Damage

Damage in Hearthstone is a particular infliction of harm upon heroes or minions, measured by a number which is deducted from their Armor (if they have any) or Health. If a character's Health is reduced to zero (or below), it will be killed. Note that other types of harm that can be inflicted to characters (such as destroy effects, Freeze effects and Equality) are not considered damage for game purposes and, although most damage is dealt through combat, dealing damage is not considered an "attack" for game purposes.

Damage may be dealt through combat or by various types of damaging effects, which are effects that deal damage to characters. These may be spells, Hero Powers or abilities such as Battlecries, Deathrattles or triggered effects. Some damaging effects are targetable, while others select targets automatically or at random. Damaging effects can affect a single character (such as Fireball), affect multiple characters (such as Explosive Shot) or have an area of effect (such as Flamestrike).

Damage can activate a number of triggered effects, both from receiving it (such as Acolyte of Pain) and from dealing it (such as Water Elemental). However, damage negated by Divine Shield or Immune effects is not considered to have been successfully dealt, and thus will not trigger any on-damage triggered effects.

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Heroes with Armor will have any damage deducted from their Armor before their Health: any damage beyond the character's current Armor will be deducted from their Health. Armor can prevent a hero's Health from being reduced, but will not prevent damage from being dealt: damage dealt only to Armor still counts as damage for the purpose of effects such as Water Elemental and Floating Watcher.^[1]
Characters which are below their maximum Health are considered damaged, and may activate Enrage effects or other synergies. Damaged characters can have their Health restored through healing effects.
Damage can be increased by Spell Damage, Fallen Hero, Prophet Velen and Cursed Blade, can be negated by Divine Shield (which prevents one instance of damage), Immune (which prevents any damage), Bolf Ramshield and Ice Block, can be reduced by Animated Armor, and its effects can be mitigated by Commanding Shout. For additional details, see the Advanced rules section below.
Auchenai Soulpriest and Embrace the Shadow make your healing effects deal damage instead. For additional details, see Healing#Advanced rules, Damage#Advanced rules and Auchenai Soulpriest#Notes.
A Stealthed minion will lose Stealth when it deals damage.

Damaged[edit | edit source]

Main article: Damaged

Any character whose current Health is below its maximum Health is considered damaged, and their current Health will be displayed in red. Some effects (such as Enrage and Battle Rage) require or synergize with damaged characters, while others (such as Backstab) require undamaged characters. Restoring a character to its maximum Health will remove its damaged status, and thus remove any Enrage effects.

For additional details about the damaged status and a list of related cards, see Damaged.

Advanced rules[edit | edit source]

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Damage Events

Damaging effects and combat damage work by creating and resolving Damage Events:

Damaging effects that affect a single target create one Damage Event, and then immediately resolve it.
Usually, damaging effects with an area of effect (i.e., effects that deal damage to all characters of a certain type) first create all Damage Events (one for each affected character, in play order), and then resolve all Damage Events (queuing and resolving triggers) in play order. Exceptions are:
- Swipe creates Damage Events first for the target character and then for all other enemy characters in reverse play order; Damage Events are then resolved in the same order.
- Lightning Storm, Elemental Destruction and Lightbomb, although still figuring out the set of minions they will damage before beginning to damage anything, resolve each Damage Event as soon as it is created in play order.

Example: Frothing Berserker will activate as older minions are damaged by Lightbomb and may grow large enough in Attack to subsequently get killed by Lightbomb.

Some damaging effects that affect "multiple targets" (Bouncing Blade, Greater Arcane Missiles, Cobra Shot and all the effects that "deal a certain amount of damage randomly split among all characters with a given characteristic") shoot a number of individual "missiles" each with a random target: each missile creates a Damage Event which is immediately resolved, before choosing at random the target for the next missile.
- Spells that deal a certain amount of damage randomly split among all characters with a given characteristic (Arcane Missiles, Spreading Madness, Avenging Wrath, Volcano and Timepiece of Horror) interact with Spell Damage and Prophet Velen in the following way: in order to determine the total damage of the spell, take its base damage, add its controller's Spell Damage bonus (if any) and then, if its controller also controlled an unsilenced Prophet Velen since the last Aura Update (Other) Step, double the total damage (multiple Prophet Velens stack); the spell will then shoot that number of missiles, each one still having a proposed damage of 1 regardless of its controller's Spell Damage and Prophet Velens.
All other damaging effects that affect "multiple targets" first create all Damage Events in a given order, then resolve all Damage Events in the same order:
- Multi-Shot, Forked Lightning and Cleave deal damage in random order;
- Explosive Shot and Powershot deal damage in the order center-left-right;
- Cone of Cold deals damage in the order left-right-center;
- Betrayal makes target minion create two Damages Events in the order left-right. Notice that the source of the Damage Event is the minion, not the spell: thus bonuses from Spell Damage and Prophet Velen do not apply, while minion abilities like poison, Water Elemental or Mistress of Pain do apply;
- after they attacked a minion, Magnataur Alpha and Foe Reaper 4000 deal damage in the order left-right.
When combat damage is dealt, first the two Damage Events are created in the order attack-counterattack, and then they are resolved in the same order.

Spells and effects with two steps (such as Mortal Coil and Slam) resolve all Damage Events before querying the target's condition or moving to their next step:

Holy Nova creates and resolves all Damage Events, then creates and resolves all Healing Events (even if the Healing Events are turned into Damage Events by Auchenai Soulpriest or Embrace the Shadow);
Blizzard creates and resolves all Damage Events, then freezes all enemy minions (even undamaged ones);
Cone of Cold creates and resolves all Damage Events, then freezes the affected minions (even if the damage was reduced to 0 by Divine Shield);
Imp-losion deals damage then queries how much damage was dealt: for example, Divine Shield sets the damage to 0, while Commanding Shout does not modify how much damage was considered to be dealt.

Creating a Damage Event

Each Damage Event has its own source (usually, the minion or the damaging effect that creates it; the only exception is Betrayal, whose Damage Events have the targeted minion as their source), its own target and a proposed damage:

most damaging effects have as proposed damage a fixed number explicitly stated in their text (for example, Arcane Shot simply reads "Deal 2 damage");
each Damage Events created by effects that deal a certain amount of damage randomly split among all characters with a given characteristic has a proposed damage of 1;
some damaging effects' proposed damage varies depending on the damage dealt by a source (Eye for an Eye, Wrathguard, Bolf Ramshield), on the cost of a card (Holy Wrath, Cho'gall, Seadevil Stinger), on available mana (Forbidden Flame), on current Armor (Shield Slam), or on the Attack value of a hero (Savagery), wapon (Blade Flurry) or minion (Shadowflame, Lightbomb, Sergeant Sally, Betrayal, Magnataur Alpha, Dispatch Kodo, Knuckles, C'Thun, Foe Reaper 4000), and can happen to be zero;
Damage Events created by healing effects due to Auchenai Soulpriest or Embrace the Shadow have a proposed damage equal to the proposed healing of the replaced Healing Event (see healing for details);
Damage Events created during combat by the attacker and the defender have a proposed damage equal to the Attack value of that character.
Damage Events created by Fatigue have a proposed damage equal to 1 plus the number of times Fatigue has already dealt damage to that player. Note that the Fatigue counter never resets, even if the player replaces their Hero or restocks their deck through shuffle into deck effect and successfully draws cards for a while.

Proposed damage can then be increased by the following bonuses:

If the source of the Damage Event is a spell (other than Arcane Missiles, Avenging Wrath, Spreading Madness, Volcano, Timepiece of Horror, Ancient Curse, Burrowing Mine and Cursed!), add its controller's Spell Damage bonus (if any) to the proposed damage.
- If the source of the Damage Event is Arcane Blast, add twice that bonus instead.
If the source of the Damage Event is a Hero Power and its controller also controls an unsilenced Fallen Hero since the last Aura Update (Other) Step, add its bonus to the proposed damage; multiple Fallen Heroes stack.
Then, if the the source of the Damage Event is a spell (other than Arcane Missiles, Avenging Wrath, Spreading Madness, Volcano, Timepiece of Horror, Ancient Curse, Burrowing Mine and Cursed!) or a Hero Power and its controller also controlled an unsilenced Prophet Velen since the last Aura Update (Other) Step, double the proposed damage of the Damage Event; multiple Prophet Velens stack.

Then, if the target is Immune or the Damage Event's proposed damage is 0, the Damage Event is prevented and has no other consequences. Otherwise, continue with the following steps, in order.

If the target has Divine Shield, the Divine Shield is removed and the Damage Event's proposed damage is reduced to 0.
If the target of the Damage Event is a hero, predamage triggers queue and resolve: Animated Armor has an early priority and always triggers first, and then Bolf Ramshield and Ice Block trigger in order of play. Notice that, whenever a predamage trigger queries how much is the proposed damage of a Damage Event that targets a hero, any Cursed Blade equipped by that hero will double the reported damage.

Animated Armor triggers if the Damage Event has a proposed damage greater than 1, reducing the proposed damage of the Damage Event to 1.

Example: Animated Armor normally does not trigger if a hero takes 1 damage, but Cursed Blade's effect doubles the reported damage to 2 and thus Animated Armor will trigger for no effect in this scenario.

Bolf Ramshield prevents the Damage Event, then creates a new Damage Event whose source and proposed damage are the same as the original Damage Event's but whose target is Bolf Ramshield (and thus "when this minion deals damage" triggers will still run). If a player has multiple Bolf Ramshields in play, only the first one to enter play will trigger and intercept the damage when their hero takes damage.
Ice Block triggers if the Damage Event's proposed damage is greater than or equal to its hero's current Health, preventing the Damage Event and creating an Enchantment attached to the hero which says "Become Immune until the turn ends".

Cursed Blade then doubles the proposed damage of Damage Events targeting your hero.

Finally, the character's current Health+Armor is reduced by the Damage Event's proposed damage: damage is deducted from Armor first, and any damage beyond the character's current Armor is then deducted from their Health.

If the target is affected by Commanding Shout, its current Health is prevented from dropping below 1; however, Commanding Shout does not modify how much damage was considered to be dealt (for example when queried by Imp-losion).

Resolving a Damage Event

If the Damage Event was prevented or if it did not change the character's current Health+Armor total (including due to Divine Shield and Commanding Shout), it will not run any triggers.

Otherwise, on-damage triggers (listed in the following table) queue and resolve in play order.

Finally, if the source of the Damage Event is a minion, it loses Stealth (even if the Damage Event's proposed damage is 0, but not if the Damage Event was prevented).

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Water Elemental	Free	Minion	Elemental	Mage	4	3	6	Freeze any character damaged by this minion. Don't summon a water elemental at a party. It'll dampen the mood.
Gurubashi Berserker	Free	Minion	General	Any	5	2	7	Whenever this minion takes damage, gain +3 Attack. No Pain, No Gain.
Eternium Rover	Common	Minion	Mech	Warrior	1	1	3	Whenever this minion takes damage, gain 2 Armor. He's all beeps and smiles but you're just a walking pile of armor to him.
Eye for an Eye	Common	Spell		Paladin	1			Secret: When your hero takes damage, deal that much damage to the enemy hero. Justice sometimes takes the form of a closed fist into a soft cheek.
Pit Snake	Common	Minion	Beast	Rogue	1	2	1	Poisonous It could be worse. It could be a Snake Pit.
Snowchugger	Common	Minion	Mech	Mage	2	2	3	Freeze any character damaged by this minion. Do the slow chant when he waddles by: "Chug! Chug! Chug!"
Stubborn Gastropod	Common	Minion	Beast	Any	2	1	2	Taunt Poisonous Stubbornly pursuing its dream to become Azeroth's fastest animal!
Vicious Scraphound	Common	Minion	Mech	Warrior	2	2	3	Whenever this minion deals damage, gain that much Armor. It begs for scraps.
Wrathguard	Common	Minion	Demon	Warlock	2	4	3	Whenever this minion takes damage, also deal that amount to your hero. After playing against 5 Annoy-O-Trons, any normal guard will become a Wrathguard.
Acolyte of Pain	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	1	3	Whenever this minion takes damage, draw a card. He trained when he was younger to be an acolyte of joy, but things didn’t work out like he thought they would.
Giant Wasp	Common	Minion	Beast	Any	3	2	2	Stealth Poisonous Float like a butterfly, sting like a giant wasp!
Howlfiend	Common	Minion	Demon	Warlock	3	3	6	Whenever this minion takes damage, discard a random card. The problem is that he carries those cards in his mouth.
Imp Gang Boss	Common	Minion	Demon	Warlock	3	2	4	Whenever this minion takes damage, summon a 1/1 Imp. His imp gang likes to sneak into Stormwind to spraypaint "Ragnaros Rulez" on the Mage Tower.
Axe Flinger	Common	Minion	General	Warrior	4	2	5	Whenever this minion takes damage, deal 2 damage to the enemy hero. Once a lowly "Stick Flinger", he's been relentless on the path to his ultimate dream: "Tauren Flinger".
Chillblade Champion	Common	Minion	General	Paladin	4	3	2	Charge Lifesteal It slices, it dices, it vaporizes! The Chillblade will make a Champion out of even the lowliest gnome.
Night Howler	Common	Minion	General	Any	4	3	4	Whenever this minion takes damage, gain +2 Attack. Honestly, he howls during the day, too.
Floating Watcher	Common	Minion	Demon	Warlock	5	4	4	Whenever your hero takes damage on your turn, gain +2/+2. "Evil Eye Watcher of Doom" was the original name, but marketing felt it was a bit too aggressive.
Dragon Egg	Rare	Minion	General	Any	1	0	2	Whenever this minion takes damage, summon a 2/1 Whelp. Think of them as bullets for your dragon gun.
Armorsmith	Rare	Minion	General	Warrior	2	1	4	Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, gain 1 Armor. She accepts guild funds for repairs!
Mistress of Pain	Rare	Minion	Demon	Warlock	2	1	4	Lifesteal Her sister is the Mistress of Pane who sells windows and shower doors.
Emperor Cobra	Rare	Minion	Beast	Any	3	2	3	Poisonous The Sholazar Basin is home to a lot of really horrible things. If you're going to visit, wear bug spray. And plate armor.
Envenom Weapon	Rare	Spell		Rogue	3			Give your weapon Poisonous. Like Deadly Poison, but deadlier.
Frothing Berserker	Rare	Minion	General	Warrior	3	2	4	Whenever a minion takes damage, gain +1 Attack. He used to work as an accountant before he tried his hand at Berserkering.
Ice Breaker	Rare	Weapon		Shaman	3	1	3	Destroy any Frozen minion damaged by this. A great way to end a conversation.
Val'kyr Soulclaimer	Rare	Minion	General	Warrior	3	1	4	Whenever this minion survives damage, summon a 2/2 Ghoul. My Ghoul friend is back and you're gonna be in trouble.
Alley Armorsmith	Rare	Minion	General	Warrior	5	2	7	Taunt Whenever this minion deal damage, gain that much Armor. The rent is cheap and she passes the savings onto YOU!
Grim Patron	Rare	Minion	General	Any	5	3	3	Whenever this minion survives damage, summon another Grim Patron. If you love getting your face punched, come to the Grim Guzzler!
Voodoo Hexxer	Rare	Minion	General	Shaman	5	2	7	Taunt Freeze any character damaged by this minion. The Silver Hand recruits shuddered in terror when they saw the dreaded totem of the Hexxer: A tiny little snowman, impaled with pins.
Mech-Bear-Cat	Rare	Minion	Mech	Druid	6	7	6	Whenever this minion takes damage, add a Spare Part card to your hand. Crushes buildings with his BEAR hands.
Security Rover	Rare	Minion	Mech	Warrior	6	2	5	Whenever this minion takes damage, summon a 2/3 Mech with Taunt. Insecurity detected. Alerting hugbots.
Underbelly Ooze	Rare	Minion	General	Any	7	3	5	After this minion survives damage, summon a copy of it. It's always accepting of the less successful adventurers.
Patient Assassin	Epic	Minion	General	Rogue	2	1	1	Stealth Poisonous He’s not really that patient. It just takes a while for someone to walk by that he can actually reach.
Crazed Worshipper	Epic	Minion	General	Any	5	3	6	Taunt. Whenever this minion takes damage, give your C'Thun +1/+1 (wherever it is). Every month they share a pancake breakfast with the Perfectly Rational Worshippers.
Wickerflame Burnbristle	Legendary	Minion	General	Paladin	3	2	2	Divine Shield, Taunt, Lifesteal Wickerflame spent years as a recruit for the Goons, never making the big-time because he always fired his chest-cannon too slowly. "Hey," he thought, "maybe if I keep my beard lit on fire, I can do this faster." BOOM, promoted.
Blood-Queen Lana'thel	Legendary	Minion	General	Warlock	5	1	6	Lifesteal Has +1 Attack for each card you've discarded this game. As a young blood-princess she learned the proper way for a lady to curtsy, how to address fellow members of royalty, and how to bite them.
Hallazeal the Ascended	Legendary	Minion	Elemental	Shaman	5	4	6	Whenever your spells deal damage, restore that much Health to your hero. Hallazeals all your dallazamage.
Maexxna	Legendary	Minion	Beast	Any	6	2	8	Poisonous Maexxna gets super mad when people introduce her as "Maxina" or "Maxxy".
Acidmaw	Legendary	Minion	Beast	Hunter	7	4	2	Whenever another minion takes damage, destroy it. With the help of his trusty sidekick Dreadscale, the giant jormungar Acidmaw is ready to face any knight!
Blackhowl Gunspire	Legendary	Minion	General	Warrior	7	3	8	Can't Attack. Whenever this minion takes damage, deal 3 damage to a random enemy. The upper windows used to be for aiming. Then we thought: "Hey! MORE cannons!"
Gahz'rilla	Legendary	Minion	Beast	Hunter	7	6	9	Whenever this minion takes damage, double its Attack. The Sen'jin High football team is The Gahz'rillas.
Hogger, Doom of Elwynn	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	7	6	6	Whenever this minion takes damage, summon a 2/2 Gnoll with Taunt. When C'thun went to sleep, he checked under his bed for Hogger.
Rotface	Legendary	Minion	General	Warrior	8	4	6	Whenever this minion survives damage, summon a random Legendary minion. Daddy! I think I made a Legendary!
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Cards with damaging effects[edit | edit source]

For Wild format listings, see Damage/Wild format

The list of cards with damaging effects is quite extensive, and so is not listed visually, but can be explored through the table below.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Corrupted Blood	None	Spell		Any	1			Casts when Drawn Take 3 damage. After you draw, shuffle two copies of this into your deck.
Kobold Lackey	None	Minion	General	Any	1	1	1	Battlecry: Deal 2 damage.
Piercing Thorns	None	Spell		Druid	1			Deal 2 damage to a minion.
Berserker Throw	None	Hero Power		Hunter	2			Hero Power Deal 2 damage.
Fireblast	None	Hero Power		Mage	2			Hero Power Deal 1 damage.
KABOOM!	None	Hero Power		Warrior	2			Hero Power Deal 1 damage to all enemies. Swaps each turn.
Life Tap	None	Hero Power		Warlock	2			Hero Power Draw a card and take 2 damage.
Mind Shatter	None	Hero Power		Priest	2			Hero Power Deal 3 damage.
Mind Spike	None	Hero Power		Priest	2			Hero Power Deal 2 damage.
Steady Shot	None	Hero Power		Hunter	2			Hero Power Deal 2 damage to the enemy hero.
Ysera Awakens	None	Spell		Any	2			Deal 5 damage to all characters except Ysera.
Zap Cannon	None	Hero Power		Warrior	2			Hero Power Deal 3 damage. Swaps each turn.
Bomb	None	Spell		Any	5			Casts When Drawn You take 5 damage.
Backstab	Free	Spell		Rogue	0			Deal 2 damage to an undamaged minion. It's funny how often yelling "Look over there!" gets your opponent to turn around.
Moonfire	Free	Spell		Druid	0			Deal 1 damage. "Cast Moonfire, and never stop." - How to Be a Druid, Chapter 5, Section 3
Arcane Missiles	Free	Spell		Mage	1			Deal 3 damage randomly split among all enemies. You'd think you'd be able to control your missiles a little better since you're a powerful mage and all.
Arcane Shot	Free	Spell		Hunter	1			Deal 2 damage. Magi conjured arcane arrows to sell to hunters, until hunters learned just enough magic to do it themselves. The resulting loss of jobs sent Stormwind into a minor recession.
Elven Archer	Free	Minion	General	Any	1	1	1	Battlecry: Deal 1 damage. Don't bother asking her out on a date. She'll shoot you down.
Frost Shock	Free	Spell		Shaman	1			Deal 1 damage to an enemy character and Freeze it. FROST SHOCK!
Holy Smite	Free	Spell		Priest	1			Deal 2 damage. It doesn't matter how pious you are. Everyone needs a good smiting now and again.
Mortal Coil	Free	Spell		Warlock	1			Deal 1 damage to a minion. If that kills it, draw a card. If your spells look like horrifying skulls, let's be honest, you should get to draw some cards.
Sinister Strike	Free	Spell		Rogue	1			Deal 3 damage to the enemy hero. There's something about this strike that just feels off. Sinister, even.
Soulfire	Free	Spell		Warlock	1			Deal 4 damage. Discard a random card. Are you lighting a soul on fire? Or burning someone with your OWN soul? This seems like an important distinction.
Whirlwind	Free	Spell		Warrior	1			Deal 1 damage to ALL minions. The way to tell seasoned warriors from novice ones: the novices yell "wheeeee" while whirlwinding.
Arcane Explosion	Free	Spell		Mage	2			Deal 1 damage to all enemy minions. This spell is much better than Arcane Implosion.
Cleave	Free	Spell		Warrior	2			Deal 2 damage to two random enemy minions. Hey you two…could you stand next to each other for a second…
Frostbolt	Free	Spell		Mage	2			Deal 3 damage to a character and Freeze it. It is customary to yell "Chill out!" or "Freeze!" or "Ice ice, baby!" when you play this card.
Mind Blast	Free	Spell		Priest	2			Deal 5 damage to the enemy hero. This spell blasts you directly in the MIND.
Shiv	Free	Spell		Rogue	2			Deal 1 damage. Draw a card. Rogues are experts at SHIV-al-ry.
Drain Life	Free	Spell		Warlock	3			Deal 2 damage. Restore 2 Health to your hero. "I've just sucked one year of your life away."
Fan of Knives	Free	Spell		Rogue	3			Deal 1 damage to all enemy minions. Draw a card. I wouldn't say I LOVE knives, but I'm definitely a fan.
Ironforge Rifleman	Free	Minion	General	Any	3	2	2	Battlecry: Deal 1 damage. "Ready! Aim! Drink!"
Kill Command	Free	Spell		Hunter	3			Deal 3 damage. If you have a Beast, deal 5 damage instead. "Kill!", he commanded.
Shadow Bolt	Free	Spell		Warlock	3			Deal 4 damage to a minion. It’s a Bolt. Its made out of Shadow. What more do you need to know!
Consecration	Free	Spell		Paladin	4			Deal 2 damage to all enemies. Consecrated ground glows with Holy energy. But it smells a little, too.
Fireball	Free	Spell		Mage	4			Deal 6 damage. This spell is useful for burning things. If you're looking for spells that toast things, or just warm them a little, you're in the wrong place.
Hammer of Wrath	Free	Spell		Paladin	4			Deal 3 damage. Draw a card. A good paladin has many tools. Hammer of Wrath, Pliers of Vengeance, Hacksaw of Justice, etc.
Hellfire	Free	Spell		Warlock	4			Deal 3 damage to ALL characters. It's spells like these that make it hard for Warlocks to get decent help.
Multi-Shot	Free	Spell		Hunter	4			Deal 3 damage to two random enemy minions. You see, it's all about throughput.
Swipe	Free	Spell		Druid	4			Deal 4 damage to an enemy and 1 damage to all other enemies. When a bear rears back and extends his arms, he's about to Swipe! ... or hug.
Holy Nova	Free	Spell		Priest	5			Deal 2 damage to all enemies. Restore 2 Health to all friendly characters. If the Holy Light forsakes you, good luck casting this spell. Also, you're probably a jerk.
Nightblade	Free	Minion	General	Any	5	4	4	Battlecry: Deal 3 damage to the enemy hero. Your face is the place you'd probably least like a dagger, and where rogues are most likely to deliver them.
Stormpike Commando	Free	Minion	General	Any	5	4	2	Battlecry: Deal 2 damage. The Stormpike Commandos are demolition experts. They also bake a mean cupcake.
Dread Infernal	Free	Minion	Demon	Warlock	6	6	6	Battlecry: Deal 1 damage to ALL other characters. "INFERNOOOOOOOOOO!" - Jaraxxus, Eredar Lord of the Burning Legion
Fire Elemental	Free	Minion	Elemental	Shaman	6	6	5	Battlecry: Deal 3 damage. He can never take a bath. Ewww.
Starfire	Free	Spell		Druid	6			Deal 5 damage. Draw a card. Balance is important to druids. This card is perfectly balanced.
Flamestrike	Free	Spell		Mage	7			Deal 4 damage to all enemy minions. When the ground is on fire, you should not* stop, drop, and roll.*
Beakered Lightning	Common	Spell		Shaman	0			Deal 1 damage to all minions. Overload: (2) Working in a shaman's lab, it's important to be well-grounded.
Inner Rage	Common	Spell		Warrior	0			Deal 1 damage to a minion and give it +2 Attack. They're only smiling on the outside.
Zap!	Common	Spell		Shaman	0			Deal 2 damage to a minion. Overload: (1) The material components for this spell are wool socks and a rug.
Bloodclaw	Common	Weapon		Paladin	1	2	2	Battlecry: Deal 5 damage to your hero. This weapon – ow! Requires a little – OWW! Finesse.
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.
Devastate	Common	Spell		Warrior	1			Deal 4 damage to a damaged minion. No thanks, I already devast-ate.
Earth Shock	Common	Spell		Shaman	1			Silence a minion, then deal 1 damage to it. Earth Shock? Shouldn't it be "Azeroth Shock"?
Eye for an Eye	Common	Spell		Paladin	1			Secret: When your hero takes damage, deal that much damage to the enemy hero. Justice sometimes takes the form of a closed fist into a soft cheek.
Flame Imp	Common	Minion	Demon	Warlock	1	3	2	Battlecry: Deal 3 damage to your hero. Imps like being on fire. They just do.
Forked Lightning	Common	Spell		Shaman	1			Deal 2 damage to 2 random enemy minions. Overload: (2) If you combine it with Spooned Lightning and Knived Lightning, you have the full dining set.
Goblin Bomb	Common	Minion	Mech	Any	1	0	2	Deathrattle: Deal 2 damage to the enemy hero. They're Dr. Boom's babies. His baby boomers.
Improve Morale	Common	Spell		Warrior	1			Deal 1 damage to a minion. If it is survives, add a Lackey to your hand. "The beatings will continue until MY morale improves."
Leper Gnome	Common	Minion	General	Any	1	1	1	Deathrattle: Deal 2 damage to the enemy hero. He really just wants to be your friend, but the constant rejection is starting to really get to him.
Lightning Bolt	Common	Spell		Shaman	1			Deal 3 damage. Overload: (1) Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!
Rapid Fire	Common	Spell		Hunter	1			Twinspell Deal 1 damage. Pew! Pew!
Ray of Frost	Common	Spell		Mage	1			Twinspell Freeze a minion. If it's already Frozen, deal 2 damage to it. If you have zero chill, this can help.
Shooting Star	Common	Spell		Mage	1			Deal 1 damage to a minion and the minions next to it. Literally starstruck.
Totemic Smash	Common	Spell		Shaman	1			Deal 2 damage. Overkill: Summon a basic Totem. Trolls are the first group to have a totem survive atmospheric re-entry.
Wartbringer	Common	Minion	General	Shaman	1	2	1	Battlecry: If you played 2 spells this turn, deal 2 damage. “Does she cause them with magic, or just…like have a bucket she brings with her?”
Betrayal	Common	Spell		Rogue	2			Force an enemy minion to deal its damage to the minions next to it. Everyone has a price. Gnomes, for example, can be persuaded by stuffed animals and small amounts of chocolate.
Cheap Shot	Common	Spell		Rogue	2			Echo Deal 2 damage to a minion. 50% off. Every shot must go!
Cheaty Anklebiter	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	2	1	Lifesteal Battlecry: Deal 1 damage. Famed hunter of the deadly Achilliosaur.
Cruel Taskmaster	Common	Minion	General	Warrior	2	2	2	Battlecry: Deal 1 damage to a minion and give it +2 Attack. "I'm going to need you to come in on Sunday." - Cruel Taskmaster
Demonfire	Common	Spell		Warlock	2			Deal 2 damage to a minion. If it's a friendly Demon, give it +2/+2 instead. Demonfire is like regular fire except for IT NEVER STOPS BURNING HELLLPPP
Eviscerate	Common	Spell		Rogue	2			Deal 2 damage. Combo: Deal 4 damage instead. There is a high cost to Eviscerating your opponent: It takes a long time to get blood stains out of leather armor.
Explosive Trap	Common	Spell		Hunter	2			Secret: When your hero is attacked, deal 2 damage to all enemies. It traps your food AND cooks it for you!
Mad Bomber	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	3	2	Battlecry: Deal 3 damage randomly split between all other characters. He's not really all that crazy, he is just not as careful with explosives as he should be.
Magic Dart Frog	Common	Minion	Beast	Mage	2	1	3	After you cast a spell, deal 1 damage to a random enemy minion. There's a powerful throat in this frog.
Savage Striker	Common	Minion	General	Druid	2	2	3	Battlecry: Deal damage to an enemy minion equal to your hero's Attack. Ruthless at tribal roasts.
Slam	Common	Spell		Warrior	2			Deal 2 damage to a minion. If it survives, draw a card. "Dun da dun, dun da dun": if you've heard an ogre sing this, it's too late.
Snipe	Common	Spell		Hunter	2			Secret: After your opponent plays a minion, deal 4 damage to it. A great sniper hits the spot. Just like a delicious flank of boar. Mmmmm.
Spirit Bomb	Common	Spell		Warlock	2			Deal 4 damage to a minion and your hero. Might take a few episodes to power up.
Warpath	Common	Spell		Warrior	2			Echo Deal 1 damage to all minions. "Left, right, left, right, there's none of the enemy left… Right?"
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.
Kaboom Bot	Common	Minion	Mech	Any	3	2	2	Deathrattle: Deal 4 damage to a random enemy minion. More Boom for your buck.
Ornery Tortoise	Common	Minion	Beast	Any	3	3	5	Battlecry: Deal 5 damage to your hero. "Dude, where's my pizza?!"
Overlord's Whip	Common	Weapon		Warrior	3	2	4	After you play a minion, deal 1 damage to it. "This merit badge is for cruelty. This one's for whipping. And this one is for embroidery..."
Spring Rocket	Common	Minion	Mech	Any	3	2	1	Battlecry: Deal 2 damage. Proper grammar would be "sprung rocket."
Cone of Cold	Common	Spell		Mage	4			Freeze a minion and the minions next to it, and deal 1 damage to them. Magi of the Kirin Tor were casting Cubes of Cold for many years before Cones came into fashion some 90 years ago.
Marked Shot	Common	Spell		Hunter	4			Deal 4 damage to a minion. Discover a spell. Obviously it's marked for greatness.
Baited Arrow	Common	Spell		Hunter	5			Deal 3 damage. Overkill: Summon a 5/5 Devilsaur. The card is common, but the steak is rare.
Dragonmaw Scorcher	Common	Minion	Dragon	Any	5	3	6	Battlecry: Deal 1 damage to all other minions. Caution: Contains Flammable Material
Arcanosaur	Common	Minion	Elemental	Mage	6	3	3	Battlecry: If you played an Elemental last turn, deal 3 damage to all other minions. Arcane energy… finds a way.
Damaged Stegotron	Common	Minion	Mech	Any	6	5	12	Battlecry: Deal 6 damage to this minion. Sadly the warranty does not cover fireballs or acts of Boom.
Blood Troll Sapper	Common	Minion	General	Warlock	7	5	8	After a friendly minion dies, deal 2 damage to the enemy hero. Main supplier of Blood Troll Syrup to the Intercontinental Hut of Funnel Cakes.
Dark Possession	Rare	Spell		Warlock	1			Deal 2 damage to a friendly character. Discover a Demon. Wanted on three counts of gnomish possession.
Savagery	Rare	Spell		Druid	1			Deal damage equal to your hero's Attack to a minion. It is true that some druids are savage, but others still enjoy a quiet moment and a spot of tea.
Shriek	Rare	Spell		Warlock	1			Discard your lowest Cost card. Deal 2 damage to all minions. The first warning sign of an oncoming warlock temper tantrum.
Knife Juggler	Rare	Minion	General	Any	2	2	2	After you summon a minion, deal 1 damage to a random enemy. Ambitious Knife Jugglers sometimes graduate to Bomb Jugglers. They never last long enough to make it onto a card though.
Serpent Ward	Rare	Minion	Totem	Any	2	0	2	At the end of your turn, deal 2 damage to the enemy hero. When snakes get sick, they get sent to the Serpent Ward.
Wild Pyromancer	Rare	Minion	General	Any	2	3	2	After you cast a spell, deal 1 damage to ALL minions. BOOM BABY BOOM! BAD IS GOOD! DOWN WITH GOVERNMENT!
Cinderstorm	Rare	Spell		Mage	3			Deal 5 damage randomly split among all enemies. Forecast: Cloudy with a chance of fireballs.
Demolisher	Rare	Minion	Mech	Any	3	1	4	At the start of your turn, deal 2 damage to a random enemy. Laying siege isn't fun for anyone. It's not even all that effective, now that everyone has a flying mount.
Headcrack	Rare	Spell		Rogue	3			Deal 2 damage to the enemy hero. Combo: Return this to your hand next turn. When all else fails, nothing beats a swift whack upside the head.
Imp Master	Rare	Minion	General	Any	3	1	5	At the end of your turn, deal 1 damage to this minion and summon a 1/1 Imp. She would enjoy the job a lot more if she just could get the imps to QUIT BITING HER.
Impferno	Rare	Spell		Warlock	3			Give your Demons +1 Attack. Deal 1 damage to all enemy minions. Imps don't get mad when you set them on fire. They think it's cozy.
Injured Blademaster	Rare	Minion	General	Any	3	4	7	Battlecry: Deal 4 damage to HIMSELF. He claims it is an old war wound, but we think he just cut himself shaving.
Lava Burst	Rare	Spell		Shaman	3			Deal 5 damage. Overload: (2) It's like an ocean of liquid magma in your mouth!
Lightning Storm	Rare	Spell		Shaman	3			Deal 2-3 damage to all enemy minions. Overload: (2) An umbrella won't be effective, I'm afraid.
Perdition's Blade	Rare	Weapon		Rogue	3	2	2	Battlecry: Deal 1 damage. Combo: Deal 2 instead. Perdition's Blade is Ragnaros's back-up weapon while Sulfuras is in the shop.
SI:7 Agent	Rare	Minion	General	Rogue	3	3	3	Combo: Deal 2 damage. The agents of SI:7 are responsible for Stormwind's covert activities. Their duties include espionage, assassination, and throwing surprise birthday parties for the royal family.
Blade Flurry	Rare	Spell		Rogue	4			Destroy your weapon and deal its damage to all enemy minions. "Look, it's not just about waving daggers around really fast. It's a lot more complicated than that." - Shan, Rogue Trainer
Blood Witch	Rare	Minion	General	Warlock	4	3	6	At the start of your turn, deal 1 damage to your hero. Like a sloppy joe for vampires.
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.
Lifedrinker	Rare	Minion	Beast	Any	4	3	3	Battlecry: Deal 3 damage to the enemy hero. Restore 3 Health to your hero. In a pinch, he'll also settle for Holy Water: Zero.
Mortal Strike	Rare	Spell		Warrior	4			Deal 4 damage. If you have 12 or less Health, deal 6 instead. "If you only use one ability, use Mortal Strike." - The Warrior Code, Line 6
Scorch	Rare	Spell		Mage	4			Deal 4 damage to a minion. If you played an Elemental last turn, this costs (1). The hoof. The hoof. The hoof is on fire.
Shadowflame	Rare	Spell		Warlock	4			Destroy a friendly minion and deal its Attack damage to all enemy minions. Start with a powerful minion and stir in Shadowflame and you have a good time!
Vendetta	Rare	Spell		Rogue	4			Deal 4 damage to a minion. Costs (0) if you're holding a card from another class. A vengeful and vicarious vanguard against violent villains or vexed victims.
Wing Blast	Rare	Spell		Hunter	4			Deal 4 damage to a minion. If a minion died this turn, this costs (1). Emeriss uses Wing Blast. It's super effective!
Abomination	Rare	Minion	General	Any	5	4	4	Taunt. Deathrattle: Deal 2 damage to ALL characters. Abominations enjoy Fresh Meat and long walks on the beach.
