Battlecry

Battlecry
Does something when you play it from your hand.

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 indicated by a flash of light from beneath the minion or weapon.

Battlecries are and long have been the most common type of ability in Hearthstone, representing the simplest way for a minion to bring an additional effect into play, and featuring a large variety of different effects.

Notes

• Battlecries do not activate if the card is brought into play by another card. For example, Alarm-o-Bot, Faceless Manipulator and Mirror Entity all place minions onto the board, but any Battlecries will not be activated.
• Battlecries generally occur once, when the card is brought into play. Unlike some other buffs, these effects do not therefore rely on the casting minion staying alive, and cannot be removed by destroying it. For example, destroying Stormwind Champion will remove its bonus effect from any affected minions, whereas Shattered Sun Cleric's Battlecry, once granted, will not be removed by killing the Cleric. This means Battlecry minions are generally some of the less valuable minions once they have been played, since much of their point value lies in their Battlecry.
• Order of play can be important. For example, if no other Murlocs are in play, playing Coldlight Seer, followed by Bluegill Warrior, will waste the Seer's Battlecry; while playing the Warrior first will allow it to benefit from the Seer's Battlecry.
• Battlecries take place each time the minion is played by the player. Cards such as Ancient Brewmaster, which return a minion to your hand, can be used to benefit from a minion's Battlecry effect more than once.
• Choose One and Combo effects on minions are not considered Battlecries. In particular, they have no interaction with Brann Bronzebeard, Shudderwock, or Corrupt the Waters.

Targeting

• If a Battlecry requires a specific target, that target must be selected immediately after playing the minion. Many Battlecries require a specific type of target, such as a friendly minion or Beast, and cannot be targeted at other targets.
• If a suitable target exists, the player must manually select it, even if there is no alternative target.
• If no suitable target is available, the Battlecry simply will not occur.
• While many Battlecries affect the Battlecry minion itself, targeted Battlecries cannot choose to target the possessing minion.
• An appropriate target must be selected, if possible. In some cases, this means granting an advantageous buff to an enemy minion, or inconveniencing a friendly minion. This can be circumvented by careful assessment and control of the minions on the board, but is otherwise unavoidable. If no valid target exists, the Battlecry will not take effect, although any visual-audio effects will still be triggered.
• While choosing a target, the player can choose to cancel the Battlecry. Doing so will actually reverse the summoning of the minion (which process has not actually occurred at that point, despite the display), something which is not normally possible. Note that if the Battlecry is unable to find a suitable target it will not activate, meaning the player will not get the chance to reverse the summoning.

Order of play

• Battlecries occur after the minion enters play, and after 'whenever you play' triggered effects such as those of Illidan Stormrage and Hobgoblin. Battlecries occur before Secrets such as Mirror Entity, as well as Knife Juggler's 'after you summon' effect. In the past, Battlecries took place before certain 'whenever you summon' effects, such as Ship's Cannon and Sword of Justice, however these cards have since been changed to say 'after you summon' to keep the wording consistent with the order.
  • For references and a comprehensive description of the summoning process, see that section of the Advanced rulebook.

Strategy

• It is a common strategy for players to use return effects (effects that return a minion to its owner's hand) on their own Battlecry minions in order to benefit from the effect again. Minions such as Ancient Brewmaster, Youthful Brewmaster and Kidnapper, as well as spells such as Shadowstep and Dream, and hostile actions such as Sap, can all be used for this purpose. This type of play is most effective when combined with minions with powerful Battlecries.
• Brann Bronzebeard is the strongest Battlecry-specific synergy in the game, with the ability to activate any Battlecry twice. Note that in some cases this produces no significant extra effect, while in others the result can be quite undesirable.
• Battlecry minions are often good targets for cost-related transform effects like Evolve and Recombobulator. This is because a positive Battlecry accounts for some of the minion's value, meaning that once the Battlecry has been activated, the remaining minion is often below par for its cost (although this is often untrue for minions with self-buffing Battlecries). Because of this transforming a Battlecry minion has a good chance of producing a stronger or more valuable minion.

