Lock and Load

Lock and Load

Set:	The Grand Tournament
Type:	Spell
Class:	Hunter
Rarity:	Epic
Cost:	2
Abilities:	Generate
Tags:	Class-related, Random, Spell-generating, Spell-related, Triggered effect
Artist:	Matt Dixon

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.

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Lock and Load is an epic hunter spell card, from the Grand Tournament set.

How to get

Lock and Load can be obtained through The Grand Tournament card packs purchased online from the Battle.net shop, or through crafting.

Card	Crafting cost	Disenchanting
Lock and Load	400	100
Golden Lock and Load	1600	400

Notes

• Lock and Load does not trigger itself; the effect does not come into force until after the Lock and Load has itself been cast. However, any subsequent spells cast that turn will activate the effect, generating a random Hunter card.

• Like all spell-related effects, Lock and Load's effect activates before the triggering spell takes effect. For example, if you play Lock and Load followed by Quick Shot, Lock and Load will generate a card before Quick Shot deals its damage; thus making it impossible to activate Quick Shot's secondary effect.

• Lock and Load's effect will stack if multiple copies are played in the same turn. For example, by playing Lock and Load followed by Lock and Load, any other spell cast that turn will generate 2 random hunter cards. Also, Lock and Load is itself a spell, meaning that playing a second Lock and Load will trigger the first Lock and Load's effect, generating a card.

• Lock and Load will no longer be offered for selection in Arena, since the 15th of September 2016. However, it is still obtainable in Arena matches through random effects, such as Spellslinger.

Strategy

Best used with low cost hunter spells (Hunter's Mark, Arcane Shot, etc.). Tracking is especially useful because it is a cheap spell that you can use to draw another spell to trigger Lock and Load for a large chain of cards.

