

The presentation and complexity of the game is absolutely stunning, with amazing artwork for each card a 3D playing environment with special effects for each spell and attack and a clear sense of how each class works, making specific match-ups harder or easier depending on your available cards. This plays back and forth until a player reaches zero health. Each turn consists of drawing cards, sacrificing a card to be used as a permanent 'resource' (this can be skipped), summoning spells and creatures with the resources and attacking enemy units and their hero as well. Heroes are aligned with one of two major factions and a particular RPG class (priest, warrior, mage, etc.), determining the cards that are considered valid for deck construction (i.e., cards that don't match your heroes class or faction cannot be used as part of your deck).

Like most TCGs the gameplay revolves around protecting your life-pool, represented in this game by a unique hero.
#SHADOW ERA BEST STARTER DECK FREE#
OK sure, I'm being melodramatic and not everyone is going to become obsessed about a new TCG, but basing the gameplay on something as popular as the World of Warcraft TCG and making it free is sure to snag a few people. Don't be fooled by its outward appearance as a free game - Shadow Era, much like any Trading Card Game (TCG) is designed to suck you in and trap you until you've emptied your pockets, your spare time and maybe even your friends.
