Explosive Runes — Mage Card
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Explosive Runes is a Mage-only spell. This card was introduced with Kobolds & Catacombs and can now only be obtained through crafting. Below the card images, you will find explanations to help you use the card optimally in every game mode of Hearthstone.
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.
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.
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.
Decks with Explosive Runes
Deck | Mana | Cost | Updated |
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Wild Secret Mage Deck
1 weapon, 12 spells, 17 minions
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4,760 ![]() |
Sep 03 2019 |
Wild Aggro/Tempo Mage Deck
1 weapon, 17 spells, 12 minions
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5,440 ![]() |
Apr 26 2019 |
Aggro Secret Mage Deck
1 weapon, 18 spells, 11 minions
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5,300 ![]() |
Apr 16 2018 |
Dab's Wild Secret Mage Deck
1 weapon, 14 spells, 15 minions
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5,000 ![]() |
Apr 05 2018 |
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