Cards with Battlecry

For Wild format listings, see Battlecry/Wild format.

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Name	Class	Type	Rarity	Cost	Atk	HP/Dur.	Armor	Description
Abusive Sergeant		Minion		1	1	1		Battlecry: Give a minion +2 Attack this turn.
Astral Vigilant		Minion		1	1	2		Battlecry: Get a copy of the last Draenei you played.
Beaming Sidekick		Minion		1	1	2		Battlecry: Give a friendly minion +2 Health.
Body Bagger		Minion - Undead		1	1	3		Battlecry: Gain a Corpse.
Catch of the Day		Minion - Beast		1	3	3		Rush Battlecry: Summon a 2/1 Worm for your opponent.
Darkrider		Minion - Demon		1	1	1		Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, Discover a Dragon with a Dark Gift.
Elven Archer		Minion		1	1	1		Battlecry: Deal 1 damage.
Fire Fly		Minion - Elemental		1	1	2		Battlecry: Add a 1/2 Elemental to your hand.
Flame Imp		Minion - Demon		1	3	2		Battlecry: Deal 3 damage to your hero.
Giftwrapped Whelp		Minion - Dragon		1	2	1		Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, give it and this minion +1/+1.
Glacial Shard		Minion - Elemental		1	2	1		Battlecry: Freeze an enemy.
Gnawing Greenfin		Minion - Murloc		1	1	1		Battlecry: Get a random Murloc.
Jeweled Macaw		Minion - Beast		1	1	2		Battlecry: Add a random Beast to your hand.
Murloc Growfin		Minion - Murloc		1	1	1		Gigantify Battlecry: Summon a Tinyfin with Rush and stats equal to this minion's.
Patches the Pilot		Minion - Demon/Pirate		1	1	1		Battlecry: Shuffle six Parachutes into your deck that summon a 1/1 Pirate with Charge when drawn.
Psychic Conjurer		Minion - Undead		1	1	2		Battlecry: Copy a card in your opponent’s deck and add it to your hand.
Scarab Keychain		Minion - Beast		1	1	1		Battlecry: Discover a 2-Cost card.
SCV		Minion - Mech		1	1	3		Battlecry: Your next Starship launch costs (2) less.
Skeletal Sidekick		Minion - Undead		1	1	2		Battlecry: Give a friendly Undead +2 Attack.
Spacerock Collector		Minion - Draenei		1	2	1		Battlecry: Your next Combo card costs (1) less.
Starlight Wanderer		Minion - Draenei		1	2	1		Battlecry: The next Draenei you play gains +2/+1.
Swashburglar		Minion - Pirate		1	1	2		Battlecry: Add a random card from another class to your hand.
Voodoo Doctor		Minion		1	2	1		Battlecry: Restore 2 Health.
Zergling		Minion		1	1	1		Battlecry: Summon a copy of this.
Archdruid of Thorns		Minion		2	3	2		Battlecry: Gain the Deathrattles of your minions that died this turn.
Argent Protector		Minion		2	3	2		Battlecry: Give a friendly minion Divine Shield.
Astrobiologist		Minion - Draenei		2	2	2		Battlecry: At the start of your next turn, Discover a spell.
Bitterbloom Knight		Minion		2	2	3		Battlecry: Imbue your Hero Power.
Bloodsail Raider		Minion - Pirate		2	2	3		Battlecry: Gain Attack equal to the Attack of your weapon.
Bloodsail Recruiter		Minion - Pirate		2	4	1		Battlecry: Discover a Pirate.
Braingill		Minion - Murloc		2	2	1		Battlecry: Give all friendly Murlocs "Deathrattle: Draw a card."
Brood Keeper		Minion		2	2	3		Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, equip a 2/2 Sword.
Busy-Bot		Minion - Mech		2	3	2		Battlecry: Give your 1-Attack minions +1/+1.
Crazed Alchemist		Minion - Undead		2	2	2		Battlecry: Swap the Attack and Health of a minion.
Creature of Madness		Minion		2	1	2		Battlecry: Discover a 3-Cost minion with a Dark Gift.
