Maelstrom Portal

Maelstrom Portal

Set:	One Night in Karazhan
Type:	Spell
Class:	Shaman
Rarity:	Rare
Cost:	2
Abilities:	Deal damage, Summon
Tags:	Area of effect, Cost-related, Random
Artist:	Daria Tuzova

Deal 1 damage to all enemy minions. Summon a random 1-Cost minion.

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Maelstrom Portal is a rare shaman spell card, from the One Night in Karazhan set.

How to get

Two copies of regular Maelstrom Portal are obtained by completing the shaman Class Challenge in One Night in Karazhan, unlocked upon completing first wing, The Parlor.

As a Wild format card, both regular and golden versions of Maelstrom Portal can also be crafted for the following amounts:

Card	Crafting cost	Disenchanting
Maelstrom Portal	100	20
Golden Maelstrom Portal	800	100

Notes

• This spell has two steps:
  • First, it deals its area of effect damage to all enemy minions, queuing and resolving triggers in order of play (see damage for details);
  • Then, it summons a random 1-Cost minion, queuing and resolving triggers.

Strategy

A superior version of the mage's Arcane Explosion. The boardwide damage effect is even better on a Shaman, as they have easier access (albeit mostly random) to Spell Damage bonuses via the Wrath of Air Totem. The additional 1-cost minion is also a big nuisance for enemies.

Maelstrom Portal is a great early-game play and stifles aggressive enemies, but with Spell Damage it can create a huge tempo swing late-game as well. Against pure control decks, it can be used at will simply to summon a minion.