Possible cards

The following table lists all collectible hunter cards available in Standard format, representing the range of cards Lock and Load can generate. For Wild format listings, see here.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Animal Companion	Free	Spell		Hunter	3			Summon a random Beast Companion. You could summon Misha, Leokk, or Huffer! Huffer is more trouble than he's worth.
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.
Houndmaster	Free	Minion	General	Hunter	4	4	3	Battlecry: Give a friendly Beast +2/+2 and Taunt. "Who let the dogs out?" he asks. It's rhetorical.
Hunter's Mark	Free	Spell		Hunter	2			Change a minion's Health to 1. Never play 'Hide and Go Seek' with a Hunter.
Kill Command	Free	Spell		Hunter	3			Deal 3 damage. If you have a Beast, deal 5 damage instead. "Kill!", he commanded.
Multi-Shot	Free	Spell		Hunter	4			Deal 3 damage to two random enemy minions. You see, it's all about throughput.
Starving Buzzard	Free	Minion	Beast	Hunter	5	3	2	Whenever you summon a Beast, draw a card. If you feed him, he loses his whole identity.
Timber Wolf	Free	Minion	Beast	Hunter	1	1	1	Your other Beasts have +1 Attack. Other beasts totally dig hanging out with timber wolves.
Tracking	Free	Spell		Hunter	1			Look at the top three cards of your deck. Draw one and discard the others. For the person who just cannot decide what card to put in their deck!
Tundra Rhino	Free	Minion	Beast	Hunter	5	2	5	Your Beasts have Charge. Tundra rhinos are often mistaken for kodos. Or am I mistaken?
Baited Arrow	Common	Spell		Hunter	5			Deal 3 damage. Overkill: Summon a 5/5 Devilsaur. The card is common, but the steak is rare.
Bearshark	Common	Minion	Beast	Hunter	3	4	3	Can't be targeted by spells or Hero Powers. "Candygram."
Bomb Toss	Common	Spell		Hunter	2			Deal 2 damage. Summon a 0/2 Goblin Bomb. Me throw face.
Candleshot	Common	Weapon		Hunter	1	1	3	Immune while attacking. Once called Cahn'delar, Shortbow of the Ancient Whisker.
Cave Hydra	Common	Minion	Beast	Hunter	3	2	4	Also damages the minions next to whomever this attacks. Can be upgraded into a Cave Lurker.
Crackling Razormaw	Common	Minion	Beast	Hunter	2	3	2	Battlecry: Adapt a friendly Beast. Wasn't clever enough to go AROUND the electric fence.
Deadly Shot	Common	Spell		Hunter	3			Destroy a random enemy minion. Accuracy is not a highly valued trait among the mok'nathal. Deadliness is near the top, though.
Dire Frenzy	Common	Spell		Hunter	4			Give a Beast +3/+3. Shuffle 3 copies into your deck with +3/+3. It's always Huffer. And Huffer. And Huffer. And Huffer.
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!
Flanking Strike	Common	Spell		Hunter	4			Deal 3 damage to a minion. Summon a 3/3 Wolf. Wolves to the left and arrows to the right, here I am stuck in the middle with you.
Freezing Trap	Common	Spell		Hunter	2			Secret: When an enemy minion attacks, return it to its owner's hand and it costs (2) more. "Dang, that's cold." - appropriate response to Freezing Trap, or a mean joke.
Grievous Bite	Common	Spell		Hunter	2			Deal 2 damage to a minion and 1 damage to adjacent ones. Ooh. I'll have a bite of this, and of this, and of this...
Headhunter's Hatchet	Common	Weapon		Hunter	2	2	2	Battlecry: If you control a Beast, gain +1 Durability. Zul'jin's primary recruiting tool.
Hunting Mastiff	Common	Minion	Beast	Hunter	2	2	1	Echo Rush "Shh! You're going to start a howl!"
Jeweled Macaw	Common	Minion	Beast	Hunter	1	1	1	Battlecry: Add a random Beast to your hand. It’s not LITERALLY jeweled. The goblins were terribly disappointed.
Play Dead	Common	Spell		Hunter	1			Trigger a friendly minion's Deathrattle. He's a very literal dog.
Scavenging Hyena	Common	Minion	Beast	Hunter	2	2	2	Whenever a friendly Beast dies, gain +2/+1. Hyenas prefer the bones of kodos or windserpents, but they'll eat pretty much anything. Even Brussels sprouts.
Secret Plan	Common	Spell		Hunter	1			Discover a Secret. The secret is... There is no plan!
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.
Springpaw	Common	Minion	Beast	Hunter	1	1	1	Rush Battlecry: Add a 1/1 Lynx with Rush to your hand. The terrible thing about lynxes is lynxes are terrible things. Their teeth are made out of biting, their paws are made out of springs!
Stitched Tracker	Common	Minion	General	Hunter	3	2	2	Battlecry: Discover a copy of a minion in your deck. He's just exercising his right to bear arms.
Unleash the Hounds	Common	Spell		Hunter	3			For each enemy minion, summon a 1/1 Hound with Charge. You must read the name of this card out loud each time you play it.
Venomizer	Common	Minion	Mech	Hunter	2	2	2	Magnetic Poisonous Keeps getting banned for toxic behavior.
Vilebrood Skitterer	Common	Minion	Beast	Hunter	5	1	3	Poisonous Rush It aspires to be a Vilebrood Dancer, but it has eight left feet.
Bloodscalp Strategist	Rare	Minion	General	Hunter	3	2	4	Battlecry: If you have a weapon equipped, Discover a spell. “Shoot them in the face” is more of a tactic than a strategy.
Carrion Drake	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Hunter	5	3	7	Battlecry: If a minion died this turn, gain Poisonous. Fits easily into overhead luggage bins.
Corpse Widow	Rare	Minion	Beast	Hunter	5	4	6	Your Deathrattle cards cost (2) less. Her marriage survived death, but it decayed pretty quickly after that.
Cybertech Chip	Rare	Spell		Hunter	2			Give your minions "Deathrattle: Add a random Mech to your hand." Goes great with Cyber-Salsa.
Duskhaven Hunter	Rare	Minion	General	Hunter	3	2	5	Stealth Each turn this is in your hand, swap its Attack and Health. After a short paws, she's back to herself again.
Eaglehorn Bow	Rare	Weapon		Hunter	3	3	2	Whenever a friendly Secret is revealed, gain +1 Durability. First Lesson: Put the pointy end in the other guy.
Exploding Bloatbat	Rare	Minion	Beast	Hunter	4	2	1	Deathrattle: Deal 2 damage to all enemy minions. We've all been there after a night of one-too-many funnel cakes.
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.
Fireworks Tech	Rare	Minion	General	Hunter	2	2	1	Battlecry: Give a friendly Mech +1/+1. If it has Deathrattle, trigger it. She learns by trial and error. Mostly error.
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!
Lesser Emerald Spellstone	Rare	Spell		Hunter	6			Summon two 3/3 Wolves. (Play a Secret to upgrade.) An emerald stone for Tauren hands Who sought its strength to save their lands Their tribes now lost, their rage released Who's hunting now? And who's the beast?
Misdirection	Rare	Spell		Hunter	2			Secret: When a character attacks your hero, instead he attacks another random character. Sometimes it's as simple as putting on a fake mustache and pointing at someone else.
Raptor Hatchling	Rare	Minion	Beast	Hunter	1	2	1	Deathrattle: Shuffle a 4/3 Raptor into your deck. They’re just baby teeth. Lots and lots of baby teeth.
Revenge of the Wild	Rare	Spell		Hunter	2			Summon your Beasts that died this turn. My roommates only use Revenge of the Passive Aggressive.
Savannah Highmane	Rare	Minion	Beast	Hunter	6	6	5	Deathrattle: Summon two 2/2 Hyenas. In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion gets slowly consumed by hyenas.
Seeping Oozeling	Rare	Minion	General	Hunter	6	5	4	Battlecry: Gain the Deathrattle of a random minion in your deck. Uh, you might want to get that looked at.
Spider Bomb	Rare	Minion	Mech	Hunter	3	2	2	Magnetic Deathrattle: Destroy a random enemy minion. Wrecks a dude, any size. Catches thieves, eats those guys. Look out! Here comes a Spider Bomb!
Spirit of the Lynx	Rare	Minion	General	Hunter	3	0	3	Stealth for 1 turn. Whenever you summon a Beast, give it +1/+1. Much of this shrine’s power lies in the can-opener noise it makes.
Terrorscale Stalker	Rare	Minion	General	Hunter	3	3	3	Battlecry: Trigger a friendly minion's Deathrattle. Likes to scare his friends half to death.
Tol'vir Warden	Rare	Minion	General	Hunter	5	3	5	Battlecry: Draw two 1-Cost minions from your deck. Ferocious in combat… and even more terrifying in pet battles.
Venomstrike Trap	Rare	Spell		Hunter	2			Secret: When one of your minions is attacked, summon a 2/3 Poisonous Cobra. Snakes on a frozen plain.
Wandering Monster	Rare	Spell		Hunter	2			Secret: When an enemy attacks your hero, summon a 3-Cost minion as the new target. Not all who wander are lost. This one is lost though, for sure.
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!
Abominable Bowman	Epic	Minion	General	Hunter	7	6	7	Deathrattle: Summon a random friendly Beast that died this game. Frosty the Bowman... was an angry hateful soul... with a fresh hewn bow and a missing nose...
Bestial Wrath	Epic	Spell		Hunter	1			Give a friendly Beast +2 Attack and Immune this turn. The seething wrath is just beneath the surface. Beneath that is wild abandon, followed by slight annoyance.
Crushing Walls	Epic	Spell		Hunter	7			Destroy your opponent's left and right-most minions. "It could be worse!" "It's worse."
Dinomancy	Epic	Spell		Hunter	2			Your Hero Power becomes 'Give a Beast +2/+2' Anyone can dinomance. Just put your lips together and RAAWWWAARGGGH.
