Random effect

Yogg-Saron, arguably the most random card ever released

Random effects are effects which include some degree of randomness or 'RNG' (random number generation).

Random effects introduce an element of chance into Hearthstone. They can be interesting, fun, frustrating or rewarding, but their outcome is always uncertain. For a discussion of the role of randomness in games, see RNG.

Notes[edit | edit source]

Effects which draw randomly from a pool of cards are influenced by game format, with only cards valid in the current format being eligible for selection. All other random effects are unaffected by game format or game mode.

Random effects without specific influencing factors are "truly random" and offer balanced chances of all possible outcomes,^[1] regardless of circumstantial details such as which minions are currently on the board or which cards are currently in the player's hand. Random outcomes are also not affected by game mode, such as Tavern Brawls (unless specifically stated).^[2] However, some effects are limited by clearly relevant factors, such as Totemic Call, which will only summon a totem that is not already present, or card draw, which can only draw cards that are remaining in the player's deck.

Random effects do not always feature the word 'random' in their description. Game Designer Ben Brode explains that the general strategy is to explicitly state 'random' for effects that take place in "visible zones" such as the battlefield or the player's hand; and not to explicitly state 'random' for effects that take in "hidden zones" such as the opposing player's hand, or either player's deck. However, Brode acknowledged that not all cards follow this convention, stating that "the word 'random' just feels better on [some] cards", while in other cases adding the word 'random' would simply complexify card text too much.^[3] Players must therefore expect that effects which affect hidden zones will be random, even if this is not specifically stated on the card. In addition, Deathrattles and triggered effects are never targetable, and so are always random, whether or not this is stated.

When a card has "a 50% chance to attack the wrong enemy", it is unofficially known as "forgetful". More details on this type of randomness can be found on that page.

One of the design reasons behind random effects of all kinds is to add variety, ensuring that each match feels different. This is also one reason for the limit of 2 copies per card in a deck, and the relatively small number of card draw effects in the game, preventing the cards available to players from being too consistent across games.^[4]

Random damage[edit | edit source]

Random damage comes in a few forms. Some cards, commonly Shaman cards, deal a random amount of damage (within a certain range) to one creature or each one of multiple creatures. Other cards deal an exact amount of damage to a random target, or multiple random targets.

The most complicated case is cards such as Arcane Missiles and Mad Bomber that deal a total amount of damage distributed or "split" randomly. These effects are best thought of as a set of one-damage "hits" being randomly targeted one at a time: Each point of damage is considered a separate instance of damage dealt, meaning that cards like Gurubashi Berserker and Frothing Berserker will trigger multiple times even if the points of damage came from the same spell or effect, and Divine Shields will be removed by a single point of damage, allowing the protected minion to be damaged by further "hits" from the same effect. Furthermore, damage will never be distributed to a minion that has already been brought to 0 health by previous hits from the same effect.

This concept has some exceptions. Deathrattles and other death effects from any destroyed minions occur "simultaneously" after all the damage is dealt, which means that minions summoned by Deathrattles (e.g. Damaged Golem) cannot be hit by the same effect that destroyed their "parents" (e.g. Harvest Golem), and that damage may be "wasted" on targets that would have died anyway from the Deathrattle of another dying minion (e.g. Abomination). Also, for spells which distribute damage between multiple targets, each point of Spell Damage adds one additional randomly targeted "hit", thus increasing the total damage dealt by one, rather than increasing the damage of each hit by one.

Strategy[edit | edit source]

Some RNG elements within Hearthstone can be minimised by controlling the prevailing situation. For example, Deadly Shot destroys one random enemy minion. When faced with several enemies, this can prove extremely random; however, when faced with only a single fearsome enemy its RNG element is removed, and it becomes a simple and effective removal spell.

Order of play is often important when dealing with RNG in target selection. Players may wish to first remove non-desirable targets for abilities such as Arcane Missiles and Cleave, to ensure that only the ideal targets remain available. More often though, players will generally want to use RNG abilities early in the round, in order to plan the rest of their actions around the resulting situation.

The uncertainty of RNG elements causes many players to avoid them whenever possible, preferring guaranteed effects which can be relied upon to achieve their intended goals, and RNG options are often considered to be slightly poorer than their average effect, due to the undesirability of their randomness, which also makes planning for their use much harder. However, the satisfaction of a successful roll of the dice can be very gratifying, and to some degree form a reward in itself for attempting a risky play. The seeming unfairness of being defeated by an opponent due almost entirely to luck or chance can be particularly exasperating for the loser, and particularly entertaining for the victor. Some players also choose to use cards with strong RNG elements (such as Gelbin Mekkatorque) in order to add variety, unpredictability and fun to the game.

Card draw itself is inherently a randomised process, and cards granting card draw can also be considered to provide players with random effects.

Cards[edit | edit source]

For Wild format listings, see Random effect/Wild format

This section lists Hearthstone cards and Hero Powers with random effects. Note that card draw, shuffle into deck and Discover effects are not listed here, but can be found on the linked pages.

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Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
What Does This Do?	None	Hero Power		Mage				Passive Hero Power At the start of your turn, cast a random spell.
First Day of School	Common	Spell		Paladin	0			Add 2 random 1-Cost minions to your hand.
Mutate	Common	Spell		Shaman	0			Transform a friendly minion into a random one that costs (1) more.
Whispers of EVIL	Common	Spell		Priest	0			Add a Lackey to your hand.
Arcane Missiles	Free	Spell		Mage	1			Deal 3 damage randomly split among all enemies.
Boom Bot	None	Minion	Mech	Any	1	1	1	Deathrattle: Deal 1-4 damage to a random enemy.
Call of the Void	Common	Spell		Warlock	1			Add a random Demon to your hand.
Demon Companion	Rare	Spell			1			Summon a random Demon Companion.
Desperate Measures	Rare	Spell		Paladin	1			Twinspell Cast a random Paladin Secret.
Desperate Measures	Rare	Spell		Paladin	1			Cast a random Paladin Secret.
Devolving Missiles	Epic	Spell			1			Shoot three missiles at random enemy minions that transform them into ones that cost (1) less.
Faceless Lackey	None	Minion	General	Any	1	1	1	Battlecry: Summon a random 2-Cost minion.
Fiendish Servant	Common	Minion	Demon	Warlock	1	2	1	Deathrattle: Give this minion's Attack to a random friendly minion.
Forked Lightning	Common	Spell		Shaman	1			Deal 2 damage to 2 random enemy minions. Overload: (2)
Guidance	Rare	Spell			1			Look at two spells. Add one to your hand or Overload: (1) to get both.
Helboar	Common	Minion	Beast	Hunter	1	2	1	Deathrattle: Give a random Beast in your hand +1/+1.
Improve Morale	Common	Spell		Warrior	1			Deal 1 damage to a minion. If it is survives, add a Lackey to your hand.
Jar Dealer	Common	Minion	General	Any	1	1	1	Deathrattle: Add a random 1-Cost minion to your hand.
Malygos's Missiles	None	Spell		Mage	1			Deal 6 damage randomly split among all enemies.
Malygos's Tome	None	Spell		Mage	1			Add 3 random Mage spells to your hand.
Mind Vision	Free	Spell		Priest	1			Put a copy of a random card in your opponent's hand into your hand.
Partner Assignment	Rare	Spell		Druid	1			Add a random 2-Cost and 3-Cost Beast to your hand.
Pharaoh Cat	Common	Minion	Beast	Rogue	1	1	2	Battlecry: Add a random Reborn minion to your hand.
Pilfer	Common	Spell		Rogue	1			Add a random card from another class to your hand.
Plague of Flames	Rare	Spell		Warlock	1			Destroy all your minions. For each one, destroy a random enemy minion.
Revolve	Common	Spell		Shaman	1			Transform all minions into random ones with the same Cost.
Safety Inspector	Rare	Minion	General	Any	1	1	3	Battlecry: Shuffle the lowest-Cost card from your hand into your deck. Draw a card.
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.
Shimmerfly	Rare	Minion	Beast	Hunter	1	1	1	Deathrattle: Add a random Hunter spell to your hand.
Sky Raider	Common	Minion	Pirate	Warrior	1	1	2	Battlecry: Add a random Pirate to your hand.
Sludge Slurper	Rare	Minion	Murloc	Shaman	1	2	1	Battlecry: Add a Lackey to your hand. Overload: (1)
Soulfire	Free	Spell		Warlock	1			Deal 4 damage. Discard a random card.
Stage Dive	Rare	Spell		Warrior	1			Draw a Rush minion. Corrupt: Give it +2/+1.
Strength in Numbers	Common	Spell		Druid	1			Sidequest: Spend 10 Mana on minions. Reward: Summon a minion from your deck.
Tome of Intellect	Common	Spell		Mage	1			Add a random Mage spell to your hand.
Unstable Felbolt	Common	Spell		Warlock	1			Deal 3 damage to an enemy minion and a random friendly one.
Wicked Whispers	Rare	Spell		Warlock	1			Discard your lowest Cost card. Give your minions +1/+1.
Witchy Lackey	None	Minion	General	Any	1	1	1	Battlecry: Transform a friendly minion into one that costs (1) more.
Young Priestess	Rare	Minion	General	Any	1	2	1	At the end of your turn, give another random friendly minion +1 Health.
Ascendant Scroll	None	Hero Power		Mage	2			Hero Power Add a random Mage spell to your hand. It costs (2) less.
Astral Rift	Rare	Spell		Mage	2			Add 2 random minions to your hand.
Bamboozle	Epic	Spell		Rogue	2			Secret: When one of your minions is attacked, transform it into a random one that costs (3) more.
Cagematch Custodian	Common	Minion	Elemental	Shaman	2	2	2	Battlecry: Draw a weapon.
Cleave	Free	Spell		Warrior	2			Deal 2 damage to two random enemy minions.
Clever Disguise	Common	Spell		Rogue	2			Add 2 random spells from another class to your hand.
