Wizard Arena™ Rules and Tutorial Video

In the Fire and Ice box-

108 Playing cards:

• 29 Fire Faction Power Cards (with cards numbered 1-6 and 3 Modifier cards)
• 24 Fire Faction Spell Cards
• 29 Ice Faction Power Cards (with cards numbered 1-6 and 3 Modifier cards)
• 24 Ice Faction Spell Cards
• 2 Reference cards
• 1 Folded Rule Sheet

In the Feast and Famine box-

108 Playing cards:

• 29 Feast Faction Power Cards (with cards numbered 1-6 and 3 Modifier cards)
• 24 Fire Faction Spell Cards
• 29 Famine Faction Power Cards (with cards numbered 1-6 and 3 Modifier cards)
• 24 Ice Faction Spell Cards
• 2 Reference cards
• 1 Folded Rule Sheet

1. Determine Turn Order
Shuffle any Power Deck. Each player draws one Power card to determine who goes first.

• Draw again if you reveal a Modifier
• Redraw ties

The player with the highest number goes first and chooses their Faction.
Faction choice and turn order then proceed clockwise around the table.

2. Set Up Your Decks
After choosing Factions, each player takes their Power Deck and Spell Deck.
Shuffle both decks and have the player to your left cut them.
Place your Power Deck on your left and your Spell Deck on your right.
Draw 3 Spell cards to form your starting hand.

3. Begin the Power Up Phase
On your turn, draw at least one Power card. You may cast any number of Spells before or after drawing.
Your goal is to reach a Power Level as close to 12 as possible without going over.

• Exactly 12 → Critical Hit (deal 1 damage to all opponents)
• Over 12 → Overcharge (take 4 damage at end of Round)
• Satisfied below 12? → Take a Stand

Declare “Pass” to end your turn. Play proceeds clockwise.

After all players have Taken a Stand, Overcharged, or scored a Critical Hit, the Final Casting Phase ends.

4. Final Casting Phase
The player to the left of the last player who declared they "Stand" goes first in the Final Casting Phase. Each player gets one turn to cast Spells. If you have nothing to cast, say “Pass.”

Then proceed to calculating damage in the Damage Phase.

5. Damage Phase
The winner deals damage equal to the difference in Power Levels, plus any Bonus Damage.
Overcharged players take 4 damage (plus Bonus Damage).
Damage is taken by discarding cards from the top of your Spell Deck into your Crypt.

6. End the Round
Discard all Power cards to your Burn Pile. Move all cast Spells to your Crypt.
At the start of your next turn, draw back up to 3 Spell cards if you wish.

7. End the Match
When a player discards their last Spell card, the Match ends.
Remaining players score 1 point per card left in their Spell Deck.

After players are seated, take any Power Deck and shuffle it. Each player draws one Power card to determine turn order. If you draw a Modifier, draw again. If there is a tie, redraw until a clear highest number is revealed.

The player with the highest numbered card goes first and chooses their Faction. (See more information about the Factions below.) Then the turn order and choice of Factions proceed clockwise around the table according to seating position.

Once you choose your Faction, shuffle both your decks. It is customary to have the player to your left cut them. Place your Power Deck on your left and your Spell Deck on your right.

Draw 3 Spell cards to form your starting hand.

SETUP

Before the Match begins, each player should organize their play area into the following zones:

Power Building Area
This is where you place Power cards as you build your Power Level during the Round.
A Power card is only part of your Power Level once you play it by placing it here.

Burn Pile
This is where you discard Power cards during the Round.
At the end of each Round, all Power cards in your Power Building Area are moved to your Burn Pile.

Spell Casting Area
Whenever you cast a Spell, place it in your Spell Casting Area.
At the end of the Round, all Spells in your Spell Casting Area are moved to your Crypt in the order they were cast.

Spell Deck
Your Spell Deck represents your Life total for the entire Match.
When you take damage, discard that many cards from the top of your Spell Deck into your Crypt.

