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Destroying a minion or weapon removes it from play. Only minions currently on the battlefield The battlefield (or game board) is where the action takes place, representing the board on which each game is played out. Around the battlefield are various important UI elements, such as each player s hand, deck hearthstone and weapons that are currently equipped can be destroyed. Discarding Discard effects are effects which cause the player to discard cards from their hand. Discarded cards are removed from the game, without activating Deathrattles. Discard effects are most commonly found on warlock cards. Discard effects hearthstone a card removes it directly from the player`s hand and from the game, but does not destroy it. The destruction of a minion is often referred to as `killing` or `dying`. Destroying the enemy hero will conclude the match. The exceptions to this are Lord Jaraxxus Lord Jaraxxus Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Demon Class: Warlock Rarity: Legendary Cost: 9 Attack: 3 Health: 15 Abilities: Battlecry, Equip, Replace Hero Power Tags: Hero Power-related, Weapon-generating Battlecry: Destroy your hero and replace it hearthstone and Majordomo Executus Majordomo Executus Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Rarity: Legendary Cost: 9 Attack: 9 Health: 7 Abilities: Deathrattle, Replace, Replace Hero Power Tags: Hero Power-related Deathrattle: Replace your hero with Ragnaros, the Firelord.You thought Executus turned hearthstone .

Destroy effects are effects which directly destroy a minion Bloodfen Raptor, a simple minion card. A Beast-type minion, it has 3 Attack, 2 Health and a mana cost of 2. Minions are persistent creatures on the battlefield that will fight for their hero. Minion hearthstone , hero A hero is a character in the Warcraft universe representing the player. In Hearthstone, this concept is expressed in three interrelated but distinct ways: Heroes are gameplay characters representing players or bosses within a match. hearthstone , weapon Garrosh Hellscream ready to attack using an equipped Fiery War Axe For the equip ability, see Equip Weapons are special cards which can be equipped by heroes. Each weapon has an Attack value and a hearthstone or Secret, removing it from play regardless of its stats Sen jin Shieldmasta, a simple minion card. It has 3 Attack, 5 Health and a mana cost of 4. Attributes are key values which define a character or weapon s power, cost and survivability. Attributes of some hearthstone and enchantments An enchantment, or buff or debuff, is a special effect gained by a minion. Enchantments may be generated by spells, minion texts or abilities such as Battlecries, or other sources, may be temporary or permanent, hearthstone , and without dealing damage to it.

Destruction

Cards can be destroyed in several ways. Regardless of the method used, the results are the same.

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The majority of destroy effects affect minions, and are ideal for removing minions without triggering on-damage triggered effects The lightning bolt icon, explicitly indicating a triggered effect Triggered effects are effects that activate in response to specific events. Triggered effects may belong to minions, weapons or spells (in the form of Secrets), as hearthstone such as those of Acolyte of Pain Acolyte of Pain Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Common Cost: 3 Attack: 1 Health: 3 Abilities: Draw cards Tags: Damage-related, Triggered effect Whenever this minion takes damage, draw a card.He trained when he was younger hearthstone , Armorsmith Armorsmith Set: Classic Type: Minion Class: Warrior Rarity: Rare Cost: 2 Attack: 1 Health: 4 Abilities: Gain Armor Tags: Damage-related, Triggered effect Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, gain 1 Armor.She accepts guild funds for hearthstone and Frothing Berserker Frothing Berserker Set: Classic Type: Minion Class: Warrior Rarity: Rare Cost: 3 Attack: 2 Health: 4 Tags: Damage-related, Triggered effect Whenever a minion takes damage, gain +1 Attack.He used to work as an accountant before hearthstone . Be that as it may, any Deathrattles A Loot Hoarder displaying the Deathrattle icon Deathrattle is an ability where the stated effect occurs when the minion or weapon is destroyed. Cards with Deathrattle appear with a skull and crossbones when in play. hearthstone will still be triggered by destroy effects.

Poisonous A Poisonous minion Poisonous is a minion ability that causes any minion damaged by them to be destroyed. Poisonous minions on the battlefield are marked by a bubbling vial of poison at the bottom of hearthstone is a specific type of destroy effect. Cards with this ability are listed below.

