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- "That pesky Shrinkmeister Shrinkmeister Set: Goblins vs Gnomes Type: Minion Class: Priest Rarity: Common Cost: 2 Attack: 3 Health: 2 Abilities: Battlecry Battlecry: Give a minion -2 Attack this turn.After the debacle of the Gnomish World Enlarger, gnomes turned all your Hearthstone cards into toys! Now all your minions are 1/1 and only cost (1) mana!"
Miniature Warfare is a Tavern Brawl The Tavern Brawl interface Tavern Brawl is one of Hearthstone s lighter game modes. A weekly event, a new Tavern Brawl begins each Wednesday (Thursday in Asian regions), ending the following Monday. Outside of these times, . It debuted on Jan. 27, 2016. For exact times, see the schedule.
Strategy
The low cost of minions allows players to play normally expensive minions from turn 1, and also allows them to empty their hands much more quickly than usual. Card draw 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 can be useful in compensating for the unusually rapid outpouring of minions. Chromaggus Chromaggus Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Subtype: Dragon Rarity: Legendary Cost: 8 Attack: 6 Health: 8 Abilities: Copy, Generate Tags: Draw-related, Triggered effect Whenever you draw a card, put another copy into your hand.Left head is a good pick in this regard, especially with an immediate card draw available, or with some way to ensure its survival until the next turn. The 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 `s 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 can provide a steady source of cards, although the low damage potential of most cards can make the Hero Power`s drawback a high price to pay, especially in the later game. Be that as it may, this Brawl`s cost reduction is matched by a reduction in stats, making minions` abilities and card text the main consideration.
When building a deck it`s important to remember that minion stats and costs will not survive into the Brawl; for instance, North Sea Kraken North Sea Kraken Set: The Grand Tournament Type: Minion Rarity: Common Cost: 9 Attack: 9 Health: 7 Abilities: Battlecry, Deal damage Battlecry: Deal 4 damage.You have no idea how tired this guy is of being is strictly better than Fire Elemental The subject of this article is due to undergo changes soon. For details, see below. Fire Elemental Set: Basic Type: Minion Subtype: Elemental Class: Shaman Cost: 6 Attack: 6 Health: 5 Abilities: Battlecry, Deal damage , which is strictly better than Stormpike Commando Stormpike Commando Set: Basic Type: Minion Cost: 5 Attack: 4 Health: 2 Abilities: Battlecry, Deal damage Battlecry: Deal 2 damage.The Stormpike Commandos are demolition experts. They also bake a mean cupcake.See this card on Hearthpwn , which is strictly better than Elven Archer Elven Archer Set: Basic Type: Minion Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 1 Abilities: Battlecry, Deal damage Battlecry: Deal 1 damage.Don t bother asking her out on a date. She ll shoot you down.See this card on Hearthpwn . This often contradicts ingrained familiarity with the value of cards, with poor cards outperforming those that are normally highly prized. Abilities are put into the spotlight, often making cards with low stats for their cost far more desirable. Varian Wrynn Varian Wrynn Set: The Grand Tournament Type: Minion Class: Warrior Rarity: Legendary Cost: 10 Attack: 7 Health: 7 Abilities: Battlecry, Draw cards, Put into battlefield Battlecry: Draw 3 cards. Put any minions you drew directly becomes a superb card, especially in a minion-heavy deck, drawing or putting into play four cards in total for just 1 mana. In contrast, minions with Overload are usually undesirable, due to their disproportionately high overall cost.
