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Tags and hidden tags are card labels used in this wiki to organize cards into categories. Tags are viewable in the infobox, while hidden tags are not. Tags are used in conjunction with ability labels to categorize cards.

This page provides easy access for viewing all tags used to describe cards found in this wiki, whether collectible or uncollectible. This is intended to be used as a source of information for tagging new cards, and for pruning/purging scarcely-used tags if needed.

Rules[]

The following are some general guidelines on how to categorize cards with tags:

  • "-related" tags are used on:
    • Cards which affect the thing being related to.
    • Cards which are affected by the thing being related to.
  • "-generating" tags are used on:
    • Cards which generate the generated thing.
  • "-granting" tags are used on:
    • Cards which grant the ability being referred to.

On rare occasions, these tags may be used together on one card.

Where to tag[]

These are instructions on where to place a tag, when choosing from custom_mechanicTags=, custom_refTags=, or custom_hiddenTags=

  • custom_mechanicTags=
    • Any keyword ability, such as Battlecry or Rush.
    • Other non-bolded abilities, such as Deal damage or Destroy.
    • Attribute-changing or -setting effects, such as Set cost, Increment health, Decrement attack
  • custom_refTags=
    • Anything that ends with -generating, -granting, or -related.
    • Multi-class, such as Dual-class and Tri-class.
    • Effect types, such as Ongoing effect or Area of effect, or Random for card with random effects.
    • Turn-related, such as This turn or Next turn.
    • Keyworded card cycles, such as Lackey.
  • custom_hiddenTags=
    • Hero skin details, such as 1000-win portraits or Available skins.
    • Solo adventure details, such as Book of Heroes or Book of Heroes boss.
    • Choose One choice for Choose One choice cards.
    • Details for cost-related cards, such as Cost-affected or Cost-listing
    • Destroy details, such as Destroy - minion or Destroy - self
    • Targeted effect details, such as Targeted - enemy or Targeted - minion
    • Triggered effect details, such as Triggered effect - at the end of your turn, or Triggered effect - after your hero attacks

Examples[]

This is a list of examples of the tags and hidden tags obtained from the auto-generated lists (see below) and manually categorized to be more human-readable. Refer to the auto-generated lists for all abilities, tags, and hidden tags used in this wiki.

Target[]

These tags are related to a targeting effect.

Effects[]

These tags are related to game "effects".

Ability[]

These tags are related to card abilities such as Taunt, Deathrattle, and Battlecry.

Ability-generating[]

Ability-granting[]

Ability-related[]

Attribute[]

These tags are related to card attributes such as Class, Mana, and Health.

Attribute-related[]

Card type[]

These tags are related to card types, such as Quests.

Card type-generated[]

Card type-generating[]

Card type-related[]

Minion type[]

These tags are related to minion types such as Beasts, Demons, and Dragons.

Minion type-generating[]

Minion type-related[]

Zone[]

These tags are related to the different card zones that are used in the game.

Zone-related[]

Auto-generated lists[]

This is an auto-generated list of all abilities, tags, and hidden tags used in this wiki, for reference.

Abilities / Mechanics[]

These are abilities shown in card infoboxes.

These lists should only be used for references since there may be incorrectly tagged cards. These do however provide a general idea on what kind of tags should be used.

