Hand

A typical hand. The green highlighted cards can be played, while the yellow highlighted card has a special effect enabled by the current state of the game.

The hand is where each player keeps the cards currently available to them. The player can see their hand face-up at the bottom of the screen, while the opponent's hand is shown face-down at the top of the screen.

Notes

• To see the number of cards currently held in your hand, hover your cursor over your deck.
• To see the number of cards in the opponent's hand, hover your cursor over the opponent's deck.

Mechanics

The player can only play cards that are currently in their hand. Players place cards into their hand through drawing cards from their deck. A few other methods such as return effects and generate effects can also add cards to the player's hand.

Players can have a maximum of 10 cards in their hand at any time, unless Valdris Felgorge was played. Attempting to add a card to the hand when it is already full will cause that card to be destroyed, sometimes referred to as overdraw. Cards destroyed in this way are revealed to both players.

Playing a card removes it from the player's hand, and puts it into play. This is the main way for players to empty their hand. The only other way is through discard effects, which force the player to discard cards from their hand without playing them. Like overdraw, discard effects reveal the discarded cards to both players.

Hand size has some synergy with specific cards, such as Mountain Giant, Midnight Drake and Twilight Drake. It can also have strategic impact on the use of discard effects, and card draw mechanics such as Northshire Cleric.

Strategy

Hand tracking is a strategy used to track and predict what cards are in the opponent's hand. This can also be done during the mulligan phase to see how many cards the opponent kept in their opening hand.

For tips related to drawing cards and the size of your hand, see Card draw.

How to track the opponent's hand (part 1 of 2).

How to track the opponent's hand (part 2 of 2).

Related cards

Certain cards have effects specifically related to the size or contents of the player's hand; these are listed below.

