A neutral Unit Card.

Unit cards are the main fighting force of all Factions. During standard play these cards are Deployed to the Playfield, and may Move, Attack, be Discarded, and be Destroyed when active.

Unit cards are split into two card types:

• Soldier card.
• Specialist card.

Both cards are split into their own respective decks and can be referred to individually as Soldiers and Specialists. Units encompasses both types.

Reading The Card

1. Card Name

This is the card's name. Each card has a unique name based off who they are and what they do.

2. Card Type

This is the card's type, represented by both a title and icon. Cards are often referred to as their type rather than by name using their respective icons.

3. Card Image

The image of the card. Some cards may display portraits of their Unit, or may display an icon.

4. Card Sigils

Unit cards can hold up to 3 Sigils at a time. Sigils are referenced by Icons only.

5. Faction

The Faction this card has pledged allegiance to. Faction Unit Cards can only be Deployed from the hand, Retreated to the discard pile, or Reserved to the Reserve Deck of players who both own the card, and match the Faction. Neutral Cards (Also referred to as Cards) can be used by any Faction.

It is possible for some mismatching factions to hold temporary control of other Faction Unit Cards while on the playfield. Once they are removed from the playfield, temporary ownership is lost.

6. Card Description

The card's description text. Can either be cosmetic or used to define the conditions for using a card and the effects that it provides upon activation.

7. Level

The cost tier of a card. All cards cost Turn Points (Also referred to as Attacking Turn Points, or Defending Turn Points) to be put into play from a player's hand relative to their Level. Level 5 Unit Cards are exclusive to the Titan Faction.

8. Durability

The durability tier of a card. Represents the maximum amount of Health a card has, and the maximum amount of Armor a card can have at once.

9. Damage

The damage tier of a card. Represents the amount of Direct Damage or Indirect Damage a card deals when performing a damaging action.

10. Trade

The value tier of a card. Represents the amount of Turn Points given when Scrapped, or the cost of Retreat.

11. Speed

Represents the maximum amount of actions you may perform with a card in a turn. Once a card has used all of its actions, it may not be used again for the remainder of the turn.

12. Range

Represents the maximum distance in cells a card can attack from.

Sigils are icons representing extra Passive or Active Abilities a card has in addition to their standard card abilities. Each Sigil and its behaviors can be found in the Sigil Legend.

Passive sigils are either constantly active, or must wait until a condition is met before activating. A player cannot manually trigger a passive sigil, but the sigil will trigger instantly once its condition is met.

An example Passive Sigil

Active Sigils are triggered abilities that occur when a condition is met, and the player owning the card uses the ability.

An example Active Sigil

Active Sigils will specify what phase they can be used in, as well as any costs or conditions. If a phase is not specified, then that Active Sigil can be used during any phase.

Any Sigils that deal damage are resolved using Sigil Damage Resolution.

Basic Attack

Eligible Cards:

A Basic Attack is a combat action where a single card deals damage to a target.

To perform a Basic Attack:

• Select 1 or on the Playfield.
• Select 1 target cell to attack.
  • The selected cell cannot be blocked by other opponent cards.
  • Your attacking card must be able to reach the targeted cell based on their Range.
• Pay 1 , then deal to the target cell based on your card's
  • When attacking with a pay 0 instead.
• If combat is a result of using a sigil (such as Strafing Run), resolve damage using sigil damage resolution. Otherwise use basic damage resolution.

Basic Damage Resolution

If a targeted cell contains a card with or , resolve the damage as follows, targeting first:

• 
  • Subtract the targeted card's total by your card's
    • If > , then deal 1 to the targeted card's
    • The attack ends afterwards.
• 
  • Compare the attacked card's by your card's
    • If < , then deal 1 to the targeted card's
    • If > or = , then destroy the targeted card.
      • Gain +1 when destroying a card.
    • The attack ends afterwards.

Sigil Damage Resolution

If a targeted cell contains a card with or , resolve the damage as follows, targeting first:

• 
  • Subtract the targeted card's total by your card's
    • If > , then deal 1 to the targeted card's
    • The attack ends afterwards.
• 
  • Subtract the targeted card's total by your card's
    • If > or = , then destroy the targeted card.
      • Gain +1 when destroying a card.
    • The attack ends afterwards.
• If the attacked card is a , deal 1 instead.

A neutral Captain Card.

Captains are the core of a faction's presence on the playfield. They are responsible for controlling Colored Control Points in standard play, and contribute to a player's total life pool.

Captains also abide to the Speed & Range limitations of Unit cards. However, captains always cost 0 Turn points to play, and do not take damage from Indirect Damage sources.

