| Set: |  The Witchwood |
|---|---|
| Type: | Spell |
| Spell school: | Shadow |
| Class: |  Mage |
| Rarity: |  Epic |
| Cost: | 2  |
| Abilities: | Discard, Draw cards |
| Wiki tags: | Spell-related |
| Artist: | Dave Allsop |
Known throughout the land as the Spooky-nomicon.
Book of Specters is an epic mage spell card, from the The Witchwood set.
How to get
Book of Specters can be obtained through The Witchwood card packs, or through crafting.
| Card | Crafting cost | Disenchanting |
|---|---|---|
| Book of Specters | 400 | 100 |
| Golden Book of Specters | 1600 | 400 |
Notes
- Drawing a
Scroll of Wonder from Deck of Wonders will cause it to cast a random spell and draw a card as usual.[1]
Strategy
Book of Specters is a powerful card draw tool. The card is strongest when run in a deck with mostly minions, allowing you to draw three cards far more consistently. However, it can be okay to run in a slightly more spell-focused deck, so long as it isn't a combo deck. Even discarding one spell is acceptable, since drawing two for two mana is incredible. This is especially the case for an Elemental deck because the main win condition is 
Frost Lich Jaina, so drawing three cards deeper into your deck is a benefit even if some are discarded.
This card has obvious synergy with Archmage Arugal, adding up to six minions to your hand for only four mana.
Book of Specters can safely draw Aluneth and Frost Lich Jaina, since it only discards spells.
Lore
According to Mike Donais, Book of Specters is inspired by The Book of Ur.[2]
This section uses content from Wowpedia.- "The Book of Ur" is a book written by the mage Ur of Dalaran. It came later into the hands of
Archmage Arugal, and was available as an in-game book.
The book describes Ur's studies of the worgen living in the Emerald Dream, and served as the key for Arugal to summon the creatures.
Trivia
- The flavour text is a reference to the Necronomicon[3], a grimoire that appeared in many of H. P. Lovecraft's[4] stories.
Gallery
  Book of Specters, full art |
Patch changes
- Patch 11.0.0.23966 (2018-04-10): Added.
References
- ↑ YouTube Video by HysteriA at 3:15[1]
- ↑ Mike Donais. (2018-04-07). Reddit. Retrieved on 2018-04-07.
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necronomicon
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft