On-discard effect

On-discard effects are card effects which activate when that card is discarded from the player's hand. These effects are not activated if the card is overdrawn, due to attempting to draw the card while having a full hand; discarded from the deck by effects such as Fel Reaver; or destroyed through any other means.

On-discard effects are comparable to Deathrattles in that they activate when the card itself is removed from the game. They are distinguished from other discard-related effects such as Malchezaar's Imp which activate when another card is discarded.

There are currently only four cards with on-discard effects: the warlock spell Fist of Jaraxxus, and the warlock minions Silverware Golem, Clutchmother Zavas, and High Priestess Jeklik. The mechanic fits well with the warlock class, which has a strong relationship with discard effects.

Strategy

On-discard effects act to mitigate the downside of discarding cards, giving the player a significant advantage when they discard these specific cards. This rewards discard effects such as Succubus, Doomguard and Deathwing, saving the player mana, improving tempo, and potentially saving other cards from being discarded.

Cards

For Wild format listings, see On-discard effect/Wild format

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Patch changes

• Patch 3.0.0.9786 (2015-08-18): Added, with Fist of Jaraxxus.

References

	Cards
By type	Hero card Minion (Permanent) Spell Weapon
By class	Demon Hunter Druid Hunter Mage Paladin Priest Rogue Shaman Warlock Warrior Death Knight Neutral Multi-class
By minion type	All Beast Demon Dragon Elemental Mech Murloc Naga Pirate Quilboar Totem General
By spell school	Arcane Fel Fire Frost Holy Nature Shadow General
By ability	Evergreen keywords	Battlecry Casts When Drawn Charge Choose One Choose Twice Combo Deathrattle Discover Divine Shield Dormant Freeze Immune Lifesteal Mega-Windfury Outcast Overload Passive Poisonous Rush Secret Silence Spell Damage Start of Game Stealth Taunt Windfury
	Expansion keywords	Adapt Colossal Corrupt Dredge Echo Frenzy Honorable Kill Inspire Invoke Jade Golem Lackey Magnetic Overkill Quest (Questline • Sidequest) Reborn Recruit Spare Part Spellburst Tradeable Twinspell
	Other abilities	Can't attack Cast spell Copy Deal damage Destroy Discard Draw cards Elusive Enrage Equip Force attack Forgetful Gain Armor Generate Highlander Joust Modify cost Put into battlefield Put into hand Recurring Refresh Mana Remove from deck Replace Restore Health Return to hand Shuffle into deck Spend mana Steal Summon Take control Transform Unlimited attacks Upgradable
	Non-Constructed	Auto-Attack Auto-cast Shrine Start of Combat
By effect type	Area of effect In-deck effect In-hand effect On-discard effect On-draw effect Ongoing effect Positional effect Random effect Resurrection effect Triggered effect
By card set	Standard	Core Forged in the Barrens United in Stormwind Fractured in Alterac Valley Voyage to the Sunken City
	Wild	Legacy Curse of Naxxramas Goblins vs Gnomes Blackrock Mountain Grand Tournament The League of Explorers Whispers of the Old Gods One Night in Karazhan Mean Streets of Gadgetzan Journey to Un'Goro Knights of the Frozen Throne Kobolds & Catacombs The Witchwood The Boomsday Project Rastakhan's Rumble Rise of Shadows Saviors of Uldum Descent of Dragons Galakrond's Awakening Demon Hunter Initiate Ashes of Outland Scholomance Academy Madness at the Darkmoon Faire
By rarity	Free Common Rare Epic Legendary