Demon

Demons are a type of minion. Almost all Demons are specific to the warlock class, and are often unusually powerful for their mana-cost, but come with a negative effect for playing them.

For a list of card art featuring demons, see Demon art.

Lore

Main article: Demon art.

From Wowpedia:

Demons are evil immortals who feed upon magic and life. They delight in inflicting suffering, spreading corruption, and, of course, destroying all that is good. Most demons were once mortal. Not all demons are sentient: various animals have been transformed into demons, for instance.

Warlocks bind demons to their will; these infernal denizens defend their masters with their lives or rain death upon their enemies. At first, they command only the service of imps, but as a warlock’s knowledge grows, seductive succubi, loyal voidwalkers, and horrific felhunters join the dark sorcerer’s ranks to wreak havoc on anyone who stands in their master’s way.

The Twisting Nether is home to an infinite number of malefic, demonic beings that seek only to destroy life and devour the energies of the living universe.

Strategy

Playing a Demon often involves a detrimental Battlecry effect. For this reason Demons are risky to play and some Demons should only be played in very specific circumstances. It is recommended to avoid the Battlecry effects of certain Demons by playing them when the Battlecry will have no effect. For example, playing a Succubus or Doomguard while having no other cards in hand will not make you discard cards as you have none to do so. Void Terrors cause you to sacrifice two other minions, however if the minions are already about to die due to having been buffed with Power Overwhelming, nothing is lost.

Demons

For Wild format listings, see Demon/Wild format

Almost all Demons are exclusive to the warlock class. Currently the only exceptions are Illidan Stormrage, Prince Malchezaar, Street Trickster and Imp, from Imp Master.

Collectible

Name / Desc	Rarity	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Dread Infernal	Free	Demon	Warlock	6	6	6	Battlecry: Deal 1 damage to ALL other characters. "INFERNOOOOOOOOOO!" - Jaraxxus, Eredar Lord of the Burning Legion
Succubus	Free	Demon	Warlock	2	4	3	Battlecry: Discard a random card. Warlocks have it pretty good.
Voidwalker	Free	Demon	Warlock	1	1	3	Taunt No relation to "The Voidsteppers", the popular Void-based dance troupe.
Abyssal Enforcer	Common	Demon	Warlock	7	6	6	Battlecry: Deal 3 damage to all other characters. The Kabal print this on every package of illicit Mana Crystals: WARNING - DO NOT PUT WITHIN REACH OF ABYSSALS. THIS IS NOT APPROVED FOR USE BY FLAMING DEMONS OF ANY KIND.
Blood Imp	Common	Demon	Warlock	1	0	1	Stealth. At the end of your turn, give another random friendly minion +1 Health. Imps are content to hide and viciously taunt everyone nearby.
Flame Imp	Common	Demon	Warlock	1	3	2	Battlecry: Deal 3 damage to your hero. Imps like being on fire. They just do.
Howlfiend	Common	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.
Lakkari Felhound	Common	Demon	Warlock	4	3	8	Taunt Battlecry: Discard two random cards. Guaranteed to track tar all over your carpet.
Malchezaar's Imp	Common	Demon	Warlock	1	1	3	Whenever you discard a card, draw a card. Malchezaar used to have an imp named Dobby working for him, but there was a tragic accident.
Street Trickster	Common	Demon	Any	3	0	7	Spell Damage +1 His first trick: making your wallet disappear!
Despicable Dreadlord	Rare	Demon	Warlock	5	4	5	At the end of your turn, deal 1 damage to all enemy minions. He's deathspicable.
Doomguard	Rare	Demon	Warlock	5	5	7	Charge. Battlecry: Discard two random cards. Summoning a doomguard is risky. Someone is going to die.
Felguard	Rare	Demon	Warlock	3	3	5	Taunt. Battlecry: Destroy one of your Mana Crystals. Yes, he'll fight for you. BUT HE'S NOT GOING TO LIKE IT.
Void Terror	Rare	Demon	Warlock	3	3	3	Battlecry: Destroy the minions on either side of this minion and gain their Attack and Health. If you put this into your deck, you WILL lose the trust of your other minions.
Pit Lord	Epic	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.
Unlicensed Apothecary	Epic	Demon	Warlock	3	5	5	Whenever you summon a minion, deal 5 damage to your Hero. Get the ingredients wrong on ONE healing potion and they take your license. What a world!
Illidan Stormrage	Legendary	Demon	Any	6	7	5	Whenever you play a card, summon a 2/1 Flame of Azzinoth. Illidan's brother, Malfurion, imprisoned him beneath Hyjal for 10,000 years. Stormrages are not good at letting go of grudges.
Krul the Unshackled	Legendary	Demon	Warlock	9	7	9	Battlecry: If your deck has no duplicates, summon all Demons from your hand. Spicklefizz pondered his life choices as he looked at the chain around his neck. "Become a warlock," they said. "You get to enslave demons," they said.
Lord Jaraxxus	Legendary	Demon	Warlock	9	3	15	Battlecry: Destroy your hero and replace it with Lord Jaraxxus. "TRIFLING GNOME! YOUR ARROGANCE WILL BE YOUR UNDOING!!!!"
Prince Malchezaar	Legendary	Demon	Any	5	5	6	When the game starts, add 5 extra Legendary minions to your deck. He was super excited to acquire Gorehowl at a garage sale! Then super disappointed to find out it was a foam reproduction.
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Uncollectible

