Weapon

Garrosh Hellscream ready to attack using an equipped Fiery War Axe

For the equip ability, see Equip

Weapons are special cards which can be equipped by heroes. Each weapon has an Attack value and a Durability value. Each hero can only equip one weapon at a time, and equipping a new weapon will destroy the old one. Equipped weapons are displayed to the left of the hero's portrait.

While a weapon is equipped, the hero's Attack will be increased by an amount equal to the weapon's Attack during their turn, and attacking while a weapon is equipped will reduce its Durability by 1. When a weapon's Durability is reduced to zero, the weapon is destroyed. Weapons are the main way of allowing heroes to attack other characters.

Weapons can be equipped in several ways. The main source of weapons is from playing weapon cards. Some spells and minion Battlecries and Deathrattles grant players weapons through the 'equip' ability, as does the rogue Hero Power Dagger Mastery. As well as equipping weapons, some cards offer weapon synergy, improving or drawing strength from them, or even destroying the enemy's. Pirate cards have a strong weapon theme.

Strategically, weapons are useful for removing enemy minions, as well as dealing damage to the enemy hero. They can be used as tools for board control, or as additional burst damage for reaching lethal.

Notes[edit | edit source]

A sheathed weapon. Note the Durability is still visible.

For information on attacking in general, see Attack.

Weapons are only active or 'unsheathed' during the possessing hero's turn.^[1] At the end of the possessing hero's turn the weapon is 'sheathed', and covered visually to indicate that it is no longer active. To see the Attack value of a sheathed weapon, mouse over the weapon with the cursor.
While a weapon is active, it grants its Attack value to the possessing hero, and the hero is considered to be wielding the weapon. This Attack bonus is lost when the weapon becomes inactive at the end of the possessing hero's turn.
If a hero with an active weapon attacks another character, the weapon will lose 1 Durability. However, if a hero with an active weapon is attacked by another character, their weapon will not lose Durability. The latter case generally only occurs through special effects, such as Misdirection. Inactive weapons are not involved in combat, and will not lose Durability through any kind of combat.
Weapons can be destroyed through running out of Durability; being replaced by another weapon; or specific destroy effects like those of Acidic Swamp Ooze and Harrison Jones. Regardless of the means, the effect is the same, and any Deathrattles on the weapon will be triggered.
As of now, there are no ways to silence weapons or otherwise nullify weapon card text without destroying the weapon outright.
Weapons serve to increase the hero's Attack, but this can be increased further through effects such as Shapeshift and Heroic Strike. The damage dealt by the hero's attacks is equal to their total Attack value, not just the Attack of any weapon equipped.
Weapons are the only enduring source of hero Attack; all other sources (e.g. Shapeshift, Seal of Light) are lost at the end of the turn. While weapon Attack is 'sheathed' at the end of the player's turn, it is automatically regained next turn.
On golden weapon cards, class is indicated by the color of the vertical band running down the center of the card.

Classes[edit | edit source]

Rogues, paladins, demon hunters, and warriors have the largest range of weapons, with rogues and warriors also having the greatest weapon-synergy cards, while hunters and shamans have limited weapon choices. Druids, mages, priests and warlocks do not normally use weapons, although warlocks can obtain Blood Fury through Lord Jaraxxus.

All heroes can equip weapons, and even weaponless classes can obtain them through certain neutral cards or mechanics that allow them access to other classes' cards. Players can also use use copy or mind control effects to benefit from weapon-granting abilities on the opponent's cards, such as Malkorok's Battlecry, or Tirion Fordring's Deathrattle. Currently only three neutral cards directly provide weapons: Blingtron 3000, Medivh, the Guardian, and The Lich King.

Kobolds and Catacombs gave each class a legendary weapon, even for classes that normally do not have access to weapons. The legendary weapons for non-weapon classes like priest and mage do not have an attack value, but have a triggered effect attached to them. Since then, further Legendary weapons have occasionally been added, such as Ancharrr and The Fist of Ra-den. Scholomance Academy featured the first ever collectible neutral weapon, Sphere of Sapience.

