The Story of Gorehowl [Hearthstone Lore]

You placed your votes and the winner is Gorehowl!
"Grommash Hellscream's famous axe. Somehow this ended up in Prince Malchezaar's possession. Quite the mystery!"
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[@NerosCinema]

I feel like if Gorehowl wasn't randomly obtainable in Kara, it would have been the Arms artifact. The weapon wouldn't feel as special if every non-Arms warrior would transmog into it

[@justaguy7532]

who thinks gorehowl shoud have been arms warrior aw?

[@phelanii4444]

Eazanzan considering it's history I think fury might be more appropriate, but yeah, I don't get why they won't give it to us.

[@Lahiss]

Blizzard went with heavy Vrykul theme for Warriors in Legion, which is fitting really, so it only made sense their weapons would be Vrykul themed as well. Would have been bit strange for Odyn to go "Oh yeah, go grab this Orc weapon from Pandaria. I have no connection nor real knowledge about it, but apperently it is really epic stuff!"

[@Vidious808]

Lahis I mean he could have just sent them there, like bm hunters artifact has nothing to do with their order hall. I think more variety would have been nice.

[@Lahiss]

With hunters you have mortals looking into old legends. They come from different backgrounds with different clues to very different weapons. Warriors receive their orders from Odyn, who is a Titan Keeper and has been around for tens of thousands of years. He has also been more or less personally involved in the creation of all of the warrior weapons. Those are weapons he knows well, so it's natural that he'd send his champion after them. Gorehowl is unknown for him. IT's from another world and has been on Azeroth for only the last thirty or so years.

[@TheCrazyDcoolest]

Eazanzan undoubtedly. Maybe if they bring more artifacts in a later xpac we'll get it.

[@HavocHounds1988]

I really wanted Gorehowl to be the artifact for Arms warriors.

[@mistformsquirrel]

I'm so glad I'm not alone in that. It just makes sense, doesn't it?

[@Kushfury]

Could have been Broxigar's Axe too, I mean, why wouldn't we want the only weapon that injured Sargeras himself?

[@rdsasuke1]

Me too,it was such a perfect fit.

[@HavocHounds1988]

Fred K Yes, the Axe of Cenarius would have been cool too. But, it's in the possession of Brox's niece.

[@TheCrimsonAtom]

Would be nice for Horde players, but it would be near impossible to explain Lorewise why it would be given to Alliance players.

[@markmarkson4455]

"and it seems like hellscream is winning, until thrall cheated"

[@justinstalnaker4269]

Love these videos! Thx nobbel!

[@thenerdbeast7375]

I always hoped Thrall would take up the main universe's Gorehowl after losing his connection to the elements, become Thrall the warrior again. You can imagine my disappointment when Gorehowl wasn't the weapon he picked up in Safe Haven.

[@WilliamJATK]

You have such an amazing voice, I always enjoy listening to you and watching your videos

[@NothRZ]

Mayor Noggenfoger (or something like that lol)

[@TheCrazyDcoolest]

Ariel Tesche best card in the game

[@Ebodrac]

"Video will play after the ad" really... KZbin is pranking us now

[@Ebodrac]

Darth Vin Memes never die!

[@Praesidium-oq7ii]

must be TRIFLING GNOMES

[@milobroth9212]

Memes are bound for eternity to the Twisting NET'er.

[@jeffpaladin]

Amazing video as always, Nobbel-senpai

[@wormsblink2887]

So there are 3 Gorehowls? Original from Grommash, Melchezar's Replica & Alternate Draenor Gorehowl.

[@TheCrazyDcoolest]

Worms Blink yup. Pretty confusing

[@TheCrazyDcoolest]

Worms Blink yup. Pretty confusing

[@mdb45424]

so a fury warrior can wield two of them then :)

[@domagojskalec4377]

Malchezar's gorehowl being a foam replica is *probably* not canon

[@mdb45424]

it would explain how the other two versions are way more powerful :)

[@IDKYGA]

Isn't it cheating for Thrall to use the elements in a Mak'Gora?

[@tristanmilner9511]

IDKYGA. yes it is. That's why the elements deem thrall unworthy of Doomhammer in Legion. You get to wield it if you're an Enhancement Shaman.