  • Adapt
  • Allied
  • Area of effect
  • Attack-related
  • Auto-Attack
  • Avenge
  • Avenge (ability)
  • Battlecry
  • Can't attack
  • Can't attack heroes
  • Card draw
  • Cast spell
  • Cast When Drawn
  • Casts When Drawn
  • Change Cost to Armor
  • Change Cost to Health
  • Charge
  • Choose One
  • Choose Twice
  • Colossal
  • Combo
  • Copy
  • Corrupt
  • Corrupted
  • Counter
  • Deal damage
  • Deathrattle
  • Deathrattle-granting
  • Decrement attack
  • Decrement attribute
  • Decrement cost
  • Decrement health
  • Destroy
  • Discard
  • Discover
  • Divine Shield
  • Divine Shield-granting
  • Dormant
  • Draw
  • Draw cards
  • Dredge
  • Echo
  • Elusive
  • Enrage
  • Equip
  • Finale
  • Force attack
  • Forge
  • Forged
  • Forgetful
  • Freeze
  • Frenzy
  • Gain Armor
  • Gain Corpses
  • Gain Mana
  • Gain Mana Crystals
  • Generate
  • Highlander
  • Honorable Kill
  • Immune
  • Imp
  • Increment attack
  • Increment attribute
  • Increment attriubte
  • Increment cost
  • Increment health
  • Infuse
  • Infused
  • Inspire
  • Invoke
  • Joust
  • Libram
  • Lifesteal
  • Magnetic
  • Manathirst
  • Mega-Windfury
  • Modify cost
  • Modify Hero Power
  • Multiply attack
  • Multiply attribute
  • Multiply health
  • None
  • Objective
  • Once per Turn
  • Ongoing effect
  • Outcast
  • Overheal
  • Overkill
  • Overload
  • Passive
  • Passive Hero Power
  • Permanent
  • Playerbound
  • Poisonous
  • Poisonous-granting
  • Put into battlefield
  • Put into hand
  • Put on deck
  • Quest
  • Quest (ability)
  • Questline
  • Random
  • Reborn
  • Recruit
  • Recurring
  • Refresh
  • Refresh Hero Power
  • Refresh Mana
  • Relic
  • Remove from deck
  • Remove from game
  • Remove from hand
  • Repeatable this turn
  • Replace
  • Replace Hero Power
  • Restore Health
  • Resurrection effect
  • Return to hand
  • Revive
  • Reward
  • Rush
  • Rush-related
  • Secret
  • Set attack
  • Set attribute
  • Set cost
  • Set health
  • Shrine
  • Shuffle
  • Shuffle into deck
  • Sidequest
  • Sigil
  • Silence
  • Spell Damage
  • Spellburst
  • Spellcraft
  • Spend Corpses
  • Spend mana
  • Start of Combat
  • Start of Game
  • Steal
  • Stealth
  • Summon
  • Summoned When Drawn
  • Swap attribute
  • Take control
  • Taunt
  • Taunt-granting
  • Titan
  • Tradeable
  • Transform
  • Transform in hand
  • Transform when drawn
  • Trigger Deathrattle
  • Triggered effect
  • Twinspell
  • Unlimited attacks
  • Upgradable
  • Upgradeable
  • Venomous
  • Whelp
  • Windfury
  • Windfury-granting

Referenced tags[]

These tags are shown in card infoboxes.

