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Discard effects are effects which cause the player to discard cards Cards are the basic pieces that make up the game of Hearthstone. Each card represents an action that the player can take by playing that card. There are three main types of cards: spell cards, from their hand A typical hand. The green highlighted cards can be played, while the yellow highlighted card has a special effect enabled by the current state of the game. The hand is where each player keeps the . Discarded cards are removed from the game, without activating 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. . Discard effects are most commonly found on warlock The Warlock is one of the nine classes in Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, represented by Gul dan. Heroes edit | edit source] Contents 1 Heroes 2 Background 3 Hero Power 3.1 Replacement Hero Powers 4 Strategy cards.
Discard effects are distinguished from overdraw For the game conclusion where neither player wins, see Draw Card draw is a term used to refer the process or mechanic of drawing additional cards from the top of the deck, and adding them , and Fel Reaver Fel Reaver Set: Goblins vs Gnomes Type: Minion Subtype: Mech Rarity: Epic Cost: 5 Attack: 8 Health: 8 Abilities: Remove from deck Tags: Triggered effect Whenever your opponent plays a card, remove the top 3 `s remove from deck effect, both of which remove cards directly from the deck without entering the hand; and from Tracking Tracking Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Hunter Cost: 1 Abilities: Draw cards Look at the top three cards of your deck. Draw one and discard the others.For the person who just cannot decide what card `s "discard" effect, which in fact removes cards directly from a special display zone without entering the hand. While similar to discard effects, neither is considered a discard for game purposes, and will not activate related effects.
Strategy
The negative repercussions of a discard effect can be removed entirely by not playing that card until your hand is otherwise empty. If this is not possible, they can be minimised by making sure your hand contains only cards you are willing to lose, such as by making sure to first play your most valuable cards.
Discard effects are mostly found on warlock cards, serving as an additional cost to playing a card at an otherwise unusually low price. This may allow the warlock to put out powerful minions at an early stage of the game, or deal strong damage on demand. While the card loss is undesirable, warlocks are able to easily compensate for this using Life Tap Life Tap Type: Hero Power Class: Warlock Cost: 2 Abilities: Deal damage, Draw cards Hero PowerDraw a card and take 2 damage.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Life Tap is the warlock s basic Hero , especially in later rounds when mana is more plentiful. While the total cost of playing such a card is therefore in fact unusually high, the ability to delay paying that price until a later round can offer a strategic advantage.
The order in which discard effects are activated is of great importance. A warlock whose hand comprises two Doomguards and a Soulfire Soulfire Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Warlock Cost: 1 Abilities: Deal damage, Discard Tags: Random Deal 4 damage. Discard a random card.Are you lighting a soul on fire? Or burning someone with your OWN soul? has two ways of playing their hand. Playing a Doomguard first will guarantee both other cards will be discarded, while playing the Soulfire first will guarantee that one Doomguard is retained. In most cases the player`s hand will contain a variety of cards, making it impossible to entirely predict the outcome. Be that as it may, the player can still control events to some degree by choosing which cards to play before the discard effect, ensuring that those cards will not be discarded.
When it is not possible to empty the hand of all important cards before playing a discard effect, warlocks can also choose to use Life Tap to add more cards to the hand, reducing the likelihood of a specific card from being discarded. For instance, a warlock with a Soulfire Soulfire Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Warlock Cost: 1 Abilities: Deal damage, Discard Tags: Random Deal 4 damage. Discard a random card.Are you lighting a soul on fire? Or burning someone with your OWN soul? and a Loatheb Loatheb Set: Naxxramas Type: Minion Rarity: Legendary Cost: 5 Attack: 5 Health: 5 Abilities: Battlecry, Modify cost Tags: Spell-related Battlecry: Enemy spells cost (5) more next turn.Loatheb used to be a simple Bog Beast. This in their hand may use Life Tap to draw an Abusive Sergeant Abusive Sergeant Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 1 Abilities: Battlecry Battlecry: Give a minion +2 Attack this turn.ADD ME TO YOUR DECK, MAGGOT!See this card on Hearthpwn data page] , in the hopes that playing the Soulfire will discard the latter card instead of the Loatheb. Be that as it may, if an even more valuable card is instead drawn, the warlock may regret having used Life Tap before playing Soul Fire.
