Silence

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Strategy

Silence is currently not being played in any competitive Priest deck. Using Silence almost always leads to a favourable trade for your opponent since the affected minion also needs to be removed by another card.

Some players had considered using Silence specifically against Sylvanas Windrunner since she was very hard to deal with for Priest, but the introduction of Entomb has solved this problem.

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Strategy

It is possible to silence your own minions, which can be useful for removing Freeze A Frozen minion A Frozen hero Freeze is an ability that marks a minion or hero as Frozen. Frozen characters miss their next possible attack. After this, the Frozen status is removed. Frozen status only effects and negative enchantments, such as 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 , or Power Overwhelming Power Overwhelming Set: Hall of Fame Type: Spell Class: Warlock Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Abilities: Destroy Tags: Triggered effect Give a friendly minion +4/+4 until end of turn. Then, it dies. Horribly.We cannot even describe after having used the minion to attack. Be that as it may, silencing will still remove any other magic effects, taunts, or buffs, so this may be undesirable for use with many minions. Silencing your own minion will also get rid of possible negative effects for you, like the increased minion cost on Venture Co. Mercenary Venture Co. Mercenary Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Common Cost: 5 Attack: 7 Health: 6 Abilities: Modify cost Tags: Ongoing effect Your minions cost (3) more.No Job is too big. No fee is too big.See , or the attack prevention on Ancient Watcher.

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The Silence visual effect, indicating that the minion has been silenced

• Removes all 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,

• Removes all card text from affected minions, including:
  • Taunt The shield-like Taunt visual effect Taunt is a minion ability which forces the opposing player to direct any melee attacks toward enemy targets with this ability. Minions with Taunt (commonly referred to as Taunts) serve
  • Freeze A Frozen minion A Frozen hero Freeze is an ability that marks a minion or hero as Frozen. Frozen characters miss their next possible attack. After this, the Frozen status is removed. Frozen status only
  • Enrage An Enraged minion Enrage is a minion ability where the stated effect becomes active only when the minion is damaged. If the minion is healed back to full Health, the Enrage effect will be cancelled.
  • Charge For the card of the same name, see Charge (card) Charge is an ability allowing a minion to attack the same turn it is summoned. Charge is available to all classes, but is most strongly
  • Windfury A minion with Windfury A hero with Windfury For the card of the same name, see Windfury (card) Windfury is an ability which allows a character to attack twice per turn. Windfury is most commonly
  • Mega-Windfury
  • Divine Shield An Argent Squire with Divine Shield in place Divine Shield is an ability which causes a minion to ignore the next damage it receives. Upon receiving any damage the Divine Shield is removed, and that
  • Stealth A minion in Stealth Stealth is a minion ability which prevents that minion from being the target of enemy attacks, spells and effects until they attack or deal damage. They can, be that as it may, be the target (Only possible if it is an area of effect Area of effect (AoE) is the term for an effect which affects all characters of the specified type. Common targets for AoEs include all enemy minions, all minions, and all characters. AoE is defined in Silence or you are targeting your own stealthed minion)
  • Spell Damage A Wrath of Air Totem, with purple sparkles to signal its Spell Damage bonus Spell Damage is an ability which boosts the overall damage of spells by the listed amount. Spell Damage does not increase
  • Deathrattle 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.
  • Ongoing effects
  • 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

• Does not remove:
  • Minion type (e.g., " Beast Beasts are a type of minion especially associated with hunters, and to a lesser extent druids. Hunters have a variety of class-specific Beast minions as well as specific ability cards which benefit Beasts. Beasts are ", " Murloc Murlocs are a type of minion, best known for their swarming gameplay and board-wide synergy. Relatively weak in isolation, their low mana cost allows them to quickly flood the board, with their synergistic effects causing ")
  • Transform Transform is an ability which irreversibly transforms a minion into something else. This removes all card text, abilities and enchantments, and does not trigger any Deathrattles. Transformation is not an enchantment but rather a permanent effects (e.g., Hex Hex Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Shaman Cost: 3 Abilities: Transform Tags: Beast-generating, Taunt-generating Transform a minion into a 0/1 Frog with Taunt.If you Hex a Murloc... it really isn t much of a change, is , Polymorph Polymorph Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Mage Cost: 4 Abilities: Transform Tags: Beast-generating Transform a minion into a 1/1 Sheep.There was going to be a pun in this flavor text, but it just came out )
  • Damage
  • Permanent mind control effects Mind control effects or control effects are effects which allow a player to seize control of an enemy minion. Controlled minions are treated as belonging to the controlling player for all purposes, can be directed (e.g., Mind Control Mind Control Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Priest Cost: 10 Abilities: Take control Take control of an enemy minion.Nominated as "Spell Most Likely to Make Your Opponent Punch the Wall."See this card on Hearthpwn data , Sylvanas Windrunner Sylvanas Windrunner Set: Hall of Fame Type: Minion Rarity: Legendary Cost: 6 Attack: 5 Health: 5 Abilities: Deathrattle, Take control Tags: Random Deathrattle: Take control of a random enemy minion.Sylvanas was turned into the Banshee `s Deathrattle 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. ). Note that temporary mind control effects granted by 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, (e.g. Shadow Madness Shadow Madness Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Priest Rarity: Rare Cost: 4 Abilities: Charge, Take control Tags: Triggered effect Gain control of an enemy minion with 3 or less Attack until end of turn.You can ) will be removed.
  • Minions already generated by one-time or triggered abilities, such as Defias Ringleader Defias Ringleader Set: Classic Type: Minion Class: Rogue Rarity: Common Cost: 2 Attack: 2 Health: 2 Abilities: Combo, Summon Combo: Summon a 2/1 Defias Bandit.He stole the deed to town years ago, so technically the `s Defias Bandit Defias Bandit Set: Classic Type: Minion Class: Rogue Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Attack: 2 Health: 1 See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Defias Bandit is an uncollectible minion summoned by the common Classic rogue or Hogger Hogger Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Legendary Cost: 6 Attack: 4 Health: 4 Abilities: Summon Tags: Taunt-generating, Triggered effect At the end of your turn, summon a 2/2 Gnoll with Taunt.Hogger is super powerful. If `s Gnolls Gnoll Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Common Cost: 2 Attack: 2 Health: 2 Abilities: Taunt TauntSee this card on Hearthpwn data page] For the minion card summoned by Hogger, Doom of Elwynn, see Gnoll (Hogger, . Be that as it may, no more minions will be generated once silenced.
  • Enchantments already created on other targets by one-time or triggered abilities, such as Young Priestess Young Priestess Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Rare Cost: 1 Attack: 2 Health: 1 Tags: Random, Triggered effect At the end of your turn, give another random friendly minion +1 Health.She can t wait to learn `s health buffs or Millhouse Manastorm Millhouse Manastorm Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Legendary Cost: 2 Attack: 4 Health: 4 Abilities: Battlecry, Modify cost Tags: Spell-related Battlecry: Enemy spells cost (0) next turn."I m gonna light you up, sweetcheeks!"See this card on `s mana cost effect. Be that as it may, no more enchantments will be created once silenced.