Reading The Card

1. Card Name

This is the card's name. Each card has a unique name based off who they are and what they do.

2. Card Type

This is the card's type, represented by both a title and icon. Cards are often referred to as their type rather than by name using their respective icons.

3. Card Image

The image of the card. Some cards may display portraits of their Unit, or may display an icon.

4. Faction

The Faction this card has pledged allegiance to. Each faction comes with their own captains.

5. Card Description

The card's description text. For Captains, this is their faction's slogan / ethos, and is cosmetic only.

6. Durability

The durability tier of a card. Represents the maximum amount of Health a card has, and the maximum amount of Armor a card can have at once.

7. Damage

The damage tier of a card. Represents the amount of Direct Damage or Indirect Damage a card deals when performing a damaging action.

8. Speed

Represents the maximum amount of actions you may perform with a card in a turn. Once a card has used all of its actions, it may not be used again for the remainder of the turn.

9. Range

Represents the maximum distance in cells a card can attack from.

Territory is a property a cell may have to represent what player / alliance owns a cell on the playfield. Some cards or rules reference territory and its types directly. Territory is claimed dynamically using faction tokens, and passively using seat colors, with the former taking priority.

The faction tokens of the R.A.I.S.E and MACHINE factions. Each faction has their own token.

Unclaimed Territory

An unclaimed cell

Any cell that has not yet been claimed by a Faction, they have no seat color, and have no faction token on them.

Claimed Territory

A previously unclaimed cell. It has been claimed with a faction token.

Only one Faction Token can be placed on a cell at a time, with the most recently placed Faction Token claiming the cell.

Territory that you, or your allies have claimed is called friendly territory. Territory that is claimed by an opponent is called opponent, or enemy territory. Anything in-between is unoccupied, or neutral territory.

Colored cells will passively be considered territory of the seat owner. When a faction token is placed onto a colored cell, territory is changed as normal, returning to its original owner once the token is removed.

Playfields are comprised of individual segments within a coordinate space called cells. Each cell can be affected by status effects, or have special properties tied to them.

Standard Cell

A standard cell, and its colored variants.

A cell with no special effects. It can be occupied by 1 card on the playfield, and any number of tokens at a time. All cell types inherit the base properties of a standard cell.

Colored cells are used to indicate the seat color of a game mat, as well as the starting territory that a player begins with (See Territory). All cell types can be colored, and by default, this does not change their behavior.

Control Point Cell

A standard Control Point, and its colored variants.

A cell that can be claimed when not colored, and controlled when colored. Control Points only contribute to Victory By Control if they are colored.

When NOT colored:

• Considered claimed when a or occupies this cell.
• For each standard Control Point you claim, you earn an additional +1 or at the start of your Defender and Attacker phase.

When colored:

• Considered controlled when a or territory marker occupies this cell.
  • Otherwise it is controlled by its seat color.
• For each Control Point of a specific color that you control, you advance Victory By Control against that player. (See Victory By Control)

Star Cell

A standard Star cell

A cell with no special effects. Players will place their on any available star cell during game setup.

Frontspawn Cell

A standard Frontspawn cell.

A cell used to Deploy to the playfield. Frontspawn cells count as eligible spawn cells when they are unoccupied.

A neutral Structure Card.

Structure Cards are static cards that are Constructed to the Playfield to provide either passive or active abilities based on set conditions regarding the state of the Playfield itself (usually referring to the cells adjacent to the card).

Structure Cards, like Units and Captains, can be destroyed by being attacked.

Reading The Card

1. Card Name

This is the card's name. Each card has a unique name based off who they are and what they do.

2. Card Type

This is the card's type, represented by both a title and icon. Cards are often referred to as their type rather than by name using their respective icons.

3. Card Image

The image of the card. Some cards may display portraits of their Unit, or may display an icon.

4. Card Description

The card's description text. Can either be cosmetic or used to define the conditions for using a card and the effects that it provides upon activation.

5. Level

The cost tier of a card. All cards cost Turn Points (Also referred to as Attacking Turn Points, or Defending Turn Points) to be put into play from a player's hand relative to their Level.

6. Durability

The durability tier of a card. Represents the maximum amount of Health a card has, and the maximum amount of Armor a card can have at once.

7. Faction

The Faction this card has pledged allegiance to. Faction Structure Cards can only be Constructed from the hand Reserved to the Reserve Deck of players who both own the card, and match the Faction. Neutral Cards (Also referred to as Cards) can be used by any Faction.

Status effects are conditions applied to a card or cell that modifies its stats or behavior for a set duration, or until a condition is met. Each Status and its effects can be found in Status Effects.

Non-token Statuses are any conditions or effects that are applied to an entity that does not use a physical token. These statuses can be applied to multiple targets, by multiple sources, with each application being its own instance of that effect.

If a non-token status is applied to the same entity multiple times, the longer duration takes priority.

Token Statuses are any condition or effects that are applied to an entity using a physical token. They can be applied to multiple targets, by multiple sources, but each application of the effect is identical.

Token Statuses have a colored icon, which is also their physical token.

All applications of a token status share the same timer duration, with the newest timer duration overriding any existing one.

Scrap

Eligible Cards:

Scrapping is a utility action that gives attackers Turn Points, in exchange for destroying a card.

To Scrap a card:

• Select 1 card in your hand with
• Destroy the card, then gain +N based on the card's
  • The amount gained cannot exceed your Turn Point's cap.

Skirmish Attack

Eligible Cards:

A skirmish attack is a combat action that allows you to pool multiple Units together to deal a large amount of damage to a target.

To perform a Skirmish Attack:

• Select 2 or 3 on the playfield.
• Select 1 target cell to attack.
  • All attacking cards must be able to reach the targeted cell based on their Range.
• Pay 5 , then deal to the target cell based on the sum of each card's
  • In addition, any sigil effects of the attacking cards are combined, and applied to the attack itself.

Skirmish Damage Resolution

If a targeted cell contains a card with or , resolve the damage as follows, targeting first:

• 
  • Subtract the targeted card's total by your skirmishing
    • If > , then deal 1 to the targeted card's
    • The attack ends afterwards.
• 
  • Subtract the targeted card's total by your skirmishing
    • If > or = , then destroy the targeted card.
      • Gain +2 when destroying a card.
    • The attack ends afterwards.
• If the attacked card is a , deal 1 for each Skirmishing card instead.

Restore

Eligible Cards:

Restoring is a utility action that clears all tokens from a card, at the cost of leaving them unusable for a period of time.

To Restore a card:

• Select 1 or on the Playfield
• Pay 1 , then flip the card face-down, and inflict the Vulnerable Status on the card for 1 turn.

Fortify

Eligible Cards:

Fortifying is a utility action that allows a player to increase the survivability of a card on the playfield.

To Fortify a card:

• Select a on the Playfield.
• Pay 1 , then rotate the card into landscape orientation, if it is not already in that orientation.
• Add 1 to the card for the duration of the turn.

At the end of the turn:

• Rotate the Fortified card back into its default orientation.
• If the card has any , then reduce the card's remaining by -1.

A neutral Utility Card.

Utility Cards are non-placeable cards that offer instant use or persistent abilities and effects upon being Activated. These cards do not go onto the Playfield, and are placed either directly into a discard pile or off to the side when used.

Reading The Card

1. Card Name

This is the card's name. Each card has a unique name based off who they are and what they do.

2. Card Type

This is the card's type, represented by both a title and icon. Cards are often referred to as their type rather than by name using their respective icons.

3. Card Image

The image of the card. Some cards may display portraits, or an icon.

4. Card Description

The card's description text. Can either be cosmetic or used to define the conditions for using a card and the effects that it provides upon activation.

5. Level

The cost tier of a card. All cards cost Turn Points (Also referred to as Attacking Turn Points, or Defending Turn Points) to be put into play from a player's hand relative to their Level.

6. Level

The Faction this card has pledged allegiance to. Faction Utility Cards can only be Activated from the hand, or Reserved to the Reserve Deck of players who both own the card, and match the Faction. Neutral Cards (Also referred to as Cards) can be used by any Faction.

Reserve

Eligible Cards:

Reserving is a utility action that allows a player to send a card from their hand into their secondary deck, rather than discarding them at the end of a turn.

To Reserve a card:

• Select 1 of any card in your hand.
• Send that card to the bottom of your Reserve Deck.
  • Reserving does not cost Turn Points.
  • By default, you may only have 6 cards in your Reserve.

Retreat

Eligible Cards:

Retreating is a utility action that allows a player to remove a Deployed card off the Playfield.

To Retreat a card:

• Select 1 on the Playfield.
• Pay based on the card's , then send the card to your discard pile.

Counterattack

Eligible Cards:

A Counterattack is a combat action exclusive to defending players. If a Skirmish Attack fails to destroy its target, or the destroyed target has Units adjacent to it, then a Counterattack is eligible to be played.

To perform a Counterattack:

• Pay 1 , then the attacking player must deal enough to destroy N cards from their Skirmishing party. The amount to destroy is based on how many cards were used.
  • Party of 2: Destroy 1 card.
  • Party of 3: Destroy 2 cards.
• If the attacked card, or any cards adjacent to the attacked card have sigils that can be activated during a Counterattack, you may play them.