The latest expansion for Hearthstone, Kobolds and Catacombs, has been available for a few days now. With it, an endless mode against PC opponents was introduced, the Dungeon Run. But did you know that you can get a secret card there, Tad’s Pole?
What is the Dungeon Run?
In the adventure mode Dungeon Run, you fight through the catacombs of King Togwaggle. You choose a hero who starts with 15 health points and a fixed deck of 10 cards. The goal is to defeat the 8 bosses of the dungeon one after the other, with the deck getting bigger and stronger after each boss.
The catch here is that the possible selection of cards and upgrades is random – similar to the Arena. Building a strong deck is therefore not always easy, especially since the bosses vary.
There is, however, one exception. If you encounter the rare Murloc boss Tad, you have the opportunity to receive a unique weapon for the remainder of the fight in the catacombs: his fishing pole!
To get Tad’s Pole, you only need to survive until the eleventh round without Tad taking any damage. Easier said than done.
The battle against the rare boss Tad
Tad has 20 health points. He has no cards in hand and does not draw any. Instead, his ability causes him to summon a “random” minion each round. But random is not quite accurate here; the cards appear in a specific order:
- Round 1: Emerald Hive Queen
- Round 2: Millhouse Manastorm
- Round 3: Starving Crab
- Round 4: Flamewreathed Faceless
- Round 5: Earthen Elemental
- Round 6: Cairne Bloodhoof
- Round 7: Swamp King Dred
- Round 8: Ragnaros, the Firelord
- Round 9: King Krush
- Round 10: Tyrantus
If Tad has not taken any damage by the eleventh round, he will summon a Sunken Chest for you. This has 0 attack points and 1 health point, with the deathrattle effect: Addes Tad’s Pole to the opponent’s deck and ends the game.
You don’t necessarily have to defeat all opponents, but just survive until round 11 to then destroy the chest. However, it is important to kill the Starving Crab directly in round 3, as it would otherwise deal 5 damage to Tad at the start of round four and cause the hidden quest to fail.
Tad must not take a single point of damage throughout the fight. This means it is also of no help to heal him if he accidentally takes damage. Once that happens, the fishing pole can no longer be obtained.
Tad’s Pole is unique and helps against many bosses!
The pole itself is a weapon with no attack value and one durability point. It costs 1 mana and has the effect of stealing a minion from the opponent’s deck at the end of the round! This effect occurs at the end of each round and removes the card that was played from the opponent’s deck.
Some tips for the battle against Tad:
- Avoid cards that deal damage to random enemies.
- Do not take control of Ragnaros – he might throw his fireball at Tad!
- Millhouse Manastorm’s effect is not activated when summoned by his ability.
- Dred attacks each of your minions directly after you play him. Use this to your advantage!
- Tyrantus is immune to spells. Do not save devastating spells for him!
Getting the pole is not easy, but it is worth it against most of the following bosses! In particular, “The Darkness” becomes significantly easier due to the pole since “Buried Alive” can no longer really steal any of your minions – you get them back.
