Summon

For information on summoning minions, see Minion#Summoning.

Summon is an ability which summons one or more minions.

Distinct from regular summoning, a minion generated by the summon ability does not consume or come from an existing card, is usually uncollectible, and does not incur its mana cost. The ability is found on hero powers, spells and minions, and is often triggered by a Battlecry or Deathrattle. Transform effects function similarly to summon effects in that they bring new minions into play, but do so by replacing an existing minion with another, and therefore do not trigger summoning-related effects.

Notes

• Minions summoned by a summon effect are not played directly from the hand, and therefore will not trigger Battlecries or Overload. However, they will work with triggered effects which respond to the summoning of minions.

• All minions are considered to be "summoned". However, only minions played directly from the hand are considered to have been "played". Card text which states "plays a minion" therefore refers only to the direct playing of a minion from the hand, while "summons a minion" can refer to a minion being summoned by any means. For example, using Reinforce to summon a Silver Hand Recruit will not trigger Mirror Entity, but will trigger Sword of Justice.

• Unlike when directly summoning minions, the placement of minions summoned by summon effects is not controlled by the player. As a rule, summon effects tend to place minions to the right. In the case of minion summon effects such as Violet Teacher's triggered effect, the minion is placed immediately to the right of the summoning minion; while for all other sources of summon effects, including Hero Powers such as Totemic Call and spells such as Animal Companion, the minion is placed at the far right of the battlefield.
  • One notable exception: Minions that summon multiple minions at once frequently place the minions symmetrically on both sides. For example, summoning Onyxia will evenly distribute Whelps to Onyxia's left and right. Dr. Boom will similarly attempt to place a Boom Bot to each side of himself.

• Cards with effects that summon random minions can summon even class-inappropriate ones.

