can heal it, but she explains that she can only summon recruits when another minion receives healing. After accidentally dismissing the buzzing Wisp, Aige brings it back and restores it with Lesser Heal, triggering the appearance of a Human Recruit 5 6.

Kobold Hunts and the Second Wisp

During the Kobold candle quest, Aige prioritizes preserving the Wisp over the temporary Northshire Priest and Human Recruit. The recruit dies, but the Wisp survives with little damage 9 10.

At Echo Mine, Aige summons a Draenei Shieldbearer specifically to protect his reusable follower. Before confronting a level-four elite Kobold and two overseers, he spends 40 Arcane Dust to craft and summon a second Wisp 12.

After the Shieldbearer dies, Aige orders a targeted Wisp to retreat while Frostbolt slows the elite. Both Wisps survive the encounter and remain after the surviving recruit expires the following morning 13 14.

Milly’s Estate and the Bandit Camp

The two Wisps help clear thieves from Milly’s vineyard, finishing opponents weakened by Aige’s fire magic. In the nearby bandit camp, he bandages them between fights and uses Lesser Heal to save one left near death while fighting the silver-elite leader 15 16.

After their assigned target is defeated, both Wisps float back to defend Aige against two level-four underlings. They help him kill the attackers before he returns to the estate 17.

Goldshire and Goldtooth

The Wisps accompany Aige toward Goldshire, fighting a forest spider, Kobolds near the mine, and Stonetusk Boars. Against the spider, Aige summons a Goldshire Footman rather than risk relying on the two Wisps alone 25 26 30.

Inside Goldshire Mine, the Footman leads while the Wisps cover the flanks and Aige casts from the rear. During the battle with Goldtooth, both Wisps initially take damage from Cleave’s aftereffects. Aige then keeps them safe by ordering them away before each Cleave and sending them back afterward 32 34.

Relationships

• Aige — Summoner, commander, and healer. He treats the Wisps as valuable reusable followers, prioritizing their survival over temporary minions and crafting a second as soon as he can afford it 4 10 12 13.
• Northshire Priestess — Early party member whose recruit-summoning ability activates when Aige heals the first Wisp; she cannot heal it herself 5 6.
• Draenei Shieldbearer — Tank summoned to protect the original Wisp during the Echo Mine expedition; dies fighting the elite Kobold 12 13.
• Goldshire Footman — Front-line protector who fights alongside the two Wisps against the forest spider and the Kobolds of Goldshire Mine 25 32 34.

Notable Quotes

“You two really are the ones I can count on!”
— Aige, after finding that his two Wisps remain while his temporary recruit has vanished 14