Shredder

This article is about shredders in general. For the Warcraft III unit, see Goblin Shredder (Warcraft III). For other uses, see Goblin Shredder (disambiguation). For the Nazmir skeletal troll, see The Shredder.

A shredder in Hearthstone.

A typical shredder in World of Warcraft.

Goblin shredders^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] or simply shredders are goblin inventions designed to harvest lumber often replacing lumberjacks.

Goblin shredders already existed in the aftermath of the Second War,^[7] but started being more widely used in the Third War and Ashenvale war.

A Prototype Shredder Unit existed as far back as the early Trade Wars, though it resembles the latest Undermine models.

During the Fourth War, a new type of shredders appeared, being empowered by Azerite.^[8] Siegecrafter Blackfuse's shredder is the basis for advanced modern types.

Notable

Main article: Shredder NPCs

Berserk T-300 Series Mark II <Ultimate Shredder the Second>
Bilgewater Buccaneer
Decommissioned Iron Shredder
Zinfizzlex's Portable Shredder Unit
Iron Shredder Prototype
Shredmaster Packle
Sneed's Shredder
The Burninator
The Dreadshredder
Tree Murderer 9000
Wizzlecrank's Shredder
Wood Annihilator XXI the Third, Jr.
Xink's Shredder
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XT:9

As a mount

[Sky Golem] can be crafted by engineers.
[Mechanized Lumber Extractor] is a reward from the achievement [Remember to Share].
[Rocket Shredder 9001] is obtainable through the Recruit A Friend system with the sixth month.
[Blackwater Shredder Deluxe Mk 2]
[Junkmaestro's Magnetomech]
[Personalized Goblin S.C.R.A.Per]
[Venture Co-ordinator]

As a companion pet

Main article: Sky-Bo

[Sky-Bo] has a chance to drop from [Blingtron 4000 Gift Package] and [Blingtron 5000 Gift Package].

In Warcraft III

Main article: Goblin Shredder (Warcraft III)

Shredder unit model.
In Warcraft III: Reforged.
Shredder unit portrait.

In the RPG

This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

The shredder is an impressive goblin mechanical creature which is usually piloted by a goblin. Shredders are used for lumbering, but they can serve in war because of the solid metal construction of the machine and the great saws they wield. The first machine designed to mimic the humanoid form, goblin shredders use the steamsaws attached to their arms to cut down lumber at an incredible rate that is unmatched by peasant work crews. It moves at 10 miles per hour and has a crew of 1 usually designed for goblin-sized creatures, though larger versions have been built).^[9]^[10]

This invention allows a single goblin to do as much harvesting as ten field hands.^[11]

Another goblin invention, called a "mechanical planter", does the opposite of the shredder; it plants new trees.^[12]

Mogul Razdunk of the Venture Company was written up a "boss" version of a shredder.

Notes and trivia

The Kerrigan easter egg.

According to Bixy Buzzsaw, shredders have a new operating system that crashes every five minutes.
Footbomb is a goblin sport in which the players sit in shredders and kick bombs at one another.
Looking into the cockpit of a shredder, one can see an image depicting an infested Sarah Kerrigan (from the StarCraft series) on the screen.
- The new shredder model first introduced in Mists of Pandaria with the [Sky Golem] features a similar easter egg, but with a picture of Kerrigan from StarCraft II rather than the original StarCraft.
- Siegecrafter Blackfuse's special shredder instead features an image of Garrosh Hellscream in the cockpit.
Shredders were originally planned to appear in Wintergrasp, acting as anti-air weapons.

Speculation

This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. It should not be taken as representing official lore.

The Super Reaper 6000, seen in Stonetalon Mountains and around Venture Bay, may be an upgrade of the shredder.