Choose One

The Choose One interface from Power 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 Tracking, 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 Counterspell 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 Keeper of the Grove counts as playing a minion for effects such as Mirror Entity. The Keeper's Choose One effects will not count as playing a card or casting a spell for effects such as Counterspell.
  • Example: Playing Power 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 Summon a Panther will also count as a minion summoned, triggering effects like Knife Juggler. (But it does not count as a minion "played"; the panther does not trigger on-minion-played effects like Explosive Runes.)
• The exception to the above case is with cards generated by Keeper 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 Alarm-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 Nerub'ar Weblord and Brann Bronzebeard.
• If a Choose One option is not playable, only the other option will be highlighted for selection. Examples include Dark 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.
• Fandral 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. Druid 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. Ancient 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

This section lists all cards with the Choose One ability.

Collectible

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Crystal Power	Common	Spell		Druid	1			Choose One: Deal 2 damage to a minion; or Restore 5 Health. Often used as healing crystals, but also good for throwing at people.
Power of the Wild	Common	Spell		Druid	2			Choose One - Give your minions +1/+1; or Summon a 3/2 Panther. Never look a panther in the eye. Or is it 'Always look a panther in the eye'? Well, it's one of those.
Wrath	Common	Spell		Druid	2			Choose One - Deal 3 damage to a minion; or 1 damage and draw a card. The talk around the Ratchet Inn is that this card is too good and should be a Legendary.
Druid of the Scythe	Common	Minion	General	Druid	3	2	2	Choose One - Transform into a 4/2 with Rush; or a 2/4 with Taunt. She's a scythe for sore eyes.
Mark of Nature	Common	Spell		Druid	3			Choose One - Give a minion +4 Attack; or +4 Health and Taunt. Druids call it the "Mark of Nature." Everyone else calls it "needing a bath."
Druid of the Claw	Common	Minion	General	Druid	5	4	4	Choose One - Transform into a 4/4 with Charge; or a 4/6 with Taunt. Cat or Bear? Cat or Bear?! I just cannot CHOOSE!
Keeper of the Grove	Rare	Minion	General	Druid	4	2	2	Choose One - Deal 2 damage; or Silence a minion. These guys just show up and start Keeping your Groves without even asking.
Mark of the Loa	Rare	Spell		Druid	4			Choose One - Give a minion +2/+4 and Taunt; or Summon two 3/2 Raptors. Ah, yes. Mark. The mightiest Loa.
Starfall	Rare	Spell		Druid	5			Choose One - Deal 5 damage to a minion; or 2 damage to all enemy minions. Is the sky falling? Yes. Yes it is.
Nourish	Rare	Spell		Druid	6			Choose One - Gain 2 Mana Crystals; or Draw 3 cards. Druids take nourishment from many things: the power of nature, the songbird's chirp, a chocolate cake.
Tending Tauren	Rare	Minion	General	Druid	6	3	4	Choose One - Give your other minions +1/+1; or Summon two 2/2 Treants. That racial bonus to Herbalism finally paid off.
Ancient of Lore	Epic	Minion	General	Druid	7	5	5	Choose One - Draw a card; or Restore 5 Health. Go ahead, carve your initials in him.
Ancient of War	Epic	Minion	General	Druid	7	5	5	Choose One - +5 Attack; or +5 Health and Taunt. Young Night Elves love to play "Who can get the Ancient of War to Uproot?" You lose if you get crushed to death.
Wardruid Loti	Legendary	Minion	General	Druid	3	1	2	Choose One - Transform into one of Loti's four dinosaur forms. “Ravasaur!” “Pretty scary” “…Blammodax!” “Is that a thing?” “SMAXODON!” “….now you’re just making those up.”
Cenarius	Legendary	Minion	General	Druid	9	5	8	Choose One - Give your other minions +2/+2; or Summon two 2/2 Treants with Taunt. Yes, he's a demigod. No, he doesn't need to wear a shirt.
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Wild format

