Hearthstone Advanced Mechanics Quiz

When the Warlock casts Power Overwhelming on his minion, the minion gains bonus stats but also receives a "Deathrattle" effect that causes it to die at the end of the turn. However, when the minion is silenced, it loses all card text and effects, including the "Deathrattle" effect. Therefore, the minion will lose the bonus stats from Power Overwhelming but will not die at the end of the turn.

When a player uses Alexstraza's battlecry on an armored Warrior, the Warrior's health will be set to 15, regardless of the amount of armor they have. The armor will not be affected by the battlecry. Therefore, the Warrior will have 15 hp and the amount of armor will remain the same.

When the player casts Soul of the Forest on Cairne Bloodhoof, it triggers the Deathrattle effect of Cairne. Cairne's Deathrattle summons Baine Bloodhoof, his son. Additionally, Soul of the Forest specifically states that it summons a 2/2 Treant for each friendly character that died this turn. Since Cairne died, both Baine and the Treant will be summoned.

When the Mage uses Faceless Manipulator's battlecry on the enemy Ysera and gets Ysera Awakens, it will not deal any damage to either Ysera. This is because Ysera Awakens only deals 5 damage to all other characters except Ysera herself. Since the enemy Ysera is the one casting the spell, she will not take any damage. Similarly, the Mage's Ysera will also not take any damage as the spell does not affect Ysera herself. Therefore, both Yseras will take no damage.

When the Priest casts Shadow Madness on the enemy Harvest Golem and kills it, the damaged golem will be summoned to the Priest's side and will stay there. This is because Shadow Madness allows the Priest to take control of an enemy minion until the end of the turn. Since the Harvest Golem was killed while under the Priest's control, it will be summoned to the Priest's side and remain there.

Each Baron Geddon has a base health of 5. When a player ends their turn, Baron Geddon's effect triggers, dealing 2 damage to all other minions on the board. Since both Baron Geddon's are on the board, they will deal 2 damage to each other, reducing their health to 3. Therefore, each Baron Geddon will have 3 hp.

When the Hunter plays Unleash the Hounds, it will summon a Hound for each enemy minion on the board. In this case, there are 7 enemy minions with 1 hp each, so Unleash will summon 7 Hounds. After each Hound is summoned, the Knife Juggler will throw a knife, resulting in a total of 7 knives being thrown. Therefore, the correct answer is that Unleash will summon 7 Hounds and Knife Juggler will throw 7 knives.

Shadowflame destroys a minion and deals damage to all other minions equal to its attack. However, the Chillwind Yetis have 4/5 stats, which means they have 4 attack and 5 health. Since the Emperor Cobra has 2 attack, it will not be able to destroy the Yetis with its attack alone. Therefore, when Shadowflame is cast on the Emperor Cobra, it will not have enough attack to destroy the Yetis.

The oldest secret will trigger first because secrets are activated in the order they were played. In this case, Explosive Trap, Freezing Trap, and Misdirection were played in a specific order, so the oldest secret will be the first to trigger when the minion attacks the Hunter.

The Tundra Rhino's ability grants all friendly beasts Charge, allowing them to attack immediately. Since the River Crocolisk is a beast and has been played after the Tundra Rhino, it will have Charge and be able to attack. The Explosive Trap secret only triggers when an opponent's minion attacks, not when a friendly minion attacks. Therefore, the Crocolisk will deal damage to the opponent Hunter.

When Rogue casts Vanish, all minions on the board are returned to their owner's hand. In this case, since Rogue has 7 minions on board, all 7 of them will be returned to Rogue's hand. The answer states that the oldest minions will return to Rogue's hand, meaning the minions that were played first will be the ones returned. The other minions will die, meaning they will be removed from the game. Therefore, the correct answer is that the oldest minions will return to Rogue's hand, and the other ones will die.

Warsong Commander's effect gives charge to all friendly minions with 3 or less attack. Faerie Dragon has 3 attack, so it qualifies for the charge effect and will receive charge from Warsong Commander.

When the Paladin attacks the Hunter, the Misdirection secret activates and redirects the attack to a different target. Therefore, the Paladin does not restore any health from the attack. The answer is 0.