Stat buffs and AoE removal are the order of the day in this Brawl. Minions like Dark Iron Skulker and Knife Juggler provide excellent removal abilities at minimal cost, as do Battlecry damage minions like Elven Archer Elven Archer Set: Basic Type: Minion Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 1 Abilities: Battlecry, Deal damage Battlecry: Deal 1 damage.Don t bother asking her out on a date. She ll shoot you down.See this card on Hearthpwn and Stormpike Commando Stormpike Commando Set: Basic Type: Minion Cost: 5 Attack: 4 Health: 2 Abilities: Battlecry, Deal damage Battlecry: Deal 2 damage.The Stormpike Commandos are demolition experts. They also bake a mean cupcake.See this card on Hearthpwn . Stampeding Kodo`s Battlecry is capable of targeting most minions, but can work around Stealth, increased Health and Divine Shields. Minions with Charge and Divine Shield (Argent Commander, Argent Horserider) gain a similar effect, although with the potential for increased damage if combined with Attack buffs. AoE spells like Whirlwind, Fan of Knives, Arcane Explosion, Explosive Trap and Holy Nova are almost guaranteed board clears, although Health buffs can prevent this. Shiv is an excellent pick, essentially giving free removal. Likewise Mortal Coil brings an almost guaranteed card draw to replace it.
Cards that summon other minions can provide excellent value and board control. Basic options include 2-for-1s like Murloc Tidehunter, Razorfen Hunter and Echoing Ooze, while others such as Dr. Boom, Haunted Creeper and Wobbling Runts provide 3 or 4 minions for the price of 1; Onyxia tops the list, summoning up to 7 minions for the price of 1. Cards which repeatedly summon minions, such as Murloc Knight or Silver Hand Regent, can provide good value if they can survive long enough, while Dreadsteed provides potentially endless value due its low stats no longer being a handicap. A slightly more expensive option is Imp-losion, combining removal with summoning 2-4 minions. Similarly, Muster for Battle deserves a special mention for both its spread of Silver Hand Recruits and its Light`s Justice, which can often be used to remove separate four minions before expiring, providing a massive board control opportunity for just 3 mana. Both of these spells combo easily with Knife Juggler for extra damage, as do all minions which summon other minions.
Minions like Stormwind Champion, Anubisath Sentinel, Cenarius, Temple Enforcer, Houndmaster and Keeper of Uldaman can allow your minions to trade very favourably against the opponent`s. Hobgoblin Hobgoblin Set: Goblins vs Gnomes Type: Minion Rarity: Epic Cost: 3 Attack: 2 Health: 3 Tags: Summoning-related, Triggered effect Whenever you play a 1-Attack minion, give it +2/+2.Hobgoblins are meeting next week to discuss union provides amazing value in this Brawl, buffing every minion played to a 3/3. Power Word: Shield is an excellent pick, as is Explorer`s Hat. Buff spells like Velen`s Chosen, Mark of the Wild, Avenge and Mark of Nature can also prove disproportionately effective, especially if used on minions with useful abilities. Power of the Wild, Competitive Spirit and Mal`Ganis for Demon decks can be very effective with a larger board, although the latter will likely require buffs of his own in order to survive very long. Blood Imp, Boneguard Lieutenant, Floating Watcher and Kvaldir Raider are all good sources of ongoing Health buffs. Questing Adventurer can be very effective, especially if immediately followed by a few other cards. Shade of Naxxramas, especially if played early, can provide great value.
The value of buffs in turn provides some value for Silences For the card of the same name, see Silence (card). Silence is an ability which removes all current card text, enchantments, and abilities from the targeted minion. It does not remove damage or minion type. like Ironbeak Owl and Spellbreaker.
Due to the presence of so many minions, in addition to aura 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 buffs, many decks can make good use of board synergy cards like Frostwolf Warlord Frostwolf Warlord Set: Basic Type: Minion Cost: 5 Attack: 4 Health: 4 Abilities: Battlecry Battlecry: Gain +1/+1 for each other friendly minion on the battlefield.The Frostwolves are locked in combat with the Stormpike Expedition over and Enhance-o Mechano.
The reduced cost of minions makes a Shadowstep combo entirely free, which can be useful for reactivating Battlecries. Conversely, return effects like Vanish and Sap are generally far less effective, unless the player has too full a hand to accommodate the return of all their minions.
Hero Powers like Fireblast, Shapeshift and Dagger Mastery function to remove almost any minion, while the Totems generated by Totemic Call are also set to 1/1. Reinforce is unchanged, but its value is dramatically increased. 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 has great potential due to the ability to empty the hand so quickly.
