History Memes / HearthstoneHeroesOfWarcraft

* Good stats for the cost.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Boulderfist Ogre is a mostly unremarkable vanilla 6 mana 6/7 with the memetic FlavorText "ME HAVE GOOD STATS FOR THE COST". This led to players claiming that Boulderfist Ogre is the strongest card in ''Hearthstone'' because of its good stats for the cost, or using that phrase to describe any minion that passes the vanilla test (attack = mana cost, health = mana cost +1) or even just any 6/7. As an AscendedMeme, the diamond version of Zephrys the Great has him choosing Boulderfist Ogre as the "perfect card" (in the artwork, not in-game).[[/labelnote]]

* A lot of cards get the mutation treatment with the help of a mondegreen, with a few special mentions:

'''SI:7 Agent:''' "Heh, disguised toast."[[labelnote:actual line]]"Heh, ''this guy's'' toast."[[/labelnote]]

* Unicorn Priest [[labelnote:Explanation]]Priest was the worst class in the game in [=WotOG=]. Ben Brode at one point suggested that there could be a magical "unicorn" priest deck that was performing well but wasn't popular, leading players to joke that they had found Unicorn Priest whenever they lost to one. Thanks to the uproar over the underpowered card Purify and the (since taken down) fan video "Purity of the Cards", Unicorn Priest now usually refers to any Silence-based Priest deck.[[/labelnote]]

* Unicorn Priest [[labelnote:Explanation]]Priest was the worst class in the game in [=WotOG=]. Ben Brode at one point claimed that there was a magical "unicorn" priest deck that was performing well but wasn't popular, leading players to joke that they had found Unicorn Priest whenever they lost to one. Thanks to the uproar over the underpowered card Purify and the (since taken down) fan video "Purity of the Cards", Unicorn Priest now usually refers to any Silence-based Priest deck.[[/labelnote]]

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* 4 mana 7/7 [[labelnote:Explanation]]Flamewreathed Faceless is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin 4 mana 7/7]] Shaman minion with the drawback of Overload 2. It became infamous due to its use in the popular (and much hated) Face Shaman deck throughout 2016. Many players will still jokingly react to any 4 mana 7/7 minion, particularly those created with handbuff effects, as if it's automatically the most powerful card in the game, and a popular joking response to buffing a card (or custom cards) is to tweak the stats until it becomes Flamewreathed Faceless. Blizzard themselves joined in with the Dr. Boom fight in ''Galakrond's Awakening'', where he unleashes his ultimate invention -- F.U.S.E., which is of course a 4 mana 7/7.[[/labelnote]]

* Good stats for the cost.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Boulderfist Ogre is a mostly unremarkable vanilla 6 mana 6/7 with the memetic FlavorText "ME HAVE GOOD STATS FOR THE COST". This led to players claiming that Boulderfist Ogre is the strongest card in ''Hearthstone'' because of its good stats for the cost, or using that phrase to describe any minion that passes the vanilla test (attack = mana cost, health = mana cost +1) or even just any 6/7. As an AscendedMeme, the diamond version of Zephrys the Great has him choosing Boulderfist Ogre as the "perfect card".[[/labelnote]]

* "Armed with ''SALT''!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]The Auto-chess tavern brawl and the Karazhan boss had the pawns say "En Passant" when played. You could easily mishear them as saying "armed with ''SALT''!"[[/labelnote]]

* 4 mana 7/7 [[labelnote:Explanation]]Flamewreathed Faceless is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin 4 mana 7/7]] Shaman minion with the drawback of Overload 2. It became infamous due to its use in the popular (and much hated) Face Shaman deck throughout 2016. Many players will still jokingly react to any 4 mana 7/7 minion, particularly those created with handbuff effects, as if it's automatically the most powerful card in the game. Blizzard themselves joined in with the Dr. Boom fight in ''Galakrond's Awakening'', where he unleashes his ultimate invention -- F.U.S.E., which is of course a 4 mana 7/7.[[/labelnote]]

** In its prime, the spell Call of the Wild (8 mana spell that summons all there Animal Companions) has been received this treatment as well for being incredibly mana-efficient to Hunter.

