Maelstrom Portal

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

Generated by
As well as being collected in decks, this card can also be generated by the following card.

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

Lore
This spell represents one of Karazhan's many "precisely calibrated portals attuned to a variety of exotic locales" - in this case, the, the former location of the before it was destroyed in the. During the, 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
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 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

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

Patch changes

 * Nature spell school added.
 * Added.