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Hearthstone Keywords & Mechanics

Learn about all the keywords and mechanics that appear on Hearthstone cards.

Adapt

Choose one of 3 bonuses.

Added in Journey to Un'Goro

Battlecry

Does something when you play it from your hand.

Charge

Can attack immediately.

Choose One

Colossal

Enters the battlefield with +X tokens.

Added in Voyage to the Sunken City

Combo

A bonus if you already played a card this turn.

Corpse

Resource gained when a friendly minion dies.

Added in March of the Lich King

Corrupt

Upgrades in hand after you play a card that costs more.

Added in Madness at the Darkmoon Faire

Counter

A card that is Countered has no effect.

Dark Gift

Deathrattle

Does something when it dies.

Discover

Choose one of three cards to add to your hand.

Added in League of Explorers

Divine Shield

The first time a Shielded minion takes damage, ignore it.

Dormant

Dormant

Added in Ashes of Outland

Dredge

Look at the bottom 3 cards of your deck. Put one on top.

Added in Voyage to the Sunken City

Echo

Repeatable the turn you play this.

Added in The Witchwood

Elusive

Enrage

While damaged, this minion has a new power.

Excavate

Added in Showdown in the Badlands

Fabled

Fabled+

Finale

A bonus if this spends all your remaining Mana.

Added in Festival of Legends

Forge

Drag this to your deck to spend (2) Mana for an upgrade.

Added in TITANS

Freeze

Frozen characters lose their next attack.

Frenzy

A one-time effect after this survives damage.

Added in Forged in the Barrens

Herald

Honorable Kill

Deal exact lethal damage on your turn for a bonus.

Added in Fractured in Alterac Valley

Imbue

Immune

Immune characters can't be damaged.

Infuse

Upgrades in hand after X friendly minions die.

Added in Murder at Castle Nathria

Inspire

Does something after you use your Hero Power.

Added in The Grand Tournament

Invoke

Use Galakrond's Power.

Added in Descent of Dragons

Kindred

Lackey

Lackeys are 1-Cost minions with Battlecries.

Added in Rise of Shadows

Lifesteal

Damage dealt also heals your hero.

Added in Knights of the Frozen Throne

Magnetic

Play this to the left of a Mech to fuse them together!

Added in The Boomsday Project

Manathirst (X)

A bonus if you have X Mana Crystals.

Added in March of the Lich King

Mega-Windfury

Can attack four times each turn.

Mini

Miniaturize

Get a 1-Cost 1/1 copy of this.

Added in Whizbang's Workshop

Outcast

A bonus if played as the left- or right-most card in hand.

Added in Ashes of Outland

Overheal

A bonus if restored past full Health.

Added in Festival of Legends

Overkill

Deal excess damage on your turn for a bonus.

Added in Rastakhan's Rumble

Overload

You have X less mana next turn.

Overload: X

Poisonous

Destroy any minion damaged by this.

Quest

Starts in your hand. Complete for a reward.

Added in Journey to Un'Goro

Questline

Added in United in Stormwind

Quickdraw

Added in Showdown in the Badlands

Reborn

Resurrects with 1 Health the first time it dies.

Added in Saviors of Uldum

Recruit

Summon a minion from your deck.

Added in Kobolds and Catacombs

Rewind

Rush

Can attack minions immediately.

Added in The Witchwood

Secret

Hidden until a specific action occurs on your opponent's turn.

Sidequest

Complete for a reward.

Added in Descent of Dragons

Silence

Removes all card text and enchantments.

Spellburst

A one-time effect after you cast a spell.

Added in Scholomance Academy

Spell Damage

Your spells deal extra damage.

Starship

Added in The Great Dark Beyond

Starship Piece

Added in The Great Dark Beyond

Start of Game

Does something before the first turn.

Added in The Witchwood

Stealth

Can't be attacked or targeted until it attacks.

Taunt

Enemies must attack this minion.

Temporary

Titan

Click on a Titan to use 1 of 3 abilities instead of attacking.

Added in TITANS

Tourist

Tradeable

Play the card normally or swap it with a random one from your deck by paying 1 mana.

Added in United in Stormwind

Twinspell

Can be cast twice.

Added in Rise of Shadows

Windfury

Can attack twice each turn.