Most Hearthstone players need to include at least a few spell cards in their decks. While minion cards are more prevalent, spells are usually needed to reinforce them. Spells can also unleash havoc on the battlefield and considerably reduce your opponent’s hero health within a single turn all by themselves. These are a few of the best spell cards in Hearthstone that will give your decks a bit more magic.
1. Arcane Breath
This is a one-mana Mage spell from the Descent of Dragons collection. The card inflicts two damage on a selected minion, which can wipe out quite a few one or two-mana minions. As a one-mana spell, Arcane Breath has combo potential with Spell Damage cards. Arcane Breath’s big bonus, however, is its Discover effect, which enables you to choose a spell when you’re holding a Dragon. So, it’s a very cheap card that offers considerable value to any Mage deck that includes numerous Dragon minions.
Arcane Breath
2. Brawl
Brawl is among the best value board clearance cards in Hearthstone. This epic five-mana Warrior card will wipe out all but one of the minions on the board. So, it’s undoubtedly one of the best zoo deck counters Control Warrior decks have that you can play just after the early game. It will leave one minion behind, but that can sometimes work out in your favor when you have something in play. If you’ve got more than five mana, you can also add one or two minions to the board after playing it.
Brawl
3. Fireball
Fireball is an explosive spell that has been widely included in Mage-class decks throughout Hearthstone’s history. It is a basic four-mana card that inflicts six damage, which is among the most cost efficient spells in the game. Fireball is versatile as you can can target both your opponent’s hero and minions with it. Always comes in handy for eliminating big minions and finishing off opponents.
Fireball
4. Luna’s Pocket Galaxy
The Pocket Galaxy spell is a legendary seven-mana spell for Mage-class decks. This is one of the best spell cards in Hearthstone, as it reduces the mana cost of all the minions in your undrawn deck to one. That’s a pretty awesome bit of magic for Control Mage decks that include higher mana minions.
Luna’s Pocket Galaxy
Luna’s only real drawback is that it can lose you a bit of tempo as the card doesn’t usually have any immediate impact on the turn it’s played. However, you can reduce Pocket Galaxy’s mana cost to zero by playing the likes of Dragoncaster and Kalecgos. Or you can play it with a two-mana draw card (such as Novice Engineer or Thalnos) to draw a minion on the same turn.
5. Ultimate Infestation
Ultimate Infestation effectively packs four spells into one card for Druid-class decks. This epic spell is well worth the 10 mana, as it gives you a five card draw, five armor, and adds a 5/5 minion to your side of the battlefield. Infestation also inflicts five damage on your opponent’s hero, which can come in handy for finishing matches. The combo potential of this card is virtually nil, and it’s not much good for zoo decks. Nevertheless, Ultimate Infestation is still one of the best value spells in Hearthstone.
Ultimate Infestation
6. Backstab
Backstab is one of the staple Rogue-class cards. That’s because it’s a zero-mana spell which can inflict two damage on an undamaged minion. Backstab is always a handy early game tool for eliminating one or two-mana minions, as you can also combine it with Rogue’s Hero Power to take out something with three health.
Backstab
What really makes Backstab one of the best spell cards in Hearthstone, however, is that you can utilize it to activate the numerous Rogue-class Combo cards without needing any extra mana. The card’s combo potential is absolutely immense. It can get even better when you’ve got a Spell Damage minion in play. So, Backstab is awesome!
7. Plague of Death
The Priest-class Plague of Death card has dethroned Twisting Nether as the strongest board clearance spell in Hearthstone. It’s similar to Twisting Nether, as it wipes out all minions on the battlefield (including your own). The difference is that Plague of Death is a nine-mana card that also silences all the minions. That ensures Deathrattle effects can’t leave any sticky minions behind on the battlefield. Plague of Death also nullifies any spells cast on minions in play to wipe the board completely clean. Therefore, this card ultimately provides a quick and easy way to annihilate up to seven of your opponent’s minions.
Plague of Death
These 7 are among the best spell cards in Hearthstone. However, there are plenty more spells that are well worth noting. Hex, Frostbolt, Shadowstep, and Dire Frenzy are some of the other best magic cards in the game right now.