'''SI:7 Agent:''' "Heh, disguised toast."[[labelnote:actual line]]"Heh, ''this guy's toast''."[[/labelnote]]

This was given a MemeAcknowledgement twice. First in ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm'', where Johanna's Warsong skin mentions that she used to be a commander before some things went down and now she needed to find new work. The second was part of the 2022 AprilFoolsDay fake patch notes where the [[TierInducedScrappy much-maligned]] Blightborne Tamsin had her effect changed to, you guessed it, "Your Charge minions have +1 Attack."[[/labelnote]]

* Good stats for the cost.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Boulderfist Ogre is a mostly unremarkable vanilla 6 mana 6/7 with the memetic FlavorText "ME HAVE GOOD STATS FOR THE COST". This led to players claiming that Boulderfist Ogre is the strongest card in ''Hearthstone'' because of its good stats for the cost, or using that phrase to describe any minion that passes the vanilla test (attack = mana cost, health = mana cost +1) or even just any 6/7.[[/labelnote]]
** AscendedMeme - the diamond version of Zephrys the Great has him choosing Boulderfist Ogre as the "perfect card".

You guessed it right, I'm Corridor Creeper[[note]]After Corridor Creeper got nerfed, this line promptly became "You guessed it right, I'm 3 Attack weaker".[[/note]]

* The Hunter spell Animal Companion summons one of three random minions for three mana. The one most players don't want to see when playing against Hunter is Huffer, a 4/2 with Charge. Because of the RandomNumberGod, this led to the meme "It's always Huffer". Became an AscendedMeme in ''The Grand Tournament'', with the card Polymorph: Boar. It turns a minion into a 4/2 with Charge and its flavor text is...you guessed it!

* ''cue [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxopViU98Xo the Epic Sax Guy]]''[[labelnote:Explanation]]That epic sax guy tune did not exist amongst Hearthstone soundtrack, but many youtubers like to insert that song while streaming their gameplay. It spawns tons of sax memes in the game, such as "That's not how you sax, bro." And when you stumble upon a Hearthstone fan work, there's a high chance you'll it either using the epic sax riff, or the characters inside mimic the Epic Sax Guy, like they think this song is an unofficial Hearthstone song.[[/labelnote]]

* [[ZanyScheme X + X = RANK 1 LEGEND]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A meme format where the poster uses Microsoft Paint to present a completely impractical card combo, followed by the symbol for Rank 1 Legend as if to say it would beat any other deck in the format.[[/labelnote]]

You guessed it right, I'm Corridor Creeper[[note]]After Corridor Creeper got nerfed, this line promptly became "You guessed it right, I'm 3 Attack weaker".[[/note]]
* Glugg the Gulper [[CrossesTheLineTwice did 9/11]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Glugg the Gulper is a 3/5 Shaman Colossal minion from ''Voyage into the Sunken City'' that gains the original stats of friendly minions that die and spawns three 2/2 tail segments. When reviewing the card, [=RegisKillbin=] referred to it as a "9/11 threat". Cue jokes about Glugg causing the 9/11 disasters.[[/labelnote]]

* Yes decks [[labelnote:Explanation]]A term for any challenge deck that is designed to kill yourself in the most spectacular, ridiculous way possible. Why would you do that? Because yes.[[/labelnote]]

* 4 mana 7/7 [[labelnote:Explanation]]Flamewreathed Faceless is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin 4 mana 7/7]] Shaman card with a drawback of Overload 2. Because of its 4 mana cost it's very hard to deal with, making the overload much less crippling. The phrase is usually used to showcase PowerCreep in Hearthstone that's on par with the infamous Dr. Boom[[/labelnote]]

** This was likely [[MemeAcknowledgment given a nod by Blizzard]] with the flavor text of Siamat (whose Battlecry allows you to choose two of Taunt, Rush, Windfury, and Divine Shield to give him), which simply reads "TAUNT. TAUNT."

