History VideoGame / EternalCardGame

* TacticalWithdrawal: There are spells and summon effects that will return units to their owner's hands, such as [[https://eternalwarcry.com/cards/details/1-100/praxis-displacer Praxis Displacer]] or [[https://eternalwarcry.com/cards/details/1-330/safe-return Safe Return]], used to neutralize an enemy unit and/or protect one of your own.

* ThatOneBoss: Jekk, the FinalBoss of the "Jekk's Bounty" campaign. He starts the match equipped with [[RevolversAreJustBetter Jekk's Revolver]], a 2/8 weapon. Combined with the units he's playing, which you're desperately blocking, and which he's afterwards shooting with his revolver, this basically guarantees that you won't a board for a while. So now it's Turn 5 and you've finally had a unit survive its first turn... only for him to play a "Silence and Stun Every Unit My Opponent Controls" spell, for free, once his weapon finally breaks. Oh, and the weapon has Warcry, so he's guaranteed to have an absolute minimum of 4 Strength on the table, and probably a lot more. This boss is so annoying that people have published decks designed solely to beat him.

''[[http://www.direwolfdigital.com/eternal/ Eternal]]'' is a digital CollectibleCardGame created by Dire Wolf Digital. The game touts itself as a middle ground between ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' and online [=CCGs=] like ''VideoGame/{{Hearthstone|HeroesOfWarcraft}}'', combining ''Magic'''s complexity and deckbuilding (complete with [[ColorCodedMagic five-color]] FactionCalculus) with a user-friendly interface and several mechanics that take full advantage of the game's digital format. The game has multiple modes, including a single-player campaign, a Gauntlet mode against AI opponents, Casual and Ranked matches against other players, a Puzzle mode that tests your knowledge of the game, and single-player and multi-player draft modes. It also has surprisingly deep world-building, following the adventures of the five Scions as they maneuver for political and military advantage against an explosive setting that infuses the WildWest with magic.

* SerialNumbersFiledOff: A number of Unit abilities are identical to those from ''Magic'', just with different names: Charge is Haste (as it is in ''Hearthstone''), Deadly is Deathtouch, Lifesteal is Lifelink, Overwhelm is Trample, Empower is Landfall, Exhaust is "tap" (but without the tilting, which is how the game avoids Creator/WizardsOfTheCoast's patent lawyers), and Ambush is (functionally) Flash.

* MyRulesAreNotYourRules: the single-player campaign "Jekk's Bounty" is all about this. Each of its 16 matches involves some sort of altered rule. Some of them apply to both players (Mission 2, "All units, when played, deal their Strength in damage to a random target"), some of them involve EquivalentExchange (Mission 1, "The opponent's units are all +1/+0, but you draw a card when you kill one"), some are particular challenges (Mission 3, "Get the opponent down to 3 Health or less and then defeat it using a specific spell which you are furnished with"). The kicker is, of course, the last one: you fight Jekk himself, who ''starts the match'' a 2/8 Warcry weapon, and gets a free "Stun and Silence Everyone" spell on Turn 8.

* AnyoneCanDie: Prominent characters integral to the initial plot die in the campaigns of Eternal.

* {{Mana}}: Each "sigil" you play officially gives you +1 "Power" (what ''Hearthstone'' would call a Mana Crystal) but also "Influence" in that color. Note that the two are not related to each other. If your first sigil is one of the two-color [[https://eternalwarcry.com/cards?Query=seat&CardSet= Seats]], then you gain 1 Influence in each color, but also only 1 ''Power''; you're still limited to a 1-cost spell, it can just be of either color.
** This can lead to some really interesting mana costs. [[https://eternalwarcry.com/cards/details/1-64/sand-warrior Sand Warrior]] doesn't cost ''any'' mana, but cannot be played (for free) unless you already control three Time sigils.

** Having said that, the very first thing you get to do is choose between logging in to a pre-existing account or starting a new one (and thus experiencing the ForcedTutorial). This is a marked contrast to many other CellPhoneGames, where the ForcedTutorial comes ''before'' the chance to prove you didn't need it.

''[[http://www.direwolfdigital.com/eternal/ Eternal]]'' is a digital CollectibleCardGame created by Dire Wolf Digital. The game touts itself as a middle ground between ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' and online [=CCGs=] like ''VideoGame/{{Hearthstone|HeroesOfWarcraft}}'', combining ''Magic'''s complexity and deckbuilding (complete with [[ColorCodedMagic five-color]] FactionCalculus) with a user-friendly interface and several mechanics that take full advantage of the game's digital format. The game has multiple modes, including a short campaign, a Gauntlet mode against AI opponents, Casual and Ranked matches against other players, and single-player and multi-player draft modes.

* SerialNumbersFiledOff: A number of Unit abilities are identical to those from ''Magic'', just with different names: Charge is Haste (as it is in ''Hearthstone''), Deadly is Deathtouch, Lifesteal is Lifelink, Overwhelm is Trample, Empower is Landfall, and Ambush is (functionally) Flash.

** '''Shadow''': strong removal, units that grant bonuses once they hit the opponent, LifeDrain, BackFromTheDead, etc. Very specialized counterplay, meaning it can be high and dry if it doesn't draw exactly what it needs.

* SerialNumbersFiledOff: A number of Unit abilities are identical to those from ''Magic'', just with different names: Charge is Haste (as it is in ''Hearthstone''), Deadly is Deathtouch, Lifesteal is Lifelink, Overwhelm is Trample, Empower is Landfall, and Ambush is (functionally) Flash.

* SingleUseShield: "Aegis" gives one that protects a Unit (or player) against a single spell. It does ''not'' work on damage.

* ALoadOfBull: The Auric and Copperhall minotaurs run the largest treasury in Argenport, making them one of the wealthiest and most influential factions in the city.

* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: Yeti are mischievous, but their idea of "mischief" often proves fatal to travelers.

* FantasyGunControl: Averted, ''Eternal'''s setting is described with "swords, [[RevolversAreJustBetter six-guns]] and sorcery". [[https://eternalwarcry.com/cards/details/1-174/marshal-ironthorn Marshal Ironthorn]] boasts a particularly impressive [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotgun]].

* PerspectiveFlip: The art for [[https://eternalwarcry.com/cards/details/2-243/rolants-choice Rolant's Choice]] and [[https://eternalwarcry.com/cards/details/2-253/spirit-of-resistance Spirit of Resistance]] depict the same scene, from different angles.

* {{Precursors}}: An unknown civilization that created the now-dormant Sentinels. Talir and the Praxis Arