AI targets own minions with damage/destroy/silence effects

[NightKev]

Rend Blackhand's AI has been noted to use Blackwing Corruptor's Battlecry on its own minions.

• http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/forum/topic/17085818467
• https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/32yu50/rend_has_an_interesting_way_of_playing_around/

General Drakkisath's AI has been noted to use Drakkisath's Command on its own Kidnapper.

• https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/32vcg3/why_is_the_ai_so_bad_its_beyond_unacceptable/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/32w2lw/not_even_general_drakkisath_likes_kidnapper/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/32vi59/kidnapper_is_so_bad_even_drakkisath_hates_it/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/32vo9m/general_drakkisath_bug_or_bm/

AI Rogue backstabs own minion:

Board state:

• Player
  • Grim Patron, 2 health
  • Grim Patron, 2 health
  • Acolyte of Pain, 3 health
• Innkeeper (Normal deck, rogue)
  • Empty board

AI plays the following:

• Nightblade
• Backstab on OWN Nightblade
• Sap on Acolyte of Pain

Reports after Patch 4.0 (Improved AI :P)

• https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/3sf91w/resolved_various_issues_with_ai_behavior_and/

Examples of AI using SW:P on its own minions.

• https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/3swpbu/ladies_and_gentlemen_i_present_to_you_the/cx16mhb
• https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/3swpbu/ladies_and_gentlemen_i_present_to_you_the/cx12a8x
• https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/3t2qzt/well_at_least_it_was_on_curve_ai/

AI casts Rampage on player's minion:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/3swpbu/ladies_and_gentlemen_i_present_to_you_the/cx17nyb

AI casts Shadow Word: Death on its own minion:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTLlCT6UtYo&t=26m30s (Day[9])

[Xinhuan]

AI also kills itself with Sacrificial Pact. Screenshots in threads.

• https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/3w9ndi/archthief_rafaams_nextlevel_plays/ ("Rafaam played Jaraxxus and immediately used Sacrificial Pact on himself, winning me the game.")
• https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/3wgu4x/hearthstone_ai_sacrificial_pact_vs_rafaam_win/ ("Put sacrificial pact in my deck and then Rafaam got Jaraxxus from his hero power. AI kills self immediately.")
• http://oddshot.tv/shot/nl-kripp-2015121273254393 (Kripparian successfully employs the strategy for Rafaam to kill himself with Sacrificial Pact.)

[culinko]

I haven't seen AI using stuff like Shadow Word: Pain on its minions anymore, but it does use Power Word: Shield or Mark of the Wild on opponent's ones.

[troggnostupidhs]

This seems possibly related to #606

[troggnostupidhs]

Expert Paladin just silenced it's Secret Keeper in the game I am playing. It was the only other minion on the board at the time.

[troggnostupidhs]

It can also target their own face, for lethal

https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/8g04iu/hagatha_concedes/

[troggnostupidhs]

https://youtu.be/bMa5PJb02nE?t=563

[Jetz72]

Similar to the above, Hooktusk, Pirate's Mark, Thalnos on the board, Eviscerates her own minion even though there are plenty of better uses. https://us.battle.net/forums/en/hearthstone/topic/20771027315

https://www.dropbox.com/s/iymp3s0krkrcpb2/Hearthstone%2020_2_2019%2012_04_18.mp4?dl=0

[troggnostupidhs]

https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/cvmkxl/i_know_the_ai_isnt_always_great_butshe_had_no/