* "please dont take away my deckslots" [[note]]The officially-cited reason for why Hearthstone was missing so many features (like more than nine deckslots) is that it would be confusing to new players. Any time a player makes a significantly stupid mistake, such as buying the wrong card packs or not understanding certain cards, the comments will be full of people semi-jokingly worried that the game is too confusing and Blizzard will dumb it down as a result.[[/note]]
** When discussing how Hearthstone still lacks simple quality-of-life improvements after many years of activity, players are quick to mock its dev team as a "small indie company" without the resources to do so.

* Jaina nerf[[labelnote:Explanation]]In February 2019, Jaina's portrait was altered to [[{{Bowdlerization}} cover up her cleavage]] (referred to [[UnusualEuphemism euphemistically]] as a "{{nerf}}" by fans). Since then, any female character with visible cleavage is referred to as being unnerfed.[[/labelnote]]

* UPROOT OR NO BALLS [[note]]Ancient of War is a 7-cost 5/5 with Choose One: +5 Attack, or +5 Health and Taunt. Everyone chooses the latter because a 5/10 with taunt is playable and a 10/5 is just unplayable. The option for +5 Attack is called Uproot, so whenever a streamer plays Ancient of War, the chat will explode with dares to Uproot even though it's almost always the incorrect play.[[/note]]
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtXX3aAPPwg Who am I? None of your business!]]"[[note]]Mysterious Challenger is a 6-mana 6/6 Paladin minion whose Battlecry puts one of every Secret in your deck into play. He was notorious for being the centerpiece of [[GameBreaker the infamous Secret Paladin deck]] which dominated ''The Grand Tournament's'' meta, and while the deck has long since died out, cards that put Secrets into play are still compared to Mysterious Challenger.[[/note]]
* 4 mana 7/7 [[note]]Flamewreathed Faceless is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin 4 mana 7/7]] Shaman card with a drawback of Overload 2. Because of its 4 mana cost it's very hard to deal with, making the overload much less crippling. The phrase is usually used to showcase PowerCreep in Hearthstone that's on par with the infamous Dr. Boom[[/note]]
* '''''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8y2OrMV1kM PRAISE YOGG!]]'''''[[note]]Yogg-Saron, Hope's End has what is possibly one of the wackiest RNG-based effects ever, casting a random spell with random targets for each spell you previously cast that game. He quickly achieved notoriety for the effect, especially when it turned out to be [[LethalJokeCharacter actually pretty good]] rather than a CoolButInefficient gimmick, to the point where players often worship Yogg-Saron as the RandomNumberGod.[[/note]]
* Your Charge minions have +1 Attack[[note]]The notoriously overpowered Warsong Commander's effect was nerfed from giving Charge to minions with 3 or less attack to giving Charge minions +1 Attack, completely erasing its original function and making the card completely unplayable. This is one of the most widely derided balance changes among the fanbase, and is frequently cited as an example of Blizzard balancing the game poorly. Additionally, any discussion about a card deemed overpowered will have someone mockingly suggest that the card in question be nerfed to give +1 attack to Charge minions.[[/note]]
* Reno is a dragon[[note]]A fan theory started by the Karazhan trailer, which features Reno, Finley, and a cow chilling in a hot tub before The Curator jumps in. The Curator's effect is to draw a Murloc, a Beast... and a Dragon. It actually made some sense; given Reno's [[DragonHoard love of treasure]] and unexplained healing powers, he could actually be a red dragon in human form, maybe ObfuscatingStupidity.[[/note]]

* "I'M IN CHARGE NOW!"[[note]]During the ''Gadgetzan'' era, Pirate Warrior rose to infamy as one of the most notoriously powerful aggro decks in the game, and Patches the Pirate's "I'm in charge now!" voiceline quickly became synonymous with death by Pirates. When Patches was eventually nerfed by losing Charge, the voiceline was changed with it, [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks to much chagrin from players]].[[/note]]
** Drew Patches[[note]]Since Patches summons himself from the deck after playing a Pirate, players can tell when their opponent drew Patches since they'd play a Pirate and nothing would happen. His ubiquitous play eventually spread the phrase "Drawing/Drew Patches" to mean drawing any card you want to stay in your deck (Ultimate Infestation in a Spiteful deck, combo pieces for Zerek's Cloning Gallery, ect).[[/note]]

