Hand

A typical hand. The green highlighted cards can be played, while the yellow highlighted card has a special effect enabled by the current state of the game.

The hand is where each player keeps the cards currently available to them. The player can see their hand face-up at the bottom of the screen, while the opponent's hand is shown face-down at the top of the screen.

Notes

• To see the number of cards currently held in your hand, hover your cursor over your deck.
• To see the number of cards in the opponent's hand, hover your cursor over the opponent's deck.

Mechanics

The player can only play cards that are currently in their hand. Players place cards into their hand through drawing cards from their deck. A few other methods such as return effects and generate effects can also add cards to the player's hand.

Players can have a maximum of 10 cards in their hand at any time, unless Valdris Felgorge was played. Attempting to add a card to the hand when it is already full will cause that card to be destroyed, sometimes referred to as overdraw. Cards destroyed in this way are revealed to both players.

Playing a card removes it from the player's hand, and puts it into play. This is the main way for players to empty their hand. The only other way is through discard effects, which force the player to discard cards from their hand without playing them. Like overdraw, discard effects reveal the discarded cards to both players.

Hand size has some synergy with specific cards, such as Mountain Giant, Midnight Drake and Twilight Drake. It can also have strategic impact on the use of discard effects, and card draw mechanics such as Northshire Cleric.

Strategy

Hand tracking is a strategy used to track and predict what cards are in the opponent's hand. This can also be done during the mulligan phase to see how many cards the opponent kept in their opening hand.

For tips related to drawing cards and the size of your hand, see Card draw.

How to track the opponent's hand (part 1 of 2).

How to track the opponent's hand (part 2 of 2).

Related cards

Certain cards have effects specifically related to the size or contents of the player's hand; these are listed below.

