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Home/Hearthstone/Cards/Mage/Explosive Runes

Last updated on Nov 25, 2017 at 07:20 by Kat 16 comments

Explosive Runes is a Mage-only spell. This card can be obtained from Kobolds & Catacombs packs. Below the card images, you will find explanations to help you use the card optimally in every game mode of Hearthstone.

1. General Comments

Explosive Runes is a powerful Secret that functions similarly to the Hunter Secret Snipe. However, the excess damage overflowing the enemy Hero greatly boosts the strength of the card and deters opponents from trying to trigger the Secret with weak minions.

2. Constructed Play

In Constructed, Explosive Runes is a solid card for Mage decks that try to kill opponents with direct damage. The card forces opponents into very awkward situations by forcing them to either sacrifice powerful minions or take a large amount of damage to their Hero.

3. Arena

In Arena, Explosive Runes is a below-average card. In Arena, tempo is much more important than Health, so opponents will often use cheap minions to trigger the Secret and then build a stronger board presence.

4. Meta Decks with Explosive Runes

Deck	Mana	Cost	Updated
Aggro Odd Mage Deck 7 spells, 23 minions	0 10 0 12 0 6 0 2	7,940	Mar 03 2019
Tempo Mage Deck 1 weapon, 17 spells, 12 minions	0 4 11 10 4 0 1 0	5,200	Jan 01 2019
Aggro Secret Mage Deck 1 weapon, 18 spells, 11 minions	0 6 10 7 4 0 1 2	5,300	Apr 16 2018

5. Budget Decks with Explosive Runes

Deck	Mana	Cost	Updated
Budget Tempo Mage Deck 18 spells, 12 minions	0 4 12 10 4 0 0 0	1,420	Jan 01 2019

6. Wild Decks with Explosive Runes

Deck	Mana	Cost	Updated
Wild Tempo Mage Deck 1 weapon, 17 spells, 12 minions	0 4 11 11 3 0 1 0	5,440	Jan 01 2019
Dab's Wild Secret Mage Deck 1 weapon, 14 spells, 15 minions	0 1 11 12 2 1 3 0	5,000	Apr 05 2018