ELO Darkness

Two players (or two teams of two) lead a five-hero squad from a 40-card deck into a MOBA-like arena and compete to break through an opponent’s Lane and destroy their base. Players customize decks by drafting or building Teams of heroes across five classes, then cycle through Farming and Backing phases to manage hand size and board position while mitigating draw luck. Hero cards serve multiple roles: they enter combat, or are discarded for Experience and gold to buy and upgrade items. Combat resolves on each Lane via simultaneous action selection followed by an interactive exchange of plays, Ganks, combos and abilities. Map-based monster objectives trigger simultaneous resource bids, adding tactical targets beyond raw combat.

Players: 1–4 best 2
Playing time: 45–75 min
Age: 13+
Complexity: 3.4 / 5