For cards with effect that activate while in the player's hand, see In-hand effect.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Felosophy	Epic	Spell	Fel		1			Copy the lowest Cost Demon in your hand. Outcast: Give both +1/+1.
Helboar	Common	Minion	Beast	Hunter	1	2	1	Deathrattle: Give a random Beast in your hand +1/+1.
Safety Inspector	Rare	Minion	General	Any	1	1	3	Battlecry: Shuffle the lowest-Cost card from your hand into your deck. Draw a card.
Savory Deviate Delight	Rare	Spell	General	Rogue	1			Transform a minion in both players' hands into a Pirate or Stealth minion.
Secret Passage	Epic	Spell	General	Rogue	1			Replace your hand with 4 cards from your deck. Swap back next turn.
Shadow Council	Epic	Spell	Fel	Warlock	1			Replace your hand with random Demons. Give them +2/+2.
Stage Dive	Rare	Spell	General	Warrior	1			Corrupted Draw a Rush minion and give it +2/+1.
Whetstone Hatchet	Rare	Weapon		Warrior	1	1	4	After your hero attacks, give a minion in your hand +1 Attack.
Bulk Up	Common	Spell	General	Warrior	2			Give a random Taunt minion in your hand +1/+1 and copy it.
Conditioning (Rank 1)	Rare	Spell	General	Warrior	2			Give minions in your hand +1/+1. (Upgrades when you have 5 Mana.)
Conditioning (Rank 2)	Rare	Spell	General	Warrior	2			Give minions in your hand +2/+2. (Upgrades when you have 10 Mana.)
Conditioning (Rank 3)	Rare	Spell	General	Warrior	2			Give minions in your hand +3/+3.
Costumed Entertainer	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	1	2	Battlecry: Give a random minion in your hand +2/+2.
Don't Feed the Animals	Epic	Spell	General	Hunter	2			Give all Beasts in your hand +1/+1. Corrupt: Give them +2/+2 instead.
Don't Feed the Animals	Epic	Spell	General	Hunter	2			Corrupted Give all Beasts in your hand +2/+2.
Dragonmaw Sentinel	Rare	Minion	General	Priest	2	1	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain +1 Attack and Lifesteal.
Efficient Octo-bot	Common	Minion	Mech	Rogue	2	1	4	Frenzy: Reduce the cost of cards in your hand by (1).
Evocation	Legendary	Spell	Arcane	Mage	2			Fill your hand with random Mage spells. At the end of your turn, discard them.
Imprisoned Scrap Imp	Rare	Minion	Demon	Warlock	2	3	3	Dormant for 2 turns. When this awakens, give all minions in your hand +2/+1.
Prospector's Caravan	Rare	Minion	General	Hunter	2	1	3	At the start of your turn, give all minions in your hand +1/+1.
Quick Shot	Common	Spell	General	Hunter	2			Deal 3 damage. If your hand is empty, draw a card.
Razorboar	Common	Minion	Beast	Demon Hunter	2	3	2	Deathrattle: Summon a Deathrattle minion that costs (3) or less from your hand.
Stage Hand	Common	Minion	Mech	Warrior	2	3	2	Battlecry: Give a random minion in your hand +1/+1.
Toad of the Wilds	Common	Minion	Beast	Any	2	2	2	Taunt Battlecry: If you're holding a Nature spell, gain +2 Health.
Fangbound Druid	Common	Minion	General	Druid	3	4	3	Taunt Deathrattle: Reduce the Cost of a Beast in your hand by (2).
Feat of Strength	Rare	Spell	General	Warrior	3			Give a random Taunt minion in your hand +5/+5.
Grand Totem Eys'or	Legendary	Minion	Totem	Shaman	3	0	4	At the end of your turn, give +1/+1 to all other Totems in your hand, deck and battlefield.
Mindrender Illucia	Legendary	Minion	General	Priest	3	1	3	Battlecry: Swap hands and decks with your opponent until your next turn.
Nazmani Bloodweaver	Rare	Minion	General	Priest	3	2	5	After you cast a spell, reduce the cost of a random card in your hand by (1).
Palm Reading	Rare	Spell	Shadow	Priest	3			Discover a spell. Reduce the Cost of spells in your hand by (1).
