Dr. Boom
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Dr. Boom is a powerful and iconic Legendary minion card from Hearthstone, notorious for its explosive Battlecry that summons Boom Bots and dominated the game's meta for a long time.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dr. Boom canonical | 3 |
| Dr. Boom, Mad Genius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11544697 — 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: Dr. Boom Context triple: [Goblins vs Gnomes, containsCard, Dr. Boom]
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A.
Doc Hammer
Doc Hammer is an American writer, voice actor, and musician best known as the co-creator and co-writer of the animated television series The Venture Bros.
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B.
Slinker
Slinker is one of the derisive nicknames given to Gollum in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, reflecting his sneaky, creeping nature.
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C.
Boltman
Boltman is the costumed lightning-themed mascot character associated with the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers.
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D.
Vic Rattlehead
Vic Rattlehead is the skeletal, metal-clad mascot of the American thrash metal band Megadeth, symbolizing themes of censorship and the phrase "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil."
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E.
Gadget Man
Gadget Man is a British television series that humorously reviews and demonstrates consumer technology and innovative gadgets in everyday situations.
- 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: Dr. Boom Target entity description: Dr. Boom is a powerful and iconic Legendary minion card from Hearthstone, notorious for its explosive Battlecry that summons Boom Bots and dominated the game's meta for a long time.
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A.
Doc Hammer
Doc Hammer is an American writer, voice actor, and musician best known as the co-creator and co-writer of the animated television series The Venture Bros.
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B.
Slinker
Slinker is one of the derisive nicknames given to Gollum in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, reflecting his sneaky, creeping nature.
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C.
Boltman
Boltman is the costumed lightning-themed mascot character associated with the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers.
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D.
Vic Rattlehead
Vic Rattlehead is the skeletal, metal-clad mascot of the American thrash metal band Megadeth, symbolizing themes of censorship and the phrase "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil."
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E.
Gadget Man
Gadget Man is a British television series that humorously reviews and demonstrates consumer technology and innovative gadgets in everyday situations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hearthstone card
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Legendary minion ⓘ collectible card ⓘ |
| appearsInGame | Hearthstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Alex Horley Orlandelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attack | 7 ⓘ |
| battlecryEffect |
Each Boom Bot deals 1–4 damage to a random enemy when it dies
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Summon two 1/1 Boom Bots ⓘ |
| cardId | GVG_110 ⓘ |
| cardSet | Goblins vs Gnomes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cardTextContains | Battlecry: Summon two 1/1 Boom Bots. WARNING: Bots may explode. ⓘ |
| cardType | Minion ⓘ |
| class | Neutral ⓘ |
| collectible | True ⓘ |
| communityPerception | Frequently cited as an example of overtuned card design ⓘ |
| designTheme | Goblin tinkerer with explosives ⓘ |
| faction | Neutral ⓘ |
| formatHistory | Was legal in Standard until Goblins vs Gnomes rotated ⓘ |
| formatLegality |
Banned from some Tavern Brawls
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Wild ⓘ |
| gameModeAvailability |
Playable in Wild
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Playable in some Arena rotations ⓘ |
| hasFlavorText | “He Dr. Boomed you so hard your client crashed.” ⓘ |
| hasHeroCardVariant | Dr. Boom, Mad Genius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyword | Battlecry ⓘ |
| hasMultiplePrintings | True ⓘ |
| health | 7 ⓘ |
| inspiredOtherCard |
Dr. Boom, Mad Genius
NERFINISHED
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Dr. Boom’s Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manaCost | 7 ⓘ |
| mechanic |
Deathrattle synergy via Boom Bots
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Random damage ⓘ |
| metaImpact | Considered one of the most powerful cards in Hearthstone history ⓘ |
| nickname | Dr. Balanced NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playRate | Extremely high in midrange and control decks during its Standard legality ⓘ |
| popularity | Very high during Goblins vs Gnomes meta ⓘ |
| rarity | Legendary ⓘ |
| relatedToken | Boom Bot GENERATED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2014-12-08 ⓘ |
| releaseExpansion | Goblins vs Gnomes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| summonedMinionAttack | 1 (Boom Bot) ⓘ |
| summonedMinionDeathrattleDamageRange | 1–4 (Boom Bot) ⓘ |
| summonedMinionHealth | 1 (Boom Bot) ⓘ |
| tag |
Explosive theme
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Iconic card ⓘ Powerful neutral finisher ⓘ |
| tribe | None ⓘ |
| voiceOverLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dr. Boom Description of subject: Dr. Boom is a powerful and iconic Legendary minion card from Hearthstone, notorious for its explosive Battlecry that summons Boom Bots and dominated the game's meta for a long time.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dr. Boom, Mad Genius