Costumed Entertainer	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	1	2	Battlecry: Give a random minion in your hand +2/+2.
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.
EVIL Cable Rat	Common	Minion	Beast	Any	2	1	1	Battlecry: Add a Lackey to your hand.
EVIL Conscripter	Common	Minion	General	Priest	2	2	2	Deathrattle: Add a Lackey to your hand.
EVIL Genius	Common	Minion	General	Warlock	2	2	2	Battlecry: Destroy a friendly minion to add 2 random Lackeys to your hand.
EVIL Totem	Common	Minion	Totem	Shaman	2	0	2	At the end of your turn, add a Lackey to your hand.
Evocation	Legendary	Spell		Mage	2			Fill your hand with random Mage spells. At the end of your turn, discard them.
Expired Merchant	Rare	Minion	General	Warlock	2	2	1	Battlecry: Discard your highest Cost card. Deathrattle: Add 2 copies of it to your hand.
Explosive Evolution	Common	Spell		Shaman	2			Transform a minion into a random one that costs (3) more.
Felstalker	Free	Minion	Demon	Warlock	2	4	3	Battlecry: Discard a random card.
Fishflinger	Common	Minion	Murloc	Any	2	3	2	Battlecry: Add a random Murloc to each player's hand.
Galakrond's Guile	None	Hero Power		Rogue	2			Hero Power Add a Lackey to your hand.
Galakrond's Malice	None	Hero Power		Warlock	2			Hero Power Summon two 1/1 Imps.
Galakrond's Wit	None	Hero Power		Priest	2			Hero Power Add a random Priest minion to your hand.
Grandmummy	Rare	Minion	General	Priest	2	1	2	Reborn Deathrattle: Give a random friendly minion +1/+1.
Imprisoned Felmaw	Common	Minion	Demon	Hunter	2	5	4	Dormant for 2 turns. When this awakens, attack a random enemy.
In Formation!	Common	Spell		Warrior	2			Add 2 random Taunt minions to your hand.
Insight	Common	Spell		Priest	2			Corrupted Draw a minion. Reduce its Cost by (2).
Knife Juggler	Rare	Minion	General	Any	2	2	2	After you summon a minion, deal 1 damage to a random enemy.
Lightwell	Rare	Minion	General	Priest	2	0	5	At the start of your turn, restore 3 Health to a damaged friendly character.
Mad Bomber	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	3	2	Battlecry: Deal 3 damage randomly split between all other characters.
Magic Dart Frog	Common	Minion	Beast	Mage	2	1	3	After you cast a spell, deal 1 damage to a random enemy minion.
Mana Cyclone	Epic	Minion	Elemental	Mage	2	2	2	Battlecry: For each spell you've cast this turn, add a random Mage spell to your hand.
Master Swordsmith	Rare	Minion	General	Any	2	1	3	At the end of your turn, give another random friendly minion +1 Attack.
Micro Mummy	Epic	Minion	Mech	Paladin	2	1	2	Reborn At the end of your turn, give another random friendly minion +1 Attack.
Minefield	Common	Spell		Warrior	2			Deal 5 damage randomly split among all minions.
Nat Pagle	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	2	0	4	At the start of your turn, you have a 50% chance to draw an extra card.
Open the Cages	Common	Spell		Hunter	2			Secret: When your turn starts, if you control two minions, summon an Animal Companion.
Pressure Plate	Common	Spell		Hunter	2			Secret: After your opponent casts a spell, destroy a random enemy minion.
Ringmaster's Baton	Epic	Weapon		Warrior	2	1	3	After your hero attacks, give a Mech, Dragon, and Pirate in your hand +1/+1.
Scavenger's Ingenuity	Common	Spell		Hunter	2			Draw a Beast. Give it +2/+2.
Sethekk Veilweaver	Epic	Minion	General	Priest	2	2	3	After you cast a spell on a minion, add a Priest spell to your hand.
Sightless Watcher	Free	Minion	Demon	Demon Hunter	2	3	2	Battlecry: Look at 3 cards in your deck. Choose one to put on top.
Spitting Camel	Common	Minion	Beast	Any	2	2	4	At the end of your turn, deal 1 damage to another random friendly minion.
Stage Hand	Common	Minion	Mech	Warrior	2	3	2	Battlecry: Give a random minion in your hand +1/+1.
Swindle	Common	Spell		Rogue	2			Draw a spell. Combo: And a minion.
Tasty Flyfish	Common	Minion	Murloc	Any	2	2	2	Deathrattle: Give a Dragon in your hand +2/+2.
Thoughtsteal	Common	Spell		Priest	2			Copy 2 cards from your opponent's deck and put them into your hand.
Totemic Call	None	Hero Power		Shaman	2			Hero Power Summon a random Totem.
Transfer Student	Epic	Minion	General	Any	2	2	2	Battlecry: Add a Lackey to your hand.
Transfer Student	Epic	Minion	General	Any	2	2	2	Dormant for 2 turns. When this awakens, deal 3 damage to two random enemy minions.
