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There are 7 decks (aka “schools of magic”) in the base version of wizwar. Each of the 2 expansions add another 3 decks.

Each deck contains 24 cards, except for the hand deck, which contains 12.

Base Game Decks

Cantrip, aka hand, standard cards required in every game.
Alchemy, aka potion, contains magic stones, trinkets, and some thrown weapons.
Conjuring, aka wand, contains many creations that block paths, such as walls, thornbushes, etc.
Elemental, aka droplet, has a lot of high-power water and fire based attack cards.
Mentalism, aka brain, contains cards related to moving other wizards and messing with their hand.
Mutation, aka transformation, contains all the transformation cards, allowing wizards to take other forms.
Thaumaturgy, aka book, is a good balance of attacks, counters, and neutral cards. Contains Gravity and Slow Death.

Malefic Curses expansion decks

Hexcraft has all the hex cards. These are persistent creations which teleport/cause damage/etc if stepped on.
Chaos is a high-energy deck containing lots of dice-based cards.
Necromancy contains a mix of attacks and defenses, like Drain Life, Bone Armor and Ghost Shield.

Mythology contains cards for summoning creatures. Creatures are another character on the board that moves and attacks on the wizard's turn.
Totem has all the totem cards, which are persistent creations that give some kind of good or bad effect against any wizards in the same sector.
Draconic contains the Summon Drake card. The creature's name is Drake, and he's a large dragon that does a lot of damage and prevents picking up treasure. The deck also contains a lot of powerful fire-based attack cards.