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

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

Name	Rarity	Type	Cost	Attack	Health	Ability	Set
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
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
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
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
Sparrowhawk	Common	Arcanyst	3	3	2	Bond: Put a Mist Dragon Seal into your action bar.	Ancient Bonds
Twilight Fox	Legendary	Minion	3	3	3	Blood Surge: Teleport a random enemy to the space behind your General.	Bloodborn
Whiplash	Common	Minion	3	4	3	Blood Surge: Deal 2 damage to the enemy General.	Bloodborn
Widowmaker	Basic	Minion	3	2	3	Ranged	Core
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.	Ancient Bonds
Storm Sister Alkyone	Legendary	Minion	4	3	5	Spells you cast that deal damage deal +1 damage.	Achievement Card
Geomancer	Rare	Minion	5	5	4	Opening Gambit: Your Bloodborn Spell is Phoenix Fire.	Bloodborn
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
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.	Shim'zar
Calligrapher	Legendary	Arcanyst	7	3	7	Rush Whenever this minion attacks, put three Songhai spells into your action bar at end of turn.	Ancient Bonds
Storm Kage	Legendary	Minion	7	5	10	Whenever one of your spells deals damage, put a Kage Lightning in your action bar.	Core

Spells

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
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.	Ancient Bonds
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)	Bloodborn
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.	Bloodborn
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
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
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.	Bloodborn
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
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

Artifacts

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
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	Ancient Bonds
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

Tokens

Name	Type	Cost	Attack	Health	Summoned from	Ability	Set
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