Cards with summon

Collectible

For Wild format listings, see Summon/Wild format

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Ritual of Doom	Rare	Spell	Shadow	Warlock	0			Destroy a friendly minion. If you had 5 or more, summon a 5/5 Demon.
Adorable Infestation	Common	Spell	General		1			Give a minion +1/+1. Summon a 1/1 Cub. Add a Cub to your hand.
Demon Companion	Rare	Spell	General		1			Summon a random Demon Companion.
Imprisoned Sungill	Rare	Minion	Murloc	Paladin	1	2	1	Dormant for 2 turns. When this awakens, summon two 1/1 Murlocs.
Wolpertinger	Common	Minion	Beast	Hunter	1	1	1	Battlecry: Summon a copy of this.
Ambush	Rare	Spell	General	Rogue	2			Secret: After your opponent plays a minion, summon a 2/3 Ambusher with Poisonous.
Boneweb Egg	Rare	Minion	General	Warlock	2	0	2	Deathrattle: Summon two 2/1 Spiders. If you discard this, trigger its Deathrattle.
Deathmatch Pavilion	Epic	Spell	General	Shaman	2			Summon a 3/2 Duelist. If your hero attacked this turn, summon another.
Gibberling	Common	Minion	General	DRUID	2	1	1	Spellburst: Summon a Gibberling.
Molten Blast	Rare	Spell	Fire	Shaman	2			Deal 2 damage. Summon that many 1/1 Elementals.
Open the Cages	Common	Spell	General	Hunter	2			Secret: When your turn starts, if you control two minions, summon an Animal Companion.
Pack Tactics	Rare	Spell	General	Hunter	2			Secret: When a friendly minion is attacked, summon a 3/3 copy.
Rustsworn Initiate	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	2	2	Deathrattle: Summon a 1/1 Impcaster with Spell Damage +1.
Shadow Clone	Rare	Spell	Shadow	Rogue	2			Secret: After a minion attacks your hero, summon a copy of it with Stealth.
Blistering Rot	Rare	Minion	General	Any	3	1	2	At the end of your turn, summon a Rot with stats equal to this minion's.
Bloated Python	Rare	Minion	Beast	Hunter	3	1	2	Deathrattle: Summon a 4/4 Hapless Handler.
Ceremonial Maul	Epic	Weapon			3	2	2	Spellburst: Summon a Student with Taunt and stats equal to the spell's Cost.
Day at the Faire	Common	Spell	General	Paladin	3			Summon 3 Silver Hand Recruits. Corrupt: Summon 5.
Faire Arborist	Common	Minion	General	Druid	3	2	2	Choose One - Draw a card; or Summon a 2/2 Treant. Corrupt: Do both.
Gift of Luminance	Rare	Spell	Holy		3			Give a minion Divine Shield, then summon a 1/1 copy of it.
Netherwind Portal	Common	Spell	Arcane	Mage	3			Secret: After your opponent casts a spell, summon a random 4-Cost minion.
Petting Zoo	Rare	Spell	General	Hunter	3			Summon a 3/3 Strider. Repeat for each Secret you control.
Pit Master	Rare	Minion	General	Shaman	3	1	2	Battlecry: Summon a 3/2 Duelist. Corrupt: Summon two.
Playmaker	Epic	Minion	General	Warrior	3	4	3	After you play a Rush minion, summon a copy with 1 Health remaining.
Serpentshrine Portal	Common	Spell	Nature	Shaman	3			Deal 3 damage. Summon a random 3-Cost minion. Overload: (1)
Teron Gorefiend	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	3	3	4	Battlecry: Destroy all other friendly minions. Deathrattle: Resummon them with +1/+1.
Terrorguard Escapee	Common	Minion	Demon	Any	3	3	7	Battlecry: Summon three 1/1 Huntresses for your opponent.
Totemic Reflection	Common	Spell	General	Shaman	3			Give a minion +2/+2. If it's a Totem, summon a copy of it.
Auspicious Spirits	Rare	Spell	Shadow	Priest	4			Summon a random 4-Cost minion. Corrupt: Summon a 7-Cost minion instead.
Barricade	Common	Spell	General		4			Summon a 2/4 Guard with Taunt. If it's your only minion, summon another.
Disciplinarian Gandling	Legendary	Minion	General		4	3	6	After you play a minion, destroy it and summon a 4/4 Failed Student.
Disguised Wanderer	Common	Minion	Demon	Any	4	3	3	Deathrattle: Summon a 9/1 Inquisitor.
Germination	Rare	Spell	Nature	Druid	4			Summon a copy of a friendly minion. Give the copy Taunt.
Infiltrator Lilian	Legendary	Minion	General	Rogue	4	4	2	Stealth Deathrattle: Summon a 4/2 Forsaken Lilian that attacks a random enemy.
Magtheridon	Legendary	Minion	Demon	Any	4	12	12	Dormant. Battlecry: Summon three 1/3 enemy Warders. When they die, destroy all minions and awaken.
Occult Conjurer	Epic	Minion	General	Mage	4	4	4	Battlecry: If you control a Secret, summon a copy of this.
Rally!	Rare	Spell	Holy		4			Resurrect a friendly 1-Cost, 2-Cost, and 3-Cost minion.
Renowned Performer	Common	Minion	General	Demon Hunter	4	3	3	Rush Deathrattle: Summon two 1/1 Assistants with Taunt.
Rustsworn Cultist	Common	Minion	General	Any	4	3	3	Battlecry: Give your other minions "Deathrattle: Summon a 1/1 Demon."
Steeldancer	Epic	Minion	General		4	4	4	Battlecry: Summon a random minion with Cost equal to your weapon's Attack.
Vilefiend Trainer	Common	Minion	General	Demon Hunter	4	5	4	Outcast: Summon two 1/1 Demons.
Vivid Spores	Rare	Spell	Nature	Shaman	4			Give your minions "Deathrattle: Resummon this minion."
Wyrm Weaver	Rare	Minion	General	Mage	4	3	5	Spellburst: Summon two 1/2 Mana Wyrms.
