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Build a deck, summon living legends, and outwit your rival one turn at a time.
Learn in one match
If you have played Hearthstone, you already know the basics. Every card tells you what it costs and what it does. The depth comes from what you play, and when.
Hover to tilt · every card in the game is drawn like this
Top left. You start with 1 mana and gain another each turn, up to 10. Spend it all, or save for something bigger.
Bottom left. The damage this minion deals when it attacks, or when it is attacked.
Bottom right. Damage stays until the minion dies, so trading well wins games.
Common, Rare, Epic or Legendary. The rarer the gem, the less often it turns up in packs.
Draw
Redraw a bad opening hand up to three times.
Spend mana
Play minions, cast spells, raise buildings.
Attack
Trade with minions or strike the enemy hero.
Hero power
Your hero’s signature ability, every turn.
Battlecry70 cards
Triggers the moment the card is played from your hand.
Taunt55 cards
Enemies must attack this before anything else it guards.
Rush23 cards
Can attack enemy minions on the turn it is played.
Divine Shield21 cards
Ignores the first instance of damage it takes.
Stealth18 cards
Cannot be targeted until it attacks.
Deathrattle17 cards
Triggers when the minion dies.
Windfury7 cards
Attacks twice each turn.
Poisonous7 cards
Destroys any minion it damages.
9 factions
Each faction has its own heroes, hero powers, card back and way of winning. Dwarves dig in behind armour, Goblins blow everything up, and the Undead refuse to stay dead.
Dwarves of Karak Run
Lord of the Ironhold
Masters of runic fortification, heavy steam war machines, and unbreakable shieldwalls.
Hero power · 2 mana
Runic Bulwark
Gain 2 Armor.
Tap a card to inspect it
8 ways to play
Start with a classic Duel, draft a deck from scratch in Arena, or command a full army with fleets and flyers in Grand War.
Signature mode · A whole army on the table
Sixty-card armies deploy across Frontline, Middle and Rear ranks, plus separate Sea and Sky lanes. Ships burn Oil, walls guard their rank, and you win by razing the enemy Base.
Three ranks
Melee holds the Frontline, ranged and siege the Middle, buildings the Rear.
Sea & Sky
Ships duel in their own lane before shelling the shore. Flyers clear the skies, then dive.
Oil & Base
Fleets burn Oil. Win by destroying the enemy Base, not the commander.
Earns rewardsThe classic head-to-head
Bring a 30-card faction deck and a hero. Mana grows by one each turn, minions fight on a shared board, and the first hero to fall loses.
PracticeEvery card, any faction
Build from the full catalogue and mix factions freely. Dwarf runes beside Undead horrors? Go for it.
PracticeThis season: Common Cause
A rotating deckbuilding rule that changes what is legal. The current season allows only Common and Rare cards, so smart curves beat big Legendaries.
PracticeDraft a deck, then prove it
Pick one of three random cards, thirty times over, then take your freshly forged deck straight into battle.
PracticeTiny Armies
A special ruleset with ready-made decks. In Tiny Armies, nothing costs more than 3 mana, so every turn is a scrappy brawl.
PracticeThe Lost Vaults of Karak
Fight through 3 boss encounters, each with more Health and its own brutal hero power, ending at the Ancient Karak Colossus.
PracticeRecruit, upgrade, auto-battle
Spend gold in the tavern to recruit minions, arrange your warband, and watch it fight on its own. Upgrade the tavern to reach stronger units before your Health runs out.
All modes are played against AI opponents. Duel and Grand War earn gold and count towards card-back unlocks; the other modes are for practice and fun.
Collect & craft
You start with every faction’s starter deck, 3 free packs and 500 gold. From there, every match pays out, and every duplicate can become the card you actually want.
Plays the in-game opening ritual. Nothing is spent or saved.
100g
per win
150g
Grandmaster win
25g
even on a loss
12 packs to choose from: set packs for 100g, or a faction pack for 120g that guarantees three cards from the faction you pick. Five cards per pack, always at least one Rare or better, and every card has a 10% chance to be Golden.
Break down spare cards into Dust, then craft any card you are missing, including Golden versions.
| Rarity | Craft | Golden | Disenchant |
|---|---|---|---|
| common | 40 | 400 | 5 / 50 golden |
| rare | 100 | 800 | 20 / 100 golden |
| epic | 400 | 1600 | 100 / 400 golden |
| legendary | 1600 | 3200 | 400 / 1600 golden |
Unlocks
Every Duel and Grand War victory counts towards your next card back, from the Dwarven Mountain Hold at your first win to the Cursed Catacombs at twenty-five.
Unlocked at 25 wins
Undead Necrotic Crypt
Weathered tombstone slate, ghostly cyan soulfire, and ancient necromantic runes.
Bound in chilling spectral soulfire, whispered to awaken long-slumbering horrors from desecrated catacombs.
Card library
Filter by faction, mana cost, type or rarity, then tap any card for a closer look.
Yes. It is part of Shards of Stone and free to play in your browser. Packs are bought with gold you earn by playing: 100 gold for a win, 150 against a Grandmaster AI, and 25 even when you lose. There is no real-money shop.
Pick a faction’s starter deck and play a Duel against the Novice AI. Every starter deck is already in your collection, so you can play immediately and learn the keywords as they come up.
Not yet. Shards of Fate is currently single-player against AI opponents at three difficulties: Novice, Veteran and Grandmaster.
No. Shards of Fate is a standalone mode. If you do know Shards of Stone, you will recognise the units, heroes and buildings: the cards are drawn from the same world.
Your cards, gold, dust and unlocked card backs are saved in the browser on the device you play on.
On the way: full-art cards, holographic foils and animated-art upgrades. Like Golden cards, they will change only how a card looks.
9 starter decks, 3 packs and 500 gold. No download, no sign-up needed to try.
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