For cards with effect that activate while in the player's hand, see In-hand effect.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Arcane Breath	Rare	Spell		Mage	1			Deal 2 damage to a minion. If you're holding a Dragon, Discover a spell.
Cleric of Scales	Rare	Minion	General	Priest	1	1	1	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, Discover a spell from your deck.
Felosophy	Epic	Spell			1			Copy the lowest Cost Demon in your hand. Outcast: Give both +1/+1.
Helboar	Common	Minion	Beast	Hunter	1	2	1	Deathrattle: Give a random Beast in your hand +1/+1.
Safety Inspector	Rare	Minion	General	Any	1	1	3	Battlecry: Shuffle the lowest-Cost card from your hand into your deck. Draw a card.
Sand Breath	Common	Spell		Paladin	1			Give a minion +1/+2. Give it Divine Shield if you're holding a Dragon.
Secret Passage	Epic	Spell		Rogue	1			Replace your hand with 4 cards from your deck. Swap back next turn.
Shadow Council	Epic	Spell		Warlock	1			Replace your hand with random Demons. Give them +2/+2.
Stage Dive	Rare	Spell		Warrior	1			Corrupted Draw a Rush minion and give it +2/+1.
Breath of Dreams	Rare	Spell		Druid	2			Draw a card. If you're holding a Dragon, gain an empty Mana Crystal.
Corrosive Breath	Common	Spell		Hunter	2			Deal 3 damage to a minion. If you're holding a Dragon, it also hits the enemy hero.
Costumed Entertainer	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	1	2	Battlecry: Give a random minion in your hand +2/+2.
Crystalsong Portal	Epic	Spell		Druid	2			Discover a Druid minion. If you hand has no minions, keep all 3.
Don't Feed the Animals	Epic	Spell		Hunter	2			Give all Beasts in your hand +1/+1. Corrupt: Give them +2/+2 instead.
Don't Feed the Animals	Epic	Spell		Hunter	2			Corrupted Give all Beasts in your hand +2/+2.
Dragonmaw Sentinel	Rare	Minion	General	Priest	2	1	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain +1 Attack and Lifesteal.
Envoy of Lazul	Epic	Minion	General	Priest	2	2	2	Battlecry: Look at 3 cards. Guess which one is in your opponent's hand to get a copy of it.
Evocation	Legendary	Spell		Mage	2			Fill your hand with random Mage spells. At the end of your turn, discard them.
Imprisoned Scrap Imp	Rare	Minion	Demon	Warlock	2	3	3	Dormant for 2 turns. When this awakens, give all minions in your hand +2/+1.
Nether Breath	Rare	Spell		Warlock	2			Deal 2 damage. If you're holding a Dragon, deal 4 damage with Lifesteal instead.
Parachute Brigand	Common	Minion	Pirate	Any	2	2	2	After you play a Pirate, summon this minion from your hand.
Stage Hand	Common	Minion	Mech	Warrior	2	3	2	Battlecry: Give a random minion in your hand +1/+1.
Tasty Flyfish	Common	Minion	Murloc	Any	2	2	2	Deathrattle: Give a Dragon in your hand +2/+2.
Underbelly Fence	Rare	Minion	General	Rogue	2	2	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a card from another class, gain +1/+1 and Rush.
Breath of the Infinite	Rare	Spell		Priest	3			Deal 2 damage to all minions. If you're holding a Dragon, only damage enemies.
Chaos Gazer	Epic	Minion	Demon	Warlock	3	4	3	Battlecry: Curse a playable card in your opponent's hand. They have 1 turn to play it!
Dark Skies	Epic	Spell		Warlock	3			Deal 1 damage to a random minion. Repeat for each card in your hand.
Dragonrider Talritha	Legendary	Minion	General	Paladin	3	3	3	Deathrattle: Give a Dragon in your hand +3/+3 and this Deathrattle.
Feat of Strength	Rare	Spell		Warrior	3			Give a random Taunt minion in your hand +5/+5.
Fire Hawk	Common	Minion	Elemental	Any	3	1	3	Battlecry: Gain +1 Attack for each card in your opponent's hand.
Grand Totem Eys'or	Legendary	Minion	Totem	Shaman	3	0	4	At the end of your turn, give +1/+1 to all other Totems in your hand, deck and battlefield.
Lightning Breath	Rare	Spell		Shaman	3			Deal 4 damage to a minion. If you're holding a Dragon, also damage its neighbors.
Madame Lazul	Legendary	Minion	General	Priest	3	3	2	Battlecry: Discover a copy of a card in your oppponent's hand.
Mindrender Illucia	Legendary	Minion	General	Priest	3	1	3	Battlecry: Swap hands and decks with your opponent until your next turn.
Nazmani Bloodweaver	Rare	Minion	General	Priest	3	2	5	After you cast a spell, reduce the cost of a random card in your hand by (1).
Palm Reading	Rare	Spell		Priest	3			Discover a spell. Reduce the Cost of spells in your hand by (1).
Scalerider	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	3	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, deal 2 damage.
Sparkjoy Cheat	Rare	Minion	General	Rogue	3	3	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a Secret, cast it and draw a card.