While heroes are not usually subject to destroy effects, when the opponent is replaced by Lord Jaraxxus Lord Jaraxxus Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Demon Class: Warlock Rarity: Legendary Cost: 9 Attack: 3 Health: 15 Abilities: Battlecry, Equip, Replace Hero Power Tags: Hero Power-related, Weapon-generating Battlecry: Destroy your hero and replace it hearthstone , the destroy effect Sacrificial Pact Sacrificial Pact Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Warlock Cost: 0 Abilities: Destroy, Restore Health Tags: Demon-related Destroy a Demon. Restore #5 Health to your hero.This is the reason that Demons never really become friends with hearthstone can be used to directly destroy them.

All classes have a spell with a destroy effect, although the shaman The  Shaman is one of the nine classes in Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, represented by Thrall and Morgl the Oracle. Contents 1 Heroes 2 Background 3 Hero Power 4 Strategy and gameplay 4.1 Counters 5 hearthstone `s only destroy effect spell, Reincarnate Reincarnate Set: Naxxramas Type: Spell Class: Shaman Rarity: Common Cost: 2 Abilities: Copy, Destroy, Summon Tags: Resurrection effect Destroy a minion, then return it to life with full Health.It s like birth, except you re an adult hearthstone , re-summons the destroyed minion with full health, arguably reducing its outright destructiveness.