Crypt
This is your discard pile for Spell cards — including Spells you cast and damage you take.
When you heal Life, take cards from the top of your Crypt and place them on the bottom of your Spell Deck.

If your Spell Deck ever runs out of cards, you are defeated.

Enchantment Area
Enchantments can last throughout the whole Match and they're placed face up above your Power Building Area where they're easily seen and remembered.

Game Phases

A game is called a Match, and a Match consists of several Rounds.
During each Round, players take turns drawing Power cards and casting Spells.
Most Rounds last three to five turns per player, depending on how aggressively players draw and cast.

Every Round in Wizard Arena has three Phases, always taken in this order:

1. Power Up Phase
Players take turns drawing one Power card at a time and casting Spells.
You may cast Spells before or after drawing, and you may continue drawing as long as you wish.
This Phase continues until all players have finished drawing for the Round.

2. Final Casting Phase
After the last player draws their final Power card, all players get one final turn to cast Spells.
No one may draw Power cards during this Phase.

3. Damage Phase
Once all players have finished casting Spells, damage is calculated and applied:

Where the damage inflicted is equal to the difference between the player's Power Levels.

After damage is applied, the Round ends.

All Power cards in every player’s Power Building Area are moved to their Burn Pile, and all Spells in their Spell Casting Area are moved to their Crypt in the order they were cast.

The Power Up Phase is where each player builds their Power Level by drawing Power cards and casting Spells. Your goal is to reach a Power Level as close to 12 as possible without going over.

On your turn, you must draw at least one Power card. You may cast any number of Spells before or after drawing. If a Spell instructs you to draw a Power card, that draw counts as your required draw for the turn. You can draw as many Power cards as you want to during your turn, but strategically you would not want to because it's better to know what the other player's have.

Drawn vs. Played Power Cards

When you draw a Power card, it is not part of your Power Level until you play it, by adding it to your Power Level stack. Power cards that are drawn but then discarded, were never played, and therefore were never part of your Power Level.
Whenever a spell refers to “the last Power card drawn” it always refers to the most recently played card in your Power Level, not the most recently drawn card.

You may continue drawing Power cards as long as you wish, but be careful:

• Power Level going past 12 → You Overcharge
• Getting exactly 12 → You score a Critical Hit
• Satisfied below 12? → You may Take a Stand

Declare “Pass” to end your turn. Play then proceeds clockwise.

Taking a Stand

If your Power Level is below 12 and you are satisfied with your position, you may Take a Stand. Turn your last Power card diagonally to mark it. Your Power Up Phase ends when you declare “Stand.”

Critical Hits

If your Power Level is exactly 12, you immediately score a Critical Hit. All other players take 1 point of Critical Hit damage, which may be taken from their hand or from the top of their Spell Deck. Each player may only score one Critical Hit per Round.

Overcharging

If your Power Level exceeds 12, you Overcharge. Turn the last card you drew sideways to show this. You will take 4 damage at the end of the Round unless you can immediately cast a Spell that lowers your Power Level before your turn ends. Turn your last card 90 degrees to show that you've Overcharged and are out of the round.

Modifier Cards

Modifier cards in your Power Deck are optional. When you draw one, keep it slightly raised above your other cards to show it is pending. You decide whether to apply it at the end of the Round.
If any Spell changes your Power Level, all pending Modifiers become optional again.

Running Out of Power Cards

If your Power Deck runs out, immediately gather your Burn Pile, shuffle it, and have the player to your left cut the deck. Continue drawing normally.

Ending the Power Up Phase

The Power Up Phase ends when all players have either:

• Scored a Critical Hit
• Overcharged
• Taken a Stand

Once this happens, the game moves to the Final Casting Phase.

Spell Casting

Mastering your Faction’s Spells—and combining them effectively—is the key to victory. When casting a Spell, read its Name, Effect, and Type aloud, then place it into your Play Area. Spell text refers to all other players as your Enemies.