Voracious Reader	Rare	Minion	General	Any	3	1	3	At the end of your turn, draw until you have 3 cards.
Altruis the Outcast	Legendary	Minion	General	Demon Hunter	4	4	2	After you play the left- or right-most card in your hand, deal 1 damage to all enemies.
Garden Gnome	Rare	Minion	General	Druid	4	2	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a spell that costs (5) or more, summon two 2/2 Treants.
Groundskeeper	Rare	Minion	General		4	4	5	Taunt Battlecry: If you're holding a spell that costs (5) or more, restore 5 Health.
Molten Breath	Rare	Spell		Warrior	4			Deal 5 damage to a minion. If you're holding a Dragon, gain 5 Armor.
Scrap Shot	Rare	Spell		Hunter	4			Deal 3 damage. Give a random Beast in your hand +3/+3.
Star Student Stelina	Legendary	Minion	General	Demon Hunter	4	4	3	Outcast: Look at 3 cards in your opponent's hand. Shuffle one of them into their deck.
The Dark Portal	Rare	Spell		Warlock	4			Draw a minion. If you have at least 8 cards in hand, it costs (5) less.
Twilight Drake	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Any	4	4	1	Battlecry: Gain +1 Health for each card in your hand.
Vendetta	Rare	Spell		Rogue	4			Deal 4 damage to a minion. Costs (0) if you're holding a card from another class.
Violet Spellsword	Common	Minion	General	Any	4	1	6	Battlecry: Gain +1 Attack for each spell in your hand.
Wing Commander	Common	Minion	General	Any	4	2	5	Has +2 Attack for each Dragon in your hand.
Chronobreaker	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Priest	5	4	5	Deathrattle: If you're holding a Dragon, deal 3 damage to all enemy minions.
Crazed Netherwing	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Warlock	5	5	5	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, deal 3 damage to all other characters.
Dark Inquisitor Xanesh	Legendary	Minion	General	Priest	5	3	5	Battlecry: Reduce the Cost of all Corrupt cards in your hand and deck by (2).
Derailed Coaster	Rare	Minion	General	Any	5	3	2	Battlecry: Summon a 1/1 Rider with Rush for each minion in your hand.
Fortune Teller	Common	Minion	Mech	Priest	5	3	3	Taunt Battlecry: Gain +1/+1 for each spell in your hand.
Glowfly Swarm	Epic	Spell		Druid	5			Summon a 2/2 Glowfly for each spell in your hand.
Hunting Party	Rare	Spell		Hunter	5			Copy all Beasts in your hand.
Malygos, Aspect of Magic	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Mage	5	2	8	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, Discover an upgraded Mage spell.
Rotnest Drake	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Hunter	5	6	5	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, destroy a random enemy minion.
Sunreaver Warmage	Rare	Minion	General	Any	5	4	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a spell that costs (5) or more, deal 4 damage.
Zai, the Incredible	Legendary	Minion	General	Demon Hunter	5	5	3	Battlecry: Copy the left- and right-most cards in your hand.
Abyssal Summoner	Common	Minion	General	Warlock	6	2	2	Battlecry: Summon a Demon with Taunt and stats equal to your hand size.
Candle Breath	Common	Spell		Rogue	6			Draw 3 cards. Costs (3) less while you're holding a Dragon.
Fel Summoner	Common	Minion	General	Demon Hunter	6	8	3	Deathrattle: Summon a random Demon from your hand.
Flik Skyshiv	Legendary	Minion	General	Rogue	6	4	4	Battlecry: Destroy a minion and all copies of it (wherever they are).
Unseen Saboteur	Epic	Minion	General	Any	6	5	6	Battlecry: Your opponent casts a random spell from their hand (targets chosen randomly).
Dragoncaster	Rare	Minion	General	Mage	7	4	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, your next spell this turn costs (0).
Valdris Felgorge	Legendary	Minion	General	Warlock	7	4	4	Battlecry: Increase your maximum hand size to 12. Draw 4 cards.
Archwitch Willow	Legendary	Minion	General	Warlock	8	5	5	Battlecry: Summon a random Demon from your hand and deck.
Beastmaster Leoroxx	Legendary	Minion	General	Hunter	8	5	5	Battlecry: Summon 3 Beasts from your hand.
Mana Giant	Epic	Minion	Elemental	Mage	8	8	8	Costs (1) less for each card you've played this game that didn't start in your deck.
Nethrandamus	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Demon Hunter	9	8	8	Battlecry: Summon two random 0-Cost minions. (Upgrades each time a friendly minion dies!)
King Phaoris	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	10	5	5	Battlecry: For each spell in your hand, summon a random minion of the same Cost.
Survival of the Fittest	Epic	Spell		Druid	10			Give +4/+4 to all minions in your hand, deck, and battlefield.
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Forged in the Barrens

