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Flaming Stream is one of the cards in Stormbound: Kingdom Wars.

Overview
Flaming Stream is a common spell that pushes back and damages a column of enemy units. The damage can be increased when leveled up. Flaming Stream can work in control decks.

Strategies
Flaming Stream is useful for delaying enemy units while damaging them in the process.
 * Like other push effects, Flaming Stream can delay enemy units for quite a while before they return to their original position. However, this gives your opponent more time to strengthen their attack.
 * Unlike other push effects, Flaming Stream is the only card that can push back enemies bordering your base. This is probably its greatest benefit, as it let's you defer dealing with threats for an additional turn, and can create space to play cards when you are on the defensive. Corollary: If you are currently controlling the midfield and on attack, it's probably time to discard this card.
 * Flaming Stream can also deal heavy damage to swarms if your opponent starts piling them into columns. This is especially good against decks that rely on columns of units, such as those based around Xuri, Lord of Life or Emerald Towers.

Change History

 * August 10, 2017: Decreased mana by 1
 * January 31, 2018: Removed range from pushback
 * July 9, 2018: Decreased mana by 1
 * September 18, 2018: Increased mana by 1, deals consistent damage (3 at level 1, 7 at level 5)
 * February 13, 2019: The push effect is executed before the damage

Card Versions
Initial Version =

Differences
This is the original version of the card.



August 10, 2017 =

Differences
The mana cost of Flaming Stream was reduced by 1, from 6 mana to 5 mana.



January 31, 2018 =

Differences
Previously, pushing and pulling had a range of 1 tile. Units would only be moved back 1 tile when pushed, and units could only be pulled if they were 1 tile away.

Now, units are pushed as far back as possible until they reach an occupied tile, and units can be pulled from any distance.

July 9, 2018 =

Differences
The mana cost of Flaming Stream was reduced by 1, from 5 mana to 4 mana.

September 18, 2018 =

Differences
The mana cost of Flaming Stream was increased by 1, from 4 mana to 5 mana.

Flaming Stream's damage was also increased and changed to be a fixed amount, no longer dealing randomized damage.

February 13, 2019 (Current) =

Differences
Previously, Flaming Stream would deal damage and then push units. This caused the units to trigger any on-death abilities at their original location.

Now, the units are pushed first, causing on death abilities to trigger at the pushed units' new location.