Many powerful minions are made far more accessible by this Brawl, and while their stats are rendered irrelevant, their reduced cost means their abilities can be brought into play from the start of the game. A strong turn 1 play is Ragnaros the Firelord Ragnaros the Firelord Set: Hall of Fame Type: Minion Subtype: Elemental Rarity: Legendary Cost: 8 Attack: 8 Health: 8 Abilities: Deal damage Tags: Random, Triggered effect Can t attack. At the end of your turn, deal ; if the opponent has not yet played a minion, this is a guaranteed 8 damage to the face to start things off. Alexstrasza is even stronger, immediately setting the opponent`s Health to 15. Dr. Boom is a good play due to providing three minions for the price of one, plus the Boom Bots` Deathrattles. Chromaggus Chromaggus Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Subtype: Dragon Rarity: Legendary Cost: 8 Attack: 6 Health: 8 Abilities: Copy, Generate Tags: Draw-related, Triggered effect Whenever you draw a card, put another copy into your hand.Left head is an excellent possibility for card draw. Kel`Thuzad Kel Thuzad Set: Naxxramas Type: Minion Rarity: Legendary Cost: 8 Attack: 6 Health: 8 Abilities: Copy, Summon Tags: Area of effect, Death-related, Resurrection effect, Triggered effect At the end of each turn, summon all friendly minions , while hard to protect for long, has great trading potential. Onyxia provides up to 7 minions for the price of 1. Sylvanas Windrunner is still a good deterrent, although the disposability of most minions make it easier to dodge her Deathrattle; for priests, Cabal Shadow Priest is usually superior, providing a similar (but immediate) 2-for-1 due to minions` reduced Attack. Many other powerful cards such as Ysera likewise become much more accessible.
Access for spell-oriented decks is also expedited due to the lower cost of certain critical minions. Archmage Antonidas is available earlier, but more importantly can be easily comboed with several spells to provide immediate value and a potential win condition. The 1-cost Malygos makes high-damage spell decks such as freeze mage and Mind Blast-priest highly accessible, as well as enabling a variety of one turn kills. Even without a dedicated deck, Countering the opponent`s board is facilitated through minions like Dread Infernal, Baron Geddon, Abomination, and especially Twilight Flamecaller, their reduced cost making them readily available for stalling.
Turn one kills are possible during this Brawl, thanks to Alexstrasza and Ragnaros the Firelord Ragnaros the Firelord Set: Hall of Fame Type: Minion Subtype: Elemental Rarity: Legendary Cost: 8 Attack: 8 Health: 8 Abilities: Deal damage Tags: Random, Triggered effect Can t attack. At the end of your turn, deal . For instance, Innervate, Alexstrasza (reducing the opponent`s Health to 15), Ragnaros, Faceless Manipulator Faceless Manipulator Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Epic Cost: 5 Attack: 3 Health: 3 Abilities: Battlecry, Copy, Transform Battlecry: Choose a minion and become a copy of it.The Faceless Ones are servants of Yogg-Saron, and on the Ragnaros = 16 damage to enemy hero at end of first turn, for lethal. The same combo can be achieved by a player on turn 2 using The Coin, although this gives the opponent the chance to play an alternate target for the Ragnaroses` end of turn effects.
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History
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Overview
This Brawl sees players doing battle using classes Class is the primary determinant of a hero s powers and abilities, and the strongest factor in deck selection. While each hero represents a unique character with their own personality, portrait and sounds, their class determines of their choosing. During the Brawl, a special non-removable enchantment is given to each 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 , changing its base stats to 1/1, and its mana cost to 1. Be that as it may, buffs can still increase minions` stats beyond 1/1.