[@Rhymeruru]

Thats false, elements can be used during MakGora. The elements reject thrall because he used them for revenge.

[@Foxtrot-jr5qu]

Also, before they started the battle and the cinematic Garrosh tells Thrall: Very well Shaman. Which means that he's perfectly aware of what he's up against. But it's indeed Thrall's fault for everything Garrosh did. There is a good reason why stupid people must not be placed in charge of anything (like keeping nukes safe lol).

[@ChouhouinNeko]

no you cant Makgora states. no armor no magic weapons only. learn your lore

[@Foxtrot-jr5qu]

,,learn your lore,, Lol Garrosh didn't say a thing even when he was dying. These things must be said before the battle! If not... then there are no rules.

[@maiev2]

wohoooo!!! new video!!!

[@marcioa1811]

Such a cool axe!

[@egomane9252]

It would've been pretty cool if the Arms warrior Artifact Changed depending of your faction gorehowl for the horde and shallamayne for the Alliance

[@camimi7782]

There's something I'll never forget for that cinematic at the end of WoD's final raid, when Durotan look at Grommash with : "What you think you'll do now ? Dude chill." That's what I see, NO ONE talked about this, because the look was passing by too rapidly, but when you pause that moment you see it clearly.

[@Skollshorties]

Since Thrall is no longer upholding the legacy of the Doomhammer. Why not have Thrall return to the path of a warrior. Wearing the Doomhammer's Doomplate and wield his friend and late Garrosh's former weapon that Garrosh had abandondend? I know some of you have a bad taste in your mouth about Thrall but many of us miss the Thrall of Warcraft and Wrath so let's have him return but instead of the Doomhammer, Gorehowl instead. But we'll simply have to see.

[@Speeds_Gaming_Corner]

He could never return to the path of the warrior, his duty to the planet itself is too steep now for him to be able to just turn back.

[@Skollshorties]

He's done a turn already from what I saw of Nobbel's Doomhammer video. His connection with the elements was broken or at the very least he had to re-earn it. We liked Thrall for both being a Warrior and a Shaman not just one like he had become in Cata-Present. So why not both? And with Doomhammer possibly being destroyed in Legion it'd be nice to see an Orc-oriented weapon in his hand again.

[@brizwaldjonson]

That would be a dick move after how he did Garrosh.

[@doppelminds1040]

Since Metzen is retired, Thrall will no longer be in the game, at least not actively as he ever was

[@Epixtaz]

Having Gorehowl as thee Arms warrior artifact would be epic, but since there is already a purple grade Gorehowl and often used as transmog, this is why they did not use it

[@PauloVictor-nt3hu]

He is back

[@NiamonDrox]

nice video

[@gabriellemkedepaola3990]

you are the best, Nobbel

[@RothurThePaladin]

"What happened to the Gorehowl of our reality" Speaking for most warrior and one who been playing for 8 year. I think we all questioned that.

[@rhynlock11]

It also makes a cameo on the movie for a couple of frames

[@nativefighter2]

I'd be interested in seeing a video about Gruul

[@Duggie1987]

As far as I can remember our Gorehowl is still in the room were we fought the Sha of Pride.

[@Terezar]

I would love to see the lore behind TROGZOR THE EARTHiNATOR

[@rcshaggy]

I think that Gorehowl should of been a Horde artifact for Arms and that other artifacts should be a Ally one. Would make it much better for both factions.

[@Starkiller2725]

God damn it, Nobbel, some people want to sleep! :D

[@diangeorgiev2801]

PUK AZ UCHA PO ISTORIQ

[@diangeorgiev2801]

MAMA IM VIKINGI FRANKI VIZANTIICI

[@Doctor-Fate]

Вземи учи за сега, утре гледай клипове. Приеми историята, която учиш, като историята в Warcraft и ще ти е много по-лесно :D

[@diangeorgiev2801]

spokich 6 imam na purvo chetene :D

[@wikiwikiwack150]

Garrosh did nothing wrong.

[@jodyboles8208]

Yea trying to use the power of the old God isn't bad.....

