Gnome

A gnomish inventor working on some mind control technology

Gnomes are a diminutive race of humanoids, known for their remarkable intellect, their engineering and mechanical prowess, and their impressive if unpredictable inventions. In Hearthstone they are best known for bringing powerful and often hard to control effects to the board, with a particular penchant for summoning and transforming minions.

The gnomes and their inventions are featured in Hearthstone's first expansion, Goblins vs Gnomes.

Lore[edit | edit source]

From Wowpedia:

"The clever, spunky, and oftentimes eccentric gnomes present a unique paradox among the civilized races of Azeroth. Brilliant inventors with an irrepressibly cheerful disposition, this race has suffered treachery, displacement, and near-genocide. It is their remarkable optimism in the face of such calamity that symbolizes the truly unshakable spirit of the gnomes."

- World of Warcraft introduction

The ingenious gnomes, masters of technology and the former denizens of Gnomeregan, are a race of diminutive humanoids who spent years in exile in Tinker Town in the dwarven capital of Ironforge before launching a partially-successful recapture of Gnomeregan. Their main base of operations is now New Tinkertown.

Gnomes are a diminutive, wiry race of tinkers who live underground. In the Second War, they built gadgets and vehicles, such as submarines and flying machines, for the Alliance to combat the Horde. They are great mechanics and inventors, renowned for their knowledge and eccentric natures. The gnomes had a city, Gnomeregan, built into Ironforge Mountain, but invading troggs destroyed it and slaughtered its citizens. Many survivors now live with the Ironforge dwarves, a few traveling with their dwarven friends to Kalimdor. The gnomes are still reeling from the destruction of their home city and are loath to leave the safety of the dwarven tunnels.

In Hearthstone[edit | edit source]

What Gnomes do, they do FOR SCIENCE! While Gnomish inventions are less likely to leave smoking craters, they are significantly more likely to turn innocent bystanders into poultry. In fact, it seems like a lot of Gnomish engineering is a combination of the wackiest technology imaginable and a hefty dose of ‘turning-things-into-other-things probably-by-accident.’ Odds are, rather than blowing something up, a Gnomish invention will usually just leave the unfortunate target wishing they’d been blown up.^[1]

Gnomes are at the heart of the first Hearthstone expansion Goblins vs Gnomes, where they represent the Alliance. They are contrasted with the explosive and volatile goblins, with the gnomes tending toward more mechanical and clockwork constructions. They are also somewhat more lawful and less chaotic than the goblins, although they still have their share of accidents. While malfunctions (and indeed correct functioning) in goblin technology tend to result in fiery explosions, gnomish technology is more likely to transform the target into a Chicken or other critter.

Thematic elements of gnome card design are RNG and transformation.

Cards[edit | edit source]

