Alpha patch (unknown date)

This article charts the oldest-known card data, from an unknown date prior to Patch 1.0.0.3140 (believed to have been made April or May 2013).

The data is not a patch or list of patch changes as such, but a list of known differences between this patch and Patch 1.0.0.3140. Certain changes depict multiple iterations to cards between the two versions, such as Southsea Deckhand's "Sharpened" enchantment changing its text in a minor way, while Southsea Deckhand itself changes its effect such that the enchantment is no longer needed. A number of changes also are not documented in Patch 1.0.0.3140. These factors suggest that this patch is not an immediate precursor to Patch 1.0.0.3140, but predates it by multiple patches; the changes were likely made with an earlier patch, and thus were not documented with the subsequent Patch 1.0.0.3140.

List of known differences
Following are all known changes to cards between this patch and Patch 1.0.0.3140. Only card names and descriptions are included.

Not documented
Assuming the unofficial patch notes for Patch 1.0.0.3140 were comprehensive, the below changes should describe changes between two (or more) undocumented alpha patches, prior to the release of Patch 1.0.0.3140. However, it is possible some of these changes in fact took place with Patch 1.0.0.3140, but were not documented at the time. Changes to enchantments also are usually not documented in patch notes, meaning many of these may be from Patch 1.0.0.3140.

This list contains all changes to actual card effect, as well as most changes to card and ability names.
 * Significant changes


 * Healing Totem
 * Old name: 'Healing Stream Totem'


 * Dust Devil
 * Old description: 'Windfury. Recall (2)'
 * New description: 'Windfury. Overload: (2)'


 * Bloodsail Corsair
 * Old description: 'Battlecry: Gain Health equal to the Durability of your weapon.'
 * New description: "Battlecry: Remove 1 Durability from your opponent's weapon."


 * Lightning Bolt
 * Old description: 'Deal $3 damage. Recall (1)'
 * New description: 'Deal $3 damage. Overload: (1)'


 * Leokk
 * Old name: 'Spirit'


 * Eye In The Sky (enchantment):
 * Old description: 'Spirit is granting this minion +1 Attack.'
 * New description: 'Leokk is granting this minion +1 Attack.'


 * Flamestrike
 * Old description: 'Deal $4 damage to all enemies.'
 * New description: 'Deal $4 damage to all enemy minions.'


 * Repair Bot
 * Old description: 'At the start of your turn, restore 3 Health to all friendly characters.'
 * New description: 'At the end of your turn, restore 3 Health to all friendly characters.'


 * Doomhammer
 * Old description: 'Windfury, Recall (2)'
 * New description: 'Windfury, Overload: (2)'


 * Dual Warglaives
 * Old name: 'Dual Warblades'


 * Unleash the Hounds
 * Old description: 'Give your Beasts +1/+1 and Charge.'
 * New description: 'Give your Beasts +1 Attack and Charge.'


 * Unleashed (enchantment):
 * Old description: '+1/+1 and Charge.'
 * New description: '+1 Attack and Charge.'


 * Deathwing
 * Old description: 'Battlecry: Destroy all other minions.'
 * New description: 'Battlecry: Destroy all other minions and discard your hand.'


 * Thoughtsteal
 * Old description: "Draw 2 cards from your opponent's deck."
 * New description: "Copy 2 cards from your opponent's deck and put them into your hand."


 * Swipe
 * Old description: 'Deal $3 damage to an enemy and $1 damage to all other enemies.'
 * New description: 'Deal $4 damage to an enemy and $1 damage to all other enemies.'


 * Stormforged Axe
 * Old description: 'Recall (1)'
 * New description: 'Overload: (1)'


 * Dagger Mastery
 * Old description: 'Hero Power \\n Equip a 1/2 Dagger; or Give your weapon +1 Attack.'
 * New description: 'Hero Power \n Equip a 1/2 Dagger; or Give your weapon +1 Attack this turn.'


 * Sharpened (enchantment)
 * Old description: 'This weapon has +1 Attack.'
 * New description: '+1 Attack this turn.'


