Mysticana: Sorcerers' Showdown (2024)

Sorcerers’ Showdown is playable with Mysticana: A Foundation Deck core cards, and its rules are included in the core wallet. Two sorcerers clash in battle, each spell and counterspell growing less predictable as they wear down. Sorcerers’ Showdown is a dueling-like game for 2 players using the Mysticana deck. In the first round, players are dealt 8 cards and choose 6 to battle with, setting aside 2 to hold onto for the next round. The first player then plays a card to start a clash. The other player responds with a card of their own, matching the element if possible. The clash is evaluated by rank and element, with the winner capturing both cards. Should an Avatar (rank ⟐) win a clash, the winner steals a pair of previously captured cards from their opponent. Clashes are played and resolved until both players are out of cards. Should one player have all of the captured cards, they win! Otherwise, players take the 2 cards set aside at the beginning of the round and draw a hand size that is 1 card less than the previous round to continue the duel. Sorcerers’ Showdown is a game of outplaying your opponent, calculated risks, shrinking hands, and rising chaos. Mysticana is a Foundation Deck: an 18-card deck that includes multiple core games using just the base cards with even more games added through small expansions. The deck features cards with 6 ranks across 3 suits (elements) which have a “rock-paper-scissors” hierarchy. While each game might make use of the deck’s design in different ways, the flexible foundation enables new games to fit in seamlessly alongside previous entries.