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.
• Battlecry-adjacent effects like Choose One and Combo effects on minions are not considered Battlecries. In particular, they have no interaction with cards like 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.

The list of cards with Battlecry is quite extensive, and so is not listed visually, but can be explored through the table below. Click "Expand" to see the table. The table will only list the first 100 cards. To see more, click "Customize this list" and change the amount of cards presented.

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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.
Charred Chameleon		Minion - Beast		1	1	2		Battlecry: If you've used your Hero Power this turn, give a friendly minion +1/+2 and Rush.
Cindersword		Weapon		1	1	2		Battlecry: If you're holding a minion with a Dark Gift, gain +3 Attack.
Darkrider		Minion - Demon		1	2	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.
Merchant of Legend		Minion		1	1	2		Battlecry: Discover a Legendary minion. Shuffle the other two into your deck.
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.
Platysaur		Minion - Beast		1	1	2		Battlecry: Draw a card. Deathrattle: Discard it.
Psychic Conjurer		Minion - Undead		1	1	2		Battlecry: Copy a card in your opponent’s deck and add it to your hand.
Raptor-Nest Nurse		Minion		1	1	1		Battlecry: Get a random 1-Cost minion. Deathrattle: Get a random 1-Cost spell.
Scarab Keychain		Minion - Beast		1	1	1		Battlecry: Discover a 2-Cost card.
Scrappy Scavenger		Minion		1	1	1		Battlecry: Discover a card with Cost equal to your remaining Mana Crystals.
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 1/1 Zergling.
Amber Priestess		Minion		2	1	4		Taunt Battlecry: Restore Health to a character equal to this minion's Health.
Ancient Raptor		Minion - Beast		2	2	1		Battlecry: Choose to gain +3 Attack, Divine Shield, or "Deathrattle: Summon two 1/1 Plants."
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.
Arrow Retriever		Minion - Beast		2	3	1		Battlecry: Draw until you have 3 cards.
Ashleaf Pixie		Minion		2	3	2		Battlecry: If you're holding a spell that costs (5) or more, gain Divine Shield and Lifesteal.
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.
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 Tender		Minion		2	2	2		Tradeable Battlecry: Gain empty Mana Crystals until both players have the same Mana.
Crystal Tusk		Weapon		2	2	2		Battlecry: Shuffle the left- most card in your hand into your deck. Deathrattle: Draw 2 cards.
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.
Eyes in the Sky		Minion		2	2	3		Battlecry: Look at 3 cards in your enemy's deck. Pick one to put on top.
Faceless Enigma		Minion		2	2	2		Battlecry: Look at 2 random Secrets. Pick one to cast for yourself. The other casts for your opponent.
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.
Hardlight Protector		Minion - Mech		2	2	1		Divine Shield Battlecry: Restore 3 Health to your hero and give them Divine Shield.
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.
Holy Eggbearer		Minion		2	1	2		Battlecry: Draw a 0-Attack minion.
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.
Kaldorei Cultivator		Minion		2	2	3		Battlecry: Discover 2 Beasts. Put them on the bottom of your deck with +5/+5.
Lunarwing Messenger		Minion - Beast		2	3	2		Lifesteal Battlecry: Imbue your Hero Power.
Mad Bomber		Minion		2	3	2		Battlecry: Deal 3 damage randomly split between all other characters.
Maze Guide		Minion		2	1	1		Battlecry: Summon a random 2-Cost minion.
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).
Primordial Overseer		Minion		2	2	3		Battlecry: If you've cast a Nature spell while holding this, gain +1/+1 and draw a card.
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.
Questing Assistant		Minion		2	3	2		Battlecry: If you played a Quest this game, deal 3 damage to an enemy minion.
Roach		Minion		2	2	2		When you draw this, get a copy of it. Battlecry: If you control another Zerg minion, gain +1/+2.
Rockskipper		Minion - Murloc		2	1	3		Battlecry: Get a 1-Cost Rock that deals 3 damage.
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.
Spelunker		Minion		2	2	3		Battlecry: Your next Temporary card costs (2) less.
Spirit Gatherer		Minion		2	2	1		Battlecry: Get a Wisp. Imbue your Hero Power.
Spirit of the Kaldorei		Minion - Undead		2	1	3		Taunt, Lifesteal Battlecry: If you used your Hero Power this turn, gain +3/+3.
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.
The Fins Beyond Time		Minion - Murloc		2	2	3		Battlecry: Replace your hand with your starting hand. Swap back at the end of your turn.
Tidepool Pupil		Minion - Naga		2	2	2		Battlecry: If you've cast 3 spells while holding this, Discover one of them.
Timeless Causality		Minion - Elemental		2	3	2		Battlecry: Reverse the order of your deck.
Travel Agent		Minion - Pirate		2	2	2		Battlecry: Discover a location from any class.
Twilight Timehopper		Minion - Dragon		2	4	4		Battlecry: Shuffle 2 Shreds of Time into your deck. When drawn, deal 3 damage to your hero.
Ultra-Capacitor		Minion - Mech		2	1	1		Starship Piece Battlecry: Gain +1/+1 for each other friendly minion. Also triggers on launch.

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Sources of Battlecry

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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
	Gameplay - Time Travel - Priest	Free Car Wash	Deal 10 damage with a single Cleansing Lightspawn's Battlecry.	300 , 10
	Gameplay - Time Travel - Priest	Free Car Wash	Deal 15 damage with a single Cleansing Lightspawn's Battlecry.	400 , 20
	Gameplay - Emerald Dream - Death Knight	Don't Volcoross Me	Gain +100/+100 with Volcoross's Battlecry.	100 , 10
	Gameplay - Emerald Dream - Death Knight	Don't Volcoross Me	Gain +200/+200 with Volcoross's Battlecry.	200 , 20