Weapon cards[edit | edit source]

Collectible[edit | edit source]

Collectible weapons can be collected by players and added to decks.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Sphere of Sapience	Legendary	Any	1	0	4	At the start of your turn, look at your top card. You can put it on the bottom and lose 1 Durability.
Spiked Wheel	Common	Warrior	1	0	2	Has +3 Attack while your hero has Armor.
Trueaim Crescent	Epic		1	1	4	After your Hero attacks a minion, your minions attack it too.
Tuskpiercer	Rare	Demon Hunter	1	1	2	Deathrattle: Draw a Deathrattle minion.
Headhunter's Hatchet	Common	Hunter	2	2	2	Battlecry: If you control a Beast, gain +1 Durability.
Ringmaster's Baton	Epic	Warrior	2	1	3	After your hero attacks, give a Mech, Dragon, and Pirate in your hand +1/+1.
Rune Dagger	Common	Shaman	2	1	3	After your hero attacks, gain Spell Damage +1 this turn.
Sword of the Fallen	Weapon	Paladin	2	1	2	After your hero attacks, cast a Secret from your deck.
Aldrachi Warblades	Common	Demon Hunter	3	2	2	Lifesteal
Bulwark of Azzinoth	Legendary	Warrior	3	1	4	Whenever your hero would take damage, this loses 1 Durability instead.
Ceremonial Maul	Epic		3	2	2	Spellburst: Summon a Student with Taunt and stats equal to the spell's Cost.
Dreadlord's Bite	Common	Demon Hunter	3	2	2	Outcast: Deal 1 damage to all enemies.
Fiery War Axe	Common	Warrior	3	3	2
Self-Sharpening Sword	Rare	Rogue	3	1	4	After your hero attacks, gain +1 Attack.
Swinetusk Shank	Epic	Rogue	3	2	2	After you play a Poison, gain +1 Durability.
Underlight Angling Rod	Epic	Paladin	3	3	2	After your Hero attacks, add a random Murloc to your hand.
Whack-A-Gnoll Hammer	Rare	Shaman	3	3	2	After your hero attacks, give a random friendly minion +1/+1.
Assassin's Blade	Rare	Rogue	4	2	5
Marrowslicer	Common	Demon Hunter	4	4	2	Battlecry: Shuffle 2 Soul Fragments into your deck.
Outrider's Axe	Rare	Warrior	4	3	3	After your hero attacks and kills a minion, draw a card.
Reaper's Scythe	Rare	Warrior	4	4	2	Spellburst: Also damages adjacent minions this turn.
Rinling's Rifle	Legendary	Hunter	4	2	2	After your hero attacks, Discover a Secret and cast it.
Truesilver Champion	Common	Paladin	4	4	2	Whenever your hero attacks, restore 2 Health to it.
Boggspine Knuckles	Epic	Shaman	5	3	2	After your hero attacks, transform your minions into random ones that cost (1) more.
Doomhammer	Epic	Shaman	5	2	8	Windfury, Overload: (2)
Warglaives of Azzinoth	Epic	Demon Hunter	5	3	3	After attacking a minion, your hero may attack again.
Warglaives of Azzinoth	Epic	Demon Hunter	5	3	3	After attacking a minion, your hero may attack again.
Hammer of the Naaru	Epic	Paladin	6	3	3	Battlecry: Summon a 6/6 Holy Elemental with Taunt.
Gorehowl	Epic	Warrior	7	7	1	Attacking a minion costs 1 Attack instead of 1 Durability.
Libram of Judgment	Common	Paladin	7	5	3	Corrupt: Gain Lifesteal.
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Wild format

