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The Coin is a special uncollectible spell card granted at the start of each game to whichever player is selected to go second. Together with the fourth starting card, The Coin is intended to counter some of the disadvantage of going second.


Notes

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  • If a player's deck is composed entirely of golden cards, they will be granted a golden version of The Coin when going second.


Generated by[]

This card can also be generated by the following cards.

TRL 504
AT 031
YOD 030
SW 070
TTN 921
LOOT 534
SW 434
JAM 000t3
LOOT 144
DAL 771
LOE 012
WON 340
DRG 027
GIL 687
CFM 669
DAL 366t3

Against bosses[]

The following cards will generate The Coin when played against an adventure or Tavern Brawl boss, the playable Ragnaros the Firelord hero, or any neutral hero in general.

UNG 856
SW 052t8 t
ETC 103
GIL 696
OG 330
GIL 827
AT 033
CFM 781
BOT 087
ICC 811
BRM 030

Cosmetic Coins[]

Starting from Patch 19.0, the player can customize The Coin's art with a set of alternative cosmetic Coins. As such, cosmetic Coins purely do not affect gameplay in any way. Below is the list of available cosmetic Coins the player can unlock and use.

TTN COIN1
TTN COIN2
ETC COIN2
ETC COIN1
RLK COIN1
RLK COIN2
REV COIN1
REV COIN2
TSC COIN1
TSC COIN2
AV COIN2
AV COIN1
SW COIN1
SW COIN2
BAR COIN1
BAR COIN2
DMF COIN2
DMF COIN1
BAR COIN3
BT COIN
DRG COIN
ULD COIN
DAL COIN
LOE COIN
AT COIN
GVG COIN
FP1 COIN

Functionality[]

Similar to alternate heroes:

  • Cosmetic Coins are permanent additions to the game; once purchased or earned. Some Coins are available for purchase or reward only through time-limited promotions, but once a Coin is unlocked, it can be used at any time.
  • Cosmetic Coins can be used in any game mode.
  • Once purchased, players can select cosmetic Coins through the Collection manager. Players can choose a default "favorite Coin". Favorite Coin will be given to the player whenever they go second.
  • Cosmetic Coins have their own art, golden art animation, and SFX animation when played.

Design[]

The Coin full

The Coin, full art

The Coin was designed to counter the disadvantage of going second in a match. A variety of approaches were considered and tested for this purpose, including LegacyAvatar of the Coin, and the second player starting with 35 Health.[1][2] However, The Coin (as well as drawing an extra card) was ultimately selected to even the balance.

In March 2015 Brode stated, "the win rate is very close to 50-50 regardless of who has the coin", but that "Going 1st is slightly better".[3] With regard to tournaments and high level play, Brode confirmed that even in the "very top 0.01%" it's "still better to go first, on average".[4] This state of affairs was confirmed in April 2016.[5][6]

Previously, during the late beta on 5 February 2014, Ben Brode stated "It's about three percent better to go first over second. It's only a tiny bit better to go first at the lower levels of play."[7] Eric Dodds followed this by asking "are there some decks which are built around going second, and might have a small advantage for going second? Yeah, that's certainly the case, but the advantage for going second in those decks I would imagine is less than one percent."[7] Blizzard statistics from 8 November 2013 had previously shown a 51.3% win rate for high-ranked players going first, with a slightly higher 53% for players at lower levels.[8]

It can be argued that good use of The Coin requires an additional degree of strategy, therefore offering a disadvantage for less experienced players.

Trivia[]

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References[]

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