"whenever this minion takes damage add "insert buff here"

Bug Report
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I just conceded a game because of something that happened before. I forget the card, but it’s buff states if it takes damage it gains x amount of attack. It attacked my 0/2 taunt totem and gained 2 attack. My totem dealt no damage, yet the other card gained attack. Makes no sense to me. Is there an explanation for this??

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Was the minion in question Gurubashi Berserker?
https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/hearthstone_gamepedia/6/62/Gurubashi_Berserker%28624%29.png?version=92cf22e2c3917bf6f31d8a7849ef27a9

In any case, are you sure that the minion gained its Attack after attacking a Stoneclaw Totem that had 0 Attack at the time? Perhaps your opponent used their Hero Power on it if they were a Mage, or cast a Whirlwind effect if they were a Warrior; or perhaps you had an aura buff on board, such as Dire Wolf Alpha adjacent to the totem.

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Most likely, it was the Frothing Berserker. When any minion takes damage, Frothing Berserker gains +1 attack.

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That does make sense if the minion gained +2 Attack! Thank you for the suggestion. :smiley:

In that case, it is almost certain that the Stoneclaw Totem was somehow buffed to have greater than 0 Attack and the OP is mistaken, if it is not an actual bug.

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Night Howler fits the description:

Night Howler
4 Mana
3/4 Minion
Whenever this minion takes damage, gain +2 Attack.

But as others have said, there would have to be some other explanation for how it took damage from attacking a Stoneclaw Totem.