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Hi Apologies if this is the wrong place to post. We need assistance with the Instant Cards. My question is, if an instant card is used to prevent an opponent playing a card, does the player playing the instant card pay its costs in the usual way then follow the text on the card? Or is the instant ca

Hey folks, Below you can find an itinerary of when we'll be streaming and what content we'll be discussing throughout the Kickstarter. If you have questions about anything specific mentioned below, stay tuned for more details on them. Can't wait to see everyone at the Kickstarter! Tuesday, 8.16.22

Hi Ivion players! Ivion has been central to my life for the last seven years. I'm working nearly every day to improve the game in some way. With the Kickstarter fast approaching, I felt it appropriate to write up the main points of my current thinking on Ivion. I would like to begin a tradition by

Do you wish to place your fate in the hands of the fortune while chasing the highest of high rolls? Do you want to possibly destroy your opponents on the second turn of the game, dealing over 40 damage in a single blow? Then oh do I have the deck for you. The "Casino Invoker" is definitely the fun

It’s your first turn. You’re playing an Errant. You’ve drawn a fist full of melee attacks. You spend your three actions and initiative to advance. You do not live to see turn two. The situation described above is the classic new player mistake in Ivion. Rushing down the battlefield on the first tu

Hello! I'm Aislyn, one of the creators and designers of Ivion: The Herocrafting Card Game. Thanks for joining us! Our next Ivion Kickstarter is launching very soon, and it's time to introduce the concept of Herocrafting. Now, you may be wondering: what's a 'Herocrafting' card game? It's not a term

Explore the red specialization of Calbria in this reveal! Invokers focus on dealing variable amounts of damage with Unleash, gaining massive amounts of power, and Invoking their cards randomly for incredible swings. Click the image above to check out the reveal! Feel free to discuss the Invoker's

Explore the White Specialization of Calbria in this reveal! Saints focus on gaining the powerful Relics, enduring throughout the battle with faith and healing, and dealing massive damage with brutal greatsword swings at the right time. Click the image above to check out the reveal! Feel free to

Check out the first Specialization story by Jake Dardzinski! Sir Gawain has decades of experience under his belt, but a new threat has wormed its way into the courts of Calbria. He's unmasked the culprit, and must now do the Lady's work... Read the story by clicking the image above!

Welcome to Aaron and Aislyn's first ever episode of Design & Conquer! The two cutest nerds around. In D&C, we talk about card games, the design thereof, and whatever else may come to mind. Aaron and I are first time Kickstarter creators of the modestly successful Ivion, a competitive card game wit

Explore the Red Class of Calbria in this Ivion reveal! Sorcerers focus on gaining tremendous amounts of Power and Unleashing their cards to deal massive damage. Click the image above to check out the Sorcerer mechanics! Feel free to discuss the mechanics of the Sorcerer below!

Check out the new short story by Jake Dardzinski! Click the image above to check out the short story!

This is the oldest deck I have. I think the first iteration was created around this time in 2015. Ivion has changed a lot since then. But Punch hasn't! Here's the main Ideas of this deck: • Punch is AWESOME at range 2 • That's it, mostly. CARDS THAT DRAW CARDS: 7 3 Unison, 2 Rummage, 1 Thinking

Need a deck to try out the game? Well, you're in the right place. These decks can all be built from our first product release, Ivion: Winterstorm. If you need a refresher or a quick-start on the rules, check out the back page of the rulebook provided with your copy, or in the Tabletop Simulator mo

So, you want to build an Ivion deck. Great! There are a lot of cards in the game, and it can be a bit daunting. This guide assumes you have some knowledge of how to play Ivion, and that you've read page 16 of the rulebook. Okay, so we *technically* know how to make a deck. But what makes a deck..

Managed to wrangle up a handful of players interested in the game. They've all enjoyed it, but the major issue is the game's staying power. The CCG players are accustomed to a constant flow of new content to keep the game fresh, while the board gamers are interested in some kind of "Legacy" mechanic

Hello and welcome to the Trait Pack 1 Reveal! Today, I'm going to be talking about Ivion's new product line, the Trait Pack. This will be the first of many to come. Each Trait Pack will have 11 all-new mono and multi-colored traits, a mechanics card to teach you about whatever new keywords we intro

In this patch, we address issues with Wizard, Archmage, and Illusionist, and many other small tweaks. KNIGHT For the King | Now specifies that it reduces the action cost instead of the resource cost. Providence | Now heals 4 HP up from 3, but does not heal if sent to the discard. It still draws a ca

Today I bring you one of the most fun decks I've made from the Calbria expansion, my Unbound/Strive for glory errant! The moment unbound was changed to draw a card when your hand is empty, I knew I wanted to make some wacky deck abusing it to its full potential. This deck is the end result after

When we started laying plans for more Ivion content, we also took this opportunity to tweak and smooth a number of oddities. This article lists the major changes coming to the core rules in our next release. 'Near' and 'Free' When writing rules text for a card, you have very limited real estate to

This past Saturday, April the 20th, I had the opportunity to host the first Ivion tournament on Discord with the new Calbria expansion on Tabletop Simulator. The tournament took a grueling 8 hours to finish, and a pretty good turn out with 9 people making it out. There was quite a lot of varie

Check out the second Specialization story of Calbria by Aislyn Hall! After many months of work, the Astirith Academy had stolen something that Lucias had worked towards acquiring. And he would take it back, no matter the cost... Read the story by clicking the image above!

The first 3 cards from top left are 2 copies each Huntsman is a tricky specialisation to make work. While they have their strong theme in applying control, the damage numbers they have are a bit on the weaker side, and notably their whole set of cards lacks any instants. However, with this setup

Explore the Blue Class of Calbria in this Ivion reveal! Wizards focus on playing their cards efficiently with Cantrip, dealing heavy damage at a long range, and manipulating their cards and Resources with various effects. Click the image above to check out the reveal! Feel free to discuss the Wiz

Check out the third and final Class shorty story by Glenn Anderson! Lynette is a new student of the Academy, and is finding it troublesome to begin casting blue magic—red magic just seems so much easier! But her instructor has a few tricks up her sleeve... Read the short story by clicking the imag

Like a lot of other games on the market, before a game begins, you'll build a deck in Ivion. The thing is, it's not quite a deck. Or a character. It's both! If you're not into that, no worries. You can find some starter decks here. If you are into that, let's talk about how the rules actually work.

Explore the White Class of Calbria in this Ivion reveal! Knights focus on melee damage, the Chivalry mechanic, and gaining powerful Relics. Click the image above to check out the Knight mechanics! Feel free to discuss the mechanics of the Knight below!

Check out the first Knight short story by Glenn Anderson! Click the image above to read the short.

Curious about what the coming months are going to mean for Calbria? Look no further! We've done some brainstorming, and we've got a plan to share with you. Please keep in mind that all of this information is subject to change. We're a small group, we're doing our best, and chances are, if what happ

Initiatives suck anyway.