How to Play

Game Objective

Battle Eternal is a fast-paced tactical card game where two players command armies of mythological Gods, Demi-Gods, and legendary Beasts in epic battles. Your goal is to eliminate your opponent's forces and strike them directly three times to claim victory.

Game Setup

What You Need

• A Battle Eternal deck (minimum 40 cards, maximum 60 cards)
• Your chosen Champion card
• Sol tokens or counter (both players start with 10 Sol)
• Life tracker (track direct attacks - lose at 3)
• Play area with zones for: God, Summoning Slots, Sacred Site, Spell/Trap, and Discard Pile

Starting the Game

1. Choose Your Champion: Each player selects a Champion card for their unique boon ability. Champions are not part of your deck.
2. Shuffle Your Deck: Shuffle your deck thoroughly and place it face-down in your deck zone.
3. Initial Sol: Both players start with 10 Sol (the game's resource).
4. Draw Starting Hand: Each player draws 5 cards.
5. Mulligan (Optional): Each player may shuffle their hand back and draw 5 new cards once. If you mulligan, draw 1 less card (4 cards).
6. Determine First Player: Roll dice, flip a coin, or decide mutually. The first player cannot attack on their first turn.

Card Types

Battle Eternal features multiple card types, each with unique roles:

Card Stats

Summons (Demi-Gods and Beasts) have the following stats:

Turn Structure

Each turn follows these phases in order:

1. Sol Phase

Gain +1 Sol at the start of your turn (this is automatic). Your Champion ability may also grant additional Sol during this phase.

2. Draw Phase

Draw 1 card from your deck. If your deck is empty, you lose the game.

3. Main Phase 1

During this phase, you may:

• Summon Demi-Gods and Beasts (pay their Sol cost)
• Play your God card (if you don't have one active)
• Activate your God's ability (if not in recharge mode)
• Play Sacred Sites (replaces your current site)
• Cast Spell cards
• Set Trap cards face-down
• Activate Champion abilities

4. Combat Phase

Declare attacks with your summons. See the Combat Phase section for detailed rules.

5. Main Phase 2

After combat, you may perform any Main Phase actions you didn't do before (except summoning - you can only summon once per turn unless a card effect says otherwise).

6. End Phase

• Resolve any "end of turn" effects
• If you have more than 7 cards in hand, discard down to 7
• Pass turn to your opponent

Summoning & Sol Management

How to Summon

1. Choose a Demi-God or Beast card from your hand
2. Pay its Sol cost (reduce your Sol counter by that amount)
3. Place the card face-up in an available summoning slot
4. Resolve any "when summoned" effects

Sol Economy

• Gaining Sol: +1 every turn (automatic), plus Champion effects, card effects, and spell cards
• Spending Sol: Summon creatures, activate God abilities, activate Champion effects, pay card effect costs
• Maximum Sol: There is a maximum of 10 - Sol accumulates over time
• Starting Sol: Both players start at 5 Sol

Special Summons

Some cards allow special summoning, which bypasses Sol costs:

• Cards that say "special summon from hand/deck/discard pile" don't cost Sol
• You can special summon during any phase unless the card specifies otherwise
• Special summons don't count as your normal summon for the turn

Combat Phase

Declaring Attacks

During your Combat Phase, you may attack with any summons that were on your field at the start of your turn (not newly summoned unless they have a "can attack immediately" effect).

Types of Attacks

• Direct Attack: If your opponent has no summons, you attack them directly. Each direct attack counts toward your victory condition (win at 3 direct attacks).
• Attacking Summons: Target one of your opponent's summons for battle.

Battle Calculation

When two summons battle:

1. Compare the attacking summon's ATK to the defending summon's DEF
2. The difference is dealt as damage to the defending summon's Vitality
3. If Vitality reaches 0 or below, the summon is destroyed
4. If ATK equals DEF, no damage is dealt

Combat Keywords

• Flying: Can only be blocked by other flying summons
• Ignores DEF: Deal full ATK as damage regardless of defender's DEF
• Double Attack: Can attack twice per turn
• Direct Attack Only: Cannot attack summons, only opponent
• Cannot Attack: Summon is unable to declare attacks

Damage Types

• Battle Damage: Dealt during normal combat
• Effect Damage: Dealt by card effects (lightning, poison, burn, etc.)
• Poison Damage: Ongoing damage dealt at specific times

Winning the Game

Alternative Win Conditions

• Deck Out: If a player must draw a card but their deck is empty, they lose immediately
• Surrender: A player may concede at any time

Not Losing Conditions

Unlike some card games, in Battle Eternal:

• You do NOT lose from taking effect damage
• You do NOT lose from having all your summons destroyed
• You only lose from 3 direct attacks or deck-out

Special Mechanics

God Cards & Recharge

God cards have powerful effects but many require the God to enter recharge mode after activation:

• When a God is in recharge mode, you cannot activate its effect on your next turn
• The recharge ends at the start of your following turn
• Example: Zeus destroys a card (costs 1 Sol), then enters recharge mode for 1 turn

Resonance Effects

Some cards have Resonance Effects that activate when specific Gods or Sacred Sites are active. Example:

Banishing

Some effects banish cards instead of sending them to the discard pile:

• Banished cards are removed from the game
• Banished cards cannot be retrieved by effects that target the discard pile
• Keep banished cards in a separate zone

Equipment & Items

Spell cards with Weapon, Armor, or Item subtypes are equipped to summons:

• Equipment remains on the field attached to the summon
• If the equipped summon is destroyed, the equipment is also destroyed
• A summon can have multiple equipment cards unless specified otherwise
• Equipment effects modify the summon's stats (ATK, DEF, Vitality)

Petrify & Status Effects

• Petrify: Summon cannot attack or activate effects for the specified duration
• Poison: Takes ongoing damage each turn
• Locked: Card cannot be played
• Constricted: Takes damage over time until freed

Continuous Spells/Traps

Cards marked as Continuous remain on the field and provide ongoing effects until destroyed or removed.

Additional Resources

For more information about Battle Eternal:

• View Card Gallery - Browse all available cards
• Trading Card Game Overview - Learn about the game concept
• Meet the Characters - Explore Champions and their lore