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

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
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
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
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.	Rise of the Bloodborn
Whiplash	Common	Minion	3	4	3	Blood Surge: Deal 2 damage to the enemy General.	Rise of the Bloodborn
Widowmaker	Basic	Minion	3	2	3	Ranged	Core
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.	Rise of the 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
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 Kage Lightning: Deal 5 damage to an enemy minion	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
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)	Rise of the Bloodborn
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.	Rise of the 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
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.	Rise of the 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
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
Bloodrage Mask	Basic	Artifact	1	Whenever you cast a spell, deal 1 damage to the enemy General	Core
Crescent Spear	Legendary	Artifact	1	Your General gains +1 Attack. Spells you cast that deal damage deal +1 damage.	Shim'Zar
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