Reach

Reach refers to a player`s ability to deliver direct damage to the enemy hero A hero is a character in the Warcraft universe representing the player. In Hearthstone, this concept is expressed in three interrelated but distinct ways: Heroes are gameplay characters representing players or bosses within a match. , regardless of the state of the board The battlefield (or game board) is where the action takes place, representing the board on which each game is played out. Around the battlefield are various important UI elements, such as each player s hand, deck . This generally refers to damage from spells Fireball, a simple mage spell. It costs 4 mana, dealing 6 damage to a chosen target. Spell cards are cards that can be played to trigger a one time effect or ability, described in the and Hero Powers Anduin Wrynn with the basic priest Hero Power Lesser Heal A Hero Power is a special ability displayed to the right of each hero s portrait. Usually Hero Powers can be used once per turn and , but could include activated abilities.

Reach is strategically significant in achieving lethal when the opponent has control of the board, or the player simply has no board presence. Taunts The shield-like Taunt visual effect Taunt is a minion ability which forces the opposing player to direct any melee attacks toward enemy targets with this ability. Minions with Taunt (commonly referred to as Taunts) serve can prevent the player from reaching the enemy hero with minions Bloodfen Raptor, a simple minion card. A Beast-type minion, it has 3 Attack, 2 Health and a mana cost of 2. Minions are persistent creatures on the battlefield that will fight for their hero. Minion , and might even counter random target damage like that of Boom Bot Boom Bot Set: Goblins vs Gnomes Type: Minion Subtype: Mech Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 1 Abilities: Deal damage, Deathrattle Tags: Random Deathrattle: Deal 1-4 damage to a random enemy.See this card on Hearthpwn data , but cannot prevent direct targeted damage.

Decks with a lot of reach have a strong ability to close matches once the opponent has reached a sufficiently low Health total. Reach goes hand in hand with burst, causing unstoppable damage from the 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 . Decks with a lot of reach therefore tend to be especially dangerous at lower Health, making it wise to play cautiously against them. Underestimating a deck`s reach can lead to abrupt defeat, with the opponent producing card after card of direct damage for a staggering one turn kill Burst damage or burst potential refers to a player s ability to deal a large amount of damage in one or two turns, allowing a player to finish off a previously damaged opponent, or deal an . Reach is frequently associated with aggro decks.

Reach metaphorically describes a deck`s ability to reach a long distance to deal a decisive blow to the opponent; they may seem a long way from victory, but having enough reach can allow them to span the distance and secure the game. The term`s use in Hearthstone can be compared to the ability to make a long shot in a sport like basketball: even if the opposing team`s defenders keep the player a long way from their end of the court, with enough reach they can successfully make the shot and score for their team, winning the game in the nick of time.