  • Adapt-generating
  • Adventurer-generating
  • All-generating
  • Arcane-generating
  • Arcane-related
  • Area of effect
  • Armor-related
  • Attack-related
  • Attacking-related Death-related
  • Attacking-related
  • Battlecry-generating
  • Battlecry-related
  • Battlefield-related
  • Beast-generating
  • Beast-related
  • Blood Gem-generating
  • Blood Gem-related
  • Buddy-related
  • Buying-related
  • C'Thun-related
  • Cast When Drawn-generating
  • Casts When Drawn-generating
  • Casts When Drawn-granting
  • Charge-generating
  • Charge-granting
  • Charge-related
  • Choose One-generating
  • Choose One-related
  • Class-related
  • Coin-generating
  • Colossal-generating
  • Combat-related
  • Combo-generating
  • Combo-related
  • Concoction-generating
  • Concoction-related
  • Copy
  • Corpse-related
  • Corrupt-generating
  • Corrupt-related
  • Cost-related
  • Damage-related
  • Damaged-related
  • Deal damage
  • Death-related
  • Deathrattle-generating
  • Deathrattle-granting
  • Deathrattle-related
  • Deck-related
  • Deckbuilding effect
  • Decrement cost
  • Demon-generating
  • Demon-related
  • Destroy
  • Destroy-related
  • Discard-related
  • Discover-generating
  • Discover-related
  • Divine Shield-generating
  • Divine Shield-granting
  • Divine Shield-related
  • Dormant-generating
  • Dormant-granting
  • Dormant-related
  • Dragon-generating
  • Dragon-related
  • Draw
  • Draw cards
  • Draw-related
  • Dredge-related
  • Dual-class
  • Durability-related
  • Echo-generating
  • Echo-granting
  • Echo-related
  • Elemental-generating
  • Elemental-related
  • Elusive-generating
  • Elusive-granting
  • Equip-related
  • Fatigue-related
  • Fel-generating
  • Fel-related
  • Final questline-generated
  • Fire-generating
  • Fire-related
  • First questline-generated
  • Forge-generating
  • Forge-related
  • Format-related
  • Freeze-generating
  • Freeze-related
  • Frenzy-generating
  • Frost-generating
  • Frost-related
  • Frozen-related
  • Gain Armor
  • Game-related
  • Gold-related
  • Golden-generating
  • Golden-related
  • Hand-related
  • Healing-related
  • Health-related
  • Hero Power-related
  • Hero zone effect
  • Hero-related
  • Highlander
  • Holy-generating
  • Holy-related
  • Honorable Kill-generating
  • Honorable Kill-granting
  • Honorable Kill-related
  • Immune
  • Immune-granting Immune-granting
  • Immune-granting
  • In hand-related
  • In-deck effect
  • In-hand effect
  • Increment attack
  • Increment attribute
  • Infuse-generating
  • Infuse-related
  • Inspire-generating
  • Invoke-related
  • Lackey
  • Lackey-generating
  • Lackey-related
  • Last turn
  • Legendary
  • Libram-related
  • Lifesteal-generating
  • Lifesteal-granting
  • Lifesteal-related
  • Location-generating
  • Location-related
  • Magnetic-generating
  • Magnetic-granting
  • Magnetic-related
  • Mana-related
  • Manathirst-generating
  • Mech-generating
  • Mech-related
  • Mega-Windfury-generating
  • Mega-Windfury-granting
  • Minion type-related
  • Modify cost
  • Multi-class-related
  • Multiply attribute
  • Murloc-generating
  • Murloc-related
  • Naga-generating
  • Naga-related
  • Nature-generating
  • Nature-related
  • Next card
  • Next turn
  • On-discard effect
  • On-draw effect
  • One-time effect
  • Ongoing effect
  • Outcast-generating
  • Outcast-related
  • Overheal-related
  • Overkill-generating
  • Overload-generating
  • Overload-related
  • Pirate-generating
  • Pirate-related
  • Playerbound
  • Poisonous-generating
  • Poisonous-granting
  • Positional effect
  • Quest-generated
  • Quest-generating
  • Quest-related
  • Quilboar-generating
  • Quilboar-related
  • Random
  • Rarity-related
  • Reborn-generating
  • Reborn-granting
  • Reborn-related
  • Recruit-generating
  • Recruit-related
  • Refresh-related
  • Relic-related
  • Replace Hero Power
  • Resurrection effect
  • Rune-related
  • Rush-generating
  • Rush-granting
  • Rush-related
  • Second questline-generated
  • Secret-generating
  • Secret-related
  • Selling-related
  • Set attribute
  • Shadow-generating
  • Shadow-related
  • Shuffle into deck
  • Shuffle into deck-related
  • SI:7-generating
  • SI:7-related
  • Sidequest-related
  • Silence-generating
  • Soul Fragment-generating
  • Soul Fragment-related
  • Spare Part-generating
  • Spell Damage-generating
  • Spell Damage-granting
  • Spell Damage-related
  • Spell school-related
  • Spell-generating
  • Spell-related
  • Spellburst-generating
  • Spellcraft-related
  • Spy Gizmo-generating
  • Steal
  • Stealth-generating
  • Stealth-granting
  • Stealth-related
  • Summoned When Drawn-generating
  • Summoning-related
  • Targeted
  • Taunt-generating
  • Taunt-granting
  • Taunt-related
  • Tavern Tier-related
  • This turn
  • Tier-related
  • Titan-related
  • Totem-generating
  • Totem-related
  • Tradeable-generating
  • Tradeable-related
  • Transform-related
  • Treant-generating
  • Treant-related
  • Tri-class
  • Triggered effect
  • Triggered effect-related
  • Turn-related
  • Undead-generating
  • Undead-related
  • Venomous-generating
  • Venomous-granting
  • Weapon-generating
  • Weapon-related
  • Windfury-generating
  • Windfury-granting
  • Windfury-related

Hidden tags[]

These tags are not shown in card infoboxes.

