go face

present singular third person goes face · participle present going face · past went face · participle past gone face

1. intransitiveHearthstoneTo attack or target the opponent directly, rather than their minions.

   Aggro decks often have a singular goal in mind, and that is to hit the opponent (“go face”) and kill their hero.

   [2015 December 11, Ben Russell, “Types of Decks in Hearthstone – All Four Deck Types”, in The Gazette Review

   3 more examples

   If they play Fandral and you have an easy way to kill it, do so, but otherwise simply keep going face to end the game quickly.

   2016 June 19, Stephen Draper, “Pirate Warrior Guide”, in Esports Edition, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2020

   All of [the Charge card's] power level has to be balanced around "what if they go face with this?" so it becomes uninteresting to use in any other way.

   2018 March 21, Tim Clark, quoting Dean Ayala, “Hearthstone's Iksar on The Witchwood, how Corridor Creeper got missed, and the mysterious best ladder player ever”, in PC Gamer

   It costs one more mana, but it comes with an extra two Attack, two Health, and, most importantly, the ability to go face.

   2019 November 25, Jerome Heath, “Deranged Netherwing joins the Warlock class in Hearthstone’s Descent of Dragons expansion”, in Dot Esports, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2020