[@stormstrider1990]

Or destroying a city, taking its civilians hostage and using them for target practice.

[@jodyboles8208]

Prince Stormstrider yup lol

[@armandomontero2423]

Yes my friend... He did Nothing Wrong! Long Live Our beloved Warchief

[@jodyboles8208]

Armando Montero long live? his dead lol

[@__Insanity_]

If you look at an Artifact skin for the warrior closely you can see that it resembles Gorehowl with a skeletal dragon design.

[@sobertowelie3267]

And Gorehowl decided to change it's appearance after Garrosh's and Thrall's fight. :D

[@bro3886]

What was the main goal of the infinite dragonflight? How does interfering with the events in durnhole and black morass would have affected the future? Is there someone or something that is interfering with the dragonflight's plans in the future? What were they trying to stop? If Nozdormu came to be w/o any of these events being tampered with, why would they want to stop it? What do you speculate is/was going to happen in the future?

[@1Fresh_Water]

I loved Garrosh ;-;

[@GrandMagusDK]

They really should have used Gorehowl as the Fury Artifact. Make us retrive our word's Gorehowl and then go to Dreanor and battle alternate Grommash for their version of Gorehowl.

[@SpencerPowell]

Would you do a video on the sudden appearance of rabbit people that happened in the Gadgetzan expansion? If you need a card for it, Vermin Sensei exists.

[@muhammedabdille2203]

our gorehowl Is just laying in soO

[@Vintagegaston]

Majordomo Fandral Staghelm!

[@DarthShadow91]

Millhouse Manastorm!

[@boo5860]

Feel like there could have been commentary on the desecrated image of gorehowl in this video

[@kambor1578]

can you do a video on Kazakus, Aya Blackpaw or Gruul?

[@ploppman7524]

I got to thinking a while ago and started wondering why Gorehowl didn't become the arms warriors' artifact. Mostly came out of me thinking there are so many sword artifacts, we could use some diversity in that area. Could've easily had us go to alternate Draenor to get that Grom's weapon or we could find out what happened to our Gorehowl.

[@BarackGamingObama]

It'd kinda suck since you can get 2 gorehowls in game i believe (one corrupted and one from Karazhan).

[@WoWhunter007]

DrSandwich Actually Xal'Atoth (corrupted Gorehowl) is not Gorehowl itself. It is merely a similar weapon made with Y'shaarj's power.

[@BlazeDarkfang]

DrSandwich the One from old Karazhan is technically considered a fake and as Dank Mememan said Xal'Atoth (corrupted Gorehowl) is not Gorehowl itself. It is merely a similar weapon made with The old god Y'shaarj's power as you see the real one at the end of the dungeon where you defeat what is left of the corruption in Pandaria. Y'shaarj is the Old god that was killed and is responsible for the Sha in pandaria

[@BlazeDarkfang]

DrSandwich meh

[@falren9360]

Shaku the Collector please!

[@Cronoo]

prince went forward in time, took the discarded gorehowl, and brought it back in time to kara obviously.

[@linkinlol20]

the story of mad scientist

[@cubanpete2079]

Welp. You just made me spend the $450 to order and hang on the wall beside Frostmourne, Shadowmourne, doom hammer, and Ashbringer. Wife isn’t gonna be happy but, the family is ready for the burning legion.

[@Blademaster45]

I think Gorehowl wasn't an artifact because it was never associated with Warriors specifically but more so with the Hellscream lineage. the doomhammer and the ashbringer were both associated with their respective classes before they were with a specific character.

[@kzeegamer-6115]

Can you please do Lorewaker Cho?, U and him are quite similar.

[@rokarberlos]

Nice video nobbel

[@ProphecyEU]

Nobbel! Make a video about Ragnaros the Lightlord!

[@KonigKaiser4]

calling it now, if Gorehowl doesn't end up a skin for the arms artifact later this expansion it will probably be an artifact in a future expansion

[@TheLollercaster]

I wonder if we ever gonna see Garrosh again... (alternate one is still alive)

[@aster4jaden]

Hello Nobbel!

[@TheWrathshadow]

What would happen if a human drank demon blood?