Each Faction contains seven Spell Types:
Enchantments, Curses, Conjuring's, Ultimate's, Incantations, Hexes, and Summoning's.

Enchantments

After casting an Enchantment, place it above your Play Area near the center of the table.
Enchantments remain active for the entire Match and may trigger multiple times per Round.
They resolve before all other Spells.

All Enchantments in play are public, visible, and considered active at all times. When a spell or action is taken, all players are responsible for recognizing any Enchantments that may trigger from it.

If an Enchantment is triggered by any spell or action—whether performed by its controller or by another player—the Enchantment’s effect must resolve before the triggering spell or action resolves. This includes triggers from casting spells, declaring spell types, taking Critical Hit damage, Overcharging, or any other game action that matches an Enchantment’s condition.

Because Enchantments are global effects, missed triggers should be corrected as soon as they are noticed. If resolving the Enchantment requires adjusting cards (such as moving healed cards back into the correct order), players should make those adjustments to maintain proper timing. The goal is to preserve the intended sequence of effects, not to punish forgetfulness.

Cutthroat enforcement is not allowed. Players may not intentionally withhold recognition of an Enchantment to gain advantage. The spirit of play requires all players to uphold Enchantment triggers fairly and consistently.

In summary:

• Enchantments trigger as soon as their condition is met.
• Their effects resolve before the triggering spell or action.
• All players share responsibility for recognizing triggers.
• Missed triggers are corrected retroactively to maintain correct timing.

Honor rules the arena; angle‑shooting is banned.

No Angle Shooting

Players may not intentionally withhold or ignore known triggers to gain advantage. All ongoing effects must be upheld in good faith. The arena is governed by honor, not loopholes.

Example Scenario (Enchantment Trigger Example)

Fire Faction's Inferno Enchantment:
“During this Match, your Enemies must take 1 point of Critical Hit damage whenever they cast a Summoning spell.”

Example of Play: An enemy player casts a Summoning spell.
Summoning spells normally heal the caster by placing it on the bottom of their Spell Deck immediately after casting.

However, this player has:

• 1 Life remaining
• No cards in hand
• This Summoning spell is their last card

Timing Sequence

1. The enemy declares the Summoning spell
2. Your Enchantment triggers immediately
3. The enemy takes 1 point of Critical Hit damage BEFORE their Summoning spell resolves
4. Because they were at 1 Life, they drop to 0 Life
5. The Summoning spell never resolves — they are defeated before the heal can occur

Outcome: The Enchantment’s timing determines the result:

• They die before the Summoning spell can self-heal them
• The heal never happens
• The card never reaches the bottom of their deck
• The Enchantment’s damage is the deciding factor

This is exactly why Enchantments must resolve before the triggering spell — the timing can determine victory or defeat.

Other Spell Types

All non‑Enchantment Spells are placed in your Play Area when cast.
At the end of the Round, move them to your Crypt in the order they were cast.

Hexes

Hexes are temporary, single‑Round effects that function similarly to Enchantments but expire at the end of the Round. A Hex must be cast at the beginning of a Round, before you draw your first Power card. After reading the Hex aloud, place it in your Play Area so all players can clearly see it. When casting additional spells during the Round, place them to the right of the Hex to keep the Hex visible.

Hexes are public, visible, and considered active for the entire Round in which they are cast. All players are responsible for recognizing any Hexes that may trigger from a spell or action.

If a Hex is triggered by any spell or action—whether performed by its controller or by another player—the Hex’s effect resolves before the triggering spell or action resolves. This includes triggers from casting spells, declaring spell types, taking Critical Hit damage, Overcharging, or any other game action that matches the Hex’s condition.

Because Hexes are global effects for the duration of the Round, missed triggers should be corrected as soon as they are noticed. If resolving the Hex requires adjusting cards (such as moving healed cards in the correct order), players should make those adjustments to maintain proper timing. The goal is to preserve the intended sequence of effects, not to punish forgetfulness.