This section concerns content exclusive to Wild format.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Bloodclaw	Common	Paladin	1	2	2	Battlecry: Deal 5 damage to your hero.
Candleshot	Common	Hunter	1	1	3	Your hero is Immune while attacking.
Cursed Blade	Rare	Warrior	1	2	3	Double all damage dealt to your hero.
Kingsbane	Legendary	Rogue	1	1	3	Always keeps enchantments. Deathrattle: Shuffle this into your deck.
Light's Justice	Free	Paladin	1	1	4
Molten Blade	Rare	Warrior	1	1	1	Each turn this is in your hand, transform it into a new weapon.
Serrated Tooth	Common	Rogue	1	1	3	Deathrattle: Give your minions Rush.
Spirit Claws	Common	Shaman	1	1	3	Has +2 Attack while you have Spell Damage.
Argent Lance	Rare	Paladin	2	2	2	Battlecry: Reveal a minion in each deck. If yours costs more, +1 Durability.
Bladed Gauntlet	Epic	Warrior	2	0	2	Has Attack equal to your Armor. Can't attack heroes.
Glaivezooka	Common	Hunter	2	2	2	Battlecry: Give a random friendly minion +1 Attack.
Headhunter's Hatchet	Common	Hunter	2	2	2	Battlecry: If you control a Beast, gain +1 Durability.
Jade Claws	Rare	Shaman	2	2	2	Battlecry: Summon a Jade Golem. Overload: (1)
Likkim	Rare	Shaman	2	1	3	Has +2 Attack while you have Overloaded Mana Crystals.
Mysterious Blade	Rare	Paladin	2	2	2	Battlecry: If you control a Secret, gain +1 Attack.
Ritual Chopper	Rare	Warrior	2	1	2	Battlecry: Invoke Galakrond.
Stormforged Axe	Common	Shaman	2	2	3	Overload: (1)
Umberwing	Common	Demon Hunter	2	1	2	Battlecry: Summon two 1/1 Felwings.
Woodcutter's Axe	Common	Warrior	2	2	2	Deathrattle: Give a random friendly minion with Rush +2/+1.
Aldrachi Warblades	Free	Demon Hunter	3	2	2	Lifesteal
Ancharrr	Legendary	Warrior	3	2	2	After your hero attacks, draw a Pirate from your deck.
Coghammer	Epic	Paladin	3	2	3	Battlecry: Give a random friendly minion Divine Shield and Taunt.
Cogmaster's Wrench	Epic	Rogue	3	1	3	Has +2 Attack while you have a Mech.
Desert Spear	Common	Hunter	3	1	3	After your hero attacks, summon a 1/1 Locust with Rush.
Dragon Soul	Legendary	Priest	3	0	3	After you cast 3 spells in a turn, summon a 5/5 Dragon.
Eaglehorn Bow	Rare	Hunter	3	3	2	Whenever a friendly Secret is revealed, gain +1 Durability.
Fiery War Axe	Free	Warrior	3	3	2
Hooked Scimitar	Common	Rogue	3	2	2	Combo: Gain +2 Attack.
Ice Breaker	Rare	Shaman	3	1	3	Destroy any Frozen minion damaged by this.
King's Defender	Rare	Warrior	3	3	2	Battlecry: If you have a minion with Taunt, gain +1 Durability.
Livewire Lance	Epic	Warrior	3	2	2	After your Hero attacks, add a Lackey to your hand.
Necrium Blade	Rare	Rogue	3	3	2	Deathrattle: Trigger the Deathrattle of a random friendly minion.
Ogre Warmaul	Common	Warrior	3	4	2	50% chance to attack the wrong enemy.
Overlord's Whip	Common	Warrior	3	2	4	After you play a minion, deal 1 damage to it.
Perdition's Blade	Rare	Rogue	3	2	2	Battlecry: Deal 1 damage. Combo: Deal 2 instead.
Powermace	Rare	Shaman	3	3	2	Deathrattle: Give a random friendly Mech +2/+2.
Rallying Blade	Rare	Paladin	3	3	2	Battlecry: Give +1/+1 to your minions with Divine Shield.
Shadowblade	Rare	Rogue	3	3	2	Battlecry: Your hero is Immune this turn.
Stormhammer	Epic	Hunter	3	3	2	Doesn't lose Durability while you control a Dragon.
Sword of Justice	Epic	Paladin	3	1	5	After you summon a minion, give it +1/+1 and this loses 1 Durability.
Unidentified Maul	Rare	Paladin	3	2	2	Gains a bonus effect in your hand.
Assassin's Blade	Free	Rogue	4	2	5
Blood Razor	Common	Warrior	4	2	2	Battlecry and Deathrattle: Deal 1 damage to all minions.
Brass Knuckles	Epic	Warrior	4	2	3	After your hero attacks, give a random minion in your hand +1/+1.
Charged Hammer	Epic	Shaman	4	2	4	Deathrattle: Your Hero Power becomes 'Deal 2 damage.'
Death's Bite	Common	Warrior	4	4	2	Deathrattle: Deal 1 damage to all minions.
Light's Sorrow	Epic	Paladin	4	1	4	After a friendly minion loses Divine Shield, gain +1 Attack.
Obsidian Shard	Rare	Rogue	4	3	3	Costs (1) less for each card you've played from another class.
Poisoned Blade	Epic	Rogue	4	1	3	Your Hero Power gives this weapon +1 Attack instead of replacing it.
Spectral Cutlass	Epic	Rogue	4	2	2	Lifesteal Whenever you play a card from another class, gain +1 Durability.
Splitting Axe	Epic	Shaman	4	3	2	Battlecry: Summon copies of your Totems.
The Fist of Ra-den	Legendary	Shaman	4	1	4	After you cast a spell, summon a Legendary minion of that Cost. Lose 1 Durability.
Truesilver Champion	Free	Paladin	4	4	2	Whenever your hero attacks, restore 2 Health to it.
Twig of the World Tree	Legendary	Druid	4	1	5	Deathrattle: Gain 10 Mana Crystals.
Waggle Pick	Epic	Rogue	4	4	2	Deathrattle: Return a random friendly minion to your hand. It costs (2) less.
Wrenchcalibur	Epic	Warrior	4	3	2	After your hero attacks, shuffle a Bomb into your opponent's deck.
Arcanite Reaper	Free	Warrior	5	5	2
Doomhammer	Epic	Shaman	5	2	8	Windfury, Overload: (2)
Farraki Battleaxe	Rare	Paladin	5	3	3	Overkill: Give a minion in your hand +2/+2.
Fool's Bane	Common	Warrior	5	3	4	Unlimited attacks each turn. Can't attack heroes.
Hammer of Twilight	Epic	Shaman	5	4	2	Deathrattle: Summon a 4/2 Elemental.
Piranha Launcher	Epic	Hunter	5	2	4	Whenever your hero attacks, summon a 1/1 Piranha.
Skull of the Man'ari	Legendary	Warlock	5	0	3	At the start of your turn, summon a Demon from your hand.
Supercollider	Epic	Warrior	5	1	3	After you attack a minion, force it to attack one of its neighbors.
Tentacles for Arms	Epic	Warrior	5	2	2	Deathrattle: Return this to your hand.
Aluneth	Legendary	Mage	6	0	3	At the end of your turn, draw 3 cards.
Sul'thraze	Epic	Warrior	6	4	4	Overkill: You may attack again.
Val'anyr	Legendary	Paladin	6	4	2	Deathrattle: Give a minion in your hand +4/+2. When it dies, reequip this.
Flamereaper	Epic	Demon Hunter	7	4	3	Also damages the minions next to whomever your hero attacks.
Gladiator's Longbow	Epic	Hunter	7	5	2	Your hero is Immune while attacking.
Gorehowl	Epic	Warrior	7	7	1	Attacking a minion costs 1 Attack instead of 1 Durability.
Rhok'delar	Legendary	Hunter	7	4	2	Battlecry: If your deck has no minions, fill your hand with Hunter spells.
Vinecleaver	Rare	Paladin	7	4	3	After your hero attacks, summon two 1/1 Silver Hand Recruits.
Silver Sword	Rare	Paladin	8	3	4	After your hero attacks, give your minions +1/+1.
The Runespear	Legendary	Shaman	8	3	3	After your hero attacks, Discover a spell and cast it with random targets.
Woecleaver	Legendary	Warrior	8	3	3	After your hero attacks, Recruit a minion.
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Uncollectible[edit | edit source]

