Overkill
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Overkill is a Hearthstone keyword mechanic that grants bonus effects when a card deals more damage than necessary to destroy a target.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Overkill canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11545148 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Overkill Context triple: [Rastakhan's Rumble, featuresMechanic, Overkill]
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A.
Kill Them All
"Kill Them All" is a track from the Season 1 soundtrack of the HBO television series Game of Thrones, composed by Ramin Djawadi.
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B.
Reign in Blood
Reign in Blood is a landmark 1986 thrash metal album by Slayer, renowned for its extreme speed, intensity, and lasting influence on heavy metal music.
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C.
Killer Be Killed
Killer Be Killed is a heavy metal supergroup featuring members from prominent bands such as Mastodon, Soulfly, and The Dillinger Escape Plan.
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D.
Mayhem
Mayhem is a pioneering Norwegian black metal band known for its influential yet controversial role in shaping the early 1990s black metal scene.
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E.
Mayhem
Mayhem is a 2017 action-horror film in which Steven Yeun plays a corporate employee trapped in a quarantined office building where a virus unleashes violent chaos among workers.
- 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: Overkill Target entity description: Overkill is a Hearthstone keyword mechanic that grants bonus effects when a card deals more damage than necessary to destroy a target.
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A.
Kill Them All
"Kill Them All" is a track from the Season 1 soundtrack of the HBO television series Game of Thrones, composed by Ramin Djawadi.
-
B.
Reign in Blood
Reign in Blood is a landmark 1986 thrash metal album by Slayer, renowned for its extreme speed, intensity, and lasting influence on heavy metal music.
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C.
Killer Be Killed
Killer Be Killed is a heavy metal supergroup featuring members from prominent bands such as Mastodon, Soulfly, and The Dillinger Escape Plan.
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D.
Mayhem
Mayhem is a pioneering Norwegian black metal band known for its influential yet controversial role in shaping the early 1990s black metal scene.
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E.
Mayhem
Mayhem is a 2017 action-horror film in which Steven Yeun plays a corporate employee trapped in a quarantined office building where a virus unleashes violent chaos among workers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hearthstone keyword
ⓘ
game mechanic ⓘ |
| appearsInGame | Hearthstone ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
minions
ⓘ
spells ⓘ weapons ⓘ |
| associatedSetType | expansion-specific keyword ⓘ |
| belongsToClassCards |
Hunter
ⓘ
Neutral ⓘ Rogue ⓘ Warrior ⓘ |
| canInteractWith |
friendly minions
ⓘ
heroes ⓘ |
| canTriggerMultipleTimes | true ⓘ |
| cardTextPattern | Uses the word "Overkill" followed by a description of the bonus effect ⓘ |
| category | conditional effect mechanic ⓘ |
| damageSource | the card with Overkill or its attack ⓘ |
| designedFor | rewarding precise damage planning ⓘ |
| doesNotTriggerIf |
damage equals target’s remaining Health exactly
ⓘ
target survives the damage ⓘ |
| effectCondition | card deals more damage than necessary to destroy a target ⓘ |
| effectTrigger | after dealing excess damage to a target that is destroyed ⓘ |
| gameMode |
Hearthstone Arena
ⓘ
linked to:
Hearthstone
Hearthstone Constructed ⓘ
linked to:
Hearthstone
Hearthstone Tavern Brawl ⓘ
linked to:
Hearthstone
|
| grants | bonus effect when condition is met ⓘ |
| hasExampleCard |
Baited Arrow
ⓘ
Gurubashi Chicken ⓘ Oondasta ⓘ Sul'thraze ⓘ Ticket Scalper ⓘ |
| introducedInExpansion | Rastakhan's Rumble ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| isEvergreenKeyword | false ⓘ |
| keywordColor | yellow keyword text in card rules box ⓘ |
| mechanicType | on-damage trigger ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ |
| requires |
damage dealt to exceed target’s remaining Health
ⓘ
target to be destroyed by the damage source ⓘ |
| requiresInteractionWith | enemy minions ⓘ |
| resolutionTiming | after damage is resolved and target is destroyed ⓘ |
| rulesClarification |
Overkill checks remaining Health at the moment damage is applied
ⓘ
excess damage to Armor does not count toward Overkill if Health is not exceeded ⓘ excess damage to Divine Shield does not count toward Overkill ⓘ |
| supportsPlaystyle |
board control
ⓘ
value generation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Overkill Description of subject: Overkill is a Hearthstone keyword mechanic that grants bonus effects when a card deals more damage than necessary to destroy a target.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.