Crystal Welder		Minion		2	2	3		Taunt Battlecry: If you're building a Starship, gain +2/+2.
Cult Neophyte		Minion		2	3	2		Battlecry: Your opponent's spells cost (1) more next turn.
Dark Peddler		Minion - Undead		2	2	3		Battlecry: Discover a 1-Cost card.
Dirty Rat		Minion		2	2	6		Taunt Battlecry: Your opponent summons a random minion from their hand.
Exotic Houndmaster		Minion		2	2	2		Battlecry: Draw a Beast. Imbue your Hero Power.
Fearless Flamejuggler		Minion - Demon		2	1	1		Battlecry: Gain stats equal to the damage your hero has taken this turn.
Fogsail Freebooter		Minion - Pirate		2	2	2		Battlecry: If you have a weapon equipped, deal 2 damage.
Foreboding Flame		Minion - Elemental		2	2	3		Battlecry: Demons that didn't start in your deck cost (1) less this game.
Foxy Fraud		Minion		2	3	2		Battlecry: Your next Combo card this turn costs (2) less.
Grimestreet Outfitter		Minion		2	2	2		Battlecry: Give all minions in your hand +1/+1.
Grotesque Runeblade		Weapon		2	2	2		Battlecry: If the last card you played had an Unholy rune, gain +1 Attack. Repeat for Blood and +1 Durability.
Hematurge		Minion		2	2	3		Battlecry: Spend a Corpse to Discover a Blood Rune card.
Hologram Operator		Minion - Draenei		2	3	2		Battlecry: Get 3 random Temporary Draenei.
Imployee of the Month		Minion - Demon		2	3	2		Battlecry: Give a friendly minion Lifesteal.
Injured Tol'vir		Minion		2	2	6		Taunt Battlecry: Deal 3 damage to this minion.
Interstellar Researcher		Minion - Draenei		2	2	2		Battlecry and Spellburst: Draw a Libram.
Lunarwing Messenger		Minion - Beast		2	3	1		Lifesteal Battlecry: Imbue your Hero Power.
Mad Bomber		Minion		2	3	2		Battlecry: Deal 3 damage randomly split between all other characters.
Menacing Nimbus		Minion - Elemental		2	2	3		Battlecry: Add a random Elemental to your hand.
Missile Pod		Minion - Mech		2	1	3		Starship Piece Battlecry: Deal 1 damage to all enemies. Also triggers on launch.
Moonstone Mauler		Minion - Elemental		2	2	2		Battlecry: Shuffle 3 Asteroids into your deck that deal 2 damage to a random enemy when drawn.
Murloc Tidehunter		Minion - Murloc		2	2	1		Battlecry: Summon a 1/1 Murloc Scout.
Necrotic Mortician		Minion		2	2	3		Battlecry: If a friendly Undead died after your last turn, Discover an Unholy Rune card.
Netherspite Historian		Minion		2	2	3		Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, Discover a Dragon.
Painted Canvasaur		Minion - Beast		2	3	2		Battlecry: Give each other friendly Beast a random Bonus Effect.
Party Fiend		Minion - Demon		2	2	1		Battlecry: Summon two 1/1 Felbeasts. Deal 3 damage to your hero.
Pet Parrot		Minion - Beast		2	1	1		Battlecry: Repeat the last 1-Cost card you played.
Planetary Navigator		Minion - Draenei		2	3	2		Battlecry: The next Draenei you play costs (2) less, but has Overload: (2).
Prize Vendor		Minion - Murloc		2	2	3		Battlecry and Deathrattle: Each player draws a card.
Pro Gamer		Minion		2	2	3		Battlecry: Challenge your opponent to a game of Rock-Paper-Scissors! The winner draws 2 cards.
Roach		Minion		2	2	2		When you draw this, get a copy of it. Battlecry: If you control another Zerg minion, gain +1/+2.
Scrounging Shipwright		Minion - Draenei		2	3	2		Battlecry: Get a random Starship Piece from another class.
Shambling Zombietank		Minion - Undead/Mech		2	3	2		Taunt Battlecry: Spend 5 Corpses to summon a copy of this.