  • 1000-win portraits
  • 1200 gold skins
  • 1800 gold skins
  • Adventurers
  • After you Overload
  • At the end of turn
  • Available skins
  • Basic Hero Powers
  • Basic Totem-generating
  • Battlegrounds bartender
  • Battlegrounds golden tavern minion
  • Battlegrounds golden token
  • Battlegrounds hero token
  • Battlegrounds removed
  • BG removed quest
  • BG removed reward
  • BG unused
  • Book of Heroes
  • Book of Heroes boss
  • Book of Heroes boss, Boss battles
  • Book of Heroes player
  • Book of Heroes portraits
  • Book of Mercenaries
  • Book of Mercenaries boss
  • Book of Mercenaries heroes
  • Book of Mercenaries player
  • Boss battles
  • Boss cards
  • Boss Hero Powers
  • Bundle purchasable heroes
  • C'Thun-related - buff
  • C'Thun-related - condition
  • Choose One choice
  • Choose Twice choice
  • Combat-related - proposed attack
  • Constructed Hero Power
  • Cost-affected
  • Cost-listing
  • Cost-specifying
  • Cost-triggered
  • Damage split
  • Death Knight Prologue
  • Death Knight Prologue boss
  • Death Knight Prologue Player
  • Decrement - chosen card
  • Decrement - drawn card
  • Decrement - drawn cards
  • Decrement - generated card
  • Decrement - generated cards
  • Decrement - Hero Power
  • Decrement - next card
  • Decrement - other cards
  • Decrement - others
  • Decrement - self
  • Decrement - targeted
  • Default portraits
  • Demon Hunter Prologue
  • Destroy - deck
  • Destroy - hero
  • Destroy - location
  • Destroy - mana
  • Destroy - minion
  • Destroy - self
  • Destroy hero
  • Destroy Mana
  • Destroy minion
  • Destroy Secret
  • Destroy self
  • Destroy weapon
  • Disable Hero Power
  • Duels removed
  • Dungeon Run
  • Expansion pre-order heroes
  • Former employee
  • Fully upgraded
  • Giants
  • Hero Power actions-related
  • Hero Power uses-related
  • Hero-related - Galakrond
  • Imp
  • Increment - C'Thun
  • Increment - chosen card
  • Increment - drawn cards
  • Increment - hero
  • Increment - next card
  • Increment - other cards
  • Increment - others
  • Increment - self
  • Increment - summoned minion
  • Increment - summoned minions
  • Increment - target
  • Increment - targeted
  • Increment - weapon
  • Inspire Phase trigger
  • Jade Golem
  • Legendary skins
  • Mini-set
  • Minion playing-related
  • Minion summoning-related
  • Miscellaneous boss
  • Modify cost - Hero Power
  • Modify cost - other cards
  • Modify cost - self
  • Modify Hero Power effect
  • Multiply - self
  • Multiply - targeted
  • Multiply attack
  • Multiply cost - other cards
  • Multiply health
  • New Hero
  • on-damage trigger
  • on-heal trigger
  • Ongoing effect
  • Other portraits
  • Player's heroes
  • pre-damage trigger
  • Promotional and special events heroes
  • Ragers
  • Random
  • Refresh Hero Power
  • Rewards track portraits
  • Set - chosen card
  • Set - drawn card
  • Set - drawn cards
  • Set - generated cards
  • Set - hero
  • Set - Hero Power
  • Set - next card
  • Set - other cards
  • Set - others
  • Set - self
  • Set - target
  • Set - targeted
  • Set attack
  • Set cost
  • Set cost - drawn cards
  • Set health
  • Take control - cards from deck
  • Take control - cards from hand
  • Take control - minions
  • Targeted - character
  • Targeted - enemy
  • Targeted - enemy character
  • Targeted - enemy location
  • Targeted - enemy minion
  • Targeted - friendly character
  • Targeted - friendly minion
  • Targeted - hero
  • Targeted - minion
  • Targeted- minion
  • Tavern Regular portraits
  • The Dalaran Heist
  • The Dalaran Heist boss
  • The Dalaran Heist player
  • Titan choice
  • Treants
  • Trial by Felfire
  • Trigered effect - after you play a card
  • Triggered effect
  • Triggered effect - after a card is added to your hand
  • Triggered effect - after a friendly character loses divine shield
  • Triggered effect - after a friendly minion attacks
  • Triggered effect - after a friendly minion dies
  • Triggered effect - after a friendly minion is Reborn
  • Triggered effect - after a friendly minion loses Divine Shield
  • Triggered effect - after a minion attacks
  • Triggered effect - after a minion deals damage