At the end of the Round, all spells in your Casting Area—including the Hex—must be placed into the Crypt in the order they were cast.

Cutthroat enforcement is not allowed. Players may not intentionally withhold recognition of a Hex to gain advantage. The spirit of play requires all players to uphold Hex triggers fairly and consistently.

In summary:

• Hexes last for the current Round only.
• Hexes trigger as soon as their condition is met.
• Their effects resolve before the triggering spell or action.
• All players share responsibility for recognizing triggers.
• Missed triggers are corrected retroactively to maintain correct timing.
• Honor rules the arena; angle‑shooting is banned.

Example Scenario (Hex Trigger Example)

Ice Faction's Winter Solstice Hex:
“During this Round, whenever anyone draws a 3, you heal 1 Life.”

Example of Play: Another player begins their turn and draws a Power card.
They reveal a 3, which immediately causes a Critical Hit.

Because this Hex is active and public, its trigger is recognized by all players.

Timing Sequence

1. The other player draws a 3
2. Your Hex triggers immediately
3. You heal 1 Life BEFORE the Critical Hit damage resolves
4. After your heal is applied, the Critical Hit damage is resolved normally

Outcome: If you were at 1 Life, you heal to 2, then take 1 damage, and remain alive.

This is exactly why Hexes (and Enchantments) must resolve before the triggering action — the timing can determine whether a player survives.

Self‑Healing (Life Regenerating )

Some Spells restore your Life. In the tutorial videos this is called Life Regenerating ; in the printed rules it is called Self‑Healing. These terms mean the same thing.

To Self‑Heal/ Regenerate Life:

• Take cards from the top of your Crypt
• Place them face down on the bottom of your Spell Deck
• Heal the exact number indicated
• When healing multiple points, count carefully so the final healed card ends up last

Self‑Healing Spells — such as Ultimates, Summonings, and others — are placed on the bottom of your Spell Deck after resolving their effect.

Spell Duration

Some Spell effects resolve immediately while others remain active until the Damage Phase is complete.

After all players have completed the Power Up Phase—either by Taking a Stand, scoring a Critical Hit, or Overcharging—the game enters the Final Casting Phase.

The player who goes first in this phase is the player to the left of the last player who declared their Stand.
Players who scored a Critical Hit must also declare “Stand” so turn order is clear.

During the Final Casting Phase, each player gets one turn to cast Spells. If you do not wish to cast any Spells, simply declare “Pass.” Play proceeds clockwise.

Power Level Changes During Final Casting

If any Spell cast during the Final Casting Phase changes a player’s Power Level, the affected player's will return to the Power Up Phase. The affected players takes turns, and play continues clockwise.

Ending the Final Casting Phase

The Final Casting Phase ends only when:

• All players have taken their Final Casting turn, and
• No Spell cast during this phase has changed any Power Level

Once this condition is met, proceed to the Damage Phase.

After all Final Casting is complete and no further Power Levels can change, the game enters the Damage Phase. Damage is taken by discarding cards from the top of your Spell Deck (your Life) into your Crypt.

Damage resolves clockwise, beginning with the player closest to the Round’s winner.

Basic Damage

Each losing player takes damage equal to the difference between their Power Level and the winner’s Power Level.

Overcharge Damage

Players who Overcharged take 4 damage as a penalty.
This penalty is applied even if they won the Round, unless a Spell lowered their Power Level before their turn ended.

Bonus Damage

If the winning player has any Bonus cards in play, add their total value to the damage dealt to all losing players.

Overcharged players also take Bonus Damage in addition to their 4‑point penalty.

Ties

If all players end the Round with the same Power Level, the Round ends in a Tie and all Bonus Damage is canceled.