Razorfen Beastmaster	Rare	Minion	Quilboar	Demon Hunter	3	3	3	Deathrattle: Summon a Deathrattle minion that costs (4) or less from your hand.
Sparkjoy Cheat	Rare	Minion	General	Rogue	3	3	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a Secret, cast it and draw a card.
Tamsin Roame	Legendary	Minion	General	Warlock	3	1	3	Whenever you cast a Shadow spell that costs (1) or more, add a copy to your hand that costs (0).
Voracious Reader	Rare	Minion	General	Any	3	1	3	At the end of your turn, draw until you have 3 cards.
Cariel Roame	Legendary	Minion	General	Paladin	4	4	3	Rush, Divine Shield Whenever this attacks, reduce the Cost of Holy spells in your hand by (1).
Groundskeeper	Rare	Minion	General		4	4	5	Taunt Battlecry: If you're holding a spell that costs (5) or more, restore 5 Health.
Invigorating Sermon	Common	Spell	Holy	Paladin	4			Give +1/+1 to all minions in your hand, deck, and battlefield.
Oil Rig Ambusher	Rare	Minion	General	Rogue	4	4	4	Battlecry: Deal 2 damage. If this entered your hand this turn, deal 4 instead.
Scrap Shot	Rare	Spell	General	Hunter	4			Deal 3 damage. Give a random Beast in your hand +3/+3.
Star Student Stelina	Legendary	Minion	General	Demon Hunter	4	4	3	Outcast: Look at 3 cards in your opponent's hand. Shuffle one of them into their deck.
The Dark Portal	Rare	Spell	Fel	Warlock	4			Draw a minion. If you have at least 8 cards in hand, it costs (5) less.
Void Flayer	Rare	Minion	General	Priest	4	3	4	Battlecry: For each spell in your hand, deal 1 damage to a random enemy minion.
Dark Inquisitor Xanesh	Legendary	Minion	General	Priest	5	3	5	Battlecry: Reduce the Cost of all Corrupt and Corrupted cards in your hand and deck by (2).
Derailed Coaster	Rare	Minion	General	Any	5	3	2	Battlecry: Summon a 1/1 Rider with Rush for each minion in your hand.
Fortune Teller	Common	Minion	Mech	Priest	5	3	3	Taunt Battlecry: Gain +1/+1 for each spell in your hand.
Glowfly Swarm	Epic	Spell	General	Druid	5			Summon a 2/2 Glowfly for each spell in your hand.
Overlord Runthak	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	5	3	6	Rush. Whenever this attacks, give +1/+1 to all minions in your hand.
Shadow Hunter Vol'jin	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	5	3	6	Battlecry: Choose a minion. Swap it with a random one in its owner's hand.
Zai, the Incredible	Legendary	Minion	General	Demon Hunter	5	5	3	Battlecry: Copy the left- and right-most cards in your hand.
Fel Summoner	Common	Minion	General	Demon Hunter	6	8	3	Deathrattle: Summon a random Demon from your hand.
Celestial Alignment	Epic	Spell	Arcane	Druid	7			Set each player to 0 Mana Crystals. Set the Cost of cards in all hands and decks to (1).
Mutanus the Devourer	Legendary	Minion	Murloc	Any	7	4	4	Battlecry: Eat a minion in your opponent's hand. Gain its stats.
Archwitch Willow	Legendary	Minion	General	Warlock	8	5	5	Battlecry: Summon a random Demon from your hand and deck.
Beastmaster Leoroxx	Legendary	Minion	General	Hunter	8	5	5	Battlecry: Summon 3 Beasts from your hand.
Power Word: Fortitude	Common	Spell	Holy	Priest	8			Give a minion +3/+5. Costs (1) less for each spell in your hand.
Malygos the Spellweaver	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Any	9	4	12	Battlecry: Draw spells until your hand is full.
Survival of the Fittest	Epic	Spell	General	Druid	10			Give +4/+4 to all minions in your hand, deck, and battlefield.
Clockwork Giant	Epic	Minion	Mech	Any	12	8	8	Costs (1) less for each card in your opponent's hand.
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Wild format

