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You might be looking for one of these cards: Cataclysm (Hero Power).

Cataclysm is an epic warlock spell card, from the Kobolds and Catacombs set.

How to get

TypeSourceQualityCount
Card packsOpen one of these card packs:
Kobolds & Catacombs Pack
Wild Pack
Golden Wild
Regular
Golden
1~2 (random)
CraftingCraft a Regular copy for 400 DustRegular1
CraftingCraft a Golden copy for 1600 DustGolden1

Notes

To edit these notes, go to Template:Cataclysm notes.

  • Deathrattle effects of minions destroyed by Cataclysm trigger after the hand is discarded. Playing Cataclysm with a NaxxramasVoidcaller in play and a demon in hand will result in the demon being discarded, not summoned from NaxxramasVoidcaller's deathrattle.
  • However, NaxxramasVoidcaller's Deathrattle can summon a demon from hand after casting Cataclysm if the demon is drawn after the hand was discarded, for example by having a One Night in KarazhanMalchezaar's Imp in play when casting Cataclysm.


History

Cataclysm was a part of discard warlock decks in Wild that relied on copying cards that dealt damage with their on-discard effects, such as The Grand TournamentFist of Jaraxxus and March of the Lich KingSoul Barrage with cards like Saviors of UldumExpired Merchant and Fractured in Alterac ValleyGrave Defiler. This type of deck initially caused Murder at Castle NathriaTome Tampering to be banned from the Wild format, but as that proved to not be enough, Cataclysm's effect was also later reworked to not discard the player's entire hand.

Lore

Cataclysm was originally a passive ability for Destruction warlocks that increased the Fire damage dealt by all of their abilities. It was removed in the Mists of Pandaria expansion, but in Warlords of Draenor it made a return as an active talent which, after a 2.5 second delay, conjures a cataclysm at a target location, dealing heavy Shadowflame damage to all nearby enemies and afflicting them with Immolate.

The spell appears to have thematical ties to LegacyDeathwing, who in the World of Warcraft expansion of the same name caused a worldwide disaster known as the Cataclysm, which caused great destruction across much of Azeroth.

Trivia

  • Probably due to his involvement with the Cataclysm, when the player's hero is Deathwing, he will say "Azeroth will break!" when casting this card (Although Deathwing is a Warrior, meaning that you'd have to find a way to obtain a copy of Cataclysm to trigger this interaction).
  • Cataclysm's original version (that discared the player's entire hand) was a reference to LegacyDeathwing's battlecry effect. After being changed, it is no longer a direct copy of Deathwing's battlecry.

Gallery

Cataclysm full

Cataclysm, full art

Patch changes

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