In multiplayer games, if several players tie for the highest Power Level, they are Co‑Winners.
Only the Co‑Winner with the highest total Bonus Damage deals damage to the losing players.

Ending the Round

After all damage is resolved:

1. Discard all Power cards face up into your Burn Pile.
2. Move all cast Spells from your Play Area into your Crypt, in the order they were cast.
3. Begin a new Round.

The next Round’s Power Up Phase begins with the player to the left of the one who started the previous Round.

At the start of your turn in a new Round, you may draw up to your maximum hand size of three Spell cards—or choose not to draw.

The Match ends the moment a player discards their last Spell card into their Crypt. When this happens, that player is eliminated and the Match immediately concludes.

The remaining players determine the final winner and ranking by counting the number of cards left in their Spell Deck.
Each remaining card is worth 1 point.
The player with the highest total wins the Match.

For the next Match, the player to the left of the previous starting player goes first. Players may vote to keep their current Factions or choose new ones.

Sudden Death Tiebreaker

If two or more players are tied with the same number of cards remaining in their Spell Decks, those tied players can choose to play one additional Sudden Death Round.

• Only the tied players participate
• All normal rules apply
• The winner of the Sudden Death Round wins the Match

If the tied players tie again after the Sudden Death Round, the tie stands and they share the result.

Alternate Match Endings

You may choose one of the following modes before starting play:

Elimination Mode (a Multiplayer Variant)

Instead of ending the Match immediately when a player runs out of Spell cards, players may choose to continue playing until only one player remains.
This creates a last‑wizard‑standing style Match.

Campaign Mode

Campaign Mode is played across three consecutive Matches.

After each Match, players record the number of Spell cards remaining in their Spell Deck.
These points carry forward into the next Match.

At the end of the third Match, the player with the highest total score wins the Campaign.

Note: Because a Sudden Death Round can reduce each player’s remaining Spell cards (and therefore lower their Campaign score), Sudden Death is skipped after Match 1 and Match 2.

If there is a tie at the end of the Campaign, the tied players must play one final Sudden Death Round to determine the winner.

1. Determine Turn Order (Start of Match)

• Shuffle any Power Deck.
• Each player draws one Power card.
• Redraw Modifiers and ties.
• The highest number chooses their Faction first; choice continues clockwise.
• The player who chose first also takes the first turn of the Match.

2. Power Up Phase Turn Order

• Begins with the starting player and proceeds clockwise.
• On your turn, you must draw at least one Power card and may cast Spells.
• Your Power Up Phase ends when you:Take a StandOverchargeScore a Critical Hit

Once all players have Taken a Stand, Overcharged, or hit 12, the Power Up Phase ends.

3. Final Casting Phase Turn Order

• The player to the left of the last player who declared Stand goes first.
• Each player gets one Final Casting turn, clockwise.
• If you have nothing to cast, say “Pass.”

4. If a Spell Changes a Player’s Power Level During Final Casting

If any Spell cast during the Final Casting Phase changes a player’s Power Level:

• The caster’s Final Casting turn ends.
• The affected player immediately re‑enters the Power Up Phase and takes a full Power Up turn.
• Play continues clockwise from that player.
• Players who were not affected remain “done” and simply Pass when their turn comes around.

Once all players have again Taken a Stand, Overcharged, or reached 12, the game re‑enters the Final Casting Phase.

All players receive a new Final Casting turn, even if they already took one earlier in the Round.

5. Damage Phase Turn Order

• Damage resolves clockwise, starting with the player closest to the Round’s winner.
• Overcharge penalties and Bonus Damage apply here.

6. Next Round

• After cleanup, the next Round begins with the player to the left of the previous Round’s starting player.
• Players may draw back up to 3 Spell cards at the start of their turn.

Wizard Arena Quick Reference

Look for strategic ways to use your Spells throughout the Match. While every Faction has its own style, most Spells fall into four broad categories: Direct Damage, Healing, Overcharge Protection, and Disruptors.