Gnomes

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Dalaran Mage	Free	Minion	General	Any	3	1	4	Spell Damage +1 You don't see a lot of Dalaran warriors.
Dragonling Mechanic	Free	Minion	General	Any	4	2	4	Battlecry: Summon a 2/1 Mechanical Dragonling. She is still working on installing the rocket launcher add-on for Mr. Bitey.
Gnomish Inventor	Free	Minion	General	Any	4	2	4	Battlecry: Draw a card. She's never quite sure what she's making, she just knows it's AWESOME!
Novice Engineer	Free	Minion	General	Any	2	1	1	Battlecry: Draw a card. "Half of this class will not graduate… since they'll have been turned to chickens." - Tinkmaster Overspark, teaching Gizmos 101.
Whizbang the Wonderful	Free	Hero		Any			30
Wildlands Adventurer	Free	Minion	General	Any	5	5	5	Battlecry: Add a random card from the Hall of Fame to your hand.
Arcanologist	Common	Minion	General	Mage	2	2	3	Battlecry: Draw a Secret from your deck. What did you draw? Shhhh… it’s a secret.
Arcanosmith	Common	Minion	General	Any	4	3	2	Battlecry: Summon a 0/5 minion with Taunt. He’s really just a Blacksmith, but he thought the fancy title would bring in more business.
Arena Fanatic	Common	Minion	General	Any	4	2	3	Battlecry: Give all minions in your hand +1/+1. Her fantasy Rumble league gives double points for dismemberment.
Backstreet Leper	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	3	1	Deathrattle: Deal 2 damage to the enemy hero. Quit playing games with his heart. And his fingers. And foot. It's rude.
Cheaty Anklebiter	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	2	1	Lifesteal Battlecry: Deal 1 damage. Famed hunter of the deadly Achilliosaur.
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.
Cogmaster	Common	Minion	General	Any	1	1	2	Has +2 Attack while you have a Mech. After a while, you don't see the cogs and sprockets. All you see is a robot, a spider tank, a deathray...
Electrowright	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	3	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a spell that costs (5) or more, gain +1/+1. Carefully assembled from two Electrowrongs.
Gadgetzan Socialite	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	2	2	Battlecry: Restore 2 Health. Comment on her height, and she'll go from flapper to kneecapper in seconds flat.
Gnomeregan Infantry	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	1	4	Charge Taunt The gnomes are valiant and ready to return to their irradiated, poorly ventilated homeland!
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.
Loot Hoarder	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	2	1	Deathrattle: Draw a card. Always roll need.
Microtech Controller	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	2	1	Battlecry: Summon two 1/1 Microbots. Best-selling author of "How to Make Friends You Completely Control."
Netherspite Historian	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	1	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, Discover a Dragon. She can tell you all about the history of people not STANDING IN THE GREEN BEAM!
Plague Scientist	Common	Minion	General	Rogue	3	2	3	Combo: Give a friendly minion Poisonous. The excruciating pain means it's working!
Polluted Hoarder	Common	Minion	General	Any	4	4	2	Deathrattle: Draw a card. Roll ‘greed’ OR THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU.
Salty Dog	Common	Minion	Pirate	Any	5	7	4	He's recently recovered from being a "scurvy dog."
Shrinkmeister	Common	Minion	General	Priest	2	3	2	Battlecry: Give a minion -2 Attack this turn. After the debacle of the Gnomish World Enlarger, gnomes are wary of size-changing inventions.
Sorcerer's Apprentice	Common	Minion	General	Mage	2	3	2	Your spells cost (1) less. Apprentices are great for bossing around. "Conjure me some mana buns! And a coffee! Make that a mana coffee!"
Tinkertown Technician	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	3	3	Battlecry: If you have a Mech, gain +1/+1 and add a Spare Part to your hand. Won't you take me to... Tinkertown?
Twilight Elder	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	3	4	At the end of your turn, give your C'Thun +1/+1 (wherever it is). Just doesn't understand those Twilight Youngsters any more - with their comic books and their rock music.
Usher of Souls	Common	Minion	General	Warlock	5	5	6	Whenever a friendly minion dies, give your C'Thun +1/+1 (wherever it is). Nothing unburdens your soul like a good ushing!
Belligerent Gnome	Rare	Minion	General	Any	2	1	4	Taunt Battlecry: If your opponent has 2 or more minions, gain +1 Attack. Maybe don't put this one in your garden.
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.
Bloodsail Cultist	Rare	Minion	Pirate	Warrior	3	3	4	Battlecry: If you control another Pirate, give your weapon +1/+1. They're really just in it for the Blood Parrot.
Doomed Apprentice	Rare	Minion	General	Mage	3	3	2	Your opponent's spells cost (1) more. Jaina was never good at keeping up apprentices.
Giggling Inventor	Rare	Minion	General	Any	7	2	1	Battlecry: Summon two 1/2 Mechs with Taunt and Divine Shield. "I shall build a mighty golden paladin! And he will GREET the WORLD!"
