Songhai Empire

As Songhai, you can be very mobile and aggressive. You have lots of combos and synergy between your spells and units. You can use your superior mobility to outmaneuver your opponent’s Minions, preferring to avoid threats rather than facing them head-on. Spells like Mist Walking allow you to get in and out quickly, and put you in prime position to Backstab your opponents. Spells like Mist Dragon Seal allow you to teleport your Minions across the battlefield to make a hasty escape or a sneaky entrance.

Strengths

• You have various options to deal damage, with both direct spell damage and damage-focused buffs.
• High combo synergy allows you to deal heavy burst damage in one turn.
• You can easily break your opponent's artifacts by using Bloodrage Mask and Four Winds Magi.
• Can fight up close or at range using your Minions and spells.
• You have the most diverse positioning options, using teleportation to your advantage.

Weaknesses

• Your Minions are very frail.
• You have low defensive options outside of retreating.
• It's difficult for you to remove big threats.
• You can draw ‘bad hands’ - hands without spells, creatures, or specific combo pieces.
• If playing aggressively, you can run out of cards quickly; slower Songhai decks can have a higher chance of drawing poorly early game.

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Generals

Image	Name	Type	Attack	Health	Bloodborn Spell
	Kaleos Xaan	General	2	25	Blink: Teleport a friendly minion up to 2 spaces
	Reva Eventide	Alternate General	2	25	Arcane Heart: Summon a Heartseeker nearby your General
	Shidai Stormblossom	Alternate General	2	25	File:Petal Flurry active.gif Petal Flurry: Put a Spellsword into your action bar that cannot be replaced.