Spirit Gatherer		Minion		2	2	1		Battlecry: Get a Wisp. Imbue your Hero Power.
Stranded Spaceman		Minion - Draenei		2	2	3		Battlecry: The next Draenei you play gains +2 Health and Rush.
Sunfury Protector		Minion		2	2	3		Battlecry: Give adjacent minions Taunt.
Terrorscale Stalker		Minion		2	2	3		Battlecry: Trigger a friendly minion's Deathrattle.
Tidepool Pupil		Minion - Naga		2	2	2		Battlecry: If you've cast 3 spells while holding this, Discover one of them.
Travel Agent		Minion - Pirate		2	2	2		Battlecry: Discover a location from any class.
Ultra-Capacitor		Minion - Mech		2	1	1		Starship Piece Battlecry: Gain +1/+1 for each other friendly minion. Also triggers on launch.
Vulgar Homunculus		Minion - Demon		2	2	4		Taunt Battlecry: Deal 2 damage to your hero.
Wind-Up Sapling		Minion		2	2	1		Tradeable Battlecry: Refresh 1 Mana Crystal. (Trade to upgrade!)
Youthful Brewmaster		Minion		2	3	2		Battlecry: Return a friendly minion from the battlefield to your hand.
Babbling Bookcase		Minion		3	2	4		Battlecry: Add 2 random Mage spells to your hand.
Blasteroid		Minion - Elemental		3	3	4		Battlecry: Shuffle 5 random Fire spells into your deck. They cost (2) less.
Blazing Accretion		Minion - Elemental		3	3	1		Battlecry: Destroy the top 3 cards of your deck. Any Fire spells or Elementals are drawn instead.
Bloodthistle Illusionist		Minion - Demon		3	2	4		Battlecry: Summon a copy of this. One secretly dies when it takes damage.
Blowtorch Saboteur		Minion		3	3	3		Battlecry: Your opponent's next Hero Power costs (2) more.
Bronze Explorer		Minion - Dragon		3	3	3		Lifesteal Battlecry: Discover a Dragon.
Bumbling Bellhop		Minion - Undead/Pirate		3	3	3		Taunt Battlecry: If you're holding a spell that costs (5) or more, summon a copy of this.
Card Grader		Minion - Naga		3	2	4		Battlecry: If you've cast a spell while holding this, Discover a card from your deck.
Chatty Macaw		Minion - Beast/Pirate		3	3	3		Battlecry: Repeat the last spell you cast at an enemy (at a random enemy if possible).
Chillfallen Baron		Minion - Undead/Draenei		3	2	2		Battlecry and Deathrattle: Draw a card.
Chillin' Vol'jin		Minion		3	3	3		Hunter Tourist Battlecry: Choose 2 minions. Swap their stats.
Coldlight Seer		Minion - Murloc		3	2	3		Battlecry: Give your other Murlocs +2 Health.
Crimson Commander		Minion - Draenei		3	4	3		Battlecry and Deathrattle: Give all Draenei in your hand +1/+1.
Cryopractor		Minion		3	3	3		Battlecry: Give a minion +3/+3 and Freeze it.
Demolition Renovator		Minion		3	3	3		Tradeable Battlecry: Destroy an enemy location.
Dreambound Disciple		Minion		3	3	3		Battlecry and Deathrattle: Your next Hero Power costs (0).
Dreamplanner Zephrys		Minion - Elemental		3	3	2		Battlecry: Choose a Travel Tour to get two potentially perfect cards from it.
Dust Bunny		Minion - Beast		3	3	2		Battlecry and Deathrattle: Add a random piece of junk to your hand (a Coin, Rock, Banana, or Knife).
Exarch Naielle		Minion - Draenei		3	3	4		Battlecry: Replace your Hero Power with Tracking (Discover a card from your deck).
Expedition Sergeant		Minion - Draenei		3	3	4		Battlecry: The next Draenei you play immediately attacks a random enemy.
Falric		Minion - Undead		3	2	4		You gain twice as many Corpses as normal. Battlecry: Draw a card that spends Corpses.
Goldpetal Drake		Minion - Dragon		3	3	4		Battlecry and Deathrattle: Imbue your Hero Power.