[@DalithaMW]

markelino you'd get Thrall

[@TheCrazyDcoolest]

markelino I think that's where warlocks came from but I'm not too sire

[@LordFakeGodz]

Kanrethad Ebonlocke

[@Rakshiir]

You haven't seen that many drink the blood, and even those times that you see it, it's a bit strange. Usually, the skin turn green (or at least after being exposed to it for some time?). That you did see in WC3 (with the orcs already being green), and in the movie (if you consider this canon). But: in WC3 the orcs turn red after drinking it again from a fountain, which was strangly enough red as well (instead of green) Also, the Orcs in WoD didn't turn green but black... Well, the human would change colour, that's for sure, and maybe get some nice new fel spikes (like the orcs in WoD), but would be a slave to the demons as well, i guess.

[@justsomeguywithoutaguy4154]

That red blood wasnt from Mannoroth but from Magtheridon thats why its red and not green.

[@vengar6409]

Story of Kazakus plz :)

[@Gerdat14]

Still hoping for a Video on Ice Rager.

[@permeus2nd]

i like to think that the one we grt from kara is the same one grom droped in nagrand, who knows how long the prince had it before we picked it up 9 years ago?

[@gabriellemkedepaola3990]

WOD had such an interesting beginning. Way the lore had to end the way it did?

[@ChrisSmith69420]

Probs bcs they had no plans n' they needed to do smth fast, or that plans turned bad n' they needed to do smth fast, or they wanted to make like an intro to Legion

[@ColdBlazze]

what about the "Warsong Howling Axe" which drop from Blood furnace?

[@queenazshara3941]

Can you do the story of Alleria Windrunner from Hearthstone ??

[@jeanpaulblanchette2079]

she isnt from hearthstone, she is from warcraft 2

[@TheCrazyDcoolest]

Anesteria Sunshinner he's got a full video about her

[@carl0sspcywe3nr]

it's simple where it went. My warrior transmog. (cuz u can get it in kara)

[@ukaszkiljan6316]

Do history of the ragers

[@Sovice223]

Nobbel first off i like your videos, but i come with a mystical question, what's up with Lothraxion, in the pally order hall? Doesn't it have somthing to do with the anduin comic, or somthing like that?

[@michaeltheboombringer2848]

faerie dragon

[@grassmahn2926]

Heroic Strike

[@BigKingReal]

hello everyone the burning legion has invaded azeroth once again... no,wait wrong videoxD

[@Euroguy0]

Cairne Bloodhoof!!

[@anaisgrace4358]

Thrall used he's Shamanic abilities to destroy Garrosh Hellscream. A Mok'Gora has rules, No magic, no tricks. Only strength and skill. Thrall was from that day to this day, still a unhonorable Orc.

[@rehcaerp1349]

it shud be the artifact weapon for warriors..

[@TheWrathshadow]

I wish they would give us the updated gorehowl model....

[@XrandomkX]

They gave it a completely updated model just to NOT make it a artifact weapon. I still can't believe they didn't make this into a arms warrior artifact..

[@etforde]

I can't believe that this axe wasn't part of the warrior artifact weapons...

[@ChrisSmith69420]

Why? It shouldn't be warrior arti weapon bcs since there is already a purp grade Gorehowl and often used as transmo, this is wy they didnt use it Also not like Ashbringer or Doomhammer it is not specifically connected to the class, just to Hellscreams

[@Epyrian04]

It just dawned on me: Mannoroth is... still alive. Right? In the Twisting Nether?

[@5x3x1x5]

yeah it seem so. achim is dead though. he died in the twistin nether

[@damdumah2552]

Epyrian correct

[@Epyrian04]

5x3x1x5 No, Archimonde died in Tanaan Jungle. I believe.

[@Carruj]

In the mythic fight we kill him in the twitsting nether

[@Epyrian04]

Carruj Oooh okay. Interesting. Thanks!

[@diegoalfaro5859]

Justicar Trueheart

[@Brincco]

Do Mayor Noggenfogger next

[@Vidious808]

I feel like the video ends at 5:26. after that it's alternate reality stuff and not really about our gorehowl anymore.

