Demon

Demons are a type of minion. Demons are most closely tied 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.

Cards that can summon demons without playing them can overcome these downsides. Cards like Voidcaller, Possessed Lackey, Skull of the Man'ari, and Krul the Unshackled can summon a demon from the deck or hand without activating their Battlecries, bringing them out with none of the downsides involved. Resurrection effects like Bloodreaver Gul'dan also summon demons without activating Battlecries.

Demons

For Wild format listings, see Demon/Wild format

While all class-restricted Demons are exclusive to the warlock class, a range of neutral ones exist as well. Neutral demons include Illidan Stormrage, Prince Malchezaar, Sneaky Devil, Street Trickster, Void Ripper and Imp, from Imp Master.

Collectible

Name / Desc	Rarity	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Voidwalker	Free	Demon	Warlock	1	1	3	Taunt No relation to "The Voidsteppers", the popular Void-based dance troupe.
Succubus	Free	Demon	Warlock	2	4	3	Battlecry: Discard a random card. Warlocks have it pretty good.
Dread Infernal	Free	Demon	Warlock	6	6	6	Battlecry: Deal 1 damage to ALL other characters. "INFERNOOOOOOOOOO!" - Jaraxxus, Eredar Lord of the Burning Legion
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.
Witchwood Imp	Common	Demon	Warlock	1	1	1	Stealth Deathrattle: Give a random friendly minion +2 Health. THIS wood imp. Stop asking!
Doubling Imp	Common	Demon	Warlock	3	2	2	Battlecry: Summon a copy of this minion. What's worse than finding two imps in your lab? Only finding one of them.
Felsoul Inquisitor	Common	Demon	Any	4	1	6	Lifesteal Taunt Everyone expects an inquisition reference.
Aranasi Broodmother	Common	Demon	Warlock	6	4	6	Taunt When you draw this, restore 4 Health to your hero. She's got a big brood and a big mood.
Void Analyst	Rare	Demon	Warlock	2	2	2	Deathrattle: Give all Demons in your hand +1/+1. Conclusion: Nothing there.
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.
Nethersoul Buster	Rare	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.
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.
Portal Keeper	Rare	Demon	Any	4	5	2	Battlecry: Shuffle 3 Portals into your deck. When drawn, summon a 2/2 Demon with Rush. No longer allowed to be "it" when playing demon tag.
Witchwood Piper	Rare	Demon	Any	4	3	3	Battlecry: Draw a minion from your deck with the lowest mana cost. She rids villages of annoying pests, like rats and children.
Mad Summoner	Rare	Demon	Any	6	4	4	Battlecry: Fill each player's board with 1/1 Imps. Does he summon because of his madness, or is he mad from all the summoning?
Nightmare Amalgam	Epic	All	Any	3	3	4	This is an Elemental, Mech, Demon, Murloc, Dragon, Beast, Pirate and Totem. Be all that you can be.
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.
Portal Overfiend	Epic	Demon	Any	6	5	6	Battlecry: Shuffle 3 Portals into your deck. When drawn, summon a 2/2 Demon with Rush. It's like an interdimensional game of demon tag.
Jumbo Imp	Epic	Demon	Warlock	10	8	8	Costs (1) less whenever a friendly Demon dies while this is in your hand. Jumbo in size! Huge in E.V.I.L.!
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.
Fel Lord Betrug	Legendary	Demon	Warlock	8	5	7	Whenever you draw a minion, summon a copy with Rush that dies at end of turn. Nobody else likes rush hour.
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!!!!"
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Uncollectible

Name / Desc	Rarity	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Imp	None	Demon	Warlock	1	1	1
Imp	None	Demon	Any	1	1	1
Imp	None	Demon	Any	1	1	1
Felhound	None	Demon	Any	2	2	2	Rush
Worthless Imp	Common	Demon	Warlock	1	1	1	You are out of demons! At least there are always imps...
Infernal	Common	Demon	Warlock	6	6	6
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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
Felhound Portal	None	Spell		Any	2			Casts When Drawn Summon a 2/2 Felhound with Rush.
Call of the Void	Common	Spell		Warlock	1			Add a random Demon to your hand. "Marco!" "Polo!" "Marco!" "Who dares summon me?!"
Demonic Project	Common	Spell		Warlock	2			Each player transforms a random minion in their hand into a Demon. Another group project where Jaraxxus doesn't do any work.
Rafaam's Scheme	Common	Spell		Warlock	3			Summon 1 1/1 Imp. (Upgrades each turn!) "When your first plan fails... imp-rovise."
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.
Mad Summoner	Rare	Minion	Demon	Any	6	4	4	Battlecry: Fill each player's board with 1/1 Imps. Does he summon because of his madness, or is he mad from all the summoning?
Hench-Clan Hag	Epic	Minion	General	Any	4	3	3	Battlecry: Summon two 1/1 Amalgams with all minion types. The Hench Clan is an equal opportunity employer, no matter which parts of you came from where.
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.
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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.
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.
Dark Possession	Rare	Spell		Warlock	1			Deal 2 damage to a friendly character. Discover a Demon. Wanted on three counts of gnomish possession.
Void Analyst	Rare	Minion	Demon	Warlock	2	2	2	Deathrattle: Give all Demons in your hand +1/+1. Conclusion: Nothing there.
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!
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.
Ectomancy	Epic	Spell		Warlock	6			Summon copies of all Demons you control. "Zerek! Stay out of my lab!"
Jumbo Imp	Epic	Minion	Demon	Warlock	10	8	8	Costs (1) less whenever a friendly Demon dies while this is in your hand. Jumbo in size! Huge in E.V.I.L.!
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