Uncollectible weapons cannot be collected by players or directly placed into decks. However, they can be obtained during play through the effects of other cards.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Overdue Justice	None	Paladin	1	1	4
Wicked Knife	Free	Rogue	1	1	2
Blood Fury	Common	Warlock	3	3	8
Felsteel Executioner	Epic	Demon Hunter	3	4	3	Corrupted
Jawbreaker	None	Warrior	3	3	2
Ashbringer	None	Paladin	5	5	3
Libram of Judgment	Common	Paladin	7	5	3	Corrupted Lifesteal
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Wild format

This section concerns content exclusive to Wild format.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Battle Axe	None	Warrior	1	2	2
Heavy Axe	None	Warrior	1	1	3
Plagued Knife	None	Rogue	1	2	2	Poisonous
Poisoned Dagger	None	Rogue	1	2	2
Rusty Hook	Common	Warrior	1	1	3
Gearblade	None	Warrior	2	2	3
Mirage Blade	None	Rogue	2	3	2	Your hero is Immune while attacking.
Atiesh	None	Any	3	1	3	After you cast a spell, summon a random minion of that Cost. Lose 1 Durability.
Blessed Maul	Rare	Paladin	3	2	2	Battlecry: Give your minions +1 Attack.
Champion's Maul	Rare	Paladin	3	2	2	Battlecry: Summon two 1/1 Silver Hand Recruits.
Purifier's Maul	Rare	Paladin	3	2	2	Battlecry: Give your minions Divine Shield.
Sacred Maul	Rare	Paladin	3	2	2	Battlecry: Give your minions Taunt.
Sharp Fork	None	Rogue	3	3	2
Sulfuras	None	Warrior	3	4	2	Battlecry: Your Hero Power becomes 'Deal 8 damage to a random enemy.'
Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury	None	Hunter	3	2	3	After your hero attacks, gain Spell Damage +2 this turn.
Dragon Claw	None	Any	5	5	2
Spiked Shield	None	Warrior	5	5	2
Frostmourne	None	Death Knight	7	5	3	Deathrattle: Summon every minion killed by this weapon.
Grave Vengeance	None	Paladin	8	5	3	Lifesteal
Shadowmourne	None	Warrior	8	4	3	Also damages the minions next to whomever your hero attacks.
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Cards that generate weapons[edit | edit source]