Minions

Image	Name	Rarity	Type	Cost	Attack	Health	Ability	Set
	Hideatsu the Ebon Ox	Mythron	Minion	0	5	5	Trial: Summon 7 minions from your action bar with different costs. Destiny: Summon friendly minions to deal their cost as damage to an enemy.	Trials of Mythron
	Heartseeker	Common	Minion	1	1	1	Ranged	Core
	Ace	Common	Battle Pet	1	1	2	Ranged	Shim'zar
	Katara	Common	Minion	1	1	3	Backstab:(3)	Shim'zar
	Chakri Avatar	Basic	Arcanyst	2	1	2	When you cast a Spell, this minion gains +1/+1	Core
	Kaido Assassin	Basic	Minion	2	2	3	Backstab:(1)	Core
	Scroll Bandit	Epic	Minion	2	1	3	Backstab: (3). Whenever this backstabs, steal a spell from your opponent's deck.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Suzumebachi	Common	Minion	2	1	3	Whenever you cast a spell, this minion gains +1 Attack until your next turn.	Immortal Vanguard
	Tusk Boar	Legendary	Minion	2	2	3	Rush Return this minion to your action bar at the beginning of your turn	Core
	Xho	Rare	Battle Pet	2	2	3	Dying Wish: Put a random Songhai spell into your action bar. It costs 1 less.	Shim'zar
	Battle Panddo	Epic	Minion	3	2	4	Whenever this minion takes damage, deal 1 damage to all enemies.	Shim'zar
	Celestial Phantom	Rare	Minion	3	1	5	Whenever this damages an enemy, destroy that minion.	Core
	Dusk Rigger	Rare	Mech	3	2	3	Backstab: (2). Whenever this backstabs, put a MECHAZ0R Progression into your action bar.	Immortal Vanguard
	Gore Horn	Rare	Minion	3	3	3	Backstab:(2), After this minion attacks, it gains +1/+1.	Core
	Hundred-Handed Rakushi	Common	Minion	3	3	4	Sentinel: Minion summoned. Deal 2 damage to the minion that transformed this.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Jade Monk	Common	Minion	3	4	3	Whenever this minion takes damage, deal 1 damage to a random enemy minion.	Core
	Kaido Expert	Rare	Minion	3	2	2	Backstab:(1). Whenever this minion backstabs, summon a minion a minion with Backstab that costs 2 or less from your deck nearby.	Trials of Mythron
	Ki Beholder	Rare	Minion	3	3	2	Ranged Opening Gambit: An enemy minion cannot move next turn.	Shim'zar
	Lantern Fox	Epic	Minion	3	2	3	Whenever this minion takes damage, put a Phoenix Fire in your action bar.	Core
	Mind-Cage Oni	Rare	Minion	3	4	3	Sentinel: Spell cast. Whenever your opponent casts a spell, put a copy of that spell into your action bar.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Mizuchi	Rare	Minion	3	2	5	Sentinel: General attacks. Flying Backstab: (2).	Unearthed Prophecy
	Orizuru	Common	Minion	3	3	4	Flying	Trials of Mythron
	Penumbraxx	Legendary	Minion	3	3	1	Build: (2). Backstab: (2). Whenever this backstabs, transform it into a building with Build (1).	Immortal Vanguard
	Sparrowhawk	Common	Arcanyst	3	3	2	Bond: Put a Mist Dragon Seal into your action bar.	Bloodbound Ancients
	Twilight Fox	Legendary	Minion	3	3	3	Blood Surge: Teleport a random enemy to the space behind your General.	Bloodbound Ancients
	Whiplash	Common	Minion	3	4	3	Blood Surge: Deal 2 damage to the enemy General.	Bloodbound Ancients
	Widowmaker	Basic	Minion	3	2	3	Ranged	Core
	Bakezori	Epic	Minion	4	2	6	Whenever this minion is moved for any reason, draw a card.	Trials of Mythron
	Coalfist	Common	Minion	4	4	4	Intensify: Give a random nearby friendly minion +2 Attack this turn.	Trials of Mythron
	Flamewreath	Common	Minion	4	2	4	Whenever this minion is moved for any reason, it deals 2 damage to all enemies around it.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Four Winds Magi	Rare	Arcanyst	4	4	4	Whenever you cast a spell, deal 1 damage to enemy General and restore 1 Health to your General	Core
	Keshrai Fanblade	Common	Minion	4	5	3	Opening Gambit: Next turn, opponent's spells cost 2 more to cast.	Core
	Kindling	Epic	Arcanyst	4	3	5	Whenever you cast a spell your Arcanyst minions gain +1 attack.	Bloodbound Ancients
	Manakite Drifter	Common	Minion	4	3	3	Build: (2). Whenever this minion is built, gain +2 mana this turn.	Immortal Vanguard
	Massacre Artist	Legendary	Minion	4	2	5	Backstab:(2). After this minion attacks and backstabs, all attacks are backstabs this turn.	Trials of Mythron
	Storm Sister Alkyone	Legendary	Minion	4	3	5	Spells you cast that deal damage deal +1 damage.	Achievement Card
	Wildfire Tenketsu	Epic	Minion	4	3	5	Blood Surge: Put an Eight Gates into your action bar.	Immortal Vanguard
	Geomancer	Rare	Minion	5	5	4	Opening Gambit: Your Bloodborn Spell is Phoenix Fire.	Bloodbound Ancients
	Hamon Bladeseeker	Epic	Minion	5	8	8	At the start of your turn, deal 2 damage to your General.	Core
	Onyx Jaguar	Epic	Minion	5	3	3	Whenever a friendly minions is moved for any reason, give it +1/+1.	Shim'zar
	Scarlet Viper	Common	Minion	5	2	5	Flying, Backstab:(4)	Core
	Xenkai Cannoneer	Legendary	Minion	5	4	4	Ranged Whenever you summon a minion with Ranged, that minion gains Rush.	Trials of Mythron
	Eternity Painter	Legendary	Minion	6	3	4	At the end of your turn, transform all nearby enemy minions into 0/2 Panddos that cannot be attacked.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Grandmaster Zendo	Legendary	Minion	6	4	6	The enemy General moves and attacks as if they are a Battle Pet.	Core
	Calligrapher	Legendary	Arcanyst	7	3	7	Rush Whenever this minion attacks, put three Songhai spells into your action bar at end of turn.	Bloodbound Ancients
	Second-Sword Sarugi	Legendary	Minion	7	4	7	Your spells cost 2 less.	Immortal Vanguard
	Storm Kage	Legendary	Minion	7	5	10	Whenever one of your spells deals damage, put a Kage Lightning in your action bar.	Core