 This section contains information exclusive to Wild format.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Living Roots	Common	Spell		Druid	1			Choose One - Deal 2 damage; or Summon two 1/1 Saplings. 2 out of 2 saplings recommend that you summon the saplings.
Raven Idol	Common	Spell		Druid	1			Choose One - Discover a minion; or Discover a spell. Was petrified when it found out it didn't make the cut for Azerothian Idol.
Anodized Robo Cub	Common	Minion	Mech	Druid	2	2	2	Taunt. Choose One - +1 Attack; or +1 Health. It's adorable! AND OH MY GOODNESS WHY IS IT EATING MY FACE
Druid of the Saber	Common	Minion	General	Druid	2	2	1	Choose One - Transform into a 2/1 with Charge; or a 3/2 with Stealth. That's saberTEETH, not like curved pirate blades. That's a different kind of druid. Druid of the Curved Pirate Blades.
Druid of the Flame	Common	Minion	General	Druid	3	2	2	Choose One - Transform into a 5/2 minion; or a 2/5 minion. Druids who fought too long in Northrend were easily seduced by Ragnaros; a mug of hot chocolate was generally all it took.
Feral Rage	Common	Spell		Druid	3			Choose One - Give your hero +4 Attack this turn; or Gain 8 Armor. Let's be honest. One option is a lot ragier than the other.
Jade Idol	Rare	Spell		Druid	1			Choose One - Summon a Jade Golem; or Shuffle 3 copies of this card into your deck. Shuffle or no guts.
Druid of the Swarm	Rare	Minion	General	Druid	2	1	2	Choose One - Transform into a 1/2 with Poisonous; or a 1/5 with Taunt. The Druid awoke from troubling dreams to find herself transformed into a giant spider.
Grove Tender	Rare	Minion	General	Druid	3	2	4	Choose One - Give each player a Mana Crystal; or Each player draws a card. Likes: Hiking and the great outdoors. Dislikes: Goblin shredders and sandals. (Can’t find any that fit!).
Mire Keeper	Rare	Minion	General	Druid	4	3	3	Choose One - Summon a 2/2 Slime; or Gain an empty Mana Crystal. "Hey.... Is that Mire for sale?" "No. I'm keeping it."
Shellshifter	Rare	Minion	General	Druid	4	3	3	Choose One - Transform into a 5/3 with Stealth; or a 3/5 with Taunt. Master of the Three Shell Monte.
Fatespinner	Epic	Minion	General	Druid	5	5	3	Choose a Deathrattle (Secretly) - Deal 3 damage to all minions; or Give them +2/+2. Her clothing? Pure silk, of course.
Dark Wispers	Epic	Spell		Druid	6			Choose One - Summon 5 Wisps; or Give a minion +5/+5 and Taunt. Don't worry; we fired the person who named this card.
Wisps of the Old Gods	Epic	Spell		Druid	7			Choose One - Summon seven 1/1 Wisps; or Give your minions +2/+2. They're just normal wisps, actually. The "Of the Old Gods" bit is just marketing.
Malfurion the Pestilent	Legendary	Hero card		Druid	7			Choose One - Summon 2 Poisonous Spiders; or 2 Scarabs with Taunt. "Cenarius once taught me about the precarious balance between life and death. I have come to understand: there IS no balance. Death always wins."
Kun the Forgotten King	Legendary	Minion	General	Druid	10	7	7	Choose One - Gain 10 Armor; or Refresh your Mana Crystals. Aya siphons a bit of Kun's soul to animate each golem in her Jade army. To his credit, he's being a great sport about it.
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Related cards

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Keeper Stalladris	Legendary	Minion	General	Druid	2	2	3	After you cast a Choose One spell, add copies of both choices to your hand. Keeps your choices handy.
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Wild format

 This section contains information exclusive to Wild format.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Fandral Staghelm	Legendary	Minion	General	Druid	4	3	5	Your Choose One cards and powers have both effects combined. Always manages to mention "Back when I was creating the World Tree…" in EVERY conversation. Sheesh! Enough already.
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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.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Ancient Teachings	None	Spell		Druid				Draw 2 cards.
Demigod's Favor	None	Spell		Druid				Give your other minions +2/+2.
Dispel	None	Spell		Druid				Silence a minion.
Leader of the Pack	None	Spell		Druid				Give your minions +1/+1.
Moonfire	None	Spell		Druid				Deal 2 damage.
Nature's Wrath	None	Spell		Druid				Deal 1 damage to a minion. Draw a card.
Rooted	None	Spell		Druid				+5 Health and Taunt.
Solar Wrath	None	Spell		Druid				Deal 3 damage to a minion.
Summon a Panther	None	Spell		Druid				Summon a 3/2 Panther.
Uproot	None	Spell		Druid				+5 Attack.
Bear Form	Common	Spell		Druid				+2 Health and Taunt.
Cat Form	Common	Spell		Druid				Charge
Mark of Nature	Common	Spell		Druid				+4 Health and Taunt.
Mark of Nature	Common	Spell		Druid				+4 Attack.
Nourish	Common	Spell		Druid				Draw 3 cards.
Nourish	Common	Spell		Druid				Gain 2 Mana Crystals.
Shan'do's Lesson	Common	Spell		Druid				Summon two 2/2 Treants with Taunt.
Starfall	Common	Spell		Druid				Deal 5 damage to a minion.
Starfall	Common	Spell		Druid				Deal 2 damage to all enemy minions.
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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." For this reason choices are often written in terms of the difference between the options, rather than the results of each options. For example, Ancient 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 Druid 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

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

References

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