Template:Gorehowl notes

• Although not explicitly stated in the cards text, Gorehowl has a triggered effect that grants temporary Immunity to itself. More precisely, Gorehowl is coded as follows:
  • When the equipping hero attacks a minion, Gorehowl triggers on the Attack Event, attaching to itself an Enchantment called "Bloodrage" which makes Gorehowl Immune.
  • During the Combat Phase, the "Bloodrage" Enchantment's Immune effect prevents Gorehowl from losing Durability (the same way Immune effects prevent characters from receiving damage).
  • Gorehowl triggers on the After Attack Event, attaching to itself a "-1 Attack" Enchantment.
  • Gorehowl's Enchantment "Bloodrage" triggers on the After Attack Event too, detaching itself and thus ending Gorehowl's temporary Immune state. In addition, "Bloodrage" detaches also if the attack is canceled.
• Through repeated use against minions, Gorehowl's Attack can be reduced to 0: after reaching 0 Attack, Gorehowl is not destroyed, although usually it cannot be used to attack anymore.
• However, it is possible to get a -1 or lower Attack Gorehowl by using effects like Heroic Strike and Spiteful Smith to continue to attack with Gorehowl after it reaches 0 Attack.
  • Negative weapon's Attack is displayed as 0. As usual, characters with 0 Attack cannot attack.
  • If Spiteful Smith is buffing a negative-Attack Gorehowl, it buffs the negative value, not 0. For example, a -1 Attack Gorehowl gains +2 Attack from Spiteful Smith and becomes 1 Attack.
  • If you have a negative-Attack Gorehowl and buff your hero with Heroic Strike, the negative attack of the Gorehowl does not subtract from the hero buff. Even though it does not contribute to the attack, attacking the enemy hero this way will still cause Gorehowl to lose Durability.
• If resolving the Combat Preparation Phase caused your Gorehowl to have 0 Attack (for example because a friendly Spiteful Smith died), you still perform the attack, dealing 0 damage but still losing Durability and becoming exhausted.

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