Reborn

Reborn
Resurrects with 1 Health the first time it dies.

A Bone Wraith with Reborn next to a post-rebirth Grandmummy

Reborn is an ability that causes a minion to be resummoned with 1 Health the first time it's destroyed. It was introduced in the Saviors of Uldum expansion.

Reborn is represented by a cracked blue glow around the minion.

Notes

• The best way to think about Reborn is that it functions similarly to Divine Shield. It is both an ability of a minion and an effect on the minion.
  • When the minion is first destroyed, it loses the visual effect but retains the keyword. The keyword is then functionally meaningless.
  • If a minion that has been Reborn is returned to the hand and played again, it will regain its Reborn effect.
  • If a Reborn minion is Silenced, it loses its Reborn effect.
  • Similar to Divine Shield, the Reborn effect does not stack.
• Reborn minions keep the max health of the original minion.
• A minion that is resummoned by Reborn will not keep any enchantments it had.
• Each Reborn minion is considered its own unique copy of that minion. Any copy resurrected will return with full Health and the Reborn effect active.
• The Reborn effect is considered summoning and will interact with on-summon triggers like Khadgar and Knife Juggler.
• Deathrattles are resolved before Reborn, regardless of the order in which the cards were played. Normally for Deathrattle cards, their effect goes off in the order in which the cards were played.
  • Example: The opponent has a Khartut Defender. The player plays a Sylvanas Windrunner and plays Shadowflame on it. The Khartut Defender is reborn, but Sylvanas does not steal it.

Cards with Reborn

Collectible

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Murmy	Common	Minion	Murloc	Any	1	1	1	Reborn Unlike other mummies, they rolled him up with rice, sliced cucumbers, and soy sauce on the side.
Shotbot	Common	Minion	Mech	Paladin	2	2	2	Reborn Impact detected. Assuming hero pose.
Temple Berserker	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	1	2	Reborn Has +2 Attack while damaged. He's back. He's angry. And he's here to wrap things up.
Candletaker	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	3	2	Reborn "You no waaaake caaaandle!"
Ancestral Guardian	Common	Minion	General	Paladin	4	4	2	Lifesteal Reborn No one knows whose ancestor he is, but he's still upset that you never call.
Bone Wraith	Common	Minion	General	Any	4	2	5	Taunt Reborn It uses only the eco-friendly bones from free-range humanoids.
Restless Mummy	Common	Minion	General	Warrior	4	3	2	Rush Reborn Life-separation anxiety syndrome.
Wasteland Assassin	Common	Minion	General	Any	5	4	2	Stealth Reborn They'll never see me coming, what with my glowing body, eyes and daggers.
Grandmummy	Rare	Minion	General	Priest	2	1	2	Reborn Deathrattle: Give a random friendly minion +1/+1. A grandmummy’s love is eternal.
Generous Mummy	Rare	Minion	General	Any	3	5	4	Reborn Your opponent's cards cost (1) less. Yeah, she's mummified, but her money hasn’t dried up!
Khartut Defender	Rare	Minion	General	Any	6	3	4	Taunt, Reborn Deathrattle: Restore 3 Health to your hero. Gesundheit!
Winged Guardian	Rare	Minion	Beast	Druid	7	6	8	Taunt, Reborn Can't be targeted by spells or Hero Powers. Take these broken wings, be reborn, and learn to fly again.
Wrapped Golem	Rare	Minion	General	Any	7	7	5	Reborn At the end of your turn, summon a 1/1 Scarab with Taunt. The end result of one of the greatest wrap battles of all time.
Micro Mummy	Epic	Minion	Mech	Paladin	2	1	2	Reborn At the end of your turn, give another random friendly minion +1 Attack. The dramatically detailed terrifically trimmed replica of the real thing!
Colossus of the Moon	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	10	10	10	Divine Shield Reborn Strike him down, and you'll face the Colossus of the New Moon.
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Sources of Reborn

Reborn-generating cards

This section lists cards which generate Reborn minions.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Pharaoh Cat	Common	Minion	Beast	Rogue	1	1	2	Battlecry: Add a random Reborn minion to your hand. Mightiest of mousers, enduring in kingship of the upper and lower cat tree, conqueror of the red dot, the all-wise Catshepsut.
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Reborn-granting cards

This section lists cards which grant the Reborn ability to other minions or to itself.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Embalming Ritual	Common	Spell		Priest	1			Give a minion Reborn. "Guess what! We're getting a new cat."
Psychopomp	Epic	Minion	General	Priest	4	3	1	Battlecry: Summon a random friendly minion that died this game. Give it Reborn. "Come with me if you want to re-live."
Mortuary Machine	Epic	Minion	Mech	Any	5	8	8	After your opponent plays a minion, give it Reborn. The ankle bone's connected to the shin bone. The knuckle bone's connected to the... eh, it'll be fine.
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Related cards

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Making Mummies	Legendary	Spell		Paladin	1			Quest: Play 5 Reborn minions. Reward: Emperor Wraps. "I do say, this gives me the vapors every single time!"
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History

Reborn was added during the first few weeks of development for Saviors of Uldum and immediately saw a lot of design space. Some of the early work came in the form of figuring out how exactly to value minions with the keyword. "Reborn" was originally intended to only be a temporary name used during testing. However, as the developers pitched other names for the ability, they ultimately found that Reborn was the one that was easiest to understand and that people could instantly guess what it did when shown the keyword for the first time, leading to Reborn being the name that they shipped with. Other names that were considered during development included:

• Mummy or Mummified - Felt more like a minion type than a keyword, didn't quite lead players to understand what it did at first glance, and would've pigeon-holed the developers into making all minions with the ability into mummies.
• Embalmed - While this name had a great thematic vibe, it was harder to predict what the ability did on first read.
• Ankh - Felt more like an item than a keyword and also didn't indicate that the ability was a one-time effect.

Patch changes

• Patch 15.0.0.32708 (2019-08-01): Added.

References

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