“Elwynn Boar” doesn’t benefit from from cards like “Play Dead”, “Feign Death” , and “Baron Rivendare”.
The deathrattle says they have to have died. Those cards don’t actually kill any of them.
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All “deathrattle” effects that triggers a “deathrattle” effect causes the “deathrattle” effects to trigger.
Ex: a “Elwynn Boar” being played then having a “Play Dead” on it causes the minion “Elwynn Boar” to trigger its 7 count as a +1 to its count.
Deathrattle: If you had 7 Elwynn Boars die this game, equip a 15/3 Sword of a Thousand Truths. (x/7)
It doesn’t matter how many times the deathrattle triggers only how many boars have actually died.
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did you try playing any of those cards after 7 were destroyed ?
is kind of important for its effect
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When a “Deathrattle” minion has its effect triggered by another card it is treated as the minion dying without dying, meaning if “Elwynn Boar” has its effect triggered the count is triggered regardless of the number of “Elwynn Boar” that have died.
Incorrect. A minion dies when it is destroyed or is at 0 health during a Death Processing Phase. Effects that trigger a minion’s Deathrattle does not cause a minion to die.
A similar effect could be found with the old Curse of Naxxramas cards; Feugen and Stalagg. Both of these minions have to die in order to summon Thaddius. Having one die and simply triggering the other’s Deathrattle won’t cut it.
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That’s why Druid Hedge Maze doesn’t work with boar too…
Everyone’s pretty much explained this one quite well, but I’ll add another way of looking at it: a deathrattle triggering is not the same thing as a minion dying, it only counts as a deathrattle triggering. It’s just that in most cases, what causes that is dying.
One question: is it internationally that if I use “ceaseless expanse” on the board with boars that it triggers the sword even if the deathrattle is NOT triggered and the boar minions didn’t really die but were only “removed”?
The other player had 6 boars die and then revived some of them. I played the “ceaseless expanse” assuming it would disable the effect but it triggered the sword. Did I miss anything then? I mean if destroying counts as „killing“ then all deathrattles should be triggered as well shouldn’t they?
Ceaseless Expanse literally says that it destroys minions, which has always triggered Deathrattles when done to minions on the field…
Yes, this is not a bug.
Why do you say the boar minions didn’t die?
Ceaseless Expanse specifically says “Destroy all other minions”.
Maybe you’re thinking of Reno Lone Ranger, not Ceaseless Expanse?