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I was pretty sure "direct" damage could also be minion-targeted, the point is that it goes DIRECT to the target instead of having to wait on the board in minion form before it has an effect. Am I wrong? - jerodast (talk) 09:52, 6 June 2016 (UTC)

I did some asking around and again this seems to be a bit uncertain among lay players. I did query Robert "don't call me Whirthun" Wing, who said he thought it could be minions or heroes. A small Twitter poll gave about a 50/50 result, with half saying it specifically meant hero damage.
My overall outlook is you're probably right, but I've put in a note about how some specifically mean hero damage, and also mentioned area of effect/random effects: ie Flamestrike with a single enemy minion is equivalent to Ashes of OutlandBasicBlackrock MountainClassicHero SkinsNaxxramasDemon Hunter InitiateDescent of DragonsFestival of LegendsForged in the BarrensFractured in Alterac ValleyGalakrond's AwakeningGoblins vs GnomesLegacyLegacyJourney to Un'GoroKnights of the Frozen ThroneKobolds & CatacombsThe League of ExplorersMadness at the Darkmoon FaireMarch of the Lich KingMean Streets of GadgetzanMercenariesMurder at Castle NathriaOne Night in KarazhanPath of ArthasRastakhan's RumblePromoRise of ShadowsSaviors of UldumScholomance AcademyThe Boomsday ProjectThe Grand TournamentThe WitchwoodTITANSUnited in StormwindVoyage to the Sunken CityWhispers of the Old GodsCoreStormcrack on that minion, but the latter is considered direct damage while the former isn't. Input is welcome in terms of these quandaries! -- Taohinton (talk) 12:37, 12 July 2016 (UTC)