The below cards are planned for release with Forged in the Barrens, coming March 22nd, 2021.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Overlord Runthak	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	5	3	6	Rush. Whenever this attacks, give +1/+1 to all minions in your hand.
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Wild format

 This section contains information exclusive to Wild format.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Brave Archer	Common	Minion	General	Hunter	1	2	1	Inspire: If your hand is empty, deal 2 damage to the enemy hero.
Chameleos	Legendary	Minion	Beast	Priest	1	1	1	Each turn this is in your hand, transform it into a card your opponent is holding.
Soul Infusion	Rare	Spell		Warlock	1			Give the left-most minion in your hand +2/+2.
Twilight Whelp	Common	Minion	Dragon	Priest	1	2	1	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain +2 Health.
Alexstrasza's Champion	Rare	Minion	General	Warrior	2	2	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain +1 Attack and Charge.
Cathedral Gargoyle	Epic	Minion	General	Paladin	2	2	2	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain Taunt and Divine Shield.
Dead Man's Hand	Epic	Spell		Warrior	2			Shuffle a copy of your hand into your deck.
Demonic Project	Common	Spell		Warlock	2			Each player transforms a random minion in their hand into a Demon.
Firetree Witchdoctor	Rare	Minion	General	Any	2	2	2	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, Discover a spell.
Netherspite Historian	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	1	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, Discover a Dragon.
Quick Shot	Common	Spell		Hunter	2			Deal 3 damage. If your hand is empty, draw a card.
Transfer Student	Epic	Minion	General	Any	2	2	2	Battlecry: Give a random minion in your hand +2/+2.
Transfer Student	Epic	Minion	General	Any	2	2	2	At the end of your turn, reduce the Cost of a random card in your hand by (2).
Wyrmrest Agent	Rare	Minion	General	Priest	2	1	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain +1 Attack and Taunt.
Blackwing Technician	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	2	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain +1/+1.
Brainstormer	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	3	1	Battlecry: Gain +1 Health for each spell in your hand.
Divine Favor	Rare	Spell		Paladin	3			Draw cards until you have as many in hand as your opponent.
Elder Longneck	Common	Minion	Beast	Druid	3	5	1	Battlecry: If you're holding a minion with 5 or more Attack, Adapt.
Electrowright	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	3	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a spell that costs (5) or more, gain +1/+1.
Ferocious Howl	Common	Spell		Druid	3			Draw a card. Gain +1 Armor for each card in your hand.
Goblin Sapper	Rare	Minion	General	Any	3	2	4	Has +4 Attack while your opponent has 6 or more cards in hand.
Nightbane Templar	Common	Minion	General	Paladin	3	2	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, summon two 1/1 Whelps.
Smolderthorn Lancer	Epic	Minion	General	Warrior	3	3	2	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, destroy a damaged enemy minion.
Stargazer Luna	Legendary	Minion	General	Mage	3	2	4	After you play the right-most card in your hand, draw a card.
Twilight Acolyte	Epic	Minion	General	Priest	3	2	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, swap this minion's Attack with another minion's.
Core Rager	Rare	Minion	Beast	Hunter	4	4	4	Battlecry: If your hand is empty, gain +3/+3.
Duskbreaker	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Priest	4	3	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, deal 3 damage to all other minions.
Flobbidinous Floop	Legendary	Minion	General	Druid	4	3	4	While in your hand, this is a 3/4 copy of the last minion you played.
Midnight Drake	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Any	4	1	4	Battlecry: Gain +1 Attack for each other card in your hand.
Scaleworm	Rare	Minion	Beast	Any	4	4	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain +1 Attack and Rush.
Tanaris Hogchopper	Common	Minion	General	Any	4	4	4	Battlecry: If your opponent's hand is empty, gain Charge.
Twilight Guardian	Epic	Minion	Dragon	Any	4	2	6	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain +1 Attack and Taunt.
War Master Voone	Legendary	Minion	General	Warrior	4	4	3	Battlecry: Copy all Dragons in your hand.
Wispering Woods	Epic	Spell		Druid	4			Summon a 1/1 Wisp for each card in your hand.
Bewitched Guardian	Rare	Minion	General	Druid	5	4	1	Taunt Battlecry: Gain +1 Health for each card in your hand.
Blackwing Corruptor	Common	Minion	General	Any	5	5	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, deal 3 damage.
Drakonid Operative	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Priest	5	5	6	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, Discover a copy of a card in your opponent's deck.
Emberscale Drake	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Warrior	5	5	5	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain 5 Armor.
Witchwood Grizzly	Rare	Minion	Beast	Any	5	3	12	Taunt Battlecry: Lose 1 Health for each card in your opponent's hand.
Book Wyrm	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Any	6	3	6	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, destroy an enemy minion with 3 Attack or less.
Emperor Thaurissan	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	6	5	5	At the end of your turn, reduce the Cost of cards in your hand by (1).
Glinda Crowskin	Legendary	Minion	General	Warlock	6	3	7	Minions in your hand have Echo.
Leatherclad Hogleader	Epic	Minion	General	Any	6	6	6	Battlecry: If your opponent has 6 or more cards in hand, gain Charge.
Meteorologist	Rare	Minion	General	Mage	6	3	3	Battlecry: For each card in your hand, deal 1 damage to a random enemy.
The Mistcaller	Legendary	Minion	General	Shaman	6	4	4	Battlecry: Give all minions in your hand and deck +1/+1.
Astromancer	Epic	Minion	General	Mage	7	5	5	Battlecry: Summon a random minion with Cost equal to your hand size.
Chillmaw	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Any	7	6	6	Taunt Deathrattle: If you're holding a Dragon, deal 3 damage to all minions.
Crowd Roaster	Epic	Minion	Dragon	Any	7	7	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, deal 7 damage to an enemy minion.
Rend Blackhand	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	7	8	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, destroy a Legendary minion.
Wyrmguard	Common	Minion	General	Any	7	3	11	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain +1 Attack and Taunt.
Hex Lord Malacrass	Legendary	Minion	General	Mage	8	5	5	Battlecry: Add a copy of your opening hand to your hand (except this card).
Emeriss	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Hunter	10	8	8	Battlecry: Double the Attack and Health of all minions in your hand.
Mecha'thun	Legendary	Minion	Mech	Any	10	10	10	Deathrattle: If you have no cards in your deck, hand, and battlefield, destroy the enemy hero.
Clockwork Giant	Epic	Minion	Mech	Any	12	8	8	Costs (1) less for each card in your opponent's hand.
Mountain Giant	Epic	Minion	Elemental	Any	12	8	8	Costs (1) less for each other card in your hand.
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