  • Triggered effect - after a minion dies
  • Triggered effect - after a minion is Frozen
  • Triggered effect - after a minion is healed
  • Triggered effect - After a minion is played
  • Triggered effect - after a minion takes damage
  • Triggered effect - After a Murloc dies
  • Triggered effect - After a player plays a card
  • Triggered effect - after a Secret is revealed
  • Triggered effect - After an enemy minion attacks
  • Triggered effect - after an enemy minion dies
  • Triggered effect - after an enemy minion is frozen
  • Triggered effect - after an opposing Hero Power is used
  • Triggered effect - After the start of your turn
  • Triggered effect - after this attack
  • Triggered effect - after this attacks
  • Triggered effect - after this attacks a minion
  • Triggered effect - after this attacks and kills a minion
  • Triggered effect - after this damages a minion
  • Triggered effect - after this is summoned
  • Triggered effect - after this minion attacks
  • Triggered effect - after this minion is attacked
  • Triggered effect - after this minion survives damage
  • Triggered effect - after this minion takes damage
  • Triggered effect - after this takes damage
  • Triggered effect - after this uses an ability
  • Triggered effect - after you cast a spell
  • Triggered effect - after you deal damage with spells
  • Triggered effect - after you destroy a minion with a spell
  • Triggered effect - after you draw a card
  • Triggered effect - After you draw a spell
  • Triggered effect - after you Dredge
  • Triggered effect - after you forge
  • Triggered effect - after you gain armor
  • Triggered effect - after you gain corpses
  • Triggered effect - After you play a card
  • Triggered effect - After you play a Lackey
  • Triggered effect - after you play a minion
  • Triggered effect - after you play a Secret
  • Triggered effect - after you play a spell
  • Triggered effect - after you spend all your mana
  • Triggered effect - after you spend corpses
  • Triggered effect - after you spend Gold
  • Triggered effect - After you summon a Mech
  • Triggered effect - after you summon a minion
  • Triggered effect - after you trade
  • Triggered effect - after you use your hero power
  • Triggered effect - after your hero attacks
  • Triggered effect - After your hero attacks and kills a minion
  • Triggered effect - after your hero gains Attack
  • Triggered effect - after your hero gains health
  • Triggered effect - after your hero is attacked
  • Triggered effect - after your hero takes damage
  • Triggered effect - after your opponent casts a spell
  • Triggered effect - after your opponent draws a card
  • Triggered effect - after your opponent plays a card
  • Triggered effect - after your opponent plays a minion
  • Triggered effect - after your opponent plays three cards
  • Triggered effect - after your opponents play a minion
  • Triggered effect - after your weapon is destroyed
  • Triggered effect - at the end of each turn
  • Triggered effect - at the end of every 2 turns
  • Triggered effect - at the end of every 3 turns
  • Triggered effect - at the end of the turn
  • Triggered effect - at the end of turn
  • Triggered effect - at the end of you turn
  • Triggered effect - at the end of your opponent's turn
  • Triggered effect - at the end of your turn
  • Triggered effect - at the start of each turn
  • Triggered effect - at the start of game
  • Triggered effect - At the start of next combat
  • Triggered effect - At the start of the game
  • Triggered effect - at the start of turn
  • Triggered effect - At the start of your next turn
  • Triggered effect - at the start of your opponent's turn
  • Triggered effect - at the start of your turn
  • Triggered effect - destroy any minion damaged by this minion
  • Triggered effect - destroy any minion damaged by this weapon
  • Triggered effect - end of your turn
  • Triggered effect - Freeze any character damaged by this minion
  • Triggered effect - when a friendly minion dies
  • Triggered effect - when a friendly minion is attacked
  • Triggered effect - when a minion attacks your hero