Dyn-o-matic	Rare	Minion	Mech	Warrior	5	3	4	Battlecry: Deal 5 damage randomly split among all minions except Mechs. Star player on the inter-office Boomball team.
Explosive Shot	Rare	Spell		Hunter	5			Deal 5 damage to a minion and 2 damage to adjacent ones. Pull the pin, count to 5, then shoot. Then duck.
Hagatha's Scheme	Rare	Spell		Shaman	5			Deal 1 damage to all minion. (Upgrades each turn!) "All shall suffer!" "But Hagatha, those are your minions..." "I said ALL!!!"
Holy Water	Rare	Spell		Priest	5			Deal 4 damage to a minion. If that kills it, add a copy of it to your hand. For a healthier option, try Holy Water: Zero.
Holy Wrath	Rare	Spell		Paladin	5			Draw a card and deal damage equal to its cost. C'mon Molten Giant!!
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.
Sunreaver Warmage	Rare	Minion	General	Any	5	4	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a spell that costs (5) or more, deal 4 damage. What, did you expect the Sunreavers to be coldages?
Blizzard	Rare	Spell		Mage	6			Deal 2 damage to all enemy minions and Freeze them. This spell can be very Entertaining.
Holy Fire	Rare	Spell		Priest	6			Deal 5 damage. Restore 5 Health to your hero. Often followed by Holy Smokes!
Meteorologist	Rare	Minion	General	Mage	6	3	3	Battlecry: For each card in your hand, deal 1 damage to a random enemy. Some say the world will end in fire. Some say in ice. Why not BOTH?
Missile Launcher	Rare	Minion	Mech	Any	6	4	4	Magnetic At the end of your turn, deal 1 damage to all other characters. We asked, "Where do the missiles go?" and he answered, "Yes."
Tunnel Blaster	Rare	Minion	General	Any	7	3	7	Taunt Deathrattle: Deal 3 damage to all minions. And you always thought they wore the candles just for fun.
Crystallizer	Epic	Minion	General	Any	1	1	3	Battlecry: Deal 5 damage to your hero. Gain 5 Armor. This elf's winning the arms race.
Shield Slam	Epic	Spell		Warrior	1			Deal 1 damage to a minion for each Armor you have. "What is a better weapon? The sharp one your enemies expect, or the blunt one they ignore?" - The Art of Warrior, Chapter 9
Icicle	Epic	Spell		Mage	2			Deal 2 damage to a minion. If it's Frozen, draw a card. This may appear weak at frost glance, but it's actually a very ice spell.
Omega Devastator	Epic	Minion	Mech	Warrior	4	4	5	Battlecry: If you have 10 Mana Crystals, deal 10 damage to a minion. The Alpha Devastator didn't devastate enough. The Beta Devastator devastated too much. But the Omega was just right!
Pit Lord	Epic	Minion	Demon	Warlock	4	5	6	Battlecry: Deal 5 damage to your hero. Mannoroth, Magtheridon, and Brutallus may be dead, but it turns out there are a LOT of pit lords.
WANTED!	Epic	Spell		Rogue	4			Deal 3 damage to a minion. If that kills it, add a Coin to your hand. Wanted: Dead or Undead.
Bane of Doom	Epic	Spell		Warlock	5			Deal 2 damage to a character. If that kills it, summon a random Demon. My advice to you is to avoid Doom, if possible.
Blast Wave	Epic	Spell		Mage	5			Deal 2 damage to all minions. Overkill: Add a random Mage spell to your hand. If you’re burning and you know it, wave your hands!
Loose Specimen	Epic	Minion	Beast	Any	5	6	6	Battlecry: Deal 6 damage randomly split among other friendly minions. You leave Deathstalker Rexxar alone in the lab for TWO minutes…
Snapjaw Shellfighter	Epic	Minion	General	Any	5	3	8	Whenever an adjacent minion takes damage, this minion takes it instead. Nonono, the turtle* is the Shellfighter.*
Avenging Wrath	Epic	Spell		Paladin	6			Deal 8 damage randomly split among all enemies. Wham! Wham! Wham! Wham! Wham! Wham! Wham! Wham!
Cannon Barrage	Epic	Spell		Rogue	6			Deal 3 damage to a random enemy. Repeat for each of your Pirates. Why fire your cannons strategically when you can fire them all at once?
Deadly Arsenal	Epic	Spell		Warrior	6			Reveal a weapon from your deck. Deal its Attack to all minions. Oh look. A Gorehowl.
Turncoat Contract	Epic	Spell		Rogue	6			Destroy a minion. It deals its damage to adjacent minions.
Crowd Roaster	Epic	Minion	Dragon	Any	7	7	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, deal 7 damage to an enemy minion. Every major show has an opening act to warm up the crowd.
Star Aligner	Epic	Minion	General	Any	7	7	7	Battlecry: If you control 3 minions with 7 Health, deal 7 damage to all enemies. "You're a Sagittarius? Me too! Just gimme a sec."
Worgen Abomination	Epic	Minion	General	Any	7	6	6	At the end of your turn, deal 2 damage to all other damaged minions. Does anyone want to play dead!??!?
Pyroblast	Epic	Spell		Mage	10			Deal 10 damage. Take the time for an evil laugh after you draw this card.
High Priest Thekal	Legendary	Minion	General	Paladin	3	3	4	Battlecry: Convert all but 1 of your hero's Health into Armor. "…and then I beat him with 1 Health!"
Baron Geddon	Legendary	Minion	Elemental	Any	7	7	5	At the end of your turn, deal 2 damage to ALL other characters. Baron Geddon was Ragnaros's foremost lieutenant, until he got FIRED.
Blackhowl Gunspire	Legendary	Minion	General	Warrior	7	3	8	Can't Attack. Whenever this minion takes damage, deal 3 damage to a random enemy. The upper windows used to be for aiming. Then we thought: "Hey! MORE cannons!"
Lord Godfrey	Legendary	Minion	General	Warlock	7	4	4	Battlecry: Deal 2 damage to all other minions. If any die, repeat this Battlecry. Betrayed the Alliance. Betrayed the Horde. All for 200 achievement points and a sweet, sweet hat.
Hagatha the Witch	Legendary	Hero card		Shaman	8			Battlecry: Deal 3 damage to all minions. Curse-bringer, tree-twister, mother of wretched things…Hanzo main.
Ragnaros the Firelord	Legendary	Minion	Elemental	Any	8	8	8	Can't attack. At the end of your turn, deal 8 damage to a random enemy.
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Related cards[edit | edit source]