Gnomish Experimenter	Rare	Minion	General	Any	3	3	2	Battlecry: Draw a card. If it's a minion, transform it into a Chicken. He's legitimately surprised every time he turns himself into a chicken.
Illuminator	Rare	Minion	General	Any	3	2	4	If you control a Secret at the end of your turn, restore 4 Health to your hero. "LUMOS!" is not what they yell. What do you think this is, Hogwarts?
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.
Lil' Exorcist	Rare	Minion	General	Any	3	2	3	Taunt Battlecry: Gain +1/+1 for each enemy Deathrattle minion. Warlocks have the town exorcist on speed dial in case they unleash the wrong demon.
Mind Control Tech	Rare	Minion	General	Any	3	3	3	Battlecry: If your opponent has 4 or more minions, take control of one at random. Mind Control technology is getting better, but that's not saying much.
Pint-Sized Summoner	Rare	Minion	General	Any	2	2	2	The first minion you play each turn costs (1) less. She's quite jealous of the Gallon-Sized Summoner.
Possessed Lackey	Rare	Minion	General	Warlock	6	2	2	Deathrattle: Recruit a Demon. If you don't keep up with your payments, it'll be a repossessed lackey.
Shady Dealer	Rare	Minion	General	Rogue	3	4	3	Battlecry: If you have a Pirate, gain +1/+1. I have great deal for you... for 4 damage to your face!
Shallow Gravedigger	Rare	Minion	General	Any	3	3	1	Deathrattle: Add a random Deathrattle minion to your hand. It's hard to put them six feet under when you're three feet tall.
Shieldmaiden	Rare	Minion	General	Warrior	6	5	5	Battlecry: Gain 5 Armor. She has three shieldbearers in her party to supply her with back ups when she gets low on durability.
Small-Time Buccaneer	Rare	Minion	Pirate	Any	1	1	1	Has +2 Attack while you have a weapon equipped. "Oh, I'm not serious about it. I only pirate on the weekends."
Test Subject	Rare	Minion	General	Priest	1	0	2	Deathrattle: Return any spells you cast on this minion to your hand. "Now I feel... REALLY icky."
Dreampetal Florist	Epic	Minion	General	Druid	7	4	4	At the end of your turn, reduce the Cost of a random minion in your hand by (7). Unlike gnomes, dreampetals grow more than 3 feet tall.
Glowstone Technician	Epic	Minion	General	Paladin	6	3	4	Battlecry: Give all minions in your hand +2/+2. "Windell! More light!" "I'm givin' it all she's got, Kangor!"
Gnomeferatu	Epic	Minion	General	Warlock	2	2	3	Battlecry: Remove the top card from your opponent's deck. She prefers the term "Glampire."
Mini-Mage	Epic	Minion	General	Any	4	4	1	Stealth Spell Damage +1 He is sometimes found hiding in the treasure chest in the Gurubashi Arena.
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.
Recombobulator	Epic	Minion	General	Any	2	3	2	Battlecry: Transform a friendly minion into a random minion with the same Cost. For when you didn’t combobulate quite right the first time around.
Wee Spellstopper	Epic	Minion	General	Mage	4	2	5	Adjacent minions can't be targeted by spells or Hero Powers. Bane of spellcasters and spelling bees everywhere.
Chromie	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	4	4	4	Battlecry: Shuffle four Historical Epochs into your deck.
Finkle Einhorn	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	3	3	3
Gelbin Mekkatorque	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	6	6	6	Battlecry: Summon an AWESOME invention. He's the leader of the gnomes, and an incredible inventor. He's getting better, too; He turns things into chickens WAY less than he used to.
Mekgineer Thermaplugg	Legendary	Minion	Mech	Any	9	9	7	Whenever an enemy minion dies, summon a Leper Gnome. He was obsessed with explosives until he discovered knitting. Now he yells, “SWEATERS! MORE SWEATERS!”
Millhouse Manastorm	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	2	4	4	Battlecry: Enemy spells cost (0) next turn. "I'm gonna light you up, sweetcheeks!"
Rin, the First Disciple	Legendary	Minion	General	Warlock	6	3	6	Taunt. Deathrattle: Add 'The First Seal' to your hand. Signed and sealed, she delivers oblivion.
Sergeant Sally	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	3	1	1	Deathrattle: Deal damage equal to the minion's Attack to all enemy minions. "Who is she? Where did she come from? We don't even have a police force here in Gadgetzan!!" - Mayor Noggenfogger
Tinkmaster Overspark	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	3	3	3	Battlecry: Transform another random minion into a 5/5 Devilsaur or a 1/1 Squirrel. Tinkmaster Overspark nearly lost his Tinker's license after the Great Ironforge Squirrel Stampede of '09.
Toki, Time-Tinker	Legendary	Minion	General	Mage	6	5	5	Battlecry: Add a random Legendary minion from the past to your hand. Just a twist to the left, one quarter turn to the right and … oops! Well, we didn’t need that timeline anyway.
Toshley	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	6	5	7	Battlecry and Deathrattle: Add a Spare Part card to your hand. Something about power converters.
Whizbang the Wonderful	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	4	4	5	You start the game with one of Whizbang's Wonderful Decks! From the prestigious Westfall Wonderfuls.
Wilfred Fizzlebang	Legendary	Minion	General	Warlock	6	4	4	Cards you draw from your Hero Power cost (0). He can summon anything, even a FEARSOME DOOMGUARD.* *He's pretty sure this is going to work out.
