Card types

Monsters are summoned into one of your 7 monster slots and fight with Attack and Health. A monster can't attack on the turn it is summoned unless it has Swift (attack anything) or Lunge (attack monsters). Damage stays on a monster until it is healed; at 0 Health it dies and goes to the graveyard. Every monster has one tribe (Human, Dragon, Undead…) and may carry extra subtypes.

Spells are one-shot effects: you play one, it resolves immediately and goes to your graveyard. Spells can deal damage, draw cards, summon, buff, destroy or transform. Countered spells still count as spells you cast.

Traps are set face-down in one of your 3 spell/trap slots. Your opponent can't see which trap it is; it springs automatically on their turn when its trigger happens (for example when they attack or play a spell), then goes to the graveyard.

Sigils stay in play in one of your 3 sigil slots and give a lasting effect — auras, triggers every turn, or a countdown. A sigil has Durability: enemy monsters can attack it and effects can damage or destroy it.

Weapons equip your hero with Attack and Durability, letting your hero attack once per turn. Each hero attack costs 1 Durability; at 0 the weapon breaks. Playing a new weapon replaces the old one.

Relics are permanent artifacts kept face-up in your spell/trap zone. They can't be attacked by monsters and give an ongoing bonus for the rest of the game. You can have at most 1 relic in play at a time.

Hero cards transform your hero: you keep your Health, gain Armor, and your hero power is replaced by a new, stronger one. Each hero has its own hero cards.