Gladiator's Longbow	Epic	Weapon		Hunter	7	5	2	Your hero is Immune while attacking. The longbow allows shots to be fired from farther away and is useful for firing on particularly odorous targets.
Goblin Prank	Epic	Spell		Hunter	2			Give a friendly minion +3/+3 and Rush. It dies at end of turn. "Ha ha! Glork looks ridiculous! ...Glork? Glork?"
Master's Call	Epic	Spell		Hunter	3			Discover a minion from your deck. Draw all three cards if they are three Beasts. "Hello? Yes, this is Huffer."
Necromechanic	Epic	Minion	General	Hunter	5	3	6	Your Deathrattles trigger twice. If at first you don't succeed, die, die again.
Rat Trap	Epic	Spell		Hunter	2			Secret: After your opponent plays three cards in a turn, summon a 6/6 Rat. MISSING: One giant rat. Please return to King Togwaggle.
Snake Trap	Epic	Spell		Hunter	2			Secret: When one of your minions is attacked, summon three 1/1 Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?
Stampede	Epic	Spell		Hunter	1			Each time you play a Beast this turn, add a random Beast to your hand. Many hunters long for the pitter-patter of enormous feet.
The Beast Within	Epic	Spell		Hunter	1			Give a friendly Beast +1/+1, then it attacks a random enemy minion. Undoes years of obedience school training.
To My Side!	Epic	Spell		Hunter	6			Summon an Animal Companion, or 2 if your deck has no minions. I hunt alone. Well, me and Misha. And Huffer. And Leokk.
Toxic Arrow	Epic	Spell		Hunter	2			Deal 2 damage to a minion. If it survives, give it Poisonous. What doesn't kill you makes you toxic.
Toxmonger	Epic	Minion	General	Hunter	4	2	4	Whenever you play a minion that costs (1), give it Poisonous. Not all spiders are born poisonous. That's where he comes in.
Boommaster Flark	Legendary	Minion	General	Hunter	7	5	5	Battlecry: Summon four 0/2 Goblin Bombs. Every good plan requires a bit of patience. And a lot of explosives.
Deathstalker Rexxar	Legendary	Hero card		Hunter	6			Battlecry: Deal 2 damage to all enemy minions. "You were too slow, old friend. The hunt began long ago. And now... it will never end."
Emeriss	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Hunter	10	8	8	Battlecry: Double the Attack and Health of all minions in your hand. Taste your world's corruption! It tastes like chicken.
Flark's Boom-Zooka	Legendary	Spell		Hunter	8			Summon 3 minions from your deck. They attack enemy minions, then die. It used to be a Ba-zooka but we ran out of sheep.
Halazzi, the Lynx	Legendary	Minion	Beast	Hunter	5	3	2	Battlecry: Fill your hand with 1/1 Lynxes that have Rush. Remember, you’re only as strong as your weakest lynx.
Houndmaster Shaw	Legendary	Minion	General	Hunter	4	3	6	Your other minions have Rush. They’re good dogs, Tess.
Kathrena Winterwisp	Legendary	Minion	General	Hunter	8	6	6	Battlecry and Deathrattle: Recruit a Beast. She’s not one of those treehugger elves – but she does like the occasional cuddle.
King Krush	Legendary	Minion	Beast	Hunter	9	8	8	Charge The best defense against King Krush is to have someone you don’t like standing in front of you.
Professor Putricide	Legendary	Minion	General	Hunter	4	5	4	After you play a Secret, put another random Hunter Secret into the battlefield. Among his more notable inventions: A tentacle-groomer, a plague that would wipe out all life on Azeroth, and a fidget spinner.
Rhok'delar	Legendary	Weapon		Hunter	7	4	2	Battlecry: If your deck has no minions, fill your hand with Hunter spells. Rhok'delar is ready to Rhok'de'casbah!
Swamp King Dred	Legendary	Minion	Beast	Hunter	7	9	9	After your opponent plays a minion, attack it. Swamp King Dred, more like Swamp King Dead, amiright?
The Marsh Queen	Legendary	Spell		Hunter	1			Quest: Play seven 1-Cost minions. Reward: Queen Carnassa. Question: What's scarier, one giant angry dinosaur or 15 smaller vicious ones? Answer: AHHHHHHH THEY FOUND MEEEEEE
Zul'jin	Legendary	Hero card		Hunter	10			Battlecry: Cast all spells you've played this game (targets chosen randomly). If you can dodge an axe, you can dodge a ball.
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Lore

The following text describes the World of Warcraft spell Lock and Load as it existed prior to the creation of the Hearthstone card. For the latest version, see Lock and Load.

From Wowpedia:

Lock and Load is a passive specialization ability for Survival hunters, available at level 43. When it activates, it allows the hunter's next two Explosive Shot to be fired with no cooldown (though it still invokes the global cooldown), and no focus cost.

Gallery

Lock and Load, full art

Patch changes

• Patch 3.0.0.9786 (2015-08-18): Added.