Transfer Student	Epic	Minion	General	Any	2	2	2	Battlecry: Add an Uldum Plague spell to your hand.
Transmogrifier	Epic	Minion	General	Any	2	2	3	Whenever you draw a card, transform it into a random Legendary minion.
Trick Totem	Rare	Minion	Totem		2	0	3	At the end of your turn, cast a random spell that costs (3) or less.
Underbelly Angler	Rare	Minion	Murloc	Shaman	2	2	3	After you play a Murloc, add a random Murloc to your hand.
Wandmaker	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	2	2	Battlecry: Add a 1-Cost spell from your class to your hand.
Whirlkick Master	Epic	Minion	General	Rogue	2	1	2	Whenever you play a Combo card, add a random Combo card to your hand.
Wyrmrest Purifier	Epic	Minion	General	Any	2	3	2	Battlecry: Transform all Neutral cards in your deck into random cards from your class.
Alarm-o-Bot	Rare	Minion	Mech	Any	3	0	3	At the start of your turn, swap this minion with a random one in your hand.
Animal Companion	Free	Spell		Hunter	3			Summon a random Beast Companion.
Augmented Porcupine	Epic	Minion	Beast	Hunter	3	2	4	Deathrattle: Deal this minion's Attack damage randomly split among all enemies.
Blade Dance	Rare	Spell		Demon Hunter	3			Deal damage equal to your hero's Attack to 3 random enemy minions.
Bogstrok Clacker	Rare	Minion	General	Shaman	3	3	3	Battlecry: Transform adjacent minions into random minions that cost (1) more.
Brightwing	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Any	3	3	2	Battlecry: Add a random Legendary minion to your hand.
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!
Chopshop Copter	Rare	Minion	Mech	Hunter	3	2	4	After a friendly Mech dies, add a random Mech to your hand.
Dark Skies	Epic	Spell		Warlock	3			Deal 1 damage to a random minion. Repeat for each card in your hand.
Deadly Shot	Common	Spell		Hunter	3			Destroy a random enemy minion.
Demolisher	Rare	Minion	Mech	Any	3	1	4	At the start of your turn, deal 2 damage to a random enemy.
Dragonmaw Overseer	Rare	Minion	General	Priest	3	2	2	At the end of your turn, give another friendly minion +2/+2.
Dragonrider Talritha	Legendary	Minion	General	Paladin	3	3	3	Deathrattle: Give a Dragon in your hand +3/+3 and this Deathrattle.
Dune Sculptor	Rare	Minion	General	Mage	3	3	3	After you cast a spell, add a random Mage minion to your hand.
Enchanted Cauldron	Epic	Minion	General	Any	3	1	6	Spellburst: Cast a random spell of the same Cost.
EVIL Miscreant	Common	Minion	General	Rogue	3	1	4	Combo: Add two random Lackeys to your hand.
EVIL Quartermaster	Common	Minion	General	Warrior	3	2	3	Battlecry: Add a Lackey to your hand. Gain 3 Armor.
Feat of Strength	Rare	Spell		Warrior	3			Give a random Taunt minion in your hand +5/+5.
Firebrand	Common	Minion	General	Mage	3	3	4	Spellburst: Deal 4 damage randomly split among all enemy minions.
Free Admission	Rare	Spell		Warlock	3			Draw 2 minions. If they're both Demons, reduce their Costs by (2).
History Buff	Epic	Minion	General	Any	3	3	4	Whenever you play a minion, give a random minion in your hand +1/+1.
Hunter's Pack	Common	Spell		Hunter	3			Add a random Hunter Beast, Secret, and weapon to your hand.
Hysteria	Rare	Spell			3			Choose an enemy minion. It attacks random minions until it dies.
Imprisoned Satyr	Common	Minion	Demon	Druid	3	3	3	Dormant for 2 turns. When this awakens, reduce the Cost of a random minion in your hand by (5).
Inconspicuous Rider	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	2	2	Battlecry: Cast a Secret from your deck.
K'thir Ritualist	Rare	Minion	General	Any	3	4	4	Taunt Battlecry: Add a random 4-Cost minion to your opponent's hand.
Lifeweaver	Rare	Minion	General	Druid	3	2	5	Whenever you restore Health, add a random Druid spell to your hand.
Lightning Storm	Rare	Spell		Shaman	3			Deal 2-3 damage to all enemy minions. Overload: (2)
Livewire Lance	Epic	Weapon		Warrior	3	2	2	After your Hero attacks, add a Lackey to your hand.
Magicfin	Epic	Minion	Murloc	Shaman	3	3	4	After a friendly Murloc dies, add a random Legendary minion to your hand.
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).
Netherwind Portal	Common	Spell		Mage	3			Secret: After your opponent casts a spell, summon a random 4-Cost minion.
Plague of Murlocs	Epic	Spell		Shaman	3			Transform all minions into random Murlocs.
Ramkahen Wildtamer	Rare	Minion	General	Hunter	3	4	3	Battlecry: Copy a random Beast in your hand.