Notes
- During this Brawl, each minion is given the "Miniature" enchantment, resulting in 1/1 stats. This enchantment is granted to all minions while still in the hand, and affects all minions whether played from the hand, or summoned by spells Fireball, a simple mage spell. It costs 4 mana, dealing 6 damage to a chosen target. Spell cards are cards that can be played to trigger a one time effect or ability, described in the , Hero Powers Anduin Wrynn with the basic priest Hero Power Lesser Heal A Hero Power is a special ability displayed to the right of each hero s portrait. Usually Hero Powers can be used once per turn and , or other minions` effects. Minions summoned through effects like Battlecries Battlecry is an ability where a particular effect activates when the card with the Battlecry is played directly from the hand. Although mostly limited to minions, some weapons also have Battlecries. Activation of Battlecries are like Silver Hand Knight Silver Hand Knight Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Common Cost: 5 Attack: 4 Health: 4 Abilities: Battlecry, Summon Battlecry: Summon a 2/2 Squire.It s good to be a knight. Less so to be one s squire.See this , 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. like Piloted Shredder Piloted Shredder Set: Goblins vs Gnomes Type: Minion Subtype: Mech Rarity: Common Cost: 4 Attack: 4 Health: 3 Abilities: Deathrattle, Summon Tags: Cost-related, Random Deathrattle: Summon a random 2-Cost minion.Once upon a time, only goblins , and resurrection effects like 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 or Kel`Thuzad Kel Thuzad Set: Naxxramas Type: Minion Rarity: Legendary Cost: 8 Attack: 6 Health: 8 Abilities: Copy, Summon Tags: Area of effect, Death-related, Resurrection effect, Triggered effect At the end of each turn, summon all friendly minions `s end of turn effect, will immediately gain the "Miniature" enchantment and become 1/1s. Likewise, minions produced through transform effects will gain the "Miniature" enchantment immediately after transforming.
- Evolve Evolve Set: Whispers of the Old Gods Type: Spell Class: Shaman Rarity: Rare Cost: 1 Abilities: Transform Tags: Area of effect, Cost-related, Random Transform your minions into random minions that cost (1) more.So you say seems to directly counter the Brawl`s permanent enchantment as the 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 ed minions purified of the enchantment and will not gain it after Evolve Evolve Set: Whispers of the Old Gods Type: Spell Class: Shaman Rarity: Rare Cost: 1 Abilities: Transform Tags: Area of effect, Cost-related, Random Transform your minions into random minions that cost (1) more.So you say finishes, unlike Master of Evolution Master of Evolution Set: Whispers of the Old Gods Type: Minion Class: Shaman Rarity: Rare Cost: 4 Attack: 4 Health: 5 Abilities: Battlecry, Transform Tags: Cost-related, Random Battlecry: Transform a friendly minion into a random .
- Be that as it may, since the "Miniature" enchantment is applied before all other effects, buffs 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 increase minions` stats beyond 1/1. This includes Hobgoblin Hobgoblin Set: Goblins vs Gnomes Type: Minion Rarity: Epic Cost: 3 Attack: 2 Health: 3 Tags: Summoning-related, Triggered effect Whenever you play a 1-Attack minion, give it +2/+2.Hobgoblins are meeting next week to discuss union , which recognizes the minion is a 1/1 and buffs it, and Battlecries Battlecry is an ability where a particular effect activates when the card with the Battlecry is played directly from the hand. Although mostly limited to minions, some weapons also have Battlecries. Activation of Battlecries are such as those of Twilight Drake Twilight Drake Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Dragon Rarity: Rare Cost: 4 Attack: 4 Health: 1 Abilities: Battlecry Tags: Hand-related Battlecry: Gain +1 Health for each card in your hand.Twilight drakes feed on Mystical Energy. and Frostwolf Warlord Frostwolf Warlord Set: Basic Type: Minion Cost: 5 Attack: 4 Health: 4 Abilities: Battlecry Battlecry: Gain +1/+1 for each other friendly minion on the battlefield.The Frostwolves are locked in combat with the Stormpike Expedition over , which work normally, although the base stats of the minions remain 1/1, resulting in lower stats overall. Conversely, playing Injured Blademaster Injured Blademaster Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Rare Cost: 3 Attack: 4 Health: 7 Abilities: Battlecry, Deal damage Battlecry: Deal 4 damage to HIMSELF.He claims it is an old war wound, but we think he or Injured Kvaldir Injured Kvaldir Set: The Grand Tournament Type: Minion Rarity: Rare Cost: 1 Attack: 2 Health: 4 Abilities: Battlecry, Deal damage Battlecry: Deal 3 damage to this minion.Don t worry. With a little skin cream he s going will result in the minion immediately destroying itself.