Direct Damage

Direct Damage Spells help you pressure opponents early and cycle through your deck faster. They’re especially useful in the opening Rounds when you want to build momentum and draw more Spells into your hand.

Healing

Healing Spells take longer to set up because you must lose Life before you can benefit from them. You may need to discard cards from your hand when taking Critical Hit damage, or take bigger risks early in the game knowing you can recover later. Healing is strongest when used deliberately, not reactively.

Overcharge Protection

These Spells are some of the most valuable tools in your deck. They let you look at Power cards before you play them, discard Power cards that would cause you to Overcharge, or otherwise manipulate your Power Level safely. These Spells allow you to push your Power Level higher without fear of going over 12, giving you the freedom to draw more aggressively.

It’s often best to save Overcharge Protection for later in the Round—especially when your Power Level is 7 or higher, where even a moderate card (like a 6) would push you past 12. Using these Spells at the right moment can turn a risky draw into a winning position.

Disruptors

Disruptor Spells interfere with your opponents by altering their Power Level or forcing them into awkward positions. Some are mildly annoying; others can completely derail an opponent’s plan. Use them wisely—timing is everything.

Experienced players may create and customize their own 24‑card Spell Decks by combining Spell cards from any Faction. This allows you to experiment with new strategies, blend playstyles, and craft unique combinations that reflect your preferred approach to the game.

When constructing a custom Spell Deck, you must follow the official Deck Construction Rules to ensure balance and fairness.

Required Spell Type Breakdown

Every custom Spell Deck must contain the same Spell Types and quantities as a standard Faction deck:

• (3) Enchantments
• (2) Curses
• (6) Conjuring's
• (2) Ultimate's
• (6) Incantation's
• (2) Hexes
• (3) Summoning spells

Faction Identity & Strategy

When crafting a deck, consider how different Factions complement each other:

• Fire excels at Direct Damage and aggressive pressure
• Ice specializes in control and disruption
• Feast focuses on Healing and long‑term value
• Famine thrives on attrition and resource denial

Mixing Spell Types from multiple Factions can create hybrid strategies—such as aggressive healing, defensive disruption, or high‑risk Overcharge builds.

Why These Limits Exist

These construction rules ensure that:

• No deck becomes overloaded with a single Spell Type
• Enchantments remain unique and impactful
• Conjurings and Incantations remain flexible but not overwhelming
• Every custom deck stays balanced against official Faction decks

Custom deck building is intended for experienced players, but the rules are simple enough that anyone can experiment once they understand the core gameplay.

A structured duel format where wizards battle across multiple games, earning points for performance rather than relying on a single victory.

Campaign Mode (Best‑of‑Three Series)

Players compete in a series of three Matches. Each Match is played using the standard rules of Wizard Arena.

Scoring

After each Match, players record the number of cards remaining in their Spell Deck:

• Winner’s Score: Number of cards left in their deck
• Loser’s Score: Always 0

At the end of three Matches, players total their scores.
The player with the highest combined score wins the Campaign.

These optional modes offer different ways to play Wizard Arena beyond the standard rules. Each mode introduces a unique twist on deck structure, spell access, or battlefield conditions.

Shadow Seal (Curse‑Ban Mode)

An ancient Seal is invoked upon entering the arena, forbidding the utterance of Curses.

In this mode, Curse Spells cannot be cast.
If a Curse is in your hand, you may:

• Use it only to absorb Critical Hit damage, or
• Discard it to draw a new Spell card

All other Spell Types function normally.

Modus Concordia
(Semi‑Draft)

The ancient discipline of harmony. When invoked, the battlefield aligns both wizards’ power, ensuring a fair and honorable duel.

After players are seated and have chosen their Factions, each player searches their Spell Deck and removes the following cards, placing them into a personal reserve:

• All 3 Enchantments
• 3 Conjuring Spells (player’s choice)
• 3 Incantation Spells (player’s choice)
• 2 Summoning Spells
• 1 card of each remaining Spell Type (Hex, Curse, Ultimate)

These reserved cards form the stable core of your Spell Deck.