Ramming Speed	Epic	Spell		Warrior	3			Force a minion to attack one of its neighbours.
Saddlemaster	Rare	Minion	General	Hunter	3	3	4	After you play a Beast, add a random Beast to your hand.
Sense Demons	Common	Spell		Warlock	3			Draw 2 Demons from your deck.
Skybarge	Rare	Minion	Mech	Warrior	3	2	5	After you summon a Pirate, deal 2 damage to a random enemy.
Soul Cleave	Free	Spell		Demon Hunter	3			Lifesteal Deal 2 damage to two random enemy minions.
Tinkmaster Overspark	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	3	3	3	Battlecry: Transform another random minion into a 5/5 Devilsaur or a 1/1 Squirrel.
Whack-A-Gnoll Hammer	Rare	Weapon		Shaman	3	3	2	After your hero attacks, give a random friendly minion +1/+1.
Wrathscale Naga	Epic	Minion	General	Demon Hunter	3	3	1	After a friendly minion dies, deal 3 damage to a random enemy.
Archmage Vargoth	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	4	2	6	At the end of your turn, cast a spell you've cast this turn (targets are random).
Auspicious Spirits	Rare	Spell		Priest	4			Summon a random 4-Cost minion. Corrupt: Summon a 7-Cost minion instead.
Auspicious Spirits	Rare	Spell		Priest	4			Corrupted Summon a random 7-Cost minion.
Cabal Acolyte	Epic	Minion	General	Priest	4	2	4	Taunt Spellburst: Gain control of a random enemy minion with 2 or less Attack.
Cascading Disaster	Epic	Spell		Warlock	4			Destroy a random enemy minion. Corrupt: Destroy 2. Corrupt Again: Destroy 3.
Cascading Disaster	Epic	Spell		Warlock	4			Corrupted Destroy 2 random enemy minions. Corrupt: Destroy 3.
Cascading Disaster	Epic	Spell		Warlock	4			Corrupted Destroy 3 random enemy minions.
Conjurer's Calling	Rare	Spell		Mage	4			Twinspell Destroy a minion. Summon 2 minions of the same Cost to replace it.
Conjurer's Calling	Rare	Spell		Mage	4			Destroy a minion. Summon 2 minions of the same Cost to replace it.
Diseased Vulture	Epic	Minion	Beast	Warlock	4	3	5	After your hero takes damage on your turn, summon a random 3-Cost minion.
Dragonbane	Legendary	Minion	Mech	Hunter	4	3	5	After you use your Hero Power, deal 5 damage to a random enemy.
Eager Underling	Rare	Minion	General	Warlock	4	2	2	Deathrattle: Give two random friendly minions +2/+2.
Hecklebot	Rare	Minion	Mech	Any	4	3	8	Taunt Battlecry: Your opponent summons a minion from their deck.
Infiltrator Lilian	Legendary	Minion	General	Rogue	4	4	2	Stealth Deathrattle: Summon a 4/2 Forsaken Lilian that attacks a random enemy.
Krolusk Barkstripper	Epic	Minion	Beast	Hunter	4	3	5	Spellburst: Destroy a random enemy minion.
Mindgames	Epic	Spell		Priest	4			Put a copy of a random minion from your opponent's deck into the battlefield.
Multi-Shot	Free	Spell		Hunter	4			Deal 3 damage to two random enemy minions.
Nightshade Matron	Common	Minion	Demon	Warlock	4	5	5	Rush Battlecry: Discard your highest Cost card.
Psychopomp	Epic	Minion	General	Priest	4	3	1	Battlecry: Summon a random friendly minion that died this game. Give it Reborn.
Rally!	Rare	Spell			4			Resurrect a friendly 1-Cost, 2-Cost, and 3-Cost minion.
Replicat-o-tron	Epic	Minion	Mech	Any	4	3	3	At the end of your turn, transform a neighbor into a copy of this.
Sahket Sapper	Rare	Minion	Pirate	Rogue	4	4	4	Deathrattle: Return a random enemy minion to your opponent's hand.
Scrap Shot	Rare	Spell		Hunter	4			Deal 3 damage. Give a random Beast in your hand +3/+3.
Shifty Sophomore	Rare	Minion	General	Rogue	4	4	4	Stealth Spellburst: Add a Combo card to your hand.
SI:7 Infiltrator	Rare	Minion	General	Any	4	5	4	Battlecry: Destroy a random enemy Secret.
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.
Steeldancer	Epic	Minion	General		4	4	4	Battlecry: Summon a random minion with Cost equal to your weapon's Attack.
Sunstruck Henchman	Rare	Minion	General	Any	4	6	5	At the start of your turn, this has a 50% chance to fall asleep.
The Fist of Ra-den	Legendary	Weapon		Shaman	4	1	4	After you cast a spell, summon a Legendary minion of that Cost. Lose 1 Durability.
Troll Batrider	Common	Minion	General	Any	4	3	3	Battlecry: Deal 3 damage to a random enemy minion.
Waggle Pick	Epic	Weapon		Rogue	4	4	2	Deathrattle: Return a random friendly minion to your hand. It costs (2) less.
Zul'Drak Ritualist	Rare	Minion	General	Any	4	3	9	Taunt Battlecry: Summon three random 1-Cost minions for your opponent.