  • Triggered effect - when an enemy attacks
  • Triggered effect - when an enemy minion attacks
  • Triggered effect - when one of your minions is attacked
  • Triggered effect - when second minion dies
  • Triggered effect - when this awakens
  • Triggered effect - when you draw this
  • Triggered effect - when your hero is attacked
  • Triggered effect - when your hero takes damage
  • Triggered effect - when your opponent casts a spell
  • Triggered effect - when your opponent plays a minion
  • Triggered effect - when your opponent spends all their mana
  • Triggered effect - whenever a card is added to your hand
  • Triggered effect - whenever a character is healed
  • Triggered effect - whenever a enemy minion dies
  • Triggered effect - whenever a friendly minion attacks
  • Triggered effect - whenever a friendly minion dies
  • Triggered effect - Whenever a friendly minion is attacked
  • Triggered effect - whenever a friendly minion is healed
  • Triggered effect - whenever a friendly minion takes damage
  • Triggered effect - whenever a friendly Secret is revealed
  • Triggered effect - whenever a minion dies
  • Triggered effect - Whenever a minion is Frozen
  • Triggered effect - whenever a minion is healed
  • Triggered effect - whenever a minion takes damage
  • Triggered effect - whenever a player casts a spell
  • Triggered effect - whenever a Secret is played
  • Triggered effect - whenever a Secret is revealed
  • Triggered effect - whenever a target is chosen
  • Triggered effect - whenever an enemy minion attacks
  • Triggered effect - whenever an enemy minion dies
  • Triggered effect - whenever an enemy minion takes damage
  • Triggered effect - whenever another friendly minion dies
  • Triggered effect - whenever another minion takes damage
  • Triggered effect - whenever either player targets this minion with a spell
  • Triggered effect - whenever this attacks
  • Triggered effect - whenever this attacks a minion
  • Triggered effect - whenever this attacks and kills a minion
  • Triggered effect - whenever this is attacked
  • Triggered effect - Whenever this is transformed
  • Triggered effect - whenever this minion attacks
  • Triggered effect - whenever this minion deals damage
  • Triggered effect - whenever this minion survives damage
  • Triggered effect - whenever this minion takes damage
  • Triggered effect - whenever this spell deals damage
  • Triggered effect - whenever this takes damage
  • Triggered effect - whenever this weapon deals damage
  • Triggered effect - whenever you cast a spell
  • Triggered effect - whenever you discard a card
  • Triggered effect - whenever you draw a card
  • Triggered effect - whenever you draw a minion
  • Triggered effect - whenever you equip a weapon
  • Triggered effect - whenever you gain Armor
  • Triggered effect - whenever you Magnetize a minion
  • Triggered effect - whenever you Overload
  • Triggered effect - whenever you play a card
  • Triggered effect - whenever you play a minion
  • Triggered effect - whenever you restore Health
  • Triggered effect - whenever you shuffle a card into your deck
  • Triggered effect - whenever you spend corpses
  • Triggered effect - whenever you summon a minion
  • Triggered effect - whenever you target this minion with a spell
  • Triggered effect - whenever you use your Hero Power
  • Triggered effect - whenever your health changes on your turn
  • Triggered effect - whenever your hero attacks
  • Triggered effect - whenever your hero attacks a minion
  • Triggered effect - whenever your hero is healed
  • Triggered effect - whenever your hero takes damage
  • Triggered effect - whenever your opponent casts a spell
  • Triggered effect - whenever your opponent draws a card
  • Triggered effect - whenever your opponent plays a card
  • Triggered effect - whenever your opponent plays a minion
  • Triggered effect - whenever your spells deal damage
  • Triggered effect - whenever your weapon is destroyed
  • Triggered effect-related - End of turn
  • Tutorial
  • Unavailable skins
  • Unused
  • Upgraded Hero Powers
  • Weapon-related
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