 * Flames of Azzinoth
 * Old name: 'Shards of Azzinoth'
 * Old description: 'Hero Power \\n Summon two 2/1 minions.'
 * New description: 'Hero Power \n Summon two 2/1 minions.'


 * Feral Spirit
 * Old description: 'Summon two 2/3 Spirit Wolves with Taunt. Recall (2)'
 * New description: 'Summon two 2/3 Spirit Wolves with Taunt. Overload: (2)'


 * Forked Lightning
 * Old description: 'Deal $2 damage to 2 random enemy minions. Recall (1)'
 * New description: 'Deal $2 damage to 2 random enemy minions. Overload: (2)'


 * Demonfire (enchantment)
 * Old name: 'Chaos Energy'


 * Defias Ringleader
 * Old description: 'Combo: Summon a 2/2 Defias Bandit.'
 * New description: 'Combo: Summon a 2/1 Defias Bandit.'


 * Harrison Jones
 * Old description: 'Battlecry: Steal an enemy weapon.'
 * New description: "Battlecry: Destroy your opponent's weapon and draw cards equal to its Durability."


 * Cenarius
 * Old description: 'Choose One - Give all friendly minions +2/+2; or summon two 2/2 Treants with Taunt.'
 * New description: 'Choose One - Give your other minions +2/+2; or Summon two 2/2 Treants with Taunt.'


 * Lorewalker Cho
 * Old description: 'If you end your turn without playing a card, draw a card.'
 * New description: 'Whenever a player casts a spell, put a copy into the other player’s hand.'


 * Sharpened (enchantment):
 * Old description: 'This weapon has +1 Durability.'
 * New description: '+1 Durability.'


 * Southsea Captain:
 * Old description: "Battlecry: Return a hero's weapon to his hand."
 * New description: 'Your other Pirates have +1/+1.'


 * Lava Burst:
 * Old description: 'Deal $5 damage. Recall (2)'
 * New description: 'Deal $5 damage. Overload: (2)'


 * Windspeaker:
 * Old description: 'Battlecry: Give a minion Windfury.'
 * New description: 'Battlecry: Give a friendly minion Windfury.'


 * Laughing Sister:
 * Old description: "Can't be selected as a target by Spells or Hero Powers."
 * New description: "Can't be targeted by Spells or Hero Powers."


 * Gorehowl:
 * Old description: 'Attacking a minion doesn’t cost Durability.'
 * New description: 'Attacking a minion costs 1 Attack instead of 1 Durability.'


 * Flame of Azzinoth:
 * Old name: 'Shard of Azzinoth'


 * Starfall:
 * Old description: 'Choose One - Deal $4 damage to an enemy; or $2 damage to all of them.'
 * New description: 'Choose One - Deal $5 damage to an enemy; or $2 damage to all of them.'


 * Starfall:
 * Old description: 'Deal $4 damage.'
 * New description: 'Deal $5 damage.'


 * Ancestral Healing:
 * Old description: 'Restore a minion to full Health.'
 * New description: 'Restore a minion to full Health and give it Taunt.'


 * Demonfire:
 * Old name: 'Chaos Bolt'


 * Aldor Peacekeeper:
 * Old description: 'Battlecry: Give adjacent minions Divine Shield.'
 * New description: "Battlecry: Change an enemy minion's Attack to 1."


 * Warglaive of Azzinoth:
 * Old name: 'Warblade of Azzinoth'


 * Mind Control Tech:
 * Old description: "Battlecry: Swap this with a random enemy minion. That minion can't attack this turn."
 * New description: 'Battlecry: Swap this with a random enemy minion.'


 * Sen'jin Shieldmasta:
 * Old name: "Sen'jin Shieldmasta'"


 * Prophet Velen:
 * Old description: 'Battlecry: Draw a card for each undamaged character.'
 * New description: 'Double the damage and healing of your spells.'


 * Ancient Mage:
 * Old description: 'Battlecry: Give all of your minions Spell Power +1.'
 * New description: 'Battlecry: Give adjacent minions Spell Power +1.'


 * Demigod's Favor:
 * Old description: 'Give all friendly minions +2/+2.'
 * New description: 'Give your other minions +2/+2.'