Apexis Blast	Epic	Spell		Mage	5			Deal 5 damage. If your deck has no minions, summon a random 5-Cost minion.
Bandersmosh	Legendary	Minion	General	Shaman	5	5	5	Each turn this is in your hand, transform it into a 5/5 copy of a random Legendary minion.
Bane of Doom	Epic	Spell		Warlock	5			Deal 2 damage to a character. If that kills it, summon a random Demon.
Bazaar Mugger	Rare	Minion	General	Rogue	5	3	5	Rush Battlecry: Add a random minion from another class to your hand.
Boggspine Knuckles	Epic	Weapon		Shaman	5	3	2	After your hero attacks, transform your minions into random ones that cost (1) more.
Brawl	Epic	Spell		Warrior	5			Destroy all minions except one. (chosen randomly)
Cobalt Spellkin	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Any	5	3	5	Battlecry: Add two 1-Cost spells from your class to your hand.
Convincing Infiltrator	Rare	Minion	General	Priest	5	2	6	Taunt Deathrattle: Destroy a random enemy minion.
Desert Obelisk	Epic	Minion	General	Any	5	0	5	If you control 3 of these at the end of your turn, deal 5 damage to a randon enemy.
Duel!	Epic	Spell		Paladin	5			Summon a minion from each player's deck. They fight!
Eye of C'Thun	None	Spell		Any	5			Piece of C'Thun (0/4) Deal 7 damage randomly split among all enemies.
Greybough	Legendary	Minion	General	Druid	5	4	6	Taunt Deathrattle: Give a random friendly minion "Deathrattle: Summon Greybough."
High Abbess Alura	Legendary	Minion	General		5	3	6	Spellburst: Cast a spell from your deck (targets this if possible).
Jandice Barov	Legendary	Minion	General		5	2	1	Battlecry: Summon two random 5-Cost minions. Secretly pick one that dies when it takes damage.
Keywarden Ivory	Legendary	Minion	General		5	4	5	Battlecry: Discover a dual-class spell from any class. Spellburst: Get another copy.
Lorekeeper Polkelt	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	5	4	5	Battlecry: Reorder your deck from the highest Cost card to the lowest Cost card.
Muckmorpher	Epic	Minion	General	Shaman	5	4	4	Battlecry: Transform into a 4/4 copy of a different minion in your deck.
Necrium Apothecary	Epic	Minion	General	Rogue	5	2	5	Combo: Draw a Deathrattle minion from your deck and gain its Deathrattle.
Optimistic Ogre	Common	Minion	General	Any	5	6	7	50% chance to attack the correct enemy.
Ringmaster Whatley	Legendary	Minion	General	Warrior	5	3	5	Battlecry: Draw a Mech, Dragon, and Pirate.
Rolling Fireball	Epic	Spell		Mage	5			Deal 8 damage to a minion. Any excess damage continues to the left or right.
Rotnest Drake	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Hunter	5	6	5	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, destroy a random enemy minion.
Sandhoof Waterbearer	Common	Minion	General	Priest	5	5	5	At the end of your turn, restore 5 Health to a damaged friendly character.
Skyfin	Epic	Minion	Murloc	Any	5	3	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, summon 2 random Murlocs.
Stampeding Kodo	Rare	Minion	Beast	Any	5	3	5	Battlecry: Destroy a random enemy minion with 2 or less Attack.
Stowaway	Rare	Minion	General	Rogue	5	4	4	Battlecry: If there are cards in your deck that didn’t start there, draw 2 of them.
Teacher's Pet	Rare	Minion	Beast		5	4	5	Taunt Deathrattle: Summon a random 3-Cost Beast.
Vectus	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	5	4	4	Battlecry: Summon two 1/1 Whelps. Each gains a Deathrattle from your minions that died this game.
Armagedillo	Legendary	Minion	Beast	Warrior	6	4	7	Taunt At the end of your turn, give all Taunt minions in your hand +2/+2.
Avenging Wrath	Epic	Spell		Paladin	6			Deal 8 damage randomly split among all enemies.
Claw Machine	Common	Minion	Mech	Any	6	6	3	Rush. Deathrattle: Draw a minion and give it +3/+3.
Darkest Hour	Epic	Spell		Warlock	6			Destroy all friendly minions. For each one, summon a random minion from your deck.
Imprisoned Antaen	Rare	Minion	Demon	Demon Hunter	6	10	6	Dormant for 2 turns. When this awakens, deal 10 damage randomly split among all enemies.
Maxima Blastenheimer	Legendary	Minion	General	Hunter	6	4	4	Battlecry: Summon a minion from your deck. It attacks the enemy hero, then dies.
Onyx Magescribe	Common	Minion	Dragon	Any	6	4	9	Spellburst: Add 2 random spells from your class to your hand.
Reno the Relicologist	Legendary	Minion	General	Mage	6	4	6	Battlecry: If your deck has no duplicates, deal 10 damage randomly split among all enemy minions.
