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.
Air Guitarist		Minion		1	1	1		Battlecry: Give your weapon +1 Durability.
Annoying Fan		Minion - Mech		1	1	2		Battlecry: Choose a minion. It can't attack while this is alive.
Armor Vendor		Minion		1	1	3		Battlecry: Give 4 Armor to each hero.
Babbling Book		Minion		1	1	2		Battlecry: Add a random Mage spell to your hand.
Beaming Sidekick		Minion		1	1	2		Battlecry: Give a friendly minion +2 Health.
Body Bagger		Minion - Undead		1	1	3		Battlecry: Gain a Corpse.
Chaotic Tendril		Minion		1	1	1		Battlecry: Cast a random 1-Cost spell. Improve your future Chaotic Tendrils.
Drone Deconstructor		Minion - Mech		1	1	2		Battlecry: Get a 1/1 Magnetic Sparkbot with a random bonus effect.
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.
Flowrider		Minion - Naga		1	2	1		Battlecry: If you're Overloaded, Discover a spell from your deck.
Free Spirit		Minion - Beast/Undead		1	1	2		Battlecry and Deathrattle: Your Hero Power gains 1 more Armor this game.
Frequency Oscillator		Minion - Mech		1	2	1		Battlecry: The next Mech you play costs (1) less.
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.
Jeweled Macaw		Minion - Beast		1	1	2		Battlecry: Add a random Beast to your hand.
Noxious Cadaver		Minion - Undead		1	1	2		Battlecry: Deal 2 damage to an enemy and your hero.
Psychic Conjurer		Minion - Undead		1	1	2		Battlecry: Copy a card in your opponent’s deck and add it to your hand.
Saxophone Soloist		Minion - Murloc		1	1	2		Battlecry: If you control no other minions, add a Saxophone Soloist to your hand.
Scarab Keychain		Minion - Beast		1	1	1		Battlecry: Discover a 2-Cost card.
Shadestone Skulker		Minion - Elemental		1	1	1		Rush. Battlecry: Take your weapon and gain its stats. Deathrattle: Give it back.
Shadowtouched Kvaldir		Minion - Undead		1	1	3		Battlecry: Your next healing effect deals damage instead.
Shock Hopper		Minion - Beast/Elemental		1	1	2		Battlecry: Get a random Overload card.
Skeletal Sidekick		Minion - Undead		1	1	2		Battlecry: Give a friendly Undead +2 Attack.
Swashburglar		Minion - Pirate		1	1	2		Battlecry: Add a random card from another class to your hand.
Town Crier		Minion		1	1	2		Battlecry: Draw a Rush minion from your deck.
Voodoo Doctor		Minion		1	2	1		Battlecry: Restore 2 Health.
Aqua Archivist		Minion - Elemental		2	2	2		Battlecry: The next Elemental you play costs (2) less.
Arcanologist		Minion		2	2	3		Battlecry: Draw a Secret.
Argent Protector		Minion		2	3	2		Battlecry: Give a friendly minion Divine Shield.
Audio Amplifier		Minion - Mech		2	2	3		Battlecry: Set your maximum Mana and hand size to 11.
Baritone Imp		Minion - Demon		2	2	2		Battlecry: Take Fatigue damage. Gain that much Attack and Health.
Bartend-O-Bot		Minion - Mech		2	3	1		Battlecry: Draw an Outcast card and slide it to the left side of your hand.
Bloodsail Raider		Minion - Pirate		2	2	3		Battlecry: Gain Attack equal to the Attack of your weapon.
Cactus Cutter		Minion - Murloc		2	2	2		Battlecry: Draw a spell. If you cast it this turn, gain +1/+2 and Taunt.
Celestial Projectionist		Minion		2	3	2		Battlecry: Choose a friendly minion. Add a temporary copy of it to your hand.
Crazed Alchemist		Minion - Undead		2	2	2		Battlecry: Swap the Attack and Health of a minion.
Cult Neophyte		Minion		2	3	2		Battlecry: Your opponent's spells cost (1) more next turn.
Dirty Rat		Minion		2	2	6		Taunt Battlecry: Your opponent summons a random minion from their hand.
Disposal Assistant		Minion		2	3	2		Battlecry and Deathrattle: Put a Barrel of Sludge on the bottom of your deck.
Dreamboat		Minion - Naga		2	1	2		Battlecry: Restore 3 Health to all other friendly minions. Gain +1/+1 for each one Overhealed.
Dryscale Deputy		Minion - Naga		2	2	2		Battlecry: The next time you draw a spell, get a copy of it.
Elementium Geode		Minion - Elemental		2	2	1		Battlecry and Deathrattle: Draw a card. Deal 2 damage to your hero.
False Disciple		Minion		2	2	2		Battlecry: Discover a Legendary Priest minion from the past.
Flint Firearm		Minion		2	2	3		Battlecry: Get a random Quickdraw card. If you play it this turn, repeat this.
Fogsail Freebooter		Minion - Pirate		2	2	2		Battlecry: If you have a weapon equipped, deal 2 damage.
Frightened Flunky		Minion		2	2	3		Taunt Battlecry: Discover a Taunt minion.
Greedy Partner		Minion		2	2	3		Battlecry: If you're holding another 2-Cost card, get a Coin.
Grimestreet Outfitter		Minion		2	2	2		Battlecry: Give all minions in your hand +1/+1.