Spells

Image	Name	Rarity	Type	Cost	Effect	Set
	Juxtaposition	Epic	Spell	0	Switch positions between ANY two minions	Core
	Mana Vortex	Rare	Spell	0	The next spell you cast this turn costs 1 less.	Core
	Meditate	Rare	Spell	0	Shuffle five copies of the spell you cast most recently into your deck.	Trials of Mythron
	Assassination Protocol	Common	Spell	1	Reactivate an exhausted friendly minion. It cannot damage or attack Generals this turn.	Immortal Vanguard
	Ghost Lightning	Basic	Spell	1	Deal 1 damage to all enemy minions.	Core
	Gotatsu	Common	Spell	1	Deal 1 damage to a minion. Draw a card at end of turn.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Inner Focus	Basic	Spell	1	Reactivate an exhausted friendly minion with 3 or less Attack	Core
	Joseki	Common	Spell	1	Each player steals a random card from their opponent's deck.	Bloodbound Ancients
	Knucklestorm	Common	Spell	1	Intensify: Deal 1 damage to an enemy.	Trials of Mythron
	Mist Dragon Seal	Basic	Spell	1	Give a friendly minion +1/+1 and teleport it to any space on the battlefield.	Core
	Mist Walking	Rare	Spell	1	Teleport your General up to 2 spaces	Core
	Obscuring Blow	Rare	Spell	1	Give a friendly minion or General Backstab (2)	Bloodbound Ancients
	Spiral Counter	Common	Spell	1	Deal 8 damage to an enemy minion that attacked last turn.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Shadow Waltz	Common	Spell	1	Lower the cost of all minions with Backstab in your action bar by 1 and give them +1/+1.	Shim'zar
	Artifact Defiler	Common	Spell	2	Destroy all artifacts on the enemy General	Core
	Crimson Coil	Common	Spell	2	Deal 2 damage to a minion. Activate your Battle Pets.	Shim'zar
	Deathstrike Seal	Rare	Spell	2	Give a friendly minion, "Whenever this damages an enemy minion, destroy that minion"	Core
	Eight Gates	Legendary	Spell	2	Spells you cast this turn that deal damage deal +2 damage	Core
	Ethereal Blades	Common	Spell	2	Give a friendly minion AND your general +2 attack this turn.	Bloodbound Ancients
	Mass Flight	Rare	Spell	2	Give all friendly minions Flying this turn.	Immortal Vanguard
	Mirror Meld	Rare	Spell	2	Summon a copy of a friendly minion that costs 2 or less nearby.	Shim'zar
	Phoenix Fire	Basic	Spell	2	Deal 3 damage to a minion or General.	Core
	Saberspine Seal	Basic	Spell	2	Give a minion or General +3 Attack this turn.	Core
	Second Self	Rare	Spell	2	Put an EXACT copy of a friendly minion into your action bar.	Trials of Mythron
	Bamboozle	Epic	Spell	3	Transform a nearby enemy minion into a 0/2 Panddo. If it is already a Panddo, instead destroy it and draw to fill your action bar.	Immortal Vanguard
	Flicker	Epic	Spell	3	Teleport your General to a space behind an enemy.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Killing Edge	Basic	Spell	3	Give a friendly minon +4/+2. If that minion has Backstab, draw a card at end of turn	Core
	Onyx Bear Seal	Epic	Spell	3	Transform an enemy minion into a 0/2 Panddo that cannot be attacked	Core
	Pandatentiary	Epic	Spell	3	Surround the enemy General with friendly Panddo that disappear at the start of your next turn.	Trials of Mythron
	Substitution	Epic	Spell	3	Switch positions between a friendly minion and your General.	Immortal Vanguard
	Thunderbomb	Common	Spell	3	Deal 3 damage to an enemy and 1 damage to all enemies around it.	Immortal Vanguard
	Twin Strike	Common	Spell	3	Deal 2 damage to exactly two random enemy minions. Draw a card at end of turn	Core
	Ancestral Divination	Common	Spell	4	Whenever you summon a minion from your action bar this turn, draw a card	Core
	Cobra Strike	Epic	Spell	4	Deal 3 damage to an enemy minion AND the enemy General.	Bloodbound Ancients
	Pandamonium	Epic	Spell	4	Transform ALL minions into 0/2 Panddo that cannot be attacked until end of turn.	Shim'zar
	Heaven's Eclipse	Legendary	Spell	5	Draw 3 spell cards from your deck	Core
	Phoenix Barrage	Common	Spell	5	Deal 3 damage to anything. Put a Phoenix Fire into your action bar.	Trials of Mythron
	Seeker Squad	Legendary	Spell	5	Summon a Heartseeker in each nearby space diagonal from your General.	Immortal Vanguard
	Twilight Reiki	Legendary	Spell	5	Put 3 random Songhai minions into your action bar. They cost 1 less.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Bombard	Rare	Spell	6	Reactivate your minions with Ranged.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Firestorm Mantra	Epic	Spell	6	Steal Health from the enemy General equal to twice the number of spells cast this turn.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Koan of Horns	Legendary	Spell	8	Transform all minions in your action bar and deck into 0-cost Gore Horns. Draw 3 cards.	Shim'zar
	Spiral Technique	Epic	Spell	8	Deal 8 damage to a minion or General	Core
	Kensho Vortex	Legendary	Spell	11	Costs 1 less for each spell you cast this game. Whenever you cast a spell this turn, summon a minion that costs up to 2 more nearby your General.	Trials of Mythron