* "MY JAWS THAT BITE, MY CLAWS THAT CATCH!"[[note]]Shudderwock became infamous barely a day after ''The Witchwood'' launched, due to its ability (duplicate every Battlecry you've played this game) letting a player set up combos that go on for an incredibly long time and [[DeathOfAThousandCuts chip the opponent to death over five minutes worth of animations]]. This often involves duplicating itself about a dozen times over by copying Saronite Chain Gang, [[OverlyLongGag repeating its entry line "My jaws that bite, my claws that catch!" every single time]].[[/note]]
* [[https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/92tujm/its_a_cheaper_sprint_that_tutors/ It's a cheaper Sprint that tutors.]][[note]]Juicy Psychomelon always draws a 7, 8, 9, and 10-cost card, and only costs 4 mana to boot. It's ''way'' more efficient and consistent than the 7-mana Sprint while being designed for the infamously powerful Druid class, and this copypasta arose soon after the card was teased. To note, while Psychomelon was not very impactful in Standard, it certainly caused Combo Druid to reign Wild, making the copypasta's fears real.[[/note]]
* "Zephrys knows." [[note]]Refers to Zephrys' ArtificialBrilliance, able to analyze battlefield conditions, deduce the best possible solutions and offer them to you. Much of the meme comes from how players say how <x card> would solve their issue, play Zephrys and get offered exactly that, or alternatively offer a card even better than what the player had in mind. This is especially true when Zephrys offers something slow or seemingly mediocre and it ends up being perfect on a later turn.[[/note]]

* Glugg the Gulper [[CrossesTheLineTwice did 9/11]]. [[note]]Glugg the Gulper is a 3/5 Shaman Colossal minion from ''Voyage into the Sunken City'' that gains the original stats of friendly minions that die and spawns three 2/2 tail segments. When reviewing the card, [=RegisKillbin=] referred to it as a "9/11 threat". Cue jokes about Glugg causing the 9/11 disasters.[[/note]]

%%* Jaina's portrait nerf [[labelnote:explanation]]In February 2019, Jaina's portrait was quietly censored to [[{{Bowdlerization}} cover up her cleavage]] (referred to [[UnusualEuphemism euphemistically]] as a "nerf" by fans), which was quickly caught and derided by fans as a sign of Blizzard caving in to Chinese censorship for the sake of money. The flak only got worse when several card arts were also censored (including the long-standing Succubus being retconned outright into a Felstalker), and reached fever pitch after the infamous incident where pro player [=BlitzChung=] was banned from tournaments along with two Taiwanese casters and had his prize money revoked after voicing pro-Hong Kong sentiments on-camera, which in turn spawned the "[[Memes/{{Overwatch}} Hong Kong Mei]]" meme in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' due to fan protest. As you might expect, discussions about Hearthstone censorship tend to get rather heated, but Jaina's "nerf" almost always gets brought up.[[/labelnote]]
%%This one could stand to have a rewrite. I think it crosses the Rule of Cautious Editing Judgment.

You guessed it right, I'm Corridor Creeper[[note]]After Corridor Creeper got nerfed, this line promptly became "You guessed it right, I'm 3 Attack weaker".[[/note]]

* A lot of cards get the mutation treatment with the help of a {{Mondegreen}}, with a few special mentions:

%%* Jaina's portrait nerf [[labelnote:explanation]]In February 2019, Jaina's portrait was quietly censored to [[{{Bowdlerization}} cover up her cleavage]] (referred to [[UnusualEuphemism euphemistically]] as a "nerf" by fans), which was quickly caught and derided by fans as a sign of Blizzard caving in to Chinese censorship for the sake of money. The flak only got worse when several card arts were also censored (including the long-standing Succubus being retconned outright into a Felstalker), and reached fever pitch after the infamous incident where pro player [=BlitzChung=] was banned from tournaments along with two Taiwanese casters and had his prize money revoked after voicing pro-Hong Kong sentiments on-camera, which in turn spawned the "[[Memes/{{Overwatch}} Hong Kong Mei]]" meme in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' due to fan protest. [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment As you might expect, discussions about Hearthstone censorship tend to get rather heated,]] but Jaina's "nerf" almost always gets brought up.[[/labelnote]]