All remaining Spell cards are placed into each player’s Concordia stack.
Each player then passes their Concordia stack to the player on their left.

Upon receiving a new stack, each player:

1. Combines their reserved cards with the cards received from Concordia
2. Shuffles them together
3. Forms their new Spell Deck
4. Plays normally

This mode creates balanced, semi‑drafted decks with shared structure but unique variations.

Chaos Arcana
(Full Randomized Deck Mode)

Release untamed magic, where spells are unpredictable and only true skill will triumph.

At the beginning of the Match:

1. Gather all Spell cards from every player’s deck
2. Shuffle them together into one massive pool
3. Deal 24 cards to each player
4. Each player uses this random set as their Spell Deck

Chaos Arcana creates wildly unpredictable Matches where no two decks — or battles — are ever the same.

Battle Royale
(High count multiplayer)

When playing with six or more players, the matches can go extremely fast. So in this recommended variation mode, everyone draws 5 cards to form their starting hands. Then play continues as normal after the first round, where each player can only draw back up to the normal maximum of 3 cards in hand.

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Q: Do I have to follow the instructions on a spell card?

Yes. When you cast a spell, you must fully resolve the instructions printed on the card.
You can’t cast a spell just to trigger a side effect like healing, summoning, or regeneration unless the card explicitly allows it.

For example:

• Arise is a summoning spell that tells you to draw 3 spells, keep 2, and put 1 on the bottom of your deck.
• If you only have 3 cards left in your deck, casting Arise will force you to draw all 3 — which means you would deck out and defeat yourself.
• You cannot cast Arise “just to heal” or “just to summon” while ignoring the draw effect. The full instructions must be followed.

This rule applies to all spells:
If you cast it, you resolve everything it tells you to do.

Q: Do Modifier cards apply immediately when drawn?

No.
Modifiers are optional.
When drawn, keep them slightly raised to show they are pending.
You decide whether to apply them at the end of the Round.

If any Spell changes your Power Level, all pending Modifiers become optional again.

Q: What happens if I run out of Power cards?

Immediately shuffle your Burn Pile, have the player to your left cut it, and continue drawing normally.

Q: Can my Power Level go below zero?

A: Yes. Your Power Level can go negative.
A negative Power Level simply means you are at a disadvantage for the rest of the round. You can still cast spells normally, and you can still recover if you draw higher Power cards later.

Example (Blight):

If your Power Level is 1 and you cast Blight, and the Power card you draw is a 3, you subtract 3 from your Power Level and go to –2.
Because the card was a 3, your enemies also take 2 damage immediately.
The drawn Power card is then placed below your other Power cards, rotated 90 degrees, and remains active for the rest of the round.

Negative Power Levels don’t prevent you from playing.

Q: If a Spell forces me to draw a Power card, does that count as my required draw?

Yes.
Any Spell that instructs you to draw a Power card counts as your mandatory draw for that turn.

Q: Can I cast Spells after Taking a Stand?

No. Taking a Stand ends your Power Up Phase, but you may still cast Spells during the Final Casting Phase.

Q: Critical Hits — Can there be multiple Critical Hits in a single Round?

Yes. Multiple players can score a Critical Hit during the same Round.
Each Critical Hit deals 1 damage to all other players.

However, a single player may only score one Critical Hit per Round.
If their Power Level is changed and later returns to 12, it simply counts as having a Power Level of 12 — not a second Critical Hit.

Q: Do Critical Hit players need to declare “Stand”?

Yes.
Even though hitting 12 ends your Power Up Phase, you must still declare “Stand” so turn order for the Final Casting Phase is clear.

Q: What happens when a player Overcharges? Does it end the Power Up phase for everyone, stop them from drawing cards, or prevent them from casting spells? And does their Power Level still count against other players?