Artifacts

Image	Name	Rarity	Type	Cost	Effect	Set
	Crescent Spear	Legendary	Artifact	1	Your General gains +1 Attack. Spells you cast that deal damage deal +1 damage.	Shim'zar
	Horned Mask	Epic	Artifact	1	Your General gains +1 Attack. After a friendly minion with Backstab attacks, it gains +1/+1.	Trials of Mythron
	Bloodrage Mask	Basic	Artifact	2	Whenever you cast a spell, deal 1 damage to the enemy General	Core
	Mask of Shadows	Legendary	Artifact	2	Your General gains Backstab (4)	Core
	Bangle of Blinding Strike	Rare	Artifact	3	Your General has Celerity	Bloodbound Ancients
	Cyclone Mask	Epic	Artifact	3	Your General gains Ranged	Core
	Unbounded Energy Amulet	Legendary	Artifact	3	Your General gains +1 Attack. Your General may move an additional space.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Ornate Hiogi	Rare	Artifact	6	Whenever you cast a spell, draw a card.	Immortal Vanguard

Tokens

Image	Name	Type	Cost	Attack	Health	Summoned from	Ability	Set
	Blazing Relic	Artifact	0			Reliquarian and sacrificing a Songhai Minion	Your General gains +X Attack and whenever your general attacks or counterattacks, deal x damage to a random enemy where X is the Attack of the sacrificed minion.	Immortal Vanguard
	MECHAZ0R Progression	Spell	0			Dusk Rigger	Progresses MECHAZ0R build by +20%.	Immortal Vanguard
	Panddo	Minion	1	0	2	Onyx Bear Seal Pandamonium Eternity Painter	Cannot be attacked.	Core
	Kage Lightning	Spell	2			Storm Kage	Deal 5 damage to an enemy minion.	Core
	Watchful Sentinel (Songhai)	Minion	3	3	3	Hundred-Handed Rakushi Mind-Cage Oni Mizuchi	Sentinel: This transforms into a powerful minion if its hidden condition is met.	Unearthed Prophecy

Trivia

• Here is a list with a translation of Japanese names used in this faction: Japanese words in Songhai cards