Arcana public beta
A trading card game where the rules change every two rounds — for both of you.
Twenty cards, thirty health, ten mana. Above them, a tarot spread that rewrites what everything costs and ends the match whether you are ready or not.
Free, in the browser. No download. Currently in public beta — the game is still changing under you.
The world
Sixty-six illustrations, and the things behind them
Every creature here is a card you can open, painted for this game and nothing else. Half a minute of it, if you want it — the rest of this page will still be here.
The headline
The match has a clock, and the clock is a tarot deck
Six arcana are drawn per match — two early, two in the middle, two to end it. Each holds for two rounds and applies to both players at once. Drag through eleven rounds and watch the same board re-price itself underneath.
The Spread
Every two rounds the arcana turns, and the rules turn with it — for both players.
Guard Captain
Ice Sprite
Dawn Knight
Stone Golem
Fire Arrow
Lightning Bolt
PrayerRound one. The Sun is up, and the board is quiet.
The rules
Four keywords, and an engine that enforces them
Everything a unit can do, it does because the same code that runs ranked matches says so.
- Tauntenemy units must attack this unit.
- Rushcan attack the turn it is played.
- Wardthe first damage this unit would take is prevented.
- Lifestealcombat damage dealt by this unit heals your hero.
The collection
Sixty cards, five rarities, and a pity counter that tells the truth
Packs are bought with coins you earn by playing. The counter to a guaranteed legendary is the real one, shown to you, counting down.
Borderland FootmanGuard CaptainDawn Knight
Werewolf Lord
Dragon of Eternal Night
Every seal hides a promise — and the duplicates you cannot use become dust to craft the ones you can.
The campaign
Five readings, and something waiting at the end of each
Chapters with their own decks, their own arcana and their own hero health. Beat them for coins, packs — and for the last thing on this page.
The Sealed Road
The Gate
Midnight Mass
The Price
The Tower
And the rest
22 positions. 10 have ever been dealt.
A major arcana holds twenty-two cards. The game draws from ten. Nobody has counted the difference out loud until now — and one of the empty positions has started to turn.
The Sun
The Star
The Magician
Wheel of Fortune
The Scales
The Hermit
Death
Justice
The Tower
Judgement
Turning
12 positions have never been filled. One of them is moving. Clearing the campaign is how you find out which.
The spread is dealt either way.
Twenty cards, a starting collection, and a coach who will walk you through your first match.