For Wild format listings, see Damage/Wild format

The following cards have effects that trigger from damage being dealt (including the Poisonous ability, which stands for "Destroy any minion damaged by this minion"; for a breakdown by trigger type, see Triggered effect#Character damage), or that specifically alter the amount of damage dealt to targets, or that are otherwise related to damage. Not listed here are cards with Spell Damage, which increase damage dealt by spells with damaging effects (see Spell Damage for a list), cards with Divine Shield, which lower to 0 the damage dealt to shielded minions (see Divine Shield for a list), and Immune effects, which prevent any damage dealt to protected characters (see Immune for a list).

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Water Elemental	Free	Minion	Elemental	Mage	4	3	6	Freeze any character damaged by this minion. Don't summon a water elemental at a party. It'll dampen the mood.
Gurubashi Berserker	Free	Minion	General	Any	5	2	7	Whenever this minion takes damage, gain +3 Attack. No Pain, No Gain.
Eternium Rover	Common	Minion	Mech	Warrior	1	1	3	Whenever this minion takes damage, gain 2 Armor. He's all beeps and smiles but you're just a walking pile of armor to him.
Eye for an Eye	Common	Spell		Paladin	1			Secret: When your hero takes damage, deal that much damage to the enemy hero. Justice sometimes takes the form of a closed fist into a soft cheek.
Vicious Scraphound	Common	Minion	Mech	Warrior	2	2	3	Whenever this minion deals damage, gain that much Armor. It begs for scraps.
Acolyte of Pain	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	1	3	Whenever this minion takes damage, draw a card. He trained when he was younger to be an acolyte of joy, but things didn’t work out like he thought they would.
Duskbat	Common	Minion	Beast	Warlock	3	2	4	Battlecry: If your hero took damage this turn, summon two 1/1 Bats. Happily married with two kids. It was love at first bite.
Clockwork Automaton	Common	Minion	Mech	Any	5	4	4	Double the damage and healing of your Hero Power. Most mechs are pretty chill, but this one is all wound up.
Armorsmith	Rare	Minion	General	Warrior	2	1	4	Whenever a friendly minion takes damage, gain 1 Armor. She accepts guild funds for repairs!
Commanding Shout	Rare	Spell		Warrior	2			Your minions can't be reduced below 1 Health this turn. Draw a card. "Shout! Shout! Let it all out!" - Advice to warriors-in-training
Emperor Cobra	Rare	Minion	Beast	Any	3	2	3	Poisonous The Sholazar Basin is home to a lot of really horrible things. If you're going to visit, wear bug spray. And plate armor.
Frothing Berserker	Rare	Minion	General	Warrior	3	2	4	Whenever a minion takes damage, gain +1 Attack. He used to work as an accountant before he tried his hand at Berserkering.
Nethersoul Buster	Rare	Minion	Demon	Warlock	3	1	5	Battlecry: Gain +1 Attack for each damage your hero has taken this turn. Why did the demon cross the streams? To get to The Other Side.
Auchenai Soulpriest	Rare	Minion	General	Priest	4	3	5	Your cards and powers that restore Health now deal damage instead. The Auchenai know the end is coming, but they're not sure when.
Security Rover	Rare	Minion	Mech	Warrior	6	2	5	Whenever this minion takes damage, summon a 2/3 Mech with Taunt. Insecurity detected. Alerting hugbots.
Underbelly Ooze	Rare	Minion	General	Any	7	3	5	After this minion survives damage, summon a copy of it. It's always accepting of the less successful adventurers.
Auchenai Phantasm	Epic	Minion	General	Priest	2	3	2	Battlecry: This turn, your healing effects deal damage instead. “Okay kids did everyone remember to heal before we left?”
Patient Assassin	Epic	Minion	General	Rogue	2	1	1	Stealth Poisonous He’s not really that patient. It just takes a while for someone to walk by that he can actually reach.
Smolderthorn Lancer	Epic	Minion	General	Warrior	3	3	2	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, destroy a damaged enemy minion. Here comes “The Smolder.”
Deathweb Spider	Epic	Minion	Beast	Warlock	5	4	6	Battlecry: If your hero took damage this turn, gain Lifesteal. The itsy bitsy spiders climbed up the village wall. Then came the witch and the spiders ate them all.
Snapjaw Shellfighter	Epic	Minion	General	Any	5	3	8	Whenever an adjacent minion takes damage, this minion takes it instead. Nonono, the turtle* is the Shellfighter.*
Blackhowl Gunspire	Legendary	Minion	General	Warrior	7	3	8	Can't Attack. Whenever this minion takes damage, deal 3 damage to a random enemy. The upper windows used to be for aiming. Then we thought: "Hey! MORE cannons!"
Prophet Velen	Legendary	Minion	General	Priest	7	7	7	Double the damage and healing of your spells and Hero Power. He's been exiled from his home, and all his brothers turned evil, but otherwise he doesn't have a lot to complain about.
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