[@johnkee8161]

I agree with you Nobbel87 Gorehowl should have been part of the legion cause it had so much history plus what player would turn away of a awesome weapon that killed the demon that enslaved the orcs plus it should go to a warrior class for arms

[@user-dr6sw9xl3w]

the story of tirion fordring

[@warwiver]

the next card nexus champion saraad

[@barneypanofsky1957]

Gorehowl should have become the arms warrior artifact.

[@cecajrr]

Talk about Kazakus

[@galsameloof5590]

Well uhh now I’m glad that gorehowl never became an artifact weapon because it woulda been destroyed.

[@TheCrazyDcoolest]

Worgen Greaser lore

[@Tekosai130]

It is possible that they picked up the weapon in the raid after it was over, as "evidence"? Locked it up in an armory.

[@harwoodburrows2104]

How about Keeper of the Grove?

[@johnhell3660]

i think thrall didn't push grom to the other side on purpose

[@Brofisticus]

Should've been the damn Arms weapon.

[@ChrisSmith69420]

What, Gorehowl? no, it shouldn't

[@mathias8277]

the story of nexus champion saraad pls

[@rheunark3985]

The skull on the Axe is that of a GOREN not a GRONN.

[@bmo14lax]

Coghammer

[@Euroguy0]

But in WC3 Grommash drank it so he could kill Cenarius? Because he wasnt green before that.

[@Xivix427]

The story of the Boogeymonster!

[@razrielshut312]

Truth is, It is not hearthstone lore it is warcraft lore.

[@CobraLex94]

Come on. Gorehowl as an hidden aspect for Horde players for the two handed warrior weapon. That would be soo cool. While for the Alliance they could give them Shalamayne. Both are pretty neat weapons for a two handed warrior, no?

[@ChrisSmith69420]

Atleast you dont say smth like "they should give Gorehowl to warriors, blizz dont care about warriors blah blah..." u've arguments. That would be rly cool ^, but the problem is, that Shalamayne can also be as two one-handed weapones so... but well, idk

[@CobraLex94]

Yeah, that's the problem with Shalamayne thought :/ Even if Varian splitted not very often aside his final stand on the Broken Shore...

[@ChrisSmith69420]

CobraLex94 also there is that problem, that there already is a Gorehowl that is purple, and is often used in transmo so that's probably why blizz gave smth else to warriors, and Gorehowl should be connected only to Hellscreams, not to warriors like for example Ashbringer

[@furzbruder1]

Is Archimonde now completly dead? Cus we killed him in the twisting nether at the mythic mode of HFC or not ?

[@outlaw4913]

you gotta do Varian Wrynns sword now

[@__Insanity_]

Shalamayne!

[@outlaw4913]

Dregonna Yea!

[@Aspoooonful]

Can I get a lore on Thralls Shave head?

[@Desolaytore]

Instead of Sylvanis as warchief they could have used Durotan :/ Kinda wish they didnt kill off Blackhand and Orgrim Either.

[@Apeljuice199]

I like to imagine that the reason why the Doomhammer won't work with Thrall is because he cheated during Magh'gora

[@rayojeda4409]

Why do we keep leaving legendary weapons on the ground?

[@muhammedabdille2203]

Nobel my favorite KZbin😃🤓🤓

[@lentrozenol1037]

Nobbel's right! Gorehowl should have been an artifact, especially a warrior artifact. Or, at the very least, it should have been a hidden appearance.

[@DalithaMW]

Lentro Zenol there is a similar artifact appearance for fury warriors, but it's not the true gorehowl and it's one handed

[@lentrozenol1037]

MrKillbox7 And thats as close as we'll ever get to a Gorehowl artifact.

[@KisiroKitsune]

I really don't agree. I'm sick to death of orcs after MoP and WoD, especially of seeing Gorehowl.

[@902100101]

I never thought about that (gorehowl as a legendary that is). Why do we have the arcanite reaper instead of gorehowl?

[@ChrisSmith69420]

bcs there already is Gorehowl in the game, that is often used in transmo, also Gorehowl shouldn't be ever specifically connected to warriors, just to Hellscreams Not like for example Ashbringer