• Also does not remove ongoing effects The welling of light indicating an ongoing effect Ongoing effects are minion, weapon, and boss Hero Power abilities which grant special effects on an ongoing basis. Ongoing effects are often referred to as auras, particularly continuously provided by another minion (e.g., Raid Leader Raid Leader Set: Basic Type: Minion Cost: 3 Attack: 2 Health: 2 Tags: Area of effect, Ongoing effect Your other minions have +1 Attack."That s a 50 DKP minus!"See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Raid , Stormwind Champion Stormwind Champion Set: Basic Type: Minion Cost: 7 Attack: 6 Health: 6 Tags: Area of effect, Ongoing effect Your other minions have +1/+1.When Deathwing assaulted the capital, this soldier was the only member of his ). Be that as it may, ongoing effects can be removed by silencing the minion generating the effect.

• Silencing a target will only remove currently active effects. New 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, can still be applied to a silenced minion to full effect. Targets may be silenced repeatedly.

• Note that Silence itself is not an enchantment; rather it is an effect which is applied once to the target minion. Silences cannot therefore be dispelled (e.g., by using another silence) or otherwise removed while the minion is 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 . Be that as it may, returning A return to hand or return effect is a card effect whereby a minion, or more rarely a weapon or spell, is returned to the controlling player s hand. The target returns to its original card a silenced minion to its owner`s hand will restore the minion to its original stats and card text, removing the silence.

• When removing enchantments that affect Health Health, sometimes referred to as life, hit points or HP, is an attribute found on heroes and minions, reflecting the remaining survivability of the character. Health can be reduced, almost always by taking damage. If , silencing may act to increase or reduce Health (since Health is automatically increased by the same amount as any gain in maximum Health), and may therefore restore wounded minions to full Health. See Health, buffs and taking damage for details.

Cards with Silence

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Earth Shock	Common	Spell		Shaman	1			Silence a minion, then deal 1 damage to it.Earth Shock? Shouldn`t it be "Azeroth Shock"?
Ironbeak Owl	Common	Minion	Beast	Any	3	2	1	Battlecry: Silence a minion.Their wings are silent but their screech is... whatever the opposite of silent is.
Kabal Songstealer	Common	Minion		Priest	5	5	5	Battlecry: Silence a minion.Gadgetzan Writer’s Award goes to the player who writes the most compelling fanfic about why this Arrakoa has a golden frog in his hand!
Purify	Common	Spell		Priest	2			Silence a friendly minion. Draw a card.Even better than a hot shower with vigorous scrubbing!
Silence	Common	Spell		Priest	0			Silence a minion.Reserved for enemy spellcasters, evil liches from beyond the grave, and karaoke nights at the Grim Guzzler.
Spellbreaker	Common	Minion		Any	4	4	3	Battlecry: Silence a minion.Spellbreakers can rip enchantments from magic-wielders. The process is painless and can be performed on an outpatient basis.
Keeper of the Grove	Rare	Minion		Druid	4	2	2	Choose One - Deal 2 damage; or Silence a minion.These guys just show up and start Keeping your Groves without even asking.
Mass Dispel	Rare	Spell		Priest	4			Silence all enemy minions. Draw a card.It dispels buffs, powers, hopes, and dreams.
Defias Cleaner	Epic	Minion		Any	6	5	7	Battlecry: Silence a minion with Deathrattle 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. .His house cleaning service is quite thorough. Not a spot to be found... or any of your stuff!
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Wild format

This section contains information exclusive to Wild format.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Light`s Champion	Rare	Minion		Any	3	4	3	Battlecry: Silence a Demon.When there`s something strange (say, a gibbering demon) in your neighborhood, who are you going to call?
Wailing Soul	Rare	Minion		Any	4	3	5	Battlecry: Silence your other minions.This soul just wails on you. Dang, soul, let up already.
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Trivia

• In Apr. 2016, the game`s developers considered that Silence effects "may be undercosted right now", due to their ability to neutralize powerful cards. This is why only a few cards with Silence effects had been added since the game`s initial release, often with very limited applications: For instance, Wailing Soul and Purify can only Silence the player`s own minions, generally useful only for specific combo play; while Light`s Champion and Defias Cleaner can only Silence specific types of cards.