 * Unbound Elemental:
 * Old name: 'Grounding Totem'
 * Old description: "Your other minions can't be targeted by enemy spells or Hero Powers."
 * New description: 'Whenever you play a card with Overload, gain +1/+1.'


 * Alarm-o-Bot:
 * Old name: 'Alarm-O-Bot'


 * Southsea Deckhand:
 * Old description: 'Battlecry: Your equipped weapon gets +1 Durability.'
 * New description: 'Has Charge while you have a weapon equipped.'


 * Lay on Hands:
 * Old description: 'Restore 8 Health. Draw 2 cards.'
 * New description: 'Restore 8 Health. Draw 3 cards.'


 * 7 Agent:
 * Old description: 'Combo: Deal 3 damage.'
 * New description: 'Combo: Deal 2 damage.'


 * Scavenging Hyena:
 * Old description: 'Whenever a Beast dies, gain +2/+2.'
 * New description: 'Whenever a Beast dies, gain +2/+1.'


 * Explosive Shot:
 * Old description: 'Deal $5 damage to a minion and $1 damage to adjacent ones.'
 * New description: 'Deal $6 damage to a minion and $1 damage to adjacent ones.'


 * Earth Elemental:
 * Old description: 'Taunt. Recall (3)'
 * New description: 'Taunt. Overload: (3)'


 * Hungry Crab:
 * Old description: 'Battlecry: Destroy all Murlocs and gain +2/+2 for each Murloc eaten.'
 * New description: 'Battlecry: Destroy a Murloc and gain +2/+2.'


 * Full Belly (enchantment):
 * Old description: 'This minion has increased Attack and Health.'
 * New description: '+2/+2. Full of Murloc.'


 * Naturalize:
 * Old name: 'Demoralizing Roar'
 * Old description: 'Enemy minions get -3 Attack this turn.'
 * New description: 'Destroy a minion. Your opponent draws 2 cards.'


 * Captain Greenskin:
 * Old description: 'Battlecry: Give ALL other Pirates +2/+2.'
 * New description: 'Whenever you attack with your hero, draw a card.'

The following change phrasing or formatting, or fix errors.
 * Minor changes


 * Well Fed (enchantment)
 * Old description: 'This minion has increased Attack and Health.'
 * New description: 'Increased Attack and Health.'


 * Savagery
 * Old description: "Deal damage equal to your hero's attack to all enemy minions."
 * New description: "Deal damage equal to your hero's Attack to all enemy minions."


 * Sap
 * Old description: 'Return an enemy minion to their hand.'
 * New description: "Return an enemy minion to its owner's hand."


 * Mark of the Wild
 * Old description: 'Give a minion Taunt and +2/+2. (+2 Attack and +2 Health)'
 * New description: 'Give a minion Taunt and +2/+2. (+2 Attack/+2 Health)'


 * Northshire Cleric
 * Old description: 'When a minion is healed, draw a card.'
 * New description: 'Whenever a minion is healed, draw a card.'


 * Noble Sacrifice
 * Old description: 'Secret: When an enemy attacks, Summon a 2/1 Defender as the new target.'
 * New description: 'Secret: When an enemy attacks, summon a 2/1 Defender as the new target.'


 * Cult Master
 * Old description: 'When one of your other minions dies, draw a card.'
 * New description: 'Whenever one of your other minions dies, draw a card.'


 * Power Overwhelming
 * Old description: 'Give a friendly minion +4/+4 until the end of this turn. Then it dies.  Horribly.'
 * New description: 'Give a friendly minion +4/+4 until end of turn. Then, it dies. Horribly.'


 * Cleric's Blessing (enchantment)
 * Old description: 'This minion has +1/+1.'
 * New description: '+1/+1.'


 * Injured Blademaster
 * Old description: 'Battlecry: Deal 4 damage to HIMSELF.'
 * New description: 'Battlecry: Deal 4 damage to HIMSELF.'


 * Shadowform
 * Old description: "Your Hero Power becomes 'Deal 2 damage'. If you are already in Shadowform: 3 damage."
 * New description: "Your Hero Power becomes 'Deal 2 damage'. If already in Shadowform: 3 damage."


