Rush

Rush is an ability allowing a minion to attack the same turn it is summoned or brought under a new player's control. Unlike Charge, Rush cannot be used to attack the enemy hero.

Cards[edit | edit source]

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Druid of the Scythe	Common	Minion	General	Druid	3	2	2	Choose One - Transform into a 4/2 with Rush; or a 2/4 with Taunt. She's a scythe for sore eyes.
Druid of the Scythe	Common	Minion	Beast	Druid	3	4	2	Rush
Ghostly Charger	Common	Minion	Beast	Paladin	5	3	4	Divine Shield Rush Maybe we should have called him Ghostly Rusher.
Hunting Mastiff	Common	Minion	Beast	Hunter	2	2	1	Echo Rush "Shh! You're going to start a howl!"
Rabid Worgen	Common	Minion	General	Warrior	3	3	3	Rush "I'm sorry, son. We had to send Old Howler off…to a farm…to play…"
Swift Messenger	Common	Minion	General	Any	4	6	2	Rush Each turn this is in your hand, swap its Attack and Health.
Swift Messenger	Common	Minion	General	Any	4	2	6	Rush Each turn this is in your hand, swap its Attack and Health. Same turn delivery - guaranteed!
Vicious Scalehide	Common	Minion	Beast	Any	2	1	3	Lifesteal Rush They make wonderful pets if you're not allergic to blood loss.
Vilebrood Skitterer	Common	Minion	Beast	Hunter	5	1	3	Poisonous Rush It aspires to be a Vilebrood Dancer, but it has eight left feet.
Cursed Castaway	Rare	Minion	Pirate	Rogue	6	5	3	Rush Deathrattle: Draw a Combo card from your deck. She was an ordinary castaway... until she found that cursed volleyball.
Gilnean Royal Guard	Rare	Minion	General	Any	8	8	3	Divine Shield, Rush Each turn this is in your hand, swap its Attack and Health.
Gilnean Royal Guard	Rare	Minion	General	Any	8	3	8	Divine Shield, Rush Each turn this is in your hand, swap its Attack and Health. Admittedly, they kind of dropped the ball with Prince Liam.
Militia Commander	Rare	Minion	General	Warrior	4	2	5	Rush Battlecry: Gain +3 Attack this turn. She only needs two commands: "Heel" and "Sic 'em!"
Redband Wasp	Rare	Minion	Beast	Warrior	2	1	3	Rush Has +3 Attack while damaged. Also comes in other colors, but red's in fashion this season.
Scaleworm	Rare	Minion	Beast	Any	4	4	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain +1 Attack and Rush. A popular local alternative to bananas.
Muck Hunter	Epic	Minion	General	Any	5	5	8	Rush Battlecry: Summon two 2/1 Mucklings for your opponent. You think your job mucks.
Ratcatcher	Epic	Minion	General	Warlock	3	2	2	Rush Battlecry: Destroy a friendly minion and gain its Attack and Health. He's on the hunt for Togwaggle's missing rat.
Darius Crowley	Legendary	Minion	General	Warrior	5	4	4	Rush Whenever this attacks and kills a minion, gain +2/+2. You either die a villain, or live long enough to see yourself become the hero.
Houndmaster Shaw	Legendary	Minion	General	Hunter	4	3	6	Your other minions have Rush. They’re good dogs, Tess.
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Wild format

This section contains information exclusive to Wild format.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Druid of the Scythe	Common	Minion	Beast	Druid	3	4	4	Rush Taunt
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Related cards[edit | edit source]

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Woodcutter's Axe	Common	Weapon		Warrior	2	2	2	Deathrattle: Give a random friendly minion with Rush +2/+1. It's a lumberjack's axe and that's ok.
Town Crier	Epic	Minion	General	Warrior	1	1	2	Battlecry: Draw a Rush minion from your deck. When he was younger, he was the town crybaby.
Countess Ashmore	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	7	6	6	Battlecry: Draw a Rush, Lifesteal, and Deathrattle card from your deck. "1 minion… ah, ah, ah! 2 minions… ah, ah, ah! 3 minions… ah, ah, ah!"
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Development[edit | edit source]

Rush was created by the team as a way to print minions with fast, spell-like effects, but without running the risk of them being used as powerful finishers. Cards like Leeroy Jenkins and the original version of Arcane Golem had proven how problematic powerful Charge minions can be, since their downsides will be nullified if they're used to win the game.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Rush could be considered to have 3 "beta" versions, which all function similar to this effect, but differ slightly. Icehowl is an over-statted Charge minion that can't attack heroes, but its inability to attack heroes is a permanent effect. Charged Devilsaur's effect is identical to Rush when played from the hand, but can freely attack heroes when summoned indirectly by another card. Charge is (ironically) the most similar, with the only difference being synergy with Charge-related cards like Warsong Commander.