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Spell Damage Shaman deck list guide - Scholomance Academy - Hearthstone (August 2020)Get your scrolls out, Instructor Fireheart is popping off.
Get your scrolls out, Instructor Fireheart is popping off.
Shaman spells are pretty fun. You know what’s more fun? Even more powerful spells.
Well, you’re in luck. The Spell Damage Shaman deck we’ve guided here is perfect for boosting your damage and hitting your enemy for big chunks with spells.
Scholomance Academy has helped a lot with this archetype - we’ve seen a whole load of handy new minions and spells to add in, fromDiligent NotetakertoInstructor Fireheart.
Spell Damage Shaman deck list and strategy
Here is the version of Spell Damage Shaman we like in the Scholomance Academy meta. Expect further refinements with card reveals and meta shifts, and we’ll be sure to update this page as and when they happen.
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General strategy
This deck is all about getting Spell Damage cards on the board and hitting the enemy with chip damage until you can finish the fight with your high-damage spells. This deck is heavy with Scholomance Academy cards, so is a great one to pick up once you’ve got your initial packs open. Here’s how to pilot it.
A lot of your cards are early game, with the most expensive minion costing 5. You can start setting up some nice Spell Damage boards at this point too. It’s worth getting chip damage in when you can too - if you have a 7 damageLightning Boltor a bigFrost Shock, you might as well cast it and get that face damage in.Rune Daggeris a constant source of Spell Damage, andDiligent Notetakerlets you double up on the use of a spell thanks to its Spellburst effect.
Mid Game: Your chip damage should be coming through and hopefully you’re approaching a kill.Voracious Readeris a really good option to refill your hand if you’ve played aggressively, and the likes ofArcane Watcher,Speaker Gidra, andSquallhuntercan deal decent face damage from the board. If you get the chance to finish the enemy with burn spells, do it -Lava Burst,Lightning Bolt,Serpentshrine Portal, andFrost Shockcan all be used in this way andLightning Bloomcan provide you with the immediate mana on your turn to benefit.
Of course, you can use your burn spells on enemy minions, but you’d often rather save them for face -Devolving Missilesis a much more value-positive way to deal with big enemies, especially if they’ve been buffed a bunch.
Spell Damage Shaman Mulligan Guide
Here’s the cards to keep with Spell Damage Shaman.
2.Primordial Studieslets you Discover a Spell Damage minion and discounts it, letting you choose a minion best suited to the early game situation.
- It’s worth holding ontoDevolving Missilesagainst all kinds of enemies, from aggro to control. It’s a great disruption tool early on when the enemy tries to implement a gameplan.
Spell Damage Shaman tips, combos and synergies
Spell Damage Shaman is a nice and basic aggro deck, but here’s some things to look out for:
-Squallhunteris a giant minion for its cost. A 4 mana 5/7 with Spell Damage +2 is a great play on curve, as it’ll let you get a strong attack in and also deal extra damage with something likeLightning Bolt.
-Arcane Watcherneeds you to have Spell Damage in order to attack, but to compensate for this it has huge stats for its mana - a 3 mana 5/6.Rune Daggergives you a constant source of Spell Damage that can’t be destroyed unless your foe has brought in something likeAcidic Swamp Ooze.
-Instructor Fireheartlets you keep Discovering spells, but only if you continue playing them on the same turn as when Fireheart is played. Otherwise, it’s just a 3 mana 3/3 who lets you Discover a spell.
Constantly be counting for lethal damage, taking into account both Spells and Spell Damage bonuses, as well as minion hits. Remember -Ras Frostwhisperdeals damage the turn he’s played much likeDespicable Dreadlord, but he’s also able to damage face.
Sometimes, you’ll need to castFrost Shockwithout the Spell Damage bonus for the Freeze effect - this can stop an enemy from attacking for a turn which could save you for a later big-damage turn.
Try to castSpeaker Gidrawith a more expensive spell - if you can useSerpentshrine Portalwith the minion you’ll end up with a 4/7 with Rush andWindfury, which can deal great board damage and even hit face for a bunch afterwards.