- The "Miniature" enchantment appears to be applied through a game-wide aura 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 , and as a result cannot be removed through Silences For the card of the same name, see Silence (card). Silence is an ability which removes all current card text, enchantments, and abilities from the targeted minion. It does not remove damage or minion type. or other effects. This prevents Silences like Wailing Soul Wailing Soul Set: Naxxramas Type: Minion Rarity: Rare Cost: 4 Attack: 3 Health: 5 Abilities: Battlecry, Silence Tags: Area of effect Battlecry: Silence your other minions.This soul just wails on you. Dang, soul, let up from working around the Brawl`s rules.
- Other enchantments can still be removed as normal. For instance, a Ragnaros the Firelord Ragnaros the Firelord Set: Hall of Fame Type: Minion Subtype: Elemental Rarity: Legendary Cost: 8 Attack: 8 Health: 8 Abilities: Deal damage Tags: Random, Triggered effect Can t attack. At the end of your turn, deal reduced to 1/1 by the "Miniature" enchantment, then buffed to a 2/2 by Defender of Argus Defender of Argus Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Rare Cost: 4 Attack: 2 Health: 3 Abilities: Battlecry Tags: Positional effect, Taunt-granting Battlecry: Give adjacent minions +1/+1 and Taunt.You wouldn’t think that Argus would need this , will die to Earth Shock Earth Shock Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Shaman Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Abilities: Deal damage, Silence Silence a minion, then deal 1 damage to it.Earth Shock? Shouldn t it be "Azeroth Shock"?See this card on Hearthpwn .
- Under certain circumstances, the "Miniature" enchantment is capable of reversing fatal damage before it is able to destroy a minion. For instance, if an Explosive Sheep Explosive Sheep Set: Goblins vs Gnomes Type: Minion Subtype: Mech Rarity: Common Cost: 2 Attack: 1 Health: 1 Abilities: Deal damage, Deathrattle Tags: Area of effect Deathrattle: Deal 2 damage to all minions.How is this trades with a Sludge Belcher Sludge Belcher Set: Naxxramas Type: Minion Rarity: Rare Cost: 5 Attack: 3 Health: 5 Abilities: Deathrattle, Summon, Taunt Tags: Taunt-generating Taunt. Deathrattle: Summon a 1/2 Slime with Taunt.DO NOT GIVE HIM A ROOT BEER.See this (the Sludge Belcher having been summoned first), the Explosive Sheep`s Deathrattle will deal 2 damage to the Slime Slime Set: Naxxramas Type: Minion Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 2 Abilities: Taunt TauntSee this card on Hearthpwn data page] For the other minions of the same name, see Slime Slime is an uncollectible neutral , but this damage will be immediately countered by the "Miniature" enchantment, changing it from a damaged 1/0 to a full Health 1/1. The history will show that the Slime was killed, when in fact it will survive with no apparent damage. This may be intended, or due to a bug Bugs are minor or major errors within Hearthstone which cause deviations from intended behaviour. The list of bugs in Hearthstone is too extensive and complex to list here. Be that as it may, a comprehensive documentation of all current .
- Similarly, if the target of a Faceless Manipulator Faceless Manipulator Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Epic Cost: 5 Attack: 3 Health: 3 Abilities: Battlecry, Copy, Transform Battlecry: Choose a minion and become a copy of it.The Faceless Ones are servants of Yogg-Saron, and `s Battlecry is wounded, the damage may be overridden by the enchantment, with the copy instead created at its full maximum Health.
- The more technical explanation is that the "Miniature" enchantment is applied to all played/summoned minions (that do not already have it attached) during the next Summon Resolution Step. For more information, see Advanced rulebook#Summon Resolution Step and watch this video for full documentation of all interactions.