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- Dormant
Untouchable for both players.
A Dormant 
Imprisoned Antaen.
Imprisoned Antaen.- Though unable to act for two turns, Dormant minions tout powerful stats and effects once they escape their ephemeral bonds.[1]
Dormant is an ability that allows a minion to become Permanent until a condition is fulfilled.
The Dormant mechanic first appeared in Journey to Un'Goro with 
Sherazin, Corpse Flower. However, the ability was first keyworded in Ashes of Outland.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- Dormant minions, or minions affected by Dormant keyword, do not reset nor effect enchantments when awakened.[2]
- For example, an Imprisoned Observer that was copied by
Potion of Illusion will awaken as a 1/1. - Exceptions are Deathrattles that summon separate Dormant tokens that transform into copies of their original selves (Sherazin, Corpse Flower and
Lucentbark).
- For example, an
- Minions will always start Dormant until their condition is fulfilled, no matter how they were summoned.
- The exception is when the player copies a Dormant minion that has already awakened.
- Dormant minions with no way to awaken themselves cannot be randomly summoned or transformed into (
The Darkness and Magtheridon). - Dormant minions which awaken by themselves over a set number of turns trigger the countdown to their awakening at the start of the controller's turn.
- If a Dormant minion with an on-awaken effect is made Dormant again (e.g. by Maiev Shadowsong), its on-awaken effect will trigger again after the second awakening.
Cards with Dormant
- For Wild format listings, see Dormant/Wild format.
Collectible
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Sources of Dormant
- For Wild format listings, see Dormant/Wild format.
Dormant-granting cards
This section lists cards which grant the Dormant ability to other minions or to itself.
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Related cards
- For Wild format listings, see Dormant/Wild format.
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Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The Ashes of Outland Dormant mechanic first appeared on the Taverns of Time card Stasis Dragon. However, it was still slightly different since it used a token minion for the Dormant effect rather than enforcing a Dormant state.
Patch changes[edit | edit source]
Patch 19.4.0.71003 (2021-01-21): Fixed a visual bug where transforming a Dormant minion could make it appear to retain buffs while Dormant.
Patch 17.0.0.44222 (2020-03-26): Keyword added. The Darkness can no longer be randomly summoned on the board.[3][4]
Patch 8.0.0.18336 (2017-04-04): Added.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ashes of Outland - Hearthstone.
- ↑ Chadd Nervig on Twitter. (March 22, 2020).
- ↑ Chadd Nervig on Twitter (X). (2020-03-18).
- ↑ Liv Breeden on reddit. (2020-03-18). Retrieved on 2020-04-21.
