Echo
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Echo is a Hearthstone keyword that allows players to repeatedly cast the same card in a single turn as long as they have enough mana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Echo canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11545061 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Echo Context triple: [The Witchwood, mechanicIntroduced, Echo]
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A.
Echo
Echo is one of the official mascots of the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics, represented as a coyote symbolizing the American West and the spirit of the Games.
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B.
Echo
Echo is a Marvel Comics character, Maya Lopez, a deaf Native American martial artist known for her photographic reflexes and close association with Daredevil and the Avengers.
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C.
Echo
Echo is the 1999 studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, noted for its reflective tone and themes of loss and recovery.
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D.
Echo
Echo is Amazon’s smart speaker line that integrates the Alexa voice assistant to control smart-home devices, play media, and provide information via voice commands.
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E.
Echo
Echo is a monumental outdoor sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, known for its elongated, meditative female head form.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Echo Target entity description: Echo is a Hearthstone keyword that allows players to repeatedly cast the same card in a single turn as long as they have enough mana.
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A.
Echo
Echo is a mountain nymph from Greek mythology best known for being cursed to only repeat others’ words and for her unrequited love for Narcissus.
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B.
Echo
Echo is Amazon’s smart speaker line that integrates the Alexa voice assistant to control smart-home devices, play media, and provide information via voice commands.
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C.
Echo
Echo is a Marvel Comics character, Maya Lopez, a deaf Native American martial artist known for her photographic reflexes and close association with Daredevil and the Avengers.
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D.
Echo
Echo is a clone trooper in the Star Wars universe who evolves from a by-the-book soldier of the Domino Squad into a cybernetically enhanced member of the Bad Batch.
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E.
Echo
Echo is the 1999 studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, noted for its reflective tone and themes of loss and recovery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Hearthstone keyword ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Hearthstone ⓘ |
| belongsToGenre | digital collectible card game mechanic ⓘ |
| cardTypeApplicableTo |
minion
ⓘ
spell ⓘ weapon ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Twinspell (Hearthstone keyword) only grants one extra copy instead of unlimited replays. ⓘ |
| copyRemovalTiming | Echo copies are removed at the end of the turn. ⓘ |
| copyType | Echo copies are temporary card copies. ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Team 5 (Hearthstone development team)
ⓘ
linked to:
Team 5
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| designGoal |
To allow repeated use of the same card in a single turn.
ⓘ
To create flexible late-game and combo plays. ⓘ |
| effectDescription |
A card with Echo creates a temporary copy in hand when played.
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Echo cards can be replayed multiple times in the same turn as long as the player has enough mana. ⓘ Echo copies disappear from hand at the end of the turn. ⓘ |
| exampleCard |
Face Collector
ⓘ
Glinda Crowskin ⓘ Mossy Horror ⓘ Phantom Militia ⓘ Sound the Bells! ⓘ Warpath ⓘ Witch’s Apprentice ⓘ |
| firstRevealedIn | The Witchwood card reveal season ⓘ |
| formatAvailability | available in Wild format ⓘ |
| gameMechanicType | card play mechanic ⓘ |
| handLimitInteraction | Echo copies respect the maximum hand size of 10 cards. ⓘ |
| introducedInExpansion | The Witchwood ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| keywordText | Echo ⓘ |
| manaCostRule | Each Echo replay costs the card’s full mana cost. ⓘ |
| mechanicCategory | repeatable play mechanic ⓘ |
| mechanicLimitation |
Echo copies cannot be saved for future turns.
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Echo does not bypass normal play restrictions such as Overload or targeting requirements. ⓘ Echo does not reduce the mana cost of the card. ⓘ |
| platform |
Android
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PC ⓘ iOS ⓘ |
| publisher | Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ |
| rulesClarification |
Echo copies are visually distinguished in the hand from the original card.
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If an Echo card is generated during a turn, its Echo effect still works that turn. ⓘ If hand is full, Echo will not add an extra copy when the card is played. ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Battlecry (Hearthstone keyword)
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linked to:
Battlecry
Twinspell (Hearthstone keyword) ⓘ
linked to:
Twinspell
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| standardFormatStatus | rotated out of Standard ⓘ |
| synergy |
Combos well with cost reduction effects.
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Combos well with effects that trigger when a card is played. ⓘ Combos well with spell damage effects for Echo spells. ⓘ |
| zoneInteraction | Echo copies only exist in hand and are not added to the deck. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Echo Description of subject: Echo is a Hearthstone keyword that allows players to repeatedly cast the same card in a single turn as long as they have enough mana.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.