Name / Desc	Rarity	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Imp	None	Demon	Any	1	1	1
Kabal Demon	None	Demon	Mage, Priest, Warlock	8	8	8
Kabal Demon	None	Demon	Mage, Priest, Warlock	5	5	5
Kabal Demon	None	Demon	Mage, Priest, Warlock	2	2	2
Nether Imp	None	Demon	Warlock	2	3	2
Infernal	Common	Demon	Warlock	6	6	6
Worthless Imp	Common	Demon	Warlock	1	1	1	You are out of demons! At least there are always imps...
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Cards that generate Demons

For Wild format listings, see Demon/Wild format

These cards bring new Demons into play through their card text.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Kazakus Potion	None	Spell		Mage, Priest, Warlock	5
Kazakus Potion	None	Spell		Mage, Priest, Warlock	10
Kazakus Potion	None	Spell		Mage, Priest, Warlock	1
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.
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.
Nether Portal	Legendary	Minion	General	Warlock				At the end of your turn, summon two 3/2 Imps.
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Related cards

For Wild format listings, see Demon/Wild format

Most Demon-related cards are exclusive to the warlock class. Currently the only exception is the neutral Light's Champion.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Sacrificial Pact	Free	Spell		Warlock	0			Destroy a Demon. Restore #5 Health to your hero. This is the reason that Demons never really become friends with Warlocks.
Crystalweaver	Common	Minion	General	Warlock	4	5	4	Battlecry: Give your Demons +1/+1. The trick is soaking the crystals in warm milk to soften them up.
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
Sense Demons	Common	Spell		Warlock	3			Draw 2 Demons from your deck. Generally demons are pretty obvious and you don’t need a spell to sense them.
Bloodfury Potion	Rare	Spell		Warlock	3			Give a minion +3 Attack. If it's a Demon, also give it +3 Health. You know what really makes my blood boil? The skyrocketing price of Bloodfury potions!
Kabal Trafficker	Epic	Minion	General	Warlock	6	6	6	At the end of your turn, add a random Demon to your hand. She ships illicit mana crystals around the world in packages marked: FUNNEL CAKE.
Krul the Unshackled	Legendary	Minion	Demon	Warlock	9	7	9	Battlecry: If your deck has no duplicates, summon all Demons from your hand. Spicklefizz pondered his life choices as he looked at the chain around his neck. "Become a warlock," they said. "You get to enslave demons," they said.
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