The portal counted as a minion, but dormant creatures in general are seen as non-existing ones, who just eat a board space. This is why if you play cards, that interact with the number of minions of either player on the board, their effect won't get triggered by dormant minions.
[edit] You are confusing the warlock quest reward with the tavern brawl exclusive minion. Sylvanas Windrunner COULD NEVER STEAL the Nether Portal. You were probably thinking of Enigmatic Portal, that had enabled this interaction, because it counted as a minion.
The portal counted as a minion, but dormant creatures in general are seen as non-existing ones, who just eat a board space. This is why if you play cards, that interact with the number of minions of either player on the board, their effect won't get triggered by dormant minions.
[edit] You are confusing the warlock quest reward with the tavern brawl exclusive minion. Sylvanas Windrunner COULD NEVER STEAL the Nether Portal. You were probably thinking of Enigmatic Portal, that had enabled this interaction, because it counted as a minion.
im pretty sure ive seen in ungoro launch that sylvanas stole the nether portal which summons imps. weird.. maybe they fixed it?
I can clearly remember, that she never had this interaction. I can't find Toast's/Hysteria's video, where this was tested, but Sylvanas Windrunner could never steal the Nether Portal, since it didn't count as a minion. Enigmatic Portal was a different story - visually it looked like a dormant creature, but in reality it classified as a minion. This is why people managed to turn into the Cow King in that tavern brawl.
I've mentioned, that there are other minions, that interact with the number of bodies on either side of the board and those can be Mind Control Tech, Knife Juggler etc. Imagine, that I have a dormant The Darkness on the floor and 3 other minions, my opponent plays MCT, but can't steal anything, because the game observes my board as if it consists of only 3 threats. Same case with Sylvanas - the Portal is an enchantment.
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I can clearly remember, that she never had this interaction. I can't find Toast's/Hysteria's video, where this was tested, but Sylvanas Windrunner could never steal the Nether Portal, since it didn't count as a minion. Enigmatic Portal was a different story - visually it looked like a dormant creature, but in reality it classified as a minion. This is why people managed to turn into the Cow King in that tavern brawl.
I've mentioned, that there are other minions, that interact with the number of bodies on either side of the board and those can be Mind Control Tech, Knife Juggler etc. Imagine, that I have a dormant The Darkness on the floor and 3 other minions, my opponent plays MCT, but can't steal anything, because the game observes my board as if it consists of only 3 threats. Same case with Sylvanas - the Portal is an enchantment.
[edit] You can read people's comments in the respective page:
it used to steal nether portal(warlock quest reward). is she still be able to do it?
The portal counted as a minion, but dormant creatures in general are seen as non-existing ones, who just eat a board space. This is why if you play cards, that interact with the number of minions of either player on the board, their effect won't get triggered by dormant minions.https://hearthstone.gamepedia.com/Enigmatic_Portal
[edit] You are confusing the warlock quest reward with the tavern brawl exclusive minion. Sylvanas Windrunner COULD NEVER STEAL the Nether Portal. You were probably thinking of Enigmatic Portal, that had enabled this interaction, because it counted as a minion.
Well, she stole my dormant heart...
Mmmmmmm.... Shadowy thoughts.
im pretty sure ive seen in ungoro launch that sylvanas stole the nether portal which summons imps. weird.. maybe they fixed it?
I can clearly remember, that she never had this interaction. I can't find Toast's/Hysteria's video, where this was tested, but Sylvanas Windrunner could never steal the Nether Portal, since it didn't count as a minion. Enigmatic Portal was a different story - visually it looked like a dormant creature, but in reality it classified as a minion. This is why people managed to turn into the Cow King in that tavern brawl.
I've mentioned, that there are other minions, that interact with the number of bodies on either side of the board and those can be Mind Control Tech, Knife Juggler etc. Imagine, that I have a dormant The Darkness on the floor and 3 other minions, my opponent plays MCT, but can't steal anything, because the game observes my board as if it consists of only 3 threats. Same case with Sylvanas - the Portal is an enchantment.
[edit] You can read people's comments in the respective page:
https://www.hearthpwn.com/cards/55460
aha yeah. now you said it. cow king. i guess i mistook it for nether portal. anyways thanks.