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Sources of Battlecry

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These cards have effects that generate Battlecry cards.

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Achievements

	Category	Name	Description	Rewards
	Gameplay - General - Neutral Keywords	FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT!!!	Play 150 cards with Battlecry.	10
	Gameplay - General - Neutral Keywords	FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT!!!	Play 500 cards with Battlecry.	10
	Gameplay - General - Neutral Keywords	FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT!!!	Play 1500 cards with Battlecry.	10
	Gameplay - General - Neutral Keywords	FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT!!!	Play 5000 cards with Battlecry.	10
	Gameplay - General - Neutral Keywords	FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT!!!	Play 15000 cards with Battlecry.	20
	Gameplay - Sunken City - Neutral	Harold Who?	Trigger the Battlecry effects of 25 Herald Naga.	10
	Gameplay - Sunken City - Neutral	Harold Who?	Trigger the Battlecry effects of 50 Herald Naga.	20
	Gameplay - Alterac Valley - Neutral	Snowblind? Sno Problem!	Trigger Snowblind Harpy's Battlecry effect 50 times.	20 , 2x Golden Snowblind Harpy (Uncraftable Rare)
	Gameplay - Core (Hydra) - Classes	Bone-a-fide Bone Storm	Consume 15 Corpses with a single Lord Marrowgar's Battlecry.	10
	Gameplay - Core (Hydra) - Classes	Bone-a-fide Bone Storm	Consume 30 Corpses with a single Lord Marrowgar's Battlecry.	20
	Gameplay - Festival of Legends - Neutral	All Eyes On Me	Trigger the Battlecry effects of 70 Soloists.	20
	Gameplay - Festival of Legends - Neutral	All Eyes On Me	Trigger the Battlecry effects of 140 Soloists.	20 , 2x Golden Stereo Totem (Uncraftable Common)
	Gameplay - Titans - Paladin	Legends Never Die	Resurrect 3 Legendary minions with a single Tyr's battlecry.	20
	Gameplay - Core (Wolf) - Classes	Draw It, Use It, Break It, Fix It	Destroy 3 minions with a single Dyn-o-matic's Battlecry.	10
	Gameplay - Core (Wolf) - Classes	Draw It, Use It, Break It, Fix It	Destroy 5 minions with a single Dyn-o-matic's Battlecry.	20
	Gameplay - Titans - Demon Hunter	Mental Gymnastics	Deal 7 damage with a single Mindbender's Battlecry.	20
	Gameplay - Titans - Demon Hunter	Mental Gymnastics	Deal 10 damage with a single Mindbender's Battlecry.	20
	Gameplay - Badlands - Neutral	Two of a Kind	Trigger the Battlecry effects of 30 Partner minions.	100 , 10
	Gameplay - Badlands - Neutral	Two of a Kind	Trigger the Battlecry effects of 60 Partner minions.	200 , 20
	Gameplay - Whizbang - Paladin	Stocked Inventory	Summon 3 copies of Wind-Up Enforcer using its Battlecry.	300 , 10
	Gameplay - Whizbang - Paladin	Stocked Inventory	Summon 6 copies of Wind-Up Enforcer using its Battlecry.	400 , 20
	Gameplay - Great Dark Beyond - Warrior	DO YOU YIELD?	Give your hero +10 Attack with a single Unyielding Vindicator's Battlecry.	300 , 10
	Gameplay - Great Dark Beyond - Warrior	DO YOU YIELD?	Give your hero +16 Attack with a single Unyielding Vindicator's Battlecry.	400 , 20
	Gameplay - Descent of Dragons - Feats of Strength	On the Brink of Deathwing	Have Deathwing, Mad Aspect survive his Battlecry at exactly 1 Health.	100
	Gameplay - Rise of Shadows - Feats of Strength	Spellnado!!!	Add 10 spells to your hand with a single Mana Cyclone's Battlecry.	100