Arena Bookie (Legends of Runeterra)

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Arena Bookie
Region	Noxus
Type	Follower — Yordle
Cost	2 Mana
Card text
Description	Round Start: Discard your lowest cost card to draw 1.
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Collecting & Crafting
This card is collectible, and costs 300 or 1
Flavour
"...you bet on 4 Shiraza as SOLE SURVIVOR, and that Ionian kid--sure he's missing an arm--but he ain't dead. Makes him a survivor, see? 'Course, you could always double down..."
Expansion	Set 1 - Foundations
Rarity	Rare
ID	01NX003
Artist	SIXMOREVODKA
Artwork	Primary HD League Displays

Lore

"Most of the arena's bookies prefer to stay out of the limelight, but not Karl. In his free time, he's often seen mingling with celebrity guests, promoting various business opportunities, and delivering limbs to the capital's medical centers. What a guy!"

Trivia

• His name, according to him and people that know him is Karl.
• He is a Yordle.
  • As most Yordles he likely uses 'glamour', Yordle magic that manipulates how people see them.
    • 2 Arena Battlecaster sees him as a "Small, furry man".
  • Also, Yordles tend to take on characteristics of the places/positions they're in, and accentuate them, and he is no different.
• Arena Bookie eventually becomes 3 Arena Kingpin.

Quotes

Summoned

• ▶️   "Oh! Would you look at these odds."
• ▶️   "When you want a job done right."
• ▶️   "No refunds!"

Allied 2 Arena Battlecaster present

• ▶️   Arena Battlecaster: "It's a... small, furry... man?"
  • ▶️   Arena Bookie: ""Heh, hi, yeah, name's Karl, nice to uhm... ok.""

Allied 3Draven present

• ▶️   Draven: "Where's my money, bookie?"
  • ▶️   Arena Bookie: "Draven! Good to, uh... let's talk after."

Allied 5 Kato The Arm present

• ▶️   Kato: "Mr. Moneybags! Where is my um..."
  • ▶️   Arena Bookie:"Guh-- focus on the fight, Kato!"

Allied 6 Minotaur Reckoner present

• ▶️   Minotaur Reckoner: "This one never pays."
  • ▶️   Arena Bookie: "I, uhhh... just got a new money guy. You understand..."

Sees a Unit Summoned

Allied 2 Arena Battlecaster

• ▶️   Arena Battlecaster: "Whooo's ready to reeeckooonnn!"
  • ▶️   Arena Bookie: "Whip 'em up real good, huh? Lotta money in it for you."

Allied 4 Crowd Favorite

• ▶️   Crowd Favorite: "The people are my strength!"
  • ▶️   Arena Bookie: "Vessid! My favourite client, how you been?

Allied 3Draven

• ▶️   Draven: "The party has a-rrived!"
  • ▶️   Arena Bookie: "Draven! My favourite client! How you been?"

Allied 7 Savage Reckoner

• ▶️   Savage Reckoner: "Where are they?"
  • ▶️   Arena Bookie: "Uh... Claws! My favourite client, how you been?"

Allied 4 Shiraza the Blade

• ▶️   Shiraza: "Coming in hot!"
  • ▶️   Arena Bookie: "Shiraza! My favourite client, how you been?"

Round Start effect

• ▶️   "The ol' switcharoo!"
• ▶️   "Out with the old!"
• ▶️   "My money, my rules-- heheh.."
• ▶️   "Bookie's choice!" Bookie clicks his tongue.

Attack Declared

• ▶️   Arena Bookie sings nervously. "When needs must..."
• ▶️   "I usually hire muscle for this."

Block Declared

• ▶️   "You take payment?"
• ▶️   "This is a mistake."
• ▶️   "I don't wanna!"

Death

• ▶️   "My money!"
• ▶️   "I have insurance..."

Change Log

Arena Bookie
V2.14	Now belong to Yordle.
V1.6	Mana cost reduced to 2 from 3. Health increased to 2 from 1.
V0.9.3	Text becomes: "Round Start: Discard your lowest cost card to draw 1." (Keyword added.) Old Text: "Start of Round: Discard your lowest cost card to draw 1."
Announce Preview Patch	Added.

References

Legends of Runeterra