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For Wild format Wild format or Wild is one of Hearthstone s two game formats, the other being Standard format. Wild format appears in game modes in which players are allowed to play decks without the deck restrictions of hearthstone listings, see Destroy/Wild format This page lists all cards with or related to Deathrattle available in Wild format. For information on the Deathrattle ability itself, and card lists for Standard format, see Deathrattle. Contents 1 Cards 1.1 Minions 1.1.1 hearthstone
Name / Desc Rarity Type Subtype Class Cost Atk HP Description
Nightmare Nightmare Set: Classic Type: Spell Cost: 0 Abilities: Destroy Tags: Triggered effect Give a minion +5/+5. At the start of your next turn, destroy it.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Nightmare is an uncollectible hearthstone None Spell Any 0 Give a minion +5/+5. At the start of your next turn, destroy it.
Assassinate Assassinate Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Rogue Cost: 5 Abilities: Destroy Destroy an enemy minion.If you don t want to be assassinated, move to the Barrens and change your name. Good luck!See this card on Hearthpwn hearthstone Free Spell Rogue 5 Destroy an enemy minion.If you don`t want to be assassinated, move to the Barrens and change your name. Good luck!
Execute Execute Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Warrior Cost: 2 Abilities: Destroy Tags: Damaged-related Destroy a damaged enemy minion.It s okay, he deserved it.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Execute is a warrior spell card, from hearthstone Free Spell Warrior 2 Destroy a damaged enemy minion.It`s okay, he deserved it.
Shadow Word: Pain Free Spell Priest 2 Destroy a minion with 3 or less Attack.A step up from a spell cast by many beginning acolytes: "Shadow Word: Annoy".
Acidic Swamp Ooze Acidic Swamp Ooze Set: Basic Type: Minion Cost: 2 Attack: 3 Health: 2 Abilities: Battlecry, Destroy Tags: Weapon-related Battlecry: Destroy your opponent s weapon.Oozes love Flamenco. Don t ask.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Acidic Swamp hearthstone Common Minion Any 2 3 2 Battlecry: Destroy your opponent`s weapon.Oozes love Flamenco. Don`t ask.
Blastcrystal Potion Blastcrystal Potion Set: Mean Streets of Gadgetzan Type: Spell Class: Warlock Rarity: Common Cost: 4 Abilities: Destroy Tags: Mana-related Destroy a minion and one of your Mana Crystals.There s a fine line between "potion" and "grenade". hearthstone Common Spell Warlock 4 Destroy a minion and one of your Mana Crystals.There`s a fine line between "potion" and "grenade". Wait. Actually, there`s not.
Corruption Corruption Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Warlock Cost: 1 Abilities: Destroy Tags: Triggered effect Choose an enemy minion. At the start of your turn, destroy it.It starts with stealing a pen from work, and before hearthstone Common Spell Warlock 1 Choose an enemy minion. At the start of your turn, destroy it.It starts with stealing a pen from work, and before you know it, BOOM! Corrupted!
Deadly Shot Deadly Shot Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Hunter Rarity: Common Cost: 3 Abilities: Destroy Tags: Random Destroy a random enemy minion.Accuracy is not a highly valued trait among the mok nathal. Deadliness is near the top, hearthstone Common Spell Hunter 3 Destroy a random enemy minion.Accuracy is not a highly valued trait among the mok`nathal. Deadliness is near the top, though.
Naturalize Naturalize Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Druid Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Abilities: Destroy, Draw cards Destroy a minion. Your opponent draws 2 cards.Another one bites the dust.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Naturalize is hearthstone Common Spell Druid 1 Destroy a minion. Your opponent draws 2 cards.Another one bites the dust.
Ravenous Pterrordax Ravenous Pterrordax Set: Journey to Un Goro Type: Minion Subtype: Beast Class: Warlock Rarity: Common Cost: 4 Attack: 4 Health: 4 Abilities: Adapt, Battlecry, Destroy Battlecry: Destroy a friendly minion to Adapt twice.For better results, feed hearthstone Common Minion Beast Warlock 4 4 4 Battlecry: Destroy a friendly minion to Adapt twice.For better results, feed your pterrordax low-fat, high-fiber minions.
Sacrificial Pact Sacrificial Pact Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Warlock Cost: 0 Abilities: Destroy, Restore Health Tags: Demon-related Destroy a Demon. Restore #5 Health to your hero.This is the reason that Demons never really become friends with hearthstone Common Spell Warlock 0 Destroy a Demon. Restore #5 Health to your hero.This is the reason that Demons never really become friends with Warlocks.
Shadow Word: Death Common Spell Priest 3 Destroy a minion with an Attack of 5 or more.If you miss, it leaves a lightning-bolt-shaped scar on your target.
Shatter Shatter Set: Whispers of the Old Gods Type: Spell Class: Mage Rarity: Common Cost: 2 Abilities: Destroy Tags: Frozen-related Destroy a Frozen minion.What s cooler than being cool?See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Shatter is hearthstone Common Spell Mage 2 Destroy a Frozen minion.What`s cooler than being cool?
Blade Flurry Blade Flurry Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Rogue Rarity: Rare Cost: 4 Abilities: Deal damage, Destroy Tags: Area of effect, Attack-related, Weapon-related Destroy your weapon and deal its damage to all enemy minions."Look, it s not hearthstone Rare Spell Rogue 4 Destroy your weapon and deal its damage to all enemy minions."Look, it`s not just about waving daggers around really fast. It`s a lot more complicated than that." - Shan, Rogue Trainer
Book Wyrm Rare Minion Dragon Any 6 3 6 Battlecry: If you`re holding a Dragon, destroy an enemy minion with 3 Attack or less.His favorites are classic tragedies like "The Hobbit" and "Grendel".