Possible summons

For Wild format listings, see Maelstrom Portal/Wild format

The following table lists all collectible 1 mana minions in Standard format, reflecting the range of possible minions summoned by this spell.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Elven Archer	Free	Minion	General	Any	1	1	1	Battlecry: Deal 1 damage. Don't bother asking her out on a date. She'll shoot you down.
Goldshire Footman	Free	Minion	General	Any	1	1	2	Taunt If 1/2 minions are all that is defending Goldshire, you would think it would have been overrun years ago.
Grimscale Oracle	Free	Minion	Murloc	Any	1	1	1	Your other Murlocs have +1 Attack. These are the brainy murlocs. It turns out that doesn’t mean much.
Murloc Raider	Free	Minion	Murloc	Any	1	2	1	Mrrraggglhlhghghlgh, mrgaaag blarrghlgaahahl mrgggg glhalhah a bghhll graggmgmg Garrosh mglhlhlh mrghlhlhl!!
Northshire Cleric	Free	Minion	General	Priest	1	1	3	Whenever a minion is healed, draw a card. They help the downtrodden and distressed. Also they sell cookies.
Stonetusk Boar	Free	Minion	Beast	Any	1	1	1	Charge This card is boaring.
Timber Wolf	Free	Minion	Beast	Hunter	1	1	1	Your other Beasts have +1 Attack. Other beasts totally dig hanging out with timber wolves.
Voidwalker	Free	Minion	Demon	Warlock	1	1	3	Taunt No relation to "The Voidsteppers", the popular Void-based dance troupe.
Voodoo Doctor	Free	Minion	General	Any	1	2	1	Battlecry: Restore 2 Health. Voodoo is an oft-misunderstood art. But it is art.
Abusive Sergeant	Common	Minion	General	Any	1	1	1	Battlecry: Give a minion +2 Attack this turn. ADD ME TO YOUR DECK, MAGGOT!
Acherus Veteran	Common	Minion	General	Any	1	2	1	Battlecry: Give a friendly minion +1 Attack. This is my Runeblade. There are many like it but this one is mine.
Air Elemental	Common	Minion	Elemental	Shaman	1	2	1	Can't be targeted by spells or Hero Powers. Makes a mean puff pastry.
Animated Berserker	Common	Minion	General	Warrior	1	1	3	After you play a minion, deal 1 damage to it. He'd be a lot easier to animate if he would just stand still.
Arcane Artificer	Common	Minion	Elemental	Mage	1	1	2	Whenever you cast a spell, gain Armor equal to its Cost. Ethereal armor dissipates in 6 hours which can cause extreme awkwardness for first time buyers.
Argent Squire	Common	Minion	General	Any	1	1	1	Divine Shield "I solemnly swear to uphold the Light, purge the world of darkness, and to eat only burritos." - The Argent Dawn Oath
Blood Imp	Common	Minion	Demon	Warlock	1	0	1	Stealth. At the end of your turn, give another random friendly minion +1 Health. Imps are content to hide and viciously taunt everyone nearby.
Deadscale Knight	Common	Minion	Murloc	Any	1	1	1	Lifesteal His favorite spell is Chum Explosion.
Dire Mole	Common	Minion	Beast	Any	1	1	3	You especially don't want to make a dire mountain out of a dire mole hill.
Dust Devil	Common	Minion	Elemental	Shaman	1	3	1	Windfury. Overload: (2) Westfall is full of dust devils. And buzzards. And crazed golems. And pirates. Why does anyone live here?
Emerald Reaver	Common	Minion	Beast	Any	1	2	1	Battlecry: Deal 1 damage to each hero. Not to be confused with clubbing enthusiast Emerald Raver.
Fire Fly	Common	Minion	Elemental	Any	1	1	2	Battlecry: Add a 1/2 Elemental to your hand. Arch nemeses: small children with glass jars.
Flame Imp	Common	Minion	Demon	Warlock	1	3	2	Battlecry: Deal 3 damage to your hero. Imps like being on fire. They just do.
Glacial Shard	Common	Minion	Elemental	Any	1	2	1	Battlecry: Freeze an enemy. Ice, ice, baby!
Jeweled Macaw	Common	Minion	Beast	Hunter	1	1	1	Battlecry: Add a random Beast to your hand. It’s not LITERALLY jeweled. The goblins were terribly disappointed.
Kobold Librarian	Common	Minion	General	Warlock	1	2	1	Battlecry: Draw a card. Deal 2 damage to your hero. Kobolds sort books using a gooey decimal system.
Leper Gnome	Common	Minion	General	Any	1	1	1	Deathrattle: Deal 2 damage to the enemy hero. He really just wants to be your friend, but the constant rejection is starting to really get to him.
Lost Spirit	Common	Minion	General	Any	1	1	1	Deathrattle: Give your minions +1 Attack She simply refuses to ask for directions.
Mana Wyrm	Common	Minion	General	Mage	1	1	3	Whenever you cast a spell, gain +1 Attack. These wyrms feed on arcane energies, and while they are generally considered a nuisance rather than a real threat, you really shouldn't leave them alone with a bucket of mana.
Righteous Protector	Common	Minion	General	Paladin	1	1	1	Taunt Divine Shield
Sanguine Reveler	Common	Minion	General	Warlock	1	1	1	Battlecry: Destroy a friendly minion and gain +2/+2. Have some! This drink is to die for!
Shieldbearer	Common	Minion	General	Any	1	0	4	Taunt Have you seen the size of the shields in this game?? This is no easy job.
Southsea Deckhand	Common	Minion	Pirate	Any	1	2	1	Has Charge while you have a weapon equipped. Pirates are into this new fad called "Planking".
Swamp Dragon Egg	Common	Minion	General	Any	1	0	3	Deathrattle: Add a random Dragon to your hand. Would you eat them in a ditch? Would you eat them with a witch?
Swamp Leech	Common	Minion	Beast	Any	1	2	1	Lifesteal A face only a druid could love.
Wax Elemental	Common	Minion	Elemental	Any	1	0	2	Taunt Divine Shield Takes double damage from wick-based weapons
Witch's Apprentice	Common	Minion	Beast	Shaman	1	0	1	Taunt Battlecry: Add a random Shaman spell to your hand. Is she a frog that became a witch, or a witch that became a frog?
Witchwood Imp	Common	Minion	Demon	Warlock	1	1	1	Stealth Deathrattle: Give a random friendly minion +2 Health. THIS wood imp. Stop asking!
Worgen Infiltrator	Common	Minion	General	Any	1	2	1	Stealth If you want to stop a worgen from infiltrating, just yell, "No! Bad boy!"
Wretched Tiller	Common	Minion	General	Any	1	1	1	Whenever this minion attacks, deal 2 damage to the enemy hero. If you ever tried to plow permafrost, you’d be wretched, too.
Young Dragonhawk	Common	Minion	Beast	Any	1	1	1	Windfury They were the inspiration for the championship Taurenball team: The Dragonhawks.
Angry Chicken	Rare	Minion	Beast	Any	1	1	1	Has +5 Attack while damaged. There is no beast more frightening (or ridiculous) than a fully enraged chicken.
Bloodsail Corsair	Rare	Minion	Pirate	Any	1	1	2	Battlecry: Remove 1 Durability from your opponent's weapon. Every pirate uses the same four digits to access Automated Gold Dispensers. It's called the "Pirate's Code".
Crystalline Oracle	Rare	Minion	Elemental	Priest	1	1	1	Deathrattle: Copy a card from your opponent's deck and add it to your hand. Being made of light has its disadvantages, but at least it's always looking on the bright side.
Feral Gibberer	Rare	Minion	General	Any	1	1	1	After this minion attacks a hero, add a copy of it to your hand. It's certainly not civilized gibbering.
Gravelsnout Knight	Rare	Minion	General	Any	1	2	3	Battlecry: Summon a random 1-Cost minion for your opponent. The mole of La Mancha rides again!
Lightwarden	Rare	Minion	General	Any	1	1	2	Whenever a character is healed, gain +2 Attack. She’s smaller than her sisters Mediumwarden and Heavywarden.
Murloc Tidecaller	Rare	Minion	Murloc	Any	1	1	2	Whenever you summon a Murloc, gain +1 Attack. This guy gets crazy strong at family reunions.
Raptor Hatchling	Rare	Minion	Beast	Hunter	1	2	1	Deathrattle: Shuffle a 4/3 Raptor into your deck. They’re just baby teeth. Lots and lots of baby teeth.
Secretkeeper	Rare	Minion	General	Any	1	1	2	Whenever a Secret is played, gain +1/+1. She promises not to tell anyone about that thing you did last night with that one person.
Young Priestess	Rare	Minion	General	Any	1	2	1	At the end of your turn, give another random friendly minion +1 Health. She can't wait to learn Power Word: Fortitude Rank 2.
Emerald Hive Queen	Epic	Minion	Beast	Any	1	2	3	Your minions cost (2) more. She rules the emerald hive at the end of the yellow brick trail.
Hungry Crab	Epic	Minion	Beast	Any	1	1	2	Battlecry: Destroy a Murloc and gain +2/+2. Murloc. It's what's for dinner.
Town Crier	Epic	Minion	General	Warrior	1	1	2	Battlecry: Draw a Rush minion from your deck. When he was younger, he was the town crybaby.
Chameleos	Legendary	Minion	Beast	Priest	1	1	1	Each turn this is in your hand, transform it into a card your opponent is holding. He's everyone you want to be.
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Lore

This spell represents one of Karazhan's many "precisely calibrated portals attuned to a variety of exotic locales" - in this case, the Maelstrom, the former location of the Well of Eternity before it was destroyed in the Great Sundering. During the Black Empire, it was also the location of Y'Shaarj, the most powerful of the Old Gods.

The portal itself is found at the top level of the tower, which also features as the fifth wing in One Night in Karazhan - The Spire.

In World of Warcraft

The Maelstrom Portal in World of Warcraft

Following Deathwing's reemergence into Azeroth, heroes of the Alliance and the Horde travelled to the Maelstrom to assist Thrall in attempting to seal the rift between Deepholm and Azeroth. A portal to the Maelstrom was briefly to be found in the capital cities; after journeying to Deepholm the portals were redirected there.

The Maelstrom

From Wowpedia:

The Maelstrom is the gigantic rift that was created when the Well of Eternity collapsed into itself during the Great Sundering. Located in the middle of the Great Sea - which the Great Sundering created - the Maelstrom appears as a massive, fierce vortex of water.

Gallery

Maelstrom Portal, full art

The Maelstrom in World of Warcraft

Patch changes

• Patch 6.0.0.13921 (2016-08-09): Added.