This section concerns content exclusive to Wild format.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Arcane Breath	Rare	Spell	Arcane	Mage	1			Deal 2 damage to a minion. If you're holding a Dragon, Discover a spell.
Brave Archer	Common	Minion	General	Hunter	1	2	1	Inspire: If your hand is empty, deal 2 damage to the enemy hero.
Chameleos	Legendary	Minion	Beast	Priest	1	1	1	Each turn this is in your hand, transform it into a card your opponent is holding.
Cleric of Scales	Rare	Minion	General	Priest	1	1	1	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, Discover a spell from your deck.
Sand Breath	Common	Spell	General	Paladin	1			Give a minion +1/+2. Give it Divine Shield if you're holding a Dragon.
Soul Infusion	Rare	Spell	Shadow	Warlock	1			Give the left-most minion in your hand +2/+2.
Twilight Whelp	Common	Minion	Dragon	Priest	1	2	1	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain +2 Health.
Alexstrasza's Champion	Rare	Minion	General	Warrior	2	2	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain +1 Attack and Charge.
Breath of Dreams	Rare	Spell	Nature	Druid	2			Draw a card. If you're holding a Dragon, gain an empty Mana Crystal.
Cathedral Gargoyle	Epic	Minion	General	Paladin	2	2	2	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain Taunt and Divine Shield.
Corrosive Breath	Common	Spell	Nature	Hunter	2			Deal 3 damage to a minion. If you're holding a Dragon, it also hits the enemy hero.
Crystalsong Portal	Epic	Spell	Nature	Druid	2			Discover a Druid minion. If you hand has no minions, keep all 3.
Dead Man's Hand	Epic	Spell	General	Warrior	2			Shuffle a copy of your hand into your deck.
Demonic Project	Common	Spell	Shadow	Warlock	2			Each player transforms a random minion in their hand into a Demon.
Envoy of Lazul	Epic	Minion	General	Priest	2	2	2	Battlecry: Look at 3 cards. Guess which one is in your opponent's hand to get a copy of it.
Firetree Witchdoctor	Rare	Minion	General	Any	2	2	2	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, Discover a spell.
Nether Breath	Rare	Spell	Fel	Warlock	2			Deal 2 damage. If you're holding a Dragon, deal 4 damage with Lifesteal instead.
Netherspite Historian	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	1	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, Discover a Dragon.
Parachute Brigand	Common	Minion	Pirate	Any	2	2	2	After you play a Pirate, summon this minion from your hand.
Quick Shot	Common	Spell	General	Hunter	2			Deal 3 damage. If your hand is empty, draw a card.
Tasty Flyfish	Common	Minion	Murloc	Any	2	2	2	Deathrattle: Give a Dragon in your hand +2/+2.
Transfer Student	Epic	Minion	General	Any	2	2	2	Battlecry: Give a random minion in your hand +2/+2.
Transfer Student	Epic	Minion	General	Any	2	2	2	At the end of your turn, reduce the Cost of a random card in your hand by (2).
Underbelly Fence	Rare	Minion	General	Rogue	2	2	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a card from another class, gain +1/+1 and Rush.
Wyrmrest Agent	Rare	Minion	General	Priest	2	1	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain +1 Attack and Taunt.
Blackwing Technician	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	2	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain +1/+1.
Brainstormer	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	3	1	Battlecry: Gain +1 Health for each spell in your hand.
Breath of the Infinite	Rare	Spell	General	Priest	3			Deal 2 damage to all minions. If you're holding a Dragon, only damage enemies.
Chaos Gazer	Epic	Minion	Demon	Warlock	3	4	3	Battlecry: Curse a playable card in your opponent's hand. They have 1 turn to play it!
Dark Skies	Epic	Spell	Fel	Warlock	3			Deal 1 damage to a random minion. Repeat for each card in your hand.
Divine Favor	Rare	Spell	Holy	Paladin	3			Draw cards until you have as many in hand as your opponent.
Dragonrider Talritha	Legendary	Minion	General	Paladin	3	3	3	Deathrattle: Give a Dragon in your hand +3/+3 and this Deathrattle.
Elder Longneck	Common	Minion	Beast	Druid	3	5	1	Battlecry: If you're holding a minion with 5 or more Attack, Adapt.
Electrowright	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	3	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a spell that costs (5) or more, gain +1/+1.
Ferocious Howl	Common	Spell	General	Druid	3			Draw a card. Gain +1 Armor for each card in your hand.
Fire Hawk	Common	Minion	Elemental	Any	3	1	3	Battlecry: Gain +1 Attack for each card in your opponent's hand.
Goblin Sapper	Rare	Minion	General	Any	3	2	4	Has +4 Attack while your opponent has 6 or more cards in hand.
Lightning Breath	Rare	Spell	Nature	Shaman	3			Deal 4 damage to a minion. If you're holding a Dragon, also damage its neighbors.
Madame Lazul	Legendary	Minion	General	Priest	3	3	2	Battlecry: Discover a copy of a card in your oppponent's hand.
Nightbane Templar	Common	Minion	General	Paladin	3	2	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, summon two 1/1 Whelps.
Scalerider	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	3	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, deal 2 damage.
Smolderthorn Lancer	Epic	Minion	General	Warrior	3	3	2	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, destroy a damaged enemy minion.
Stargazer Luna	Legendary	Minion	General	Mage	3	2	4	After you play the right-most card in your hand, draw a card.
Twilight Acolyte	Epic	Minion	General	Priest	3	2	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, swap this minion's Attack with another minion's.
Altruis the Outcast	Legendary	Minion	General	Demon Hunter	4	4	2	After you play the left- or right-most card in your hand, deal 1 damage to all enemies.
Core Rager	Rare	Minion	Beast	Hunter	4	4	4	Battlecry: If your hand is empty, gain +3/+3.
Duskbreaker	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Priest	4	3	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, deal 3 damage to all other minions.
Flobbidinous Floop	Legendary	Minion	General	Druid	4	3	4	While in your hand, this is a 3/4 copy of the last minion you played.
Garden Gnome	Rare	Minion	General	Druid	4	2	3	Battlecry: If you're holding a spell that costs (5) or more, summon two 2/2 Treants.
Midnight Drake	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Any	4	1	4	Battlecry: Gain +1 Attack for each other card in your hand.
Molten Breath	Rare	Spell	Fire	Warrior	4			Deal 5 damage to a minion. If you're holding a Dragon, gain 5 Armor.
Scaleworm	Rare	Minion	Beast	Any	4	4	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain +1 Attack and Rush.
Tanaris Hogchopper	Common	Minion	Quilboar	Any	4	4	4	Battlecry: If your opponent's hand is empty, gain Charge.
Twilight Drake	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Any	4	4	1	Battlecry: Gain +1 Health for each card in your hand.
Twilight Guardian	Epic	Minion	Dragon	Any	4	2	6	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain +1 Attack and Taunt.
Vendetta	Rare	Spell	General	Rogue	4			Deal 4 damage to a minion. Costs (0) if you're holding a card from another class.
Violet Spellsword	Common	Minion	General	Any	4	1	6	Battlecry: Gain +1 Attack for each spell in your hand.
War Master Voone	Legendary	Minion	General	Warrior	4	4	3	Battlecry: Copy all Dragons in your hand.
Wing Commander	Common	Minion	General	Any	4	2	5	Has +2 Attack for each Dragon in your hand.
Wispering Woods	Epic	Spell	Nature	Druid	4			Summon a 1/1 Wisp for each card in your hand.
Bewitched Guardian	Rare	Minion	General	Druid	5	4	1	Taunt Battlecry: Gain +1 Health for each card in your hand.
Blackwing Corruptor	Common	Minion	General	Any	5	5	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, deal 3 damage.
Chronobreaker	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Priest	5	4	5	Deathrattle: If you're holding a Dragon, deal 3 damage to all enemy minions.
Crazed Netherwing	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Warlock	5	5	5	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, deal 3 damage to all other characters.
Drakonid Operative	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Priest	5	5	6	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, Discover a copy of a card in your opponent's deck.
Emberscale Drake	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Warrior	5	5	5	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain 5 Armor.
Hunting Party	Rare	Spell	General	Hunter	5			Copy all Beasts in your hand.
Malygos, Aspect of Magic	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Mage	5	2	8	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, Discover an upgraded Mage spell.
Rotnest Drake	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Hunter	5	6	5	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, destroy a random enemy minion.
Sunreaver Warmage	Rare	Minion	General	Any	5	4	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a spell that costs (5) or more, deal 4 damage.
Witchwood Grizzly	Rare	Minion	Beast	Any	5	3	12	Taunt Battlecry: Lose 1 Health for each card in your opponent's hand.
Abyssal Summoner	Common	Minion	General	Warlock	6	2	2	Battlecry: Summon a Demon with Taunt and stats equal to your hand size.
Book Wyrm	Rare	Minion	Dragon	Any	6	3	6	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, destroy an enemy minion with 3 Attack or less.
Candle Breath	Common	Spell	Fire	Rogue	6			Draw 3 cards. Costs (3) less while you're holding a Dragon.
Dragoncaster	Rare	Minion	General	Mage	6	4	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, your next spell this turn costs (0).
Emperor Thaurissan	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	6	5	5	At the end of your turn, reduce the Cost of cards in your hand by (1).
Flik Skyshiv	Legendary	Minion	General	Rogue	6	4	4	Battlecry: Destroy a minion and all copies of it (wherever they are).
Glinda Crowskin	Legendary	Minion	General	Warlock	6	3	7	Minions in your hand have Echo.
Leatherclad Hogleader	Epic	Minion	Quilboar	Any	6	6	6	Battlecry: If your opponent has 6 or more cards in hand, gain Charge.
Meteorologist	Rare	Minion	General	Mage	6	3	3	Battlecry: For each card in your hand, deal 1 damage to a random enemy.
The Mistcaller	Legendary	Minion	General	Shaman	6	4	4	Battlecry: Give all minions in your hand and deck +1/+1.
Unseen Saboteur	Epic	Minion	General	Any	6	5	6	Battlecry: Your opponent casts a random spell from their hand (targets chosen randomly).
Astromancer	Epic	Minion	General	Mage	7	5	5	Battlecry: Summon a random minion with Cost equal to your hand size.
Chillmaw	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Any	7	6	6	Taunt Deathrattle: If you're holding a Dragon, deal 3 damage to all minions.
Crowd Roaster	Epic	Minion	Dragon	Any	7	7	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, deal 7 damage to an enemy minion.
Don Han'Cho	Legendary	Minion	General		7	5	6	Battlecry: Give a random minion in your hand +5/+5.
Rend Blackhand	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	7	8	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, destroy a Legendary minion.
Valdris Felgorge	Legendary	Minion	General	Warlock	7	4	4	Battlecry: Increase your maximum hand size to 12. Draw 4 cards.
Wyrmguard	Common	Minion	General	Any	7	3	11	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain +1 Attack and Taunt.
Hex Lord Malacrass	Legendary	Minion	General	Mage	8	5	5	Battlecry: Add a copy of your opening hand to your hand (except this card).
Mana Giant	Epic	Minion	Elemental	Mage	8	8	8	Costs (1) less for each card you've played this game that didn't start in your deck.
Nethrandamus	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Demon Hunter	9	8	8	Battlecry: Summon two random 0-Cost minions. (Upgrades each time a friendly minion dies!)
Emeriss	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Hunter	10	8	8	Battlecry: Double the Attack and Health of all minions in your hand.
King Phaoris	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	10	5	5	Battlecry: For each spell in your hand, summon a random minion of the same Cost.
Mecha'thun	Legendary	Minion	Mech	Any	10	10	10	Deathrattle: If you have no cards in your deck, hand, and battlefield, destroy the enemy hero.
Clockwork Giant	Epic	Minion	Mech	Any	12	8	8	Costs (1) less for each card in your opponent's hand.
Mountain Giant	Epic	Minion	Elemental	Any	12	8	8	Costs (1) less for each other card in your hand.
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