Corrupting Mist Rare Spell Warlock 2 Corrupt every minion. Destroy them at the start of your next turn.The most terrifying of Un’goro magics is both silent… AND deadly.
Eater of Secrets Rare Minion Any 4 2 4 Battlecry: Destroy all enemy Secrets A Secret is a spell card that is cast normally but has a delayed, hidden effect, which only takes place when a specific event occurs. When a Secret is played, a Secret icon appears on hearthstone . Gain +1/+1 for each.You don`t want to be around after it has eaten an explosive trap. You thought Sludge Belcher was bad...
Emperor Cobra Rare Minion Beast Any 3 2 3 Poisonous A Poisonous minion Poisonous is a minion ability that causes any minion damaged by them to be destroyed. Poisonous minions on the battlefield are marked by a bubbling vial of poison at the bottom of hearthstone The Sholazar Basin is home to a lot of really horrible things. If you`re going to visit, wear bug spray. And plate armor.
Flare Rare Spell Hunter 2 All minions lose Stealth. Destroy all enemy Secrets A Secret is a spell card that is cast normally but has a delayed, hidden effect, which only takes place when a specific event occurs. When a Secret is played, a Secret icon appears on hearthstone . Draw a card.Not only does it reveal your enemies, but it`s also great for parties!
Golakka Crawler Rare Minion Beast Any 2 2 3 Battlecry: Destroy a Pirate and gain +1/+1.Universally adored by both control decks and ninjas.
Moat Lurker Rare Minion Any 6 3 3 Battlecry: Destroy a minion. Deathrattle: Resummon it.He really enjoys lurking and gets a lot of job satisfaction out of it.
Shadow Word: Horror Rare Spell Priest 4 Destroy all minions with 2 or less Attack.It`s more succinct than "Shadow Word: Suck Into Vortex."
Shadowflame Rare Spell Warlock 4 Destroy a friendly minion and deal its Attack damage to all enemy minions.Start with a powerful minion and stir in Shadowflame and you have a good time!
Siphon Soul Rare Spell Warlock 6 Destroy a minion. Restore #3 Health to your hero.You probably should avoid siphoning your own soul. You might create some kind of weird infinite loop.
Stampeding Kodo Rare Minion Beast Any 5 3 5 Battlecry: Destroy a random enemy minion with 2 or less Attack.This Kodo is so big that he can stampede by himself.
Vaporize Rare Spell Mage 3 Secret: When a minion attacks your hero, destroy it.Rumor has it that Deathwing brought about the Cataclysm after losing a game to this card. We may never know the truth.
Void Terror Rare Minion Demon Warlock 3 3 3 Battlecry: Destroy the minions on either side of this minion and gain their Attack and Health.If you put this into your deck, you WILL lose the trust of your other minions.
Big Game Hunter Epic Minion Any 5 4 2 Battlecry: Destroy a minion with an Attack of 7 or more.Mere devilsaurs no longer excite him. Soon he`ll be trying to catch Onyxia with only a dull Krol Blade.
Blade of C`Thun Epic Minion Rogue 9 4 4 Battlecry: Destroy a minion. Add its Attack and Health to C`Thun`s (wherever it is).C`Thun demands a sacrifice! Preferably a Deathwing.
Blood of The Ancient One Epic Minion Any 9 9 9 If you control two of these at the end of your turn, merge them into `The Ancient One`.Add two cups of Blood of the Ancient One to one cup of lemon juice. Add just a dash of sugar and stir. Delicious!
Brawl Epic Spell Warrior 5 Destroy all minions except one. (chosen randomly)Do you know the first rule of Brawl Club?
DOOM! Epic Spell Warlock 10 Destroy all minions. Draw a card for each.We ran out of space for "DOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!"
Doomsayer Epic Minion Any 2 0 7 At the start of your turn, destroy ALL minions.He`s almost been right so many times. He was sure it was coming during the Cataclysm.
Gluttonous Ooze Epic Minion Any 3 3 3 Battlecry: Destroy your opponent`s weapon and gain Armor equal to its Attack.Three time winner of the Un`Goro weapon eating contest.
Hungry Crab Epic Minion Beast Any 1 1 2 Battlecry: Destroy a Murloc and gain +2/+2.Murloc. It`s what`s for dinner.
Living Mana Epic Spell Druid 5 Transform your Mana Crystals into 2/2 minions. Recover the mana when they die.If you truly love your mana, set it free.
Patient Assassin Epic Minion Rogue 2 1 1 Stealth
Poisonous A Poisonous minion Poisonous is a minion ability that causes any minion damaged by them to be destroyed. Poisonous minions on the battlefield are marked by a bubbling vial of poison at the bottom of hearthstone He’s not really that patient. It just takes a while for someone to walk by that he can actually reach.
Twisting Nether Epic Spell Warlock 8 Destroy all minions.The Twisting Nether is a formless place of magic and illusion and destroyed minions.
Vilespine Slayer Epic Minion Rogue 5 3 4 Combo: Destroy a minion.`Cause slayers gonna slay, slay, slay, slay, slay.
Deathwing Legendary Minion Dragon Any 10 12 12 Battlecry: Destroy all other minions and discard your hand.Once a noble dragon known as Neltharion, Deathwing lost his mind and shattered Azeroth before finally being defeated. Daddy issues?
Harrison Jones Legendary Minion Any 5 5 4 Battlecry: Destroy your opponent`s weapon and draw cards equal to its Durability.“That belongs in the Hall of Explorers!”
Hemet, Jungle Hunter Legendary Minion Any 6 6 6 Battlecry: Destroy all cards in your deck that cost (3) or less.The goblin travel agency lost his luggage, but he`s still having a great vacation!
King Mosh Legendary Minion Beast Warrior 9 9 7 Battlecry: Destroy all damaged Minions.He`s a terror at concerts.
The Black Knight Legendary Minion Any 6 4 5 Battlecry: Destroy an enemy minion with Taunt.He was sent by the Lich King to disrupt the Argent Tournament. We can pretty much mark that a failure.
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Destroy effects can be categorized by which types of targets they destroy.

