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Choose One screenshot Power of the Wild

The Choose One interface from LegacyPower of the Wild

Choose One is an ability which allows a player to choose one of multiple possible effects when the card is played from the hand. Cards with this ability were originally limited to the druid class, but other choose one effects have since been added to the game.

Choose One effects are similar to Discover effects, and certain other cards such as LegacyTracking, which also allow you to choose between multiple options.

Notes[]

  • When played, cards with Choose One effects offer the player a choice of options. The card itself does not count as played until after an option has been chosen. For example, an enemy LegacyCounterspell will not trigger upon playing the Choose One card, but only after the player has chosen one of the possible options.
  • Individual Choose One effects are themselves uncollectible choice cards, and do not count as cards played. However, the Choose One card will count as normal.
    • Example: Playing LegacyKeeper of the Grove counts as playing a minion for effects such as LegacyMirror Entity. The Keeper's Choose One effects will not count as playing a card or casting a spell for effects such as LegacyCounterspell.
    • Example: Playing LegacyPower of the Wild counts as a spell, but neither of its Choose One effects will count as a spell. The Panther summoned by the card's Choose One option LegacySummon a Panther will also count as a minion summoned, triggering effects like LegacyKnife Juggler. (But it does not count as a minion "played"; the panther does not trigger on-minion-played effects like Kobolds & CatacombsExplosive Runes.)
  • The exception to the above case is with cards generated by Rise of ShadowsKeeper Stalladris, which creates a copy of the choice cards as a playable card.
  • Similar to Battlecry, Choose One effects on minion cards are only activated when the card is played directly from the hand. If the minion is placed into play through effects such as LegacyAlarm-o-Bot, any Choose One effects will not be activated.
  • However, Choose One effects are not Battlecries and are not affected by related effects such as NaxxramasNerub'ar Weblord and The League of ExplorersBrann Bronzebeard.
  • If a Choose One option is not playable, only the other option will be highlighted for selection.[1] Examples include Goblins vs GnomesDark Wispers' second option, when there are no minions on the board, or Power of the Wild's second option, when the board is full already.
  • Whispers of the Old GodsFandral Staghelm has a unique relationship with Choose One effects, bypassing the selection process entirely and activating all effects, in the order they are written on the card. In the case of minion transform effects, unique minions are summoned in place of the ones normally available, combining the effects of all options and settings its Attack and Health to the highest values of all possible transformations.
  • If a Choose One minion that transforms into the chosen option (e.g. LegacyDruid of the Claw) is returned to the hand, it will stay in its transformed form, depriving the player of the possibility to choose the other option when played again. However, if a Choose One minion does not say Transform in its card text (e.g. LegacyAncient of Lore), it will be reset to its base state upon being returned to the hand, allowing the player to take the choice again when replayed.

Cards with Choose One[]

For Wild format listings, see Choose One/Wild format

This section lists all cards with the Choose One ability.

Collectible[]


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CORE AT 037
ETC 375
MAW 025
JAM 027
TTN 955
JAM 026
CORE EX1 160
CORE EX1 154
CORE OG 047
ETC 387
RLK 654
TSC 650
CORE EX1 164
CORE EX1 165
TTN 926
CORE NEW1 008
ETC 373
CORE EX1 573
TTN 940
REV 311

Choice cards[]

For Wild format listings, see Choose One/Wild format
Main article: Choice card

Choice cards are special cards which appear when choosing between possible effects. Choice cards only exist during the selection process and cannot be collected or placed in the hand or deck. Most choice cards are produced through Choose One effects, and these are listed below.

Note that this list may not show choice cards from the Core set, since their choice cards are a part of their original set, not the Core set.


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ETC 375a
AT 037a
ETC 375b
AT 037b
MAW 025a
MAW 025b
JAM 026b
EX1 160b
TTN 955A
TTN 955B
EX1 154b
JAM 027b
EX1 154a
JAM 026a
EX1 160a
JAM 027a
OG 047b
OG 047a
ETC 387b
ETC 387c
RLK 654a
RLK 654b
EX1 164b
TSC 650a
EX1 164a
TSC 650d
EX1 165b
EX1 165a
TTN 926b
NEW1 008b
NEW1 008a
ETC 373a
ETC 373b
TTN 926a
EX1 573a
TTN 940a
REV 311t2
TTN 940b
EX1 573b
REV 311t

Achievements[]

Name Requirements Rewards
Analysis Paralysis (1/5) Play 15 Choose One cards. 10 Achievement Point
Analysis Paralysis (2/5) Play 50 Choose One cards. 10 Achievement Point
Analysis Paralysis (3/5) Play 150 Choose One cards. 10 Achievement Point
Analysis Paralysis (4/5) Play 500 Choose One cards. 10 Achievement Point
Analysis Paralysis (5/5) Play 1500 Choose One cards. 20 Achievement Point

Trivia[]

  • The choices between Choose One effects are designed to be easy to understand. Ben Brode states, "I think a well-designed [Choose One effect] is when they have interesting decisions, but the decisions are easy to compare against each other."[2] For this reason choices are often written in terms of the difference between the options, rather than the results of each options. For example, LegacyAncient of War states its options as "+5 Attack; or +5 Health and Taunt." as opposed to "a 10/5; or a 5/10 with Taunt." However, as the designers have moved forward with the game, a greater emphasis on clarity and detail over simplicity and ease of understanding has evolved. As a result, later Choose One effects such as Blackrock MountainDruid of the Flame explicitly state the results of each option, in order to make it clear that the result is a transform effect and not simply a stat buff.

Gallery[]

Choose One screenshot Cenarius

The Choose One interface for LegacyCenarius, parted to leave the minion visible

References[]

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