Al'ar	Legendary	Minion	Elemental	Any	5	7	3	Deathrattle: Summon a 0/3 Ashes of Al'ar that resurrects this minion on your next turn.
Apexis Blast	Epic	Spell	General	Mage	5			Deal 5 damage. If your deck has no minions, summon a random 5-Cost minion.
Arbor Up	Rare	Spell	Nature	Druid	5			Summon two 2/2 Treants. Give your minions +2/+1.
Derailed Coaster	Rare	Minion	General	Any	5	3	2	Battlecry: Summon a 1/1 Rider with Rush for each minion in your hand.
Glowfly Swarm	Epic	Spell	General	Druid	5			Summon a 2/2 Glowfly for each spell in your hand.
Greybough	Legendary	Minion	General	Druid	5	4	6	Taunt Deathrattle: Give a random friendly minion "Deathrattle: Summon Greybough."
Headmaster Kel'Thuzad	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	5	4	6	Spellburst: If the spell destroys any minions, summon them.
Ogremancer	Common	Minion	General	Any	5	3	7	Whenever your opponent casts a spell, summon a 2/2 Skeleton with Taunt.
Psyche Split	Rare	Spell	Shadow	Priest	5			Give a minion +1/+2. Summon a copy of it.
Teacher's Pet	Rare	Minion	Beast		5	4	5	Taunt Deathrattle: Summon a random 3-Cost Beast.
Totem Goliath	Epic	Minion	Totem	Shaman	5	5	5	Deathrattle: Summon all four basic Totems. Overload: (1)
Vectus	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	5	4	4	Battlecry: Summon two 1/1 Whelps. Each gains a Deathrattle from your minions that died this game.
Dragonmaw Sky Stalker	Common	Minion	Dragon	Any	6	5	6	Deathrattle: Summon a 3/4 Dragonrider.
Hammer of the Naaru	Epic	Weapon		Paladin	6	3	3	Battlecry: Summon a 6/6 Holy Elemental with Taunt.
Initiation	Rare	Spell	Shadow	Priest	6			Deal 4 damage to a minion. If that kills it, summon a new copy.
Jandice Barov	Legendary	Minion	General		6	2	1	Battlecry: Summon two random 5-Cost minions. Secretly pick one that dies when it takes damage.
Ring Matron	Common	Minion	Demon	Warlock	6	6	4	Taunt\nDeathrattle: Summon\ntwo 3/2 Imps.
Runic Carvings	Epic	Spell	Nature		6			Choose One - Summon four 2/2 Treant Totems; or Overload: (2) to summon them with Rush.
Sorcerous Substitute	Common	Minion	General	Any	6	6	6	Battlecry: If you have Spell Damage, summon a copy of this.
Cursed Vagrant	Common	Minion	General	Rogue	7	7	5	Deathrattle: Summon a 7/5 Shadow with Stealth.
Cycle of Hatred	Rare	Spell	General	Demon Hunter	7			Deal 3 damage to all minions. Summon a 3/3 Spirit for every minion killed.
Expendable Performers	Epic	Spell	General	Demon Hunter	7			Summon seven 1/1 Illidari with Rush. If they all die this turn, summon seven more.
Fel Guardians	Common	Spell	Fel	Demon Hunter	7			Summon three 1/2 Demons with Taunt. Costs (1) less whenever a friendly minion dies.
Soul Mirror	Legendary	Spell	Shadow	Priest	7			Summon copies of enemy minions. They attack their copies.
Soulciologist Malicia	Legendary	Minion	General		7	5	5	Battlecry: For each Soul Fragment in your deck, summon a 3/3 Soul with Rush.
Cenarion Ward	Epic	Spell	Nature	Druid	8			Gain 8 Armor. Summon a random 8-Cost minion.
Coilfang Warlord	Rare	Minion	General	Demon Hunter	8	9	5	Rush Deathrattle: Summon a 5/9 Warlord with Taunt.
Deep Freeze	Rare	Spell	Frost	Mage	8			Freeze an enemy. Summon two 3/6 Water Elementals.
Enhanced Dreadlord	Rare	Minion	Demon	Warlock	8	5	7	Taunt Deathrattle: Summon a 5/5 Dreadlord with Lifesteal.
Grand Finale	Rare	Spell	Fire	Mage	8			Summon an 8/8 Elemental. Repeat for each Elemental you played last turn.
Idol of Y'Shaarj	Epic	Spell	Shadow	Priest	8			Summon a 10/10 copy of a minion in your deck.
Jewel of N'Zoth	Epic	Spell	General	Hunter	8			Summon three friendly Deathrattle minions that died this game.
Plagued Protodrake	Common	Minion	Dragon	Any	8	8	8	Deathrattle: Summon a random 7-Cost minion.
Troublemaker	Rare	Minion	General	Warrior	8	6	8	At the end of your turn, summon two 3/3 Ruffians that attack random enemies.
Blood of G'huun	Epic	Minion	Elemental	Priest	9	8	8	Taunt At the end of your turn, summon a 5/5 copy of a minion in your deck.
Carnival Clown	Epic	Minion	General	Any	9	4	4	Taunt Battlecry: Summon 2 copies of this. Corrupt: Fill your board with copies.
Libram of Hope	Epic	Spell	Holy	Paladin	9			Restore 8 Health. Summon an 8/8 Guardian with Taunt and Divine Shield.
N'Zoth, God of the Deep	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	9	5	7	Battlecry: Resurrect a friendly minion of each minion type.
Onyxia the Broodmother	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Any	9	8	8	At the end of each turn, fill your board with 1/1 Whelps.
Rattlegore	Legendary	Minion	General	Warrior	9	9	9	Deathrattle: Resummon this with -1/-1.
Nagrand Slam	Epic	Spell	General	Hunter	10			Summon four 3/5 Clefthoofs that attack random enemies.
Scrapyard Colossus	Rare	Minion	Elemental	Any	10	7	7	Taunt Deathrattle: Summon a 7/7 Felcracked Colossus with Taunt.
Yogg-Saron, Master of Fate	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	10	7	5	Battlecry: If you've cast 10 spells this game, spin the Wheel of Yogg-Saron.
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Uncollectible