Minions

Nightmare(334).png
Assassinate(568).png
Execute(227).png
Blastcrystal Potion(49741).png
Corruption(252).png
Deadly Shot(239).png
Giant Wasp(55525).png
Naturalize(154).png
Sacrificial Pact(348).png
Shatter(35244).png
Stubborn Gastropod(55532).png
Emperor Cobra(625).png
Moat Lurker(42063).png
Shadowflame(673).png
Siphon Soul(573).png
Stampeding Kodo(389).png
Vaporize(160).png
Void Terror(119).png
Big Game Hunter(73).png
Blood of The Ancient One(33164).png
Brawl(297).png
DOOM!(33129).png
Doomsayer(467).png
Hungry Crab(660).png
Patient Assassin(14).png
Twisting Nether(398).png
Deathwing(474).png
The Black Knight(396).png


Weapons

Acidic Swamp Ooze(74).png
Blade Flurry(244).png
Harrison Jones(602).png

Secrets

Eater of Secrets(31121).png
Flare(630).png


Related cards

For Wild format Wild format or Wild is one of Hearthstone s two game formats, the other being Standard format. Wild format appears in game modes in which players are allowed to play decks without the deck restrictions of hearthstone listings, see Destroy/Wild format This page lists all cards with or related to Deathrattle available in Wild format. For information on the Deathrattle ability itself, and card lists for Standard format, see Deathrattle. Contents 1 Cards 1.1 Minions 1.1.1 hearthstone

The below cards have synergy with minion death.


Name / Desc Rarity Type Subtype Class Cost Atk HP Description
Cult Master Common Minion Any 4 4 2 Whenever one of your other minions dies, draw a card.She may be an evil cult master, but she still calls her parents once a week.
Flesheating Ghoul Flesheating Ghoul Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Common Cost: 3 Attack: 2 Health: 3 Tags: Death-related, Triggered effect Whenever a minion dies, gain +1 Attack. Flesheating is an unfair name. It s just that there s not really hearthstone Common Minion Any 3 2 3 Whenever a minion dies, gain +1 Attack.`Flesheating` is an unfair name. It`s just that there`s not really much else for him to eat.
Mortal Coil Mortal Coil Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Warlock Cost: 1 Abilities: Deal damage, Draw cards Tags: Death-related Deal 1 damage to a minion. If that kills it, draw a card.If your spells look like horrifying hearthstone Common Spell Warlock 1 Deal 1 damage to a minion. If that kills it, draw a card.If your spells look like horrifying skulls, let`s be honest, you should get to draw some cards.
Redemption Redemption Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Paladin Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Abilities: Copy, Secret, Summon Tags: Death-related, Resurrection effect, Triggered effect Secret: When a friendly minion dies, return it to life with 1 Health.I am hearthstone Common Spell Paladin 1 Secret: When a friendly minion dies, return it to life with 1 Health.I am not sure how you get demptioned the first time. It’s a mystery!
Scavenging Hyena Common Minion Beast Hunter 2 2 2 Whenever a friendly Beast dies, gain +2/+1.Hyenas prefer the bones of kodos or windserpents, but they`ll eat pretty much anything. Even Brussels sprouts.
Slam Common Spell Warrior 2 Deal 2 damage to a minion. If it survives, draw a card."Dun da dun, dun da dun": if you`ve heard an ogre sing this, it`s too late.
Usher of Souls Common Minion Warlock 5 5 6 Whenever a friendly minion dies, give your C`Thun +1/+1 (wherever it is).Nothing unburdens your soul like a good ushing!
Blood To Ichor Rare Spell Warrior 1 Deal 1 damage to a minion. If it survives, summon a 2/2 Slime.For his next trick, he turns the ichor back to blood and stuffs it back in you.
Cruel Dinomancer Rare Minion Warlock 6 5 5 Deathrattle: Summon a random minion you discarded this game.As that old saying goes: "you don`t get into dinomancing to make friends."
Doomcaller Rare Minion Any 8 7 9 Battlecry: Give your C`Thun +2/+2 (wherever it is). If it`s dead, shuffle it into your deck."Hello, is Doom there? No? Can I leave a message?"
Getaway Kodo Rare Spell Paladin 1 Secret: When a friendly minion dies, return it to your hand.Get to da Kodo! Now!
Onyx Bishop Rare Minion Priest 5 3 4 Battlecry: Summon a friendly minion that died this game.B4 is a nice place to visit, but he wouldn`t want to live there.
Bane of Doom Bane of Doom Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Warlock Rarity: Epic Cost: 5 Abilities: Deal damage, Summon Tags: Death-related, Demon-generating, Random Deal 2 damage to a character. If that kills it, summon a random Demon.My hearthstone Epic Spell