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Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Assassinate	Free	Spell		Rogue	5			Destroy an enemy minion. If you don't want to be assassinated, move to the Barrens and change your name. Good luck!
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.
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.
Mind Blast	Free	Spell		Priest	2			Deal 5 damage to the enemy hero. This spell blasts you directly in the MIND.
Mirror Image	Free	Spell		Mage	1			Summon two 0/2 minions with Taunt. Oh hey it's Mirror Image! !egamI rorriM s'ti yeh hO
Power Word: Shield	Free	Spell		Priest	1			Give a minion +2 Health. Draw a card. Sure the extra protection is nice, but the shield really reduces visibility.
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.
Vanish	Free	Spell		Rogue	6			Return all minions to their owner's hand.
Clockwork Gnome	Common	Minion	Mech	Any	1	2	1	Deathrattle: Add a Spare Part card to your hand. Clockwork gnomes are always asking what time it is.
Clockwork Knight	Common	Minion	Mech	Any	5	5	5	Battlecry: Give a friendly Mech +1/+1. It takes a lot to wind him up.
Fen Creeper	Common	Minion	General	Any	5	3	6	Taunt He used to be called Bog Beast, but it confused people because he wasn't an actual beast. Boom, New Name!
Flying Machine	Common	Minion	Mech	Any	3	1	4	Windfury To operate, this contraption needs a hula doll on the dashboard. Otherwise it's just a “falling machine.”
Jade Blossom	Common	Spell		Druid	3			Summon a Jade Golem. Gain an empty Mana Crystal. Meditating under a jade blossom is said to grant you wisdom, unless you have a pollen allergy.
Power Overwhelming	Common	Spell		Warlock	1			Give a friendly minion +4/+4 until end of turn. Then, it dies. Horribly. We cannot even describe how horrible the death is. It's CRAZY bad! Maybe worse than that. Just don't do it.
Rain of Toads	Common	Spell		Shaman	6			Summon three 2/4 Toads with Taunt. Overload: (3) "Oh, THAT'S how she brings the warts!"
Rogues Do It...	Common	Spell		Any	4			Deal 4 damage. Draw a card.
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.
Spider Tank	Common	Minion	Mech	Any	3	3	4	"What if we put guns on it?" -Fizzblitz, staring at the spider-transportation-machine
Walk the Plank	Common	Spell		Rogue	4			Destroy an undamaged minion. Pirates will fall for anything.
Competitive Spirit	Rare	Spell		Paladin	1			Secret: When your turn starts, give your minions +1/+1. Competition can be an inspiration to improve oneself. Or kill all the competitors.
Dark Possession	Rare	Spell		Warlock	1			Deal 2 damage to a friendly character. Discover a Demon. Wanted on three counts of gnomish possession.
Eureka!	Rare	Spell		Shaman	6			Summon a copy of a random minion in your hand. Genius is 1% inspiration, and 99% drawing your Deathwing.
Flare	Rare	Spell		Hunter	2			All minions lose Stealth. Destroy all enemy Secrets. Draw a card. Not only does it reveal your enemies, but it's also great for parties!
Jeeves	Rare	Minion	Mech	Any	4	1	4	At the end of each player's turn, that player draws until they have 3 cards. This robot is a lean, mean, butlerin' machine.
Mass Dispel	Rare	Spell		Priest	4			Silence all enemy minions. Draw a card. It dispels buffs, powers, hopes, and dreams.
Siege Engine	Rare	Minion	Mech	Warrior	5	5	5	Whenever you gain Armor, give this minion +1 Attack. Wintergrasp Keep's only weakness!
Soul Infusion	Rare	Spell		Warlock	1			Give the left-most minion in your hand +2/+2. People called him a soulless monster. We're not sure this is better.
Confuse	Epic	Spell		Priest	2			Swap the Attack and Health of all minions. This minion is really powerful!
Echo of Medivh	Epic	Spell		Mage	4			Put a copy of each friendly minion into your hand. Medivh's echo haunts Karazhan, eternally cheating at chess and Hearthstone.
Enhance-o Mechano	Epic	Minion	Mech	Any	4	3	2	Battlecry: Give your other minions Windfury, Taunt, or Divine Shield. (at random) His enhancements are gluten free!
Lock and Load	Epic	Spell		Hunter	2			Each time you cast a spell this turn, add a random Hunter card to your hand. Rexxar narrowed his eyes, grabbed his machine gun, and said: "It's go time. Lock and load." This card pays homage to that special moment.
Sabotage	Epic	Spell		Rogue	4			Destroy a random enemy minion. Combo: And your opponent's weapon. Rogues can't stand it. They know you planned it! They are going to set you straight!
Shadow of Nothing	Epic	Minion	General	Priest	0	0	1	Mindgames whiffed! Your opponent had no minions!
Blingtron 3000	Legendary	Minion	Mech	Any	5	3	4	Battlecry: Equip a random weapon for each player. PREPARE PARTY SERVOS FOR IMMEDIATE DEPLOYMENT.
Jungle Giants	Legendary	Spell		Druid	1			Quest: Summon 5 minions with 5 or more attack. Reward: Barnabus. Forming the Golakka Crater was the end of Barnabus' disastrous career as a dancer.
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.
Mimiron's Head	Legendary	Minion	Mech	Any	5	4	5	At the start of your turn, if you have at least 3 Mechs, destroy them all and form V-07-TR-0N. Do not push the big red button!
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