DECK SPECIFICATIONS

A. Sealed Deck

  • Players must play a minimum of fifty (50) cards in their decks.

  • Players must have the appropriate number of Lost Souls.

  • The host must provide additional Lost Soul cards if needed.

  • Players must construct decks with additional cards (characters, enhancements, artifacts, etc.) according to guidelines given for type 1 decks with the following exception:

    • Only one single-colored site per deck is allowed.

B. TYPE I Deck Building Rules

  • Each deck must contain a minimum of fifty (50) cards including Lost Souls.

  • There is no maximum number of cards to a deck as long as it contains the appropriate number of Lost Souls; one (1) Lost Soul for every six (6) cards over fifty (50) (but not more than one (1) per six (6)). . The double Lost Souls card counts as one (1) card for deck building purposes.

  • No deck may contain more than three (3) of any one (1) card (without a special ability) with the same name in the same brigade (other than Lost Soul cards and Lost Soul Site cards).

  • The number of Lost Soul Site cards may not exceed the number of Lost Soul cards in a deck.

  • There may only be one (1) of each Artifact card per fifty (50) cards in a deck.

  • No deck may contain more than one (1) of any card that has special ability (text over the picture) per fifty (50) cards in a deck. Example: A fifty-six (56) card deck may contain only one (1) Authority of Christ, one (1) Repentance, etc. A one hundred (100) card deck may contain no more than two (2) Authority of Christ, two (2) Repentance cards, and so on. A one hundred and fifty (150) card deck may contain no more than three (3) of any individual, special ability card.

  • No deck may contain more than one (1) of each power enhancement (multi-color icon) card or dominant card (lamb icon or grim reaper icon card).

C. TYPE II Deck Building Rules

  • Each deck must contain a minimum of one hundred (100) cards total.

  • There is no maximum number of cards to a deck as long as it contains the appropriate number of Lost Souls; one (1) Lost Soul for every six (6) cards over fifty (50) (but not more than one (1) per six (6)). . The double Lost Souls card counts as one (1) card for deck building purposes.

  • There may be only one (1) of each Lost Soul card per fifty (50) cards that has a special ability.

  • The number of Lost Soul Site cards may not exceed the number of Lost Soul cards in a deck.

  • There may only be one (1) of each Artifact card per fifty (50) cards in a deck.

  • No deck may contain more than one (1) of each power enhancement card (multi-color icon) or dominant card (lamb icon or grim reaper icon card).

  • The deck may contain any number of Heroes, evil characters and enhancements provided that they do not have special ability texts on them.

  • There is a limit of one (1) per twenty (20) of each card with special ability on the card. (Example: a one hundred (100) card deck may contain no more than five (5) Authority of Christ cards.  To put six (6) Authority of Christ cards in the deck, you must play with at least one hundred and twenty (120) cards in the deck.

  • The number of your offensive cards and the number of your defensive cards MUST be equal.

  • All Fortress site cards are considered offensive or defensive, depending on each card.

  • All lamb, cross, Bible icon, and good Fortress Site cards are counted as offense.

  • All grim reaper, dragon, skull icon, and evil Fortress Site cards are considered defense.

  • All Lost Soul Site cards are considered neutral and do not count towards offense or defense.

  • All Artifact cards are considered neutral and do not count towards either offense or defense.

 

Lost Souls required in any Deck

 

Deck Total   This many cards must be Lost Soul cards

50-56                      7

57-63                      8

64-70                      9

71-77                    10

78-84                    11

85-91                    12

92-98                    13

99-105                  14

106-112                15

113-119                16

120-126                17

127-133                18

134-140                19

141-147                20

                        148-154*              21

* If you have more than 150 cards in your deck, REMOVE SOME!  It is almost impossible to win consistently against good players with a deck containing over 150 cards.  Dominant cards are too important not to draw!

    

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