


Even Deck of Lunacy is still a viable card, although it is now a middle-of-the-pack card instead of a dominant force. Deck of Lunacy was soon nerfed from two mana to four mana, and the madness subsided.ĭespite the nerf, Spell Mage is still a viable deck. Spell Mage rapidly became the most popular deck in the game, and games were fun and interactive, but only for the Spell Mage player. Suddenly, Spell Mage could pursue its usual burn plan, or simply change the entire deck to a number of extremely powerful and cheap spells. Spell Mage saw varying levels of success during 2020, and really hit the jackpot with the Standard rotation of 2021: As many decks lost powerful cards, Spell Mage got to keep all of its main power pieces and received Refreshing Spring Water from Forged in the Barrens.įurthermore, the smaller spell pool and lower power level of a fresh post-rotation meta allowed Deck of Lunacy to shine. Spell Mage, or No Minion Mage as it is sometimes called, is a Mage deck archetype that was born during the Ashes of Outland expansion in 2020 with the release of Incanter's Flow, Font of Power, and Apexis Blast, a trio of cards that encouraged Mage players to build decks that consist of spells only.
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Our No Minion Spell Mage deck list guide goes through the ins-and-outs of this Mage deck that has been meta-defining in Forged in the Barrens! This guide will teach you how to mulligan, pilot, and substitute cards for this archetype! Introduction to No Minion Spell Mage