For Wild format listings, see Summon/Wild format

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Noble Sacrifice	Common	Spell	General	Paladin	1			Secret: When an enemy attacks, summon a 2/1 Defender as the new target.
Possessed Villager	Common	Minion	General	Warlock	1	1	1	Deathrattle: Summon a 1/1 Shadowbeast.
INFERNO!		Hero Power		Warlock	2			Hero Power Summon a 6/6 Infernal.
Murloc Tidehunter	Common	Minion	Murloc	Any	2	2	1	Battlecry: Summon a 1/1 Murloc Scout.
Nerubian Egg	Rare	Minion	General	Any	2	0	2	Deathrattle: Summon a 4/4 Nerubian.
Power of the Wild	Common	Spell	General	Druid	2			Choose One - Give your minions +1/+1; or Summon a 3/2 Panther.
Reinforce	Free	Hero Power		Paladin	2			Hero Power Summon a 1/1 Silver Hand Recruit.
Snake Trap	Epic	Spell	General	Hunter	2			Secret: When one of your minions is attacked, summon three 1/1 Snakes.
Totemic Call	Free	Hero Power		Shaman	2			Hero Power Summon a random Totem.
Coordinated Strike	Common	Spell	General	Demon Hunter	3			Summon three 1/1 Illidari with Rush.
Day at the Faire	Common	Spell	General	Paladin	3			Corrupted Summon 5 Silver Hand Recruits.
Faire Arborist	Common	Minion	General	Druid	3	2	2	Corrupted Battlecry: Summon a 2/2 Treant. Draw a card.
Feral Spirit	Rare	Spell	General	Shaman	3			Summon two 2/3 Spirit Wolves with Taunt. Overload: (1)
Fiendish Circle	Common	Spell	Fel	Warlock	3			Summon four 1/1 Imps.
Landscaping	Common	Spell	Nature	Druid	3			Summon two 2/2 Treants.
Mirror Entity	Common	Spell	Arcane	Mage	3			Secret: After your opponent plays a minion, summon a copy of it.
Pit Master	Rare	Minion	General	Shaman	3	1	2	Corrupted Battlecry: Summon two 3/2 Duelists.
Tickets		Spell	General	Rogue	3			Casts When Drawn Summon a 3/3 Plush Bear.
Auspicious Spirits	Rare	Spell	Shadow	Priest	4			Corrupted Summon a random 7-Cost minion.
Grim Necromancer	Common	Minion	General	Any	4	2	4	Battlecry: Summon two 1/1 Skeletons.
Soul of the Forest	Common	Spell	Nature	Druid	4			Give your minions "Deathrattle: Summon a 2/2 Treant."
Violet Teacher	Rare	Minion	General	Any	4	3	5	Whenever you cast a spell, summon a 1/1 Violet Apprentice.
Body of C'Thun		Spell	General	Any	5			Piece of C'Thun (0/4) Summon a 6/6 C'Thun's Body with Taunt.
Force of Nature	Epic	Spell	Nature	Druid	5			Summon three 2/2 Treants.
Menagerie Warden	Common	Minion	General	Druid	5	4	4	Battlecry: Choose a friendly Beast. Summon a copy of it.
Stand Against Darkness	Common	Spell	General	Paladin	5			Summon five 1/1 Silver Hand Recruits.
Cairne Bloodhoof	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	6	5	5	Deathrattle: Summon a 5/5 Baine Bloodhoof.
High Inquisitor Whitemane	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	6	5	7	Battlecry: Summon all friendly minions that died this turn.
Savannah Highmane	Rare	Minion	Beast	Hunter	6	6	5	Deathrattle: Summon two 2/2 Hyenas.
Barrens Stablehand	Epic	Minion	General	Any	7	5	5	Battlecry: Summon a random Beast.
Cenarius	Legendary	Minion	General	Druid	8	5	8	Choose One - Give your other minions +2/+2; or Summon two 2/2 Treants with Taunt.
Kanrethad Prime		Minion	Demon	Warlock	8	7	6	Battlecry: Summon 3 friendly Demons that died this game.
Murgurgle Prime		Minion	Murloc	Paladin	8	6	3	Divine Shield Battlecry: Summon 4 random Murlocs. Give them Divine Shield.
Zixor Prime		Minion	Beast	Hunter	8	4	4	Rush Battlecry: Summon 3 copies of this minion.
Carnival Clown	Epic	Minion	General	Any	9	4	4	Corrupted Taunt Battlecry: Fill your board with copies of this.
Msshi'fn Prime		Minion	General	Druid	10	9	9	Taunt Choose One - Summon a 9/9 Fungal Giant with Taunt; or Rush.
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Related cards

For Wild format listings, see Summon/Wild format

These cards have effects related to the summoning of minions. For a list of cards related to the playing of minions from the hand, see Minion#Playing-related.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Murloc Tidecaller	Rare	Minion	Murloc	Any	1	1	2	Whenever you summon a Murloc, gain +1 Attack.
Mirror Entity	Common	Spell	Arcane	Mage	3			Secret: After your opponent plays a minion, summon a copy of it.
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Patch changes

• Alpha patch (unknown date, pre-May 2013): "Summon" in card text is no longer capitalised.

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