Overcharging affects only the player who Overcharged, not the entire table.

• Overcharging ends the Power Up phase only for that player.
• They can still cast spells during their current turn.
• If they do not cast a spell that reverses their Overcharge and they pass, they are out of the round and no longer take turns. Play simply skips them.
• They rotate the last Power card they drew 90 degrees to show they’re out.
• They do not get to cast spells in the Final Casting Phase.
• Their total Power Level does not count against other players.
• They simply take the 4 damage penalty during the Damage Phase, plus any Bonus Damage cards they revealed.

Q: If a Spell changes someone’s Power Level during Final Casting, who goes next?

If any Spell changes a player’s Power Level during the Final Casting Phase, the affected player(s) immediately return to the Power Up Phase.

Here’s how it works:

• The caster’s turn ends as normal.
• The affected player re‑enters the Power Up Phase and takes a full Power Up turn (draw, cast, Stand, etc.).
• Turn order continues clockwise from that player.
• Players who were already “done” remain done and simply Pass when their turn comes around.
• If a player already took a Final Casting turn earlier, they still get another one when the game cycles back into the Final Casting Phase again.
• This means:
• Unaffected players do not get new Power Up turns
• Affected players do
• Everyone gets a new Final Casting turn once all players have again Taken a Stand, Overcharged, or hit 12

This preserves fairness, prevents instant reactions, and keeps the timing consistent.

Q: Do Modifier cards count as numbered Power cards?

No. Modifier cards are not considered numbered Power cards, even if they show a 1 or 2 on them.
Those numbers represent modifier values, not Power values.

So when a spell instructs you to “discard the lowest numbered Power card,” you must:

• Ignore all Modifier cards
• Look only at your actual Power cards
• Discard the Power card with the lowest printed Power value

Q: If multiple players tie for highest Power Level, who deals damage?

All tied players are Co‑Winners, but only the Co‑Winner with the highest total Bonus Damage deals damage to the losing players.

What happens if all players tie with the same Power Level?

The Round ends in a Tie.
No damage is dealt and all Bonus Damage is canceled.

Q: At the start of a round, do players draw spell cards until they have 3 in hand? And does this happen every round?

Yes. At the beginning of each round, every player draws spell cards until they have 3 spells in hand.
After the first round of the Match, drawing spell cards becomes optional — you may choose to draw up to 3, or keep fewer if you prefer.
Each player begins the Match with 21 Life.

Q: When does the Match end?

The Match ends when a player discards their last Spell card into their Crypt.

Remaining players count the cards left in their Spell Deck to determine final ranking.

If you know the end of the Match is coming soon, you may want to cast any Healing or Life‑Regenerating spells you have. Doing so lets you refill your Spell Deck before scoring, which can improve your final ranking.

If two or more players tie, they play one Sudden Death Round.
If they tie again, the tie stands.

Q: How do Bloom and Corrode interact?

Q: If a player casts Bloom, draws two Power cards, and discards the second one, then another player casts Corrode, which card gets discarded? Can the player count the Bloom‑discarded card as the one Corrode forces them to discard?

No. Corrode always makes the target discard the last Power card they actually played — meaning the last card added to their Power Level.

Here’s how it works:

• Bloom allows you to draw two Power cards and look at them.
• You add the first card to your Power Level.
• You discard the second card (it was drawn, but never played).
• If another player then casts Corrode, you must discard the last Power card you played, which is the one Bloom added to your Power Level.
• This is always the topmost Power card in your Power Level.
• You cannot use the Bloom‑discarded card to satisfy Corrode, because that card was never part of your Power Level.

Key rule:
Corrode discards the last Power card played, not the last card drawn.

Q: Fauna (Feast Ultimate) — Does it deal damage to all other players?

No. Fauna only reflects damage back onto the player who dealt it to you.
It does not damage every opponent.