Groovy Cat		Minion - Beast		2	2	1		Battlecry and Deathrattle: Your Hero Power gives your hero 1 more Attack this game.
Hematurge		Minion		2	2	3		Battlecry: Spend a Corpse to Discover a Blood Rune card.
Hipster		Minion		2	1	3		Battlecry: Discover a spell from your opponent's class that isn't in their deck.
Horseshoe Slinger		Minion - Mech		2	1	1		Battlecry: Deal 2 damage to a random enemy minion. Quickdraw: And one of its neighbors.
Injured Tol'vir		Minion		2	2	6		Taunt Battlecry: Deal 3 damage to this minion.
Instrument Tech		Minion		2	1	2		Battlecry: Draw a weapon.
Kaja'mite Creation		Minion		2	3	2		Battlecry: Discover a spell from another class that costs (3) or less.
Kobold Miner		Minion		2	1	1		Battlecry: Excavate a treasure.
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.
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.
Painted Canvasaur		Minion - Beast		2	3	2		Battlecry: Give each other friendly Beast a random bonus effect.
Parched Desperado		Minion - Naga		2	3	2		Battlecry: If you've cast a spell while holding this, give your hero +3 Attack this turn.
Party Animal		Minion - Beast		2	2	3		Battlecry: Give +1/+1 to each minion of a different type in your hand.
Rolling Stone		Minion - Elemental		2	2	2		Rush Battlecry: If the last card you played costs (1), gain +1/+1.
Saloon Brewmaster		Minion		2	2	2		Battlecry: Return a friendly minion to your hand. Give it +2/+2.
Saronite Shambler		Minion - Elemental		2	2	3		Battlecry: If you've cast 5 or more spells this game, give your hero +4 Attack this turn.
Shale Spider		Minion - Elemental		2	3	2		Battlecry: If you played an Elemental last turn, draw a card.
Shambling Zombietank		Minion - Undead/Mech		2	3	2		Taunt Battlecry: Spend 5 Corpses to summon a copy of this.
Snakebite		Minion - Naga		2	1	1		Rush Battlecry: Gain +1/+1 for each minion that died this turn.
Splish-Splash Whelp		Minion - Dragon		2	1	1		Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain an empty Mana Crystal.
Stoneskin Armorer		Minion		2	2	2		Battlecry: If your Armor changed this turn, draw 2 cards.
Thornveil Tentacle		Minion		2	2	2		Lifesteal Battlecry: Deal 2 damage to a random enemy minion.
Umberwing		Weapon		2	1	2		Battlecry: Summon two 1/1 Felwings.
Wandmaker		Minion		2	2	2		Battlecry: Add a 1-Cost spell from your class to your hand.
Watcher of the Sun		Minion		2	2	3		Battlecry: Get a random Holy spell. Forge: Also restore 6 Health 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.
Aerosoilizer		Minion		3	2	2		Battlecry and Deathrattle: Summon a 2/2 Treant.
Antique Flinger		Minion		3	4	3		Battlecry: If you've Excavated twice, destroy an enemy minion.
Battleworn Faceless		Minion		3	2	2		Battlecry: Transform into a copy of a damaged minion.
Benevolent Banker		Minion		3	2	4		Battlecry: Discover a spell from your deck. Quickdraw: Enemy deck instead.
Bronze Explorer		Minion - Dragon		3	3	3		Lifesteal Battlecry: Discover a Dragon.
Card Grader		Minion - Naga		3	2	4		Battlecry: If you've cast a spell while holding this, Discover a card from your deck.
Chillfallen Baron		Minion - Undead		3	2	2		Battlecry and Deathrattle: Draw a card.
Coldlight Seer		Minion - Murloc		3	2	3		Battlecry: Give your other Murlocs +2 Health.
Conservator Nymph		Minion		3	3	4		Battlecry: Transform a friendly Treant into a 5/5 Ancient with Taunt.
Contaminated Lasher		Minion		3	3	3		Battlecry: If you've cast 5 or more spells this game, refresh 4 Mana Crystals.
Cowbell Soloist		Minion		3	4	2		Battlecry: If you control no other minions, deal 2 damage.
Eroded Sediment		Minion - Elemental		3	4	3		Battlecry: If you played an Elemental last turn, Discover an Elemental from the past.
Eulogizer		Minion - Undead		3	3	3		Battlecry: Spend 3 Corpses to deal 3 damage. Forge: Gain them instead.
Fable Stablehand		Minion		3	3	3		Rush Battlecry: If you control a minion with 4 or more Attack, gain +2/+2.
Farm Hand		Minion - Undead		3	4	3		Battlecry: Discover an Undead. Quickdraw: It costs (2) less.
Fiddlefire Imp		Minion - Demon		3	3	3		Battlecry: Add a random Fire Mage and Fire Warlock spell to your hand.
Gorillabot A-3		Minion - Mech/Beast		3	3	4		Battlecry: If you control another Mech, Discover a Mech.
Hardcore Cultist		Minion - Undead		3	2	1		Battlecry: Deal 2 damage. Finale: To all enemies.
Harmonica Soloist		Minion		3	4	2		Battlecry: If you control no other minions, Discover and cast a Secret.
Holy Cowboy		Minion		3	4	3		Battlecry: Your next Holy spell costs (2) less.

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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