Starting with The Grand Tournament "From east to west, heroes are sent, seeking glory in the greatest of events... there are knights on noble steeds; those who will bring them to their knees; there are monsters to test their mettle , warlock cards with discard synergy effects have been added, which aid in mitigating or removing the disadvantages of discarding cards. Fist of Jaraxxus Fist of Jaraxxus Set: The Grand Tournament Type: Spell Class: Warlock Rarity: Rare Cost: 4 Abilities: Deal damage Tags: Discard-related, On-discard effect, Random When you play or discard this, deal 4 damage to a random and Silverware Golem Silverware Golem Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Class: Warlock Rarity: Rare Cost: 3 Attack: 3 Health: 3 Abilities: Summon Tags: Discard-related, On-discard effect If you discard this minion, summon it.From the secret research are played when discarded and have more value if doing so, while Malchezaar`s Imp Malchezaar s Imp Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Subtype: Demon Class: Warlock Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 3 Abilities: Draw cards Tags: Discard-related, Triggered effect Whenever you discard a card, draw a and Clutchmother Zavas Clutchmother Zavas Set: Journey to Un Goro Type: Minion Subtype: Beast Class: Warlock Rarity: Legendary Cost: 2 Attack: 2 Health: 2 Abilities: Return to hand Tags: Discard-related, On-discard effect Whenever you discard this, give it +2/+2 make the warlock`s hand more powerful as cards are discarded. Discard effects are the focus of the Warlock quest, Lakkari Sacrifice Lakkari Sacrifice Set: Journey to Un Goro Type: Spell Class: Warlock Rarity: Legendary Cost: 1 Abilities: Generate, Quest Tags: Discard-related Quest: Discard 6 cards.Reward: Nether Portal.They asked, “And what must we give in return?” Gul’dan lowered .
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- Cards which are discarded through discard effects are revealed to the opponent, which can present a strategic disadvantage.
- All discard effects discard cards randomly Yogg-Saron, arguably the most random card ever released Random effects are effects which include some degree of randomness or RNG (random number generation). Random effects introduce an element of chance into Hearthstone. They can be from the player`s hand. As such, almost all discard effects add a substantial element of RNG "I think it’s important for there to be some kind of randomness in the game. I think it creates great stories and I don’t think you want a game that is entirely no RNG. Heck, and risk to the game. Deathwing Deathwing Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Dragon Rarity: Legendary Cost: 10 Attack: 12 Health: 12 Abilities: Battlecry, Destroy, Discard Battlecry: Destroy all other minions and discard your hand.Once a noble dragon known as Neltharion, Deathwing is the exception, with its results entirely (and woefully) predictable.
- Discarded minions are not considered to have died, and therefore cannot be summoned by Resurrect Resurrect Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Spell Class: Priest Rarity: Rare Cost: 2 Abilities: Copy, Summon Tags: Death-related, Random, Resurrection effect Summon a random friendly minion that died this game.I walked into the dungeon and noticed .
- Effects that trigger 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 from discards trigger only when discarded from the hand, not from the deck or when overdrawn.
- Technically, "discarding" a card refers to removing it from play while it is in the hand; for instance, only cards discarded from the hand will activate related effects. Removing a card from play while it is in the Play Zone (the battlefield or weapon slot) results in it being destroyed Destroying a minion or weapon removes it from play. Only minions currently on the battlefield and weapons that are currently equipped can be destroyed. Discarding a card removes it directly from the player s hand and , while removing it from play while it is in the deck requires overdraw For the game conclusion where neither player wins, see Draw Card draw is a term used to refer the process or mechanic of drawing additional cards from the top of the deck, and adding them or a remove from deck effect. Tracking`s "discard" effect removes cards from play while in the Set Aside Zone (the zone used for Discover Discover in action Discover is an ability that allows the player to choose from three different pseudo-randomly selected cards, with the chosen option generated and added to their hand. Some Discover effects offer random Hero effects), and thus is not considered a discard.
Cards
Wild format
- This section contains information exclusive to 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 .
Name / Desc | Rarity | Type | Subtype | Class | Cost | Atk | HP | Description | |||||||||||
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Fist of Jaraxxus Fist of Jaraxxus Set: The Grand Tournament Type: Spell Class: Warlock Rarity: Rare Cost: 4 Abilities: Deal damage Tags: Discard-related, On-discard effect, Random When you play or discard this, deal 4 damage to a random | Rare | Spell | Warlock | 4 | When you play or discard this, deal 4 damage to a random enemy.* Not actually Jaraxxus` fist. | ||||||||||||||
Tiny Knight of Evil Tiny Knight of Evil Set: The Grand Tournament Type: Minion Subtype: Demon Class: Warlock Rarity: Rare Cost: 2 Attack: 3 Health: 2 Tags: Discard-related, Triggered effect Whenever you discard a card, gain +1/+1."No, no, no. | Rare | Minion | Demon | Warlock | 2 | 3 | 2 | Whenever you discard a card, gain +1/+1."No, no, no. I asked for a tiny JESTER of evil." | |||||||||||
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All current discard-related effects activate only when discarding from the hand, and not removed from the deck A remove from deck effect causes cards to be removed directly from the player s deck, without entering their hand. Removed cards are taken from the top of the deck, and are revealed to both players. or other zones.