Snipe is a secret that triggers when the opponent plays a minion. Since Lord Jaraxxus is a hero card and not a minion, Snipe will not trigger. Therefore, it will not deal any damage to Jaraxxus.

When the Faerie Dragon attacks the Patient Assassin, the Patient Assassin's ability triggers, causing it to instantly destroy any minion that damages it. Since the Faerie Dragon is not affected by spells or Hero Powers, it cannot be targeted by Commanding Shout and its attack will result in the destruction of both minions. Therefore, the correct answer is that both the Patient Assassin and the Faerie Dragon will die.

When the Druid plays Druid of the Claw, the opponent Mage's Mirror Entity secret will trigger. Mirror Entity copies the minion that was played, so the Mage will get a copy of the Druid of the Claw with the same form that the original Druid had when it was played. This means that if the Druid was played in its Taunt form, the Mage will get a copy of the Druid in its Taunt form.

When Paladin casts two Blessings of Wisdom on Young Dragonhawk, each time Young Dragonhawk attacks, Paladin will draw a card. Since Young Dragonhawk attacks twice, Paladin will draw a total of 4 cards.

When the player casts The Coin, it triggers the effect of the Wild Pyromancer, dealing 1 damage to all minions. This causes the Abomination and the Wild Pyromancer to die, as they both have 1 hp. The Cult Master also takes 1 damage, but it survives with 1 hp remaining. Since the Cult Master witnessed the death of the Abomination and the Wild Pyromancer, its ability activates and it draws 1 card. Therefore, all three minions die and the Cult Master draws 1 card.

When the opponent casts Holy Light, the Counterspell secret will activate and cancel the Holy Light spell. However, since Lorewalker Cho is on the board, his effect will trigger and copy the Holy Light spell before it is cancelled. Therefore, Cho will only copy the Holy Light spell and not the Counterspell secret.

When the Hunter plays Unleash the Hounds, it will summon 4 Hounds. The Violet Teacher will then summon 1 Apprentice due to the spell being cast. The Scavenging Hyena will not receive any buffs because no enemy minions were killed during the Unleash the Hounds spell. Therefore, the Hyena will stay as a 2/2 minion.

When the player uses Stormpike Commando's battlecry on the Questing Adventurer, the Adventurer will take 2 damage. Since the Adventurer's current stats are 2/2, it will become a 3/1.

When the player casts Mind Control on an enemy minion, the minion is no longer considered an enemy and becomes a friendly minion. Since Knife Juggler's ability triggers whenever a friendly minion is summoned, it will not throw a knife in this scenario because Mind Control does not technically summon the enemy minion onto the player's side of the board.

The Priest can use his Hero Power three times this turn. Each Sorcerer's Apprentice reduces the cost of his Hero Power by 1, so with two Sorcerer's Apprentices on board, the Hero Power costs 0 mana. He has two Shadowforms in hand, which allows him to use his Hero Power twice each. Therefore, he can use his Hero Power three times in total.

When the Warrior attacks an enemy minion with the 1/1 Gorehowl equipped, the weapon will take 1 damage. Since the weapon's durability is reduced by the amount of damage taken, the Gorehowl will become 0/1. This means that the weapon will still be equipped, but it will no longer have any durability left and will be destroyed if attacked again.

When the opponent Rogue casts Betrayal on the Emperor Cobra, the Cobra's effect triggers and it deals 2 damage to the adjacent minions. As a result, the adjacent minions are destroyed. However, since the Cobra is the one dealing the damage, the Snake Trap secret will not trigger.

When a minion with an "at the end of your turn" effect gets Stealthed, the effect will still trigger at the end of the owner's turn. However, if the effect deals damage, the Stealth will be destroyed. This means that the minion will remain Stealthed until the end of the turn, but if the effect causes any damage, the Stealth will be removed.

The Beast will die because when it attacks the Mage with the Vaporize secret readied, the secret will trigger and destroy the attacking minion.

When the opponent Rogue plays Shadowstep, it will target the Spellbender minion on the board. However, Spellbender's effect only triggers when the opponent casts a spell that targets a minion. Since Shadowstep targets a minion, the Spellbender secret will trigger and the Spellbender minion will be returned to the mage's hand.