Scarlet Webweaver	Epic	Minion	Beast	Hunter	6	5	5	Battlecry: Reduce the Cost of a random Beast in your hand by (5).
Scavenging Shivarra	Common	Minion	Demon	Any	6	6	3	Battlecry: Deal 6 damage randomly split among all other minions.
The Lurker Below	Legendary	Minion	Beast	Shaman	6	6	5	Battlecry: Deal 3 damage to an enemy minion. If it dies, repeat on one of its neighbors.
Unseen Saboteur	Epic	Minion	General	Any	6	5	6	Battlecry: Your opponent casts a random spell from their hand (targets chosen randomly).
Wild Bloodstinger	Epic	Minion	Beast	Hunter	6	6	9	Battlecry: Summon a minion from your opponent's hand. Attack it.
Arch-Villain Rafaam	Legendary	Minion	General	Warlock	7	7	8	Taunt Battlecry: Replace your hand and deck with Legendary minions.
Barrens Stablehand	Epic	Minion	General	Any	7	4	4	Battlecry: Summon a random Beast.
Darkmoon Tonk	Rare	Minion	Mech	Hunter	7	8	5	Deathrattle: Fire four missiles at random enemies that deal 2 damage each.
Exotic Mountseller	Rare	Minion	General	Any	7	5	8	Whenever you cast a spell, summon a random 3-Cost Beast.
Galakrond, Azeroth's End	Legendary	Hero card		Priest	7			Battlecry: Destroy 4 random enemy minions. Equip a 5/2 Claw.
Galakrond, Azeroth's End	Legendary	Hero card		Warlock	7			Battlecry: Summon 4 random Demons. Equip a 5/2 Claw.
Galakrond, the Apocalypse	Legendary	Hero card		Priest	7			Battlecry: Destroy 2 random enemy minions. (Invoke* twice to upgrade.)*
Galakrond, the Apocalypse	Legendary	Hero card		Warlock	7			Battlecry: Summon 2 random Demons. (Invoke* twice to upgrade.)*
Galakrond, the Unspeakable	Legendary	Hero card		Priest	7			Battlecry: Destroy 1 random enemy minion. (Invoke* twice to upgrade.)*
Galakrond, the Wretched	Legendary	Hero card		Warlock	7			Battlecry: Summon 1 random Demon. (Invoke* twice to upgrade.)*
Lady Liadrin	Legendary	Minion	General	Paladin	7	4	6	Battlecry: Add a copy of each spell you cast on friendly characters this game to your hand.
Lightforged Crusader	Epic	Minion	General	Paladin	7	7	7	Battlecry: If your deck has no Neutral cards, add 5 random Paladin cards to your hand.
Mask of C'Thun	Rare	Spell		Mage	7			Deal 10 damage randomly split among all enemies.
Priestess of Fury	Rare	Minion	Demon	Demon Hunter	7	6	5	At the end of your turn, deal 6 damage randomly split among all enemies.
Skeletal Dragon	Epic	Minion	Dragon	Priest	7	4	9	Taunt At the end of your turn, add a Dragon to your hand.
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.
Catrina Muerte	Legendary	Minion	General	Priest	8	6	8	At the end of your turn, summon a friendly minion that died this game.
Cenarion Ward	Epic	Spell		Druid	8			Gain 8 Armor. Summon a random 8-Cost minion.
Deathwing, Mad Aspect	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Warrior	8	12	12	Battlecry: Attack ALL other minions.
Idol of Y'Shaarj	Epic	Spell		Priest	8			Summon a 10/10 copy of a minion in your deck.
Jepetto Joybuzz	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	8	6	6	Battlecry: Draw 2 minions from your deck. Set their Attack, Health, and Cost to 1.
Jewel of N'Zoth	Epic	Spell		Hunter	8			Summon three friendly Deathrattle minions that died this game.
Murgurgle Prime	None	Minion	Murloc	Paladin	8	6	3	Divine Shield Battlecry: Summon 4 random Murlocs. Give them Divine Shield.
Murozond the Infinite	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Priest	8	8	8	Battlecry: Play all cards your opponent played last turn.
Plagued Protodrake	Common	Minion	Dragon	Any	8	8	8	Deathrattle: Summon a random 7-Cost minion.
Tip the Scales	Epic	Spell		Paladin	8			Summon 7 Murlocs from your deck.
Tortollan Pilgrim	Epic	Minion	General	Mage	8	5	5	Battlecry: Discover a spell in your deck and cast it with random targets.
Troublemaker	Rare	Minion	General	Warrior	8	6	8	At the end of your turn, summon two 3/3 Ruffians that attack random enemies.
Twin Tyrant	Common	Minion	Dragon	Any	8	4	10	Battlecry: Deal 4 damage to two random enemy minions.
Blood of G'huun	Epic	Minion	Elemental	Priest	9	8	8	Taunt At the end of your turn, summon a 5/5 copy of a minion in your deck.
Dragonqueen Alexstrasza	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Any	9	8	8	Battlecry: If your deck has no duplicates, add 2 other random Dragons to your hand. They cost (1).
Dream Portal	None	Spell		Druid	9			Casts When Drawn Summon a random Dragon.
