Brood Sages

Brood Sages
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 2 tiles bordering it.
Basic Info
Faction	Tribes of Shadowfen
Card Type	Unit
Unit Type	Toad
Rarity	Epic
Crafting cost	25
Mana	2
Strength	2
Movement	0

Brood Sages is one of the cards in Stormbound: Kingdom Wars.

Overview

Brood Sages is an epic toad unit that spawns toads for every nearby poisoned enemy. The strength of Brood Sages and the number of toads it spawns can be increased when leveled up. Brood Sages can work in poison and swarm decks.

Strategies

Brood Sages can spawn a lot of toads, but only if you have a lot of poisoned units, which can be hard to maintain.

• Note that Brood Sages will spawn its toads on tiles bordering the poisoned units, not around itself.
• Use poison cards like Copperskin Ranger and Heliotroopers to help activate Brood Sages' ability. Toxic Sacrifice also works for poisoning lots of units at once and opening up a middle tile.
• The 1 strength toads are also great for Kindred's Grace to strengthen or for Obsidian Butchers to drain.

Leveling

Level	1	2	3	4	5
Mana	2	2	2	2	2
Strength	2	3	3	4	5
Movement	0	0	0	0	0
Ability	…spawn a 1 strength Toad on 2 tiles bordering it.	…spawn a 1 strength Toad on 2 tiles bordering it.	…spawn a 1 strength Toad on 3 tiles bordering it.	…spawn a 1 strength Toad on 3 tiles bordering it.	…spawn a 1 strength Toad on 4 tiles bordering it.

Change History

• August 7, 2017: Increased strength when leveled, decreased ability strength
• September 26, 2017: Decreased strength and ability at higher levels
• November 16, 2017: Increased mana, strength, and ability by 1
• April 22, 2018: Ability also works on friendly units
• July 9, 2018: Decreased mana to 2, decreased movement to 0, now spawns multiple 1-strength toads
• September 18, 2018: Increased strength by 1
• February 13, 2019: Decreased strength by 1
• June 27, 2019: Increased ability by 1

Card Versions

Differences

This is the original version of the card.

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 2 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
1		1

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 2 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
2		1

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 3 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
2		1

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 3 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
3		1

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 4 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
3		1

Differences

Brood Sages's strength leveling was increased and its ability strength was decreased.

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 1 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
1		1

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 1 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
2		1

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 2 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
2		1

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 3 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
3		1

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 4 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
4		1

Differences

Brood Sages's strength and ability strength were decreased at higher levels.

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 1 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
1		1

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 1 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
2		1

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 2 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
2		1

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 2 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
3		1

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 3 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
3		1

Differences

Brood Sages's mana cost, strength, and ability strength were all increased by 1.

3
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 2 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
2		1

3
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 2 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
3		1

3
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 3 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
3		1

3
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 3 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
4		1

3
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 4 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned enemy.
4		1

Differences

Brood Sages's ability was changed to also count friendly poisoned units as well as enemies.

3
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 2 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned unit.
2		1

3
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 2 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned unit.
3		1

3
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 3 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned unit.
3		1

3
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 3 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned unit.
4		1

3
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, spawn a 4 strength Toad for each surrounding poisoned unit.
4		1

Differences

Brood Sages received a major rework, decreased its mana cost by 1, reduced its movement to 0, and spawning multiple 1-strength toads instead of singular, strong toads.

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 1 tile bordering it.
2		0

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 1 tile bordering it.
3		0

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 2 tiles bordering it.
3		0

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 2 tiles bordering it.
4		0

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 3 tiles bordering it.
5		0

Differences

Brood Sages's strength was increased by 1 at all levels.

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 1 tile bordering it.
3		0

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 1 tile bordering it.
4		0

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 2 tiles bordering it.
4		0

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 2 tiles bordering it.
5		0

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 3 tiles bordering it.
6		0

Differences

Brood Sages's strength was decreased by 1 at all levels.

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 1 tile bordering it.
2		0

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 1 tile bordering it.
3		0

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 2 tiles bordering it.
3		0

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 2 tiles bordering it.
4		0

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 3 tiles bordering it.
5		0

Differences

The number of tiles toads are spawned on by Brood Sages's ability was increased by 1 at all levels.

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 2 tiles bordering it.
2		0

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 2 tiles bordering it.
3		0

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 3 tiles bordering it.
3		0

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 3 tiles bordering it.
4		0

2
Brood Sages
Toad
On play, for each surrounding poisoned unit spawn a 1 strength Toad on 4 tiles bordering it.
5		0

Notes

Like Azure Hatcher, both card arts contain white egg sacs that represent its ability to spawn 1 strength toads.