When the priest casts Mind Games, it summons a copy of a random minion from the opponent's deck. In this case, the summoned minion is Wild Pyromancer. Wild Pyromancer has an effect that triggers whenever a spell is played, which deals 1 damage to all minions. Therefore, when Mind Games summons Wild Pyromancer, its effect will activate and deal 1 damage to all minions on the board.

When Rogue plays Vanish, all minions on the board, including Gadgetzan Auctioneer and Wild Pyromancer, are returned to their owner's hand. Gadgetzan Auctioneer's effect triggers whenever a spell is played, allowing the Rogue to draw a card. However, Wild Pyromancer's effect triggers whenever a spell is played, causing it to deal 1 damage to all minions. Since Vanish is a spell, Wild Pyromancer's effect would normally trigger. However, since Wild Pyromancer is also returned to the hand along with Gadgetzan Auctioneer, it is no longer on the board when the spell resolves, and therefore does not deal any damage.

When the opponent plays Mind Control Tech, it will take control of one of the player's minions randomly. Since the player has 4 minions on board, one of them will be taken control of by the Mind Control Tech. As a result, the controlled minion will no longer be under the player's control and will be considered as an opponent's minion. Therefore, it will be subject to any effects that would cause it to die, such as damage or destruction effects.

First minion summoned is first triggered.

When Crazed Alchemist's battlecry is used on Succubus, its attack and health are swapped. Since Succubus has 4 attack and 3 health initially, swapping them results in a 3 attack and 4 health Succubus. However, because there is a Stormwind Champion on the board, all friendly minions have +1/+1. Therefore, the final stats of the Succubus after the battlecry will be 4 attack and 5 health, making it a 5/6 minion.

When the Mage has Counterspell secret readied, it triggers when the opponent casts a spell. Counterspell cancels the opponent's spell and prevents it from taking effect. In this case, when the opponent Shaman plays Lightning Storm, Counterspell will activate and cancel the spell. As a result, the Lightning Storm spell does not resolve, and therefore the Shaman will not be overloaded.

When the Leper Gnome attacks the Patient Assassin, the Patient Assassin will die due to the Leper Gnome's 2 attack. However, the Commanding Shout spell ensures that the Leper Gnome will survive with 1 health, as it prevents any friendly minions from being reduced below 1 health. Therefore, the Patient Assassin will die, but the Leper Gnome will survive.

It works this way since 1.0.0.4944 patch. Ancestral Healing (Shaman) will now always attempt to heal a minion for its full Health regardless of its current Health.

Juggler throws a knife because battlecry effect occurs before C.S. Priest is actually summoned.

Faceless Manipulator copies original minion, recieves charge, then gets rebuffed with +3/3

When the Priest casts Shadow Madness on an enemy minion, it temporarily gains control of that minion until the end of the turn. Then, when the Priest casts Power Overwhelming on the minion, it gains +4/+4 but also receives the Deathrattle effect "Destroy this minion." Since the minion still belongs to its original owner, it will die at the end of the original owner's turn, not the Priest's turn.

There really WAS a bug with 8 minions on the board, but it was recently fixed without notifying.

Minions do not die instantly when their hp reaches 0. Instead they are waiting for the next action in the queue.

They say, there WAS a bug when you could Misdirect into steath, but it is fixed. If you have single stealthed minion on board and attack Hunter with your Hero, secret will not trigger.

When the player uses Abusive Sergeant's battlecry on Wisp, it gains +2 attack. Then, when Blessed Champion is cast on Wisp, its attack is doubled. However, at the end of the turn, Wisp loses the attack bonus from Abusive Sergeant's battlecry. Since the battlecry gave it +2 attack, it will lose 2 attack at the end of the turn. Therefore, Wisp's attack will decrease by 4, resulting in a total loss of 4 attack.

It is really weird, and maybe it is a bug. If you play Doomsayer after Alarm-o-Bot, Bot will swap, then Doomsayer will destroy all minions.

Silence increases Blademaster's max HP by 5 (from 2 to 7), therefore his current HP also gets increased by 5 (from 1 to 6), just like with regular buffs like Power Word: Shield.