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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.