 * Mana Wraith
 * Old description: 'ALL minions costs (1) more.'
 * New description: 'ALL minions cost (1) more.'


 * Onyxia
 * Old description: 'When you draw a card, deal 2 damage to ALL characters.'
 * New description: 'Whenever you draw a card, deal 2 damage to ALL characters.'


 * Pint-Sized Summoner
 * Old name: 'Pint-sized Summoner'


 * Totemic Call
 * Old description: 'Hero Power \\n Summon a random totem.'
 * New description: 'Hero Power \nSummon a random Totem.'


 * Ice Block
 * Old description: 'Secret: When your hero takes fatal damage, prevent it and your hero is Immune this turn.'
 * New description: 'Secret: When your hero takes fatal damage, prevent it and become Immune this turn.'


 * Alexstrasza:
 * Old name: 'Alexstraza'


 * Deadly Poison:
 * Old description: 'Your equipped weapon gets +2 Attack.'
 * New description: 'Give your weapon +2 Attack.'


 * Bloodsail Raider:
 * Old description: 'Battlecry: Gain Attack equal to the Attack of your weapon.'
 * New description: 'Battlecry: Gain Attack equal to the Attack of your weapon.'


 * Patient Assassin:
 * Old description: 'Stealth. Destroy any minion damaged by the Patient Assassin.'
 * New description: 'Stealth. Destroy any minion damaged by this minion.'


 * Bane of Doom:
 * Old description: 'Deal $2 damage to a character. If that kills it, Summon a random Demon.'
 * New description: 'Deal $2 damage to a character. If that kills it, summon a random Demon.'


 * Snake Trap:
 * Old description: 'Secret: When one of your minions is attacked, Summon three 1/1 Snakes.'
 * New description: 'Secret: When one of your minions is attacked, summon three 1/1 Snakes.'


 * Charge (enchantment):
 * Old description: 'Tundro Rhino grants Charge.'
 * New description: 'Tundra Rhino grants Charge.'


 * Blood Knight:
 * Old description: 'Battlecry: All minions lose Divine Shield. Gain +3/+3 for each Shield consumed.'
 * New description: 'Battlecry: All minions lose Divine Shield. Gain +3/+3 for each Shield lost.'


 * Arathi Weaponsmith:
 * Old description: 'Battlecry: Equip a 2/2 Weapon.'
 * New description: 'Battlecry: Equip a 2/2 weapon.'


 * Battle Rage:
 * Old description: 'Draw a card for each damaged minion on the battlefield.'
 * New description: 'Draw a card for each damaged minion.'


 * Mirror Entity:
 * Old description: 'Secret: When an enemy minion attacks, Summon a copy of it.'
 * New description: 'Secret: When an enemy minion attacks, summon a copy of it.'


 * Knife Juggler:
 * Old description: 'When you play a minion, deal 1 damage to a random enemy.'
 * New description: 'Whenever you play a minion, deal 1 damage to a random enemy.'


 * Murloc Tidecaller:
 * Old description: 'Whenenever a Murloc is played, gain +1 Attack.'
 * New description: 'Whenever a Murloc is played, gain +1 Attack.'


 * Cairne Bloodhoof:
 * Old description: 'Deathrattle: Summon a 4/5 Baine Bloodhoof.'
 * New description: 'Deathrattle: Summon a 4/5 Baine Bloodhoof.'


 * Hex:
 * Old description: 'Transform a minion into a 0/1 Frog with Taunt.'
 * New description: 'Transform a minion into a 0/1 Frog with Taunt.'


 * King Mukla:
 * Old description: 'Battlecry: Give your opponent 2 Bananas.'
 * New description: 'Battlecry: Give your opponent 2 Bananas.'


 * Tinkmaster Overspark:
 * Old description: 'Battlecry: Transform a minion into a 5/5 Devilsaur or a 1/1 Squirrel at random.'
 * New description: 'Battlecry: Transform a minion into a 5/5 Devilsaur or a 1/1 Squirrel at random.'


 * Gurubashi Berserker:
 * Old description: 'When this minion takes damage, gain +3 Attack.'
 * New description: 'Whenever this minion takes damage, gain +3 Attack.'