For Wild format listings, see Weapon/Wild format

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Imprisoned Gan'arg	Common	Minion	Demon	Warrior	1	2	2	Dormant for 2 turns. When this awakens, equip a 3/2 Axe.
Dagger Mastery	Free	Hero Power		Rogue	2			Hero Power Equip a 1/2 Dagger.
Felsteel Executioner	Epic	Minion	Elemental	Demon Hunter	3	4	3	Corrupt: Become a weapon.
Pack Kodo	Common	Minion	Beast	Hunter	3	3	3	Battlecry: Discover a Beast, Secret, or weapon.
War Cache	Rare	Spell	General	Warrior	3			Add a random Warrior minion, spell, and weapon to your hand.
Sword Eater	Common	Minion	Pirate	Warrior	4	2	5	Taunt Battlecry: Equip a 3/2 Sword.
Libram of Justice	Common	Spell	Holy	Paladin	5			Equip a 1/4 weapon. Change the Health of all enemy minions to 1.
Tirion Fordring	Legendary	Minion	General	Paladin	8	6	6	Divine Shield. Taunt. Deathrattle: Equip a 5/3 Ashbringer.
Lord Jaraxxus	Legendary	Hero card		Warlock	9			Battlecry: Equip a 3/8 Blood Fury.
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Related cards[edit | edit source]

For Wild format listings, see Weapon/Wild format

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Bloodsail Deckhand	Common	Minion	Pirate	Warrior	1	2	1	Battlecry: The next weapon you play costs (1) less.
Deadly Poison	Common	Spell	Nature	Rogue	1			Give your weapon +2 Attack.
Paralytic Poison	Rare	Spell	Nature	Rogue	1			Give your weapon +1 Attack and "Your hero is Immune while attacking."
Acidic Swamp Ooze	Rare	Minion	General	Any	2	3	2	Battlecry: Destroy your opponent's weapon.
Bloodsail Raider	Common	Minion	Pirate	Any	2	2	3	Battlecry: Gain Attack equal to the Attack of your weapon.
Cagematch Custodian	Common	Minion	Elemental	Shaman	2	2	2	Battlecry: Draw a weapon.
Corsair Cache	Rare	Spell	General	Warrior	2			Draw a weapon. Give it +1 Durability.
Fogsail Freebooter	Rare	Minion	Pirate	Any	2	2	2	Battlecry: If you have a weapon equipped, deal 2 damage.
Nitroboost Poison	Common	Spell	Nature		2			Corrupted Give a minion and your weapon +2 Attack.
Silverleaf Poison	Common	Spell	Nature	Rogue	2			Give your weapon "After your hero attacks, draw a card."
Toxicologist	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	2	2	Battlecry: Give your weapon +1 Attack.
Ratchet Privateer	Common	Minion	Pirate	Any	3	4	3	Battlecry: Give your weapon +1 Attack.
Vulpera Toxinblade	Common	Minion	General	Rogue	3	3	3	Your weapon has +2 Attack.
Steeldancer	Epic	Minion	General		4	4	4	Battlecry: Summon a random minion with Cost equal to your weapon's Attack.
Cutting Class	Common	Spell	General		5			Draw 2 cards. Costs (1) less per Attack of your weapon.
Doctor Krastinov	Legendary	Minion	General		5	4	4	Rush Whenever this attacks, give your weapon +1/+1.
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Trivia[edit | edit source]

In March 2020, Chadd Nervig commented on Twitter that the Hearthstone team was considering making changes to weapon frames so that their classes would be more visually obvious.^[2] This was finalized in Patch 18.0 when all weapons received new borders.