	Game terms
General	Area of effect Area of effect (AoE) is the term for an effect which affects all characters of the specified type. Common targets for AoEs include all enemy minions, all minions, and all characters. AoE is defined in Attack This page describes the act of attacking. For the Attack attribute, see Attribute. Attacking or combat is what occurs when a player commands one character to attack another, causing them to simultaneously deal damage to Board control Board control is an unofficial term usually referring to a player s ability to keep the opponent from building up minions on the battlefield, or "board". Control decks are named after this strategy, aiming to control Buff An enchantment, or buff or debuff, is a special effect gained by a minion. Enchantments may be generated by spells, minion texts or abilities such as Battlecries, or other sources, may be temporary or permanent, Build-around Burst Burst damage or burst potential refers to a player s ability to deal a large amount of damage in one or two turns, allowing a player to finish off a previously damaged opponent, or deal an Card advantage Sometimes, you’ll find yourself in a position where you can easily play your whole hand while your opponent is still holding on to close to the maximum of 10 cards. Unless you can win the Constructed Constructed is a term used to refer to decks which have been created using cards from the player s collection. Constructed play is play in either Play mode, Practice mode or Friendly Challenge. Some Tavern Brawls Direct damage Direct damage is a term used to refer to effects which deal damage directly to enemy characters. Direct damage mainly comes from spells (Pyroblast), Hero Powers (Steady Shot) and some triggered effects, Battlecries and Deathrattles Drop "Drop" is a colloquial term used to describe a minion of a specific mana cost. For instance, a "3-drop" is a minion which costs 3 mana, such as a Silverback Patriarch. The term may be Face See more: Hero The face is a slang term for a player s hero as the target for damaging attacks and effects, as opposed to minions. "Going face" or "attacking the face" refer to focusing one s Lethal Lethal is a term used in Hearthstone to refer to damage sufficient to defeat the enemy hero, and win the game. "Having lethal" is used as a measure of imminent and unavoidable success, similar to Mana curve Example of a deck s mana curve display from the Arena screen The term mana curve refers to two related concepts: The amount of mana available to players over the course of a game, starting at Meta "The metagame is the mix of different decks that players bring onto the ladder, that you can expect to see. If you know what decks players are bringing, your deck can be especially good against Mill The Fel Reaver has a strong negative milling effect Milling is a term used in Hearthstone to refer to a range of phenomena related to card draw. The term may refer to the rapid drawing Mirror match A mirror match or mirror is a match between two players using roughly the same deck or deck type. Strategically, mirror matches often present quite a different experience than other matchups, with the player forced Mulligan The mulligan stage The mulligan or card selection stage occurs at the very start of each match. Each player is shown their randomly selected starting hand, and given the option to redraw as many of Nerf A nerf is a card change that causes a card to become less effective or less powerful. The opposite of a nerf is a buff (not to be confused with the identical term for an Overdraw For the game conclusion where neither player wins, see Draw Card draw is a term used to refer the process or mechanic of drawing additional cards from the top of the deck, and adding them Overpowered Overpowered, or OP, is a term used in gaming to refer to something which is considered to have an unfair and unbalanced advantage over alternatives. In Hearthstone, it may be used seriously to question the Reach Removal Removal is the term used to refer to the elimination of minions from the battlefield. Hard removal describes cards and effects that can neutralize minions regardless of most defenses, such as high Health or Divine Soft taunt The shield-like Taunt visual effect Taunt is a minion ability which forces the opposing player to direct any melee attacks toward enemy targets with this ability. Minions with Taunt (commonly referred to as Taunts) serve Sticky Sticky is a term used to refer to minions which are hard to remove from the battlefield, in general due to Deathrattles which summon other minions. Strategy edit | edit source] Sticky minions can be Target A target is a specific character that a player action is "aimed at". Targeted effects are those that require a target to play, while others are untargeted. A spell, Hero Power, or Battlecry may be Tech card A tech card is a card added to a deck specifically in order to counter the current meta. Tech cards may be simply alternate inclusions in the deck, or sub-par substitutions the use of which Tempo Tempo is an unofficial term that describes which way the "momentum" of a match is going, as well as a label for decks which aim to keep tempo on their side. It is one of Top deck Top deck is a card-game slang term that typically refers to the card that has just been drawn from the top of the deck. The term can also be used as a verb; a player Trading A trade is the loss of one or more cards in exchange for the elimination of one or more enemy cards. Most often, trading refers to minions dying in combat, but the term may be Turn Hearthstone takes place in turns. Each turn gives a player the opportunity to act. At the end of each turn, play is passed back to the other player. A round describes one turn for each Win condition A win condition is a specific means or strategy by which a deck can achieve victory. Decks may have one or more win conditions, and a win condition may be a specific aim of the Win rate A win rate refers to the percentage or proportion of games that a deck or player typically wins. The term is usually used as a measure of success, and effectiveness in the current meta, or
Deck archetypes	Aggro deck An aggro deck or aggressive deck, also known as a rush deck, is a deck that takes an aggressive approach of dealing damage to the opponent as quickly as possible, generally through the summoning of Combo deck A combo deck is a deck that revolves around executing one or more specific combinations of cards, to great effect. Combo decks may aim for one turn kills, slightly slower two or three turn kills, Control deck Midrange deck Zoo deck
Common deck types	Face Hunter Freeze Mage Mech Mage Secret Paladin Miracle Rogue Aggro Shaman Mech Shaman Discardlock Zoolock Handlock Control Warrior Patron Warrior Menagerie deck Renolock Pirate Warrior Dragon Priest Silence Priest