 * Sword of Justice
 * Old description: 'Whenever you play a minion, give it +1/+1 and this loses a Durability.'
 * New description: 'Whenever you play a minion, give it +1/+1 and this loses 1 Durability.'


 * Spellbender
 * Old description: 'Secret: When a minion is targeted by an enemy spell, Summon a 1/1 and target it instead.'
 * New description: 'Secret: When a minion is hit by an enemy spell, summon a 1/1 and hit it instead.'


 * Master Swordsmith
 * Old description: 'At the end of your turn, give another random friendly Minion +1 Attack.'
 * New description: 'At the end of your turn, give another random friendly minion +1 Attack.'


 * Poultryizer:
 * Old description: 'At the start of your turn, Transform another random minion into a 1/1 Chicken.'
 * New description: 'At the start of your turn, transform another random enemy minion into a 1/1 Chicken.'


 * Polymorph:
 * Old description: 'Transform a minion into a 1/1 Sheep.'
 * New description: 'Transform a minion into a 1/1 Sheep.'


 * Power of the Wild:
 * Old description: 'Choose One - Give your minions +1/+1; or summon a 3/2 Panther.'
 * New description: 'Choose One - Give your minions +1/+1; or Summon a 3/2 Panther.'


 * Gadgetzan Auctioneer:
 * Old description: 'When you cast a spell, draw a card.'
 * New description: 'Whenever you cast a spell, draw a card.'


 * Darkspear Hunter:
 * Old description: 'Whenever you play a Beast, the beast gains +1/+1.'
 * New description: 'Whenever you play a Beast, the Beast gains +1/+1.'


 * Big Game Hunter:
 * Old description: 'Battlecry: Destroy a minion with an Attack of 7 or more.'
 * New description: 'Battlecry: Destroy a minion with an Attack of 7 or more.'


 * Imp Master:
 * Old description: 'At the end of your turn, deal 1 damage to this minion and Summon a 1/1 Imp.'
 * New description: 'At the end of your turn, deal 1 damage to this minion and summon a 1/1 Imp.'

Documented
The following changes were fully documented as occurring with Patch 1.0.0.3140.


 * Arcane Explosion:
 * Old description: 'Deal $1 damage to all enemies.'
 * New description: 'Deal $1 damage to all enemy minions.'


 * Emperor Cobra
 * Old description: 'Has +Attack equal to the number of Mana Crystals you have.'
 * New description: 'Destroy any minion damaged by this minion.'


 * Captain's Parrot
 * Old description: 'Whenever you play a Pirate, draw a card.'
 * New description: 'Battlecry: Put a random Pirate from your deck into your hand.'


 * Millhouse Manastorm
 * Old description: "Battlecry: Put a 'Mega-Blast' card into your hand."
 * New description: 'Battlecry: Enemy spells cost (0) next turn.'


 * Tirion Fordring
 * Old description: 'Divine Shield. Taunt. Battlecry: Draw a card for each enemy minion.'
 * New description: 'Divine Shield. Taunt. Deathrattle: Equip a 5/3 Ashbringer.'


 * Charge
 * Old description: 'Give your minions Charge this turn.'
 * New description: 'Give a friendly minion Charge.'


 * Lightning Storm
 * Old description: 'Deal $2-$3 damage to all enemies. Recall (2)'
 * New description: 'Deal $2-$3 damage to all enemy minions. Overload: (2)'


 * Mortal Strike
 * Old description: 'Deal $4 damage. If your hero has 12 or less Health, deal $8 damage instead.'
 * New description: 'Deal $4 damage. If your hero has 12 or less Health, deal $6 damage instead.'

Related
The following changes to enchantments and uncollectible cards were not documented but are presumed to have taken place with Patch 1.0.0.3140, given corresponding changes in the main card.


 * Charge (enchantment)
 * Old description: 'Has Charge this turn.'
 * New description: 'Has Charge.'


 * Kill Millhouse!
 * Old name: 'MEGA-BLAST!!!'
 * Old description: 'Deal $5 damage to all enemies.'
 * New description: 'Spells cost (0) this turn!'