Mass Resurrection	Rare	Spell		Priest	9			Summon 3 friendly minions that died this game.
Nethrandamus	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Demon Hunter	9	8	8	Battlecry: Summon two random 0-Cost minions. (Upgrades each time a friendly minion dies!)
Pit Commander	Epic	Minion	Demon	Demon Hunter	9	7	9	Taunt At the end of your turn, summon a Demon from your deck.
Runaway Blackwing	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Any	9	9	9	At the end of your turn, deal 9 damage to a random enemy minion.
Solarian Prime	None	Minion	Demon	Mage	9	7	7	Spell Damage +1 Battlecry: Cast 5 random Mage spells (targets enemies if possible).
Ysera	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Any	9	4	12	At the end of your turn, add a Dream Card to your hand.
Big Bad Archmage	Epic	Minion	General	Any	10	6	6	At the end of your turn, summon a random 6-Cost minion.
C'Thun, the Shattered	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	10	6	6	Start of Game: Break into pieces. Battlecry: Deal 30 damage randomly split among all enemies.
Dimensional Ripper	Rare	Spell		Warrior	10			Summon 2 copies of a minion in your deck.
King Phaoris	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	10	5	5	Battlecry: For each spell in your hand, summon a random minion of the same Cost.
N'Zoth, God of the Deep	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	10	5	7	Battlecry: Resurrect a friendly minion of each minion type.
Nagrand Slam	Epic	Spell		Hunter	10			Summon four 3/5 Clefthoofs that attack random enemies.
Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron	Epic	Spell		Mage	10			Cast 10 random spells (targets chosen randomly).
Yogg-Saron, Master of Fate	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	10	7	5	Battlecry: If you've cast 10 spells this game, spin the Wheel of Yogg-Saron.
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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
Chain Lightning (Rank 1)	Epic	Spell	Nature	Shaman	2			Deal 2 damage to a minion and a random adjacent one. (Upgrades when you have 5 Mana.)
Chain Lightning (Rank 2)	Epic	Spell	Nature	Shaman	2			Deal 3 damage to a minion and a random adjacent one. (Upgrades when you have 10 Mana.)
Chain Lightning (Rank 3)	Epic	Spell	Nature	Shaman	2			Deal 4 damage to a minion and a random adjacent one.
Peon	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	2	3	Frenzy: Add a random spell from your class to your hand.
Spirit Healer	Epic	Minion	General	Any	4	3	6	After you cast a Holy spell, give a random friendly minion +2 Health.
Felsoul Jailer	Epic	Minion	Demon	Warlock	5	4	6	Battlecry: Your opponent discards a minion. Deathrattle: Return it.
Razormane Raider	Common	Minion	General	Any	5	5	6	Frenzy: Attack a random enemy.
Ysera the Dreamer	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Any	9	4	12	Battlecry: Add one of each Dream card to your hand.
Deathwing the Destroyer	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Any	10	12	12	Battlecry: Destroy all other minions. Discard a card for each destroyed.
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History[edit | edit source]

In the build-up to Curse of Naxxramas, the adventure's class cards were revealed to players one by one, many of which featured Deathrattle effects, with text that did not specify that the effects were randomly targeted. This led to widespread confusion over the function of the effects. In a special forum post, Ben Brode explained that by omitting the word 'random', card text could be shortened. By establishing the rule that Deathrattles were never targetable, the developers would not have to explicitly state this on each card, which could eventually allow for the development of more "strategically deep" card effects, due to having more card space in which to describe them, potentially otherwise a limiting factor. Brode stated that "setting expectations now that triggers never allow choices allows us to make cards that otherwise would have too much text",^[5] explaining that the omission of explicit statements to this effect "lays the groundwork for shortening the text."^[6]

However, in the face of player confusion and preference for random effects to be explicitly described as such, the policy was altered, and the word 'random' added to several Naxxramas cards.