About Runefall Rivals

Runefall Rivals is a fast-paced digital collectible card battler set in the world of Runefall — a dark-fantasy realm where five factions, the warlike Bloodclans, the star-reading Astral Order, the beast-sworn Wildbound, the deathless Dreadborn, and the forge-driven Iron Kingdom, struggle for control of the rune trade. Every match is a short, sharp duel told in oil paint and fire: matches resolve in five to ten minutes, with a chess-like rhythm of single-card moves that resolve instantly and always give you something to answer.

What the game offers

Choose from 26 collectible heroes across five core factions and ten multicolor alliances, then build a forty-card deck from more than 250 cards spanning six rarities. Swift cards earn bonus moves, Ignite sets the shared stack ablaze, and champion cards charge your hero's battle-turning ultimate. Practice matches against the AI are free and instant, while Casual and Ranked modes pit you against real players, with an ELO ladder, gold rewards, packs, and a vault of cosmetics to collect along the way.

Who it is for

Runefall Rivals is made for players who love strategy but not slow turns — collectible card game veterans looking for a fresh competitive arena, board game and chess players who enjoy reading an opponent move by move, and newcomers who want to learn a tactical card game in an afternoon. Whether you prefer aggressive strikers, patient wardens, or spell-slinging scholars, there is a faction and a deck for every playstyle.

Who builds it

Runefall Rivals is designed, illustrated, and built by Soldiers & Syntax, an independent game studio crafting painterly digital card games. Every card in the set is a hand-painted scene, every hero carries a story, and every update is shaped directly by the community that plays it.