Hearthstone Battlegrounds: Banana Slamma and Amalgam Combo Guide

To execute the Banana Slamma and Amalgam combo in Hearthstone Battlegrounds, field an All-type minion alongside Banana Slamma and a targeted summoner such as Cultist S'thara or Bassgill. Because an All-type minion simultaneously counts as every tribe, external deathrattle mechanics from Demons or Murlocs can summon it during combat. The moment it appears on the board, your backline Banana Slammas identify it as a Beast and immediately multiply its stats.

How Cross-Tribe Summon Scaling Works

Banana Slamma doubles—or triples, if golden—the Attack and Health of any Beast summoned during combat. While standard Beasts rely on Beast-only deathrattles, an All-type minion bypasses this limit by qualifying for summon mechanics across other minion pools.

When a Golden Amalgam enters combat, its baseline stats include all permanent upgrades acquired from magnetic attachments, blood gems, and tavern spells. If a card summons that Amalgam from the graveyard or your hand, Banana Slamma applies its multiplier instantly:

Single Banana Slamma: Doubles the arriving minion's current Attack and Health.
Golden Banana Slamma: Triples the arriving minion's current Attack and Health.
Multiple Slammas: Multipliers stack consecutively, allowing a moderately buffed Amalgam to enter combat with hundreds of stats.

Minion	Role in Combo	Key Interaction
Banana Slamma	Backline Engine	Multiplies the Attack and Health of any summoned Beast.
Golden Amalgam	Primary Stat Target	Retains permanent buffs and triggers all tribal summon mechanics.
Cultist S'thara	Combat Summoner	Resurrects the first friendly Demon that dies during combat.
Bassgill	Hand Summoner	Pulls a high-stat All-type minion directly from hand onto the board.

Setting Up Cultist S'thara for Guaranteed Summons

Cultist S'thara provides the most consistent combat resurrection because its Deathrattle targets the first friendly Demon that died in that fight.

Remove all other Demons: Ensure the Amalgam is the only Demon on your active board so Cultist S'thara cannot revive an unintended target.
Give the Amalgam Taunt: Apply Taunt to the Amalgam and position it on the far left. This forces early enemy attacks into it, ensuring it dies first and enters the resurrection pool.
Trigger the Re-summon: Once front-line space clears, Cultist S'thara dies and revives the Amalgam with its pre-combat enchantments intact.
Apply the Multipliers: Because the reviving Amalgam carries the Beast tag, backline Banana Slammas trigger immediately upon its return to the board.

Managing Board Space and Positioning

In-combat summon engines fail if your board remains full when a Deathrattle triggers. If no board slot is open, the summon fizzles and wastes the Banana Slamma synergy.

Cut wide token spawners: Avoid minions like Manasaber or Sly Raptor, whose multiple low-stat tokens can flood open board slots before Cultist S'thara triggers.
Run a clean board state: Use six or seven total minions with clean trading profiles so front-line units clear out before your summoner dies.
Protect backline Slammas: Position Banana Slammas on the extreme right of the board. Place a buffer minion between your primary Taunt and your backline engines to prevent cleave damage from minions like Cave Hydra or Foe Reaper 4000.

Countering Tech Cards and Disruption

Opponents can disrupt this setup by targeting your attack order or exploiting high-stat minions without protection:

Taunt and Reborn removal: Minions such as Sin'dorei Straight Shot or Whitemane can remove Taunt from your lead Amalgam, delaying its death. If facing these tech units, apply secondary Taunts or grant Stealth to your Banana Slammas to preserve your setup order.
Venomous and Poisonous trades: Multi-hundred-stat minions remain vulnerable to single-hit poison mechanics. Attach Divine Shield to the Amalgam using Mech magnetic minions before entering late-game rounds to ensure it survives its first combat trade.