Alright I am using more fire attacks in some of my books and have finally realized the awesome potential of burns.  In my matches in the past against warlocks I have yet to really feel the overall impact of burns. They just go away after a round or two. 

However...
Recently one match against a warlock and another match with my Necro I have seen the power of burns.  My last match all my burns stuck to several creatures and they just never went away, which was awesome.   

This has led me to My next build.  I am planning on building a book using the Adramelech, magma golem, and or fire elemental.  I plan on throwing maybe some lower level demons in to get the healing or maybe even just one more buddy. 
Using her fire weaving and the magma golem to move burns from the golem to keep him from getting too armor weak, but still do its burn damage to creature in its zone. 

My question being new to playing warlocks is what are some tips playing against a siren, preistess, or those who maybe have strong counters to burns and how to be effective against those counters? Any tips would be much appreciated.

How many out of school spells do you typically run for your books that you think are competitive?  Is there a limit to the amount of points you are willing to spend? 

I know it may be situational per book and per style of play, just curious to hear if some of you have like a range of what you are willing to spend. 

Especially once PvS is out in more hands some of those cards add tons of potential for certain builds but a lot of those useful cards will be out of school for those who want to use them.  For example everyone will most likely run at least 1-2 terrain cards in a tournament.  Now some of those fit in school but for some mages like the wizard, force master, ect.  do not have an in school terrain, so that will add an additional 2-4 for those who want to have a terrain or two. 

I may calculate my books and give an average later as well to give a point of reference.

I have a few questions after a game of arena using some acadamy cards.

Does faith healers staff healing trigger disciple of radiance ability to do light damage?  Same thing with replendant bow, does it trigger when the Mage uses it to heal friendly unit?

If I used restore ability of the priestess does this count as healing spell and trigger disciples of rad as well?

Jungle Warrior- creature
Cost- full action 10 mana
Level 1 nature,  level 1 war

Fast

Life- 9
Armor-1
Quick range attack-spear throw- range 0-1
5 dice  piercing 2,  4+ bleed, add spear
   
Quick Melee attack-claw
3 dice

Full Melee attack-spear pull
Has to have spear in enemy
3 dice double attack
            4+ bleed and lose spear
            6+ bleed and regain spear
            10+ 2 bleed and regain spear

Jungle warrior provides a fast quick range attack unit.  he will spawn with 3 spear tokens.  He can only use his range attack if he has a spear token.  His spear pull attAck can only be used when the enemy has a spear token on them.

[u]Illusionist [/u]
School:  Mind, lvl 1 Air
30 life, 0 Armor, 10 Channel

Increasing Astral Vision: During the Deployment Phase you may place one Astral Eye marker.  Whenever you, or an object you control, casts an Astral Projection spell, you may target a zone containing a friendly Astral Eye marker, or target an object in that zone or bordering that zone.  Then destroy that marker.
 
Mirror Image: Pay 5 mana, quick cast spell.  Cast a mirror image creature of your mage.  This creature has Astral Projection trait, and the incorporeal trait, +1 Upkeep.   3 health.  Elusive trait, pest, and Physic immune.  Energy Blast: Range quick, Ethereal Attack, 0-1 range, 2 dice, 7+ Stagger.  (special rules apply)

Energy Blast: Pay 1 mana, quick cast spell.  Range attack, 0-1 range. Ethereal Attack.  2 Dice, 5+ stagger  11+ Double Stagger
3 Melee Attack

Notes:
Astral Eyes marker; counts as a conjuration.  It is flying, and may move once per turn as an action.  They have one health, zero armor, and incorporeal.  Increasing Astral Vision functions in the same way as vine spreading. 
Mirror Image special rules:  there are 3 mirror image cards. 


Couple of spells I’m thinking about. 

Incantation- Energy Wave
Illusionist Only
2 cost. Destroy Astral Eye marker: target Astral Projection creature in same zone as destroyed eye marker.  Choose one:  increase health by 1, activate a mirror image creature, give +1 to melee or range attack

Conjuration- Mirror Wall: (Astral Projection)
Illusionist Only
4 health, incorporeal.  Non passable, blocks sight.  Whipping Tendrils:  Pay one mana to make an attack.  Melee attack: 2 dice.  9+ stuck

Enchantment- Berserk
2 cost. 2 Reveal.  Reveal when creature is activated and attacking.  Instead of attacking creature of choice. Creature attacks itself.  Destroy berserk after attack. 

Incantation -  Red Eye
Illusionist Only
2+X cost.  Target friendly Astral Eye marker; Choose enemy creature that creature immediately spends its action marker, may move, and attack another enemy creature of your choice.  Destroy that Astral Eye marker.  X is enemy creature activated level.


The Illusionist is an expert in mind manipulation and being able manifest projections into physical objects.  The astral vision ability allows his abilities to expand and cast objects into those zones with Astral projection trait.   Mirror Image and energy Blast allow the mage to quickly get some fire power out and allow some ways of staggering the opposing creatures and or mage.

It is my first fan creation I have worked on, so I apologize if it may not be as fine tuned as some would like.   I just really enjoy this game and wanted to share.  Let me know what you all think.