Scholomance Academy Launch Survival Guide - Everything You Need to Know & Day 1 Decks to Try

Scholomance Academy launches later today and we've put together all the information you're going to need to know for the release.

Scholomance Academy releases at 1 PM Eastern (10 AM Pacific, 7 PM CEST)

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Scholomance Academy Fast Facts

• 135 new cards are being added to the game. Visit our Scholomance Academy Expansion Guide to see all of them.
• We've got dual-class cards! Each class has access to cards that two other classes do as well. There are 10 combinations of dual-classes.
• Spellburst - A new keyword! This is an effect that triggers only one time, on casting a spell.
• Studies - New card theme which Discovers a card and reduces the cost of the next card played of that type.
• Arena is using the updated Standard format with the addition of Scholomance Academy.
• If you want to save money on card packs, we have a guide on Amazon Coins.

Scholomance Academy Freebies

• Everyone logging in before October 20th will get two copies of Transfer Student. Learn more here.
• There is a launch questline that will take place over 3 days. It rewards Six Scholomance Academy card packs.
• Logging in grants you One Random Scholomance Academy Class Legendary.
• In the future, a Scholomance Academy adventure will launch and will be free to play.

That's some great freebies!

Scholomance Academy Launch Day Goals

• Log in and claim your freebies (see above).
• Craft any golden cards you really want; with duplicate protection on packs, you won't open duplicates on any cards until you've collected all the cards from that rarity.
• Open up your card packs! You're guaranteed a Legendary in the first 10.
• Share your deck ideas with us! You can use our deckbuilder to show them off. Don't forget to write a guide!

Scholomance Academy Day 1 Theorycraft Decks

There are a ton of theorycraft decks we're sharing this time around from ourselves, community members, and some top streamers.

Out of Cards Staff Picks

Out of Cards Community Picks

Dekkster's Scholomance Theorycraft Decks

FunkiMonki's Scholomance Theorycraft Decks

Wild Scholomance Theorycraft Decks

We put the spotlight on some wild Scholomance fun earlier this week so go check it out.

Scholomance Academy Community Compendium

Check out how the community voted on the cards this expansion in our Scholomance Academy Community Compendium.

Fluxflashor's Out of Cards Scholomance Stream

Shameless plug! WIll be hanging out before the expansion drops.

RegisKillbin'S Scholomance Launch Stream

Our friend RegisKillbin is going to be streaming plenty of Scholomance Academy so check him out!

Learn more about Scholomance Academy

Head on over to our dedicated guide for Scholomance Academy to learn more about the new expansion and to see all the revealed cards!

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