| Name | Al'Akir, Lord of Storms  |
|---|---|
| Type | Minion - elemental |
| Description | Colossal +2, Rush, Windfury Battlecry: Get 2 minions with Cost equal to this minion's Attack. They cost (1). |
| Flavor | Seduced by Deathwing's promises of freedom and power, the Windlord summoned massive storms over Uldum as he led his forces to assault the Titans' strongholds. |
| Artist | Slawomir Maniak |
| Set | CATACLYSM #125442 |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
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Al'Akir, Lord of Storms, Minion - elemental, designed by Slawomir Maniak first released in Mar, 2026 in the set CATACLYSM.
Al’Akir, Lord of Storms fits best in a slower **Control or Big Shaman** deck that can reliably reach 8 mana and take advantage of his immediate board impact; with **Colossal +2** and **Rush + Windfury**, he represents strong removal plus pressure in one card, and his **Battlecry** can generate significant tempo if your deck includes high-Attack minions worth discounting (such as large Elementals or overstatted threats). He synergizes particularly well in Elemental-focused builds or lists that can cheat out or copy big minions to maximize the 1-cost payoff. However, compared to other late-game Shaman finishers like **Glugg the Gulper** (for board snowballing) or powerful neutral threats like **Sire Denathrius** (in metas where he’s available), Al’Akir can be more situational and sometimes slower in pure win-condition value. Whether he should see play depends on the meta: in slower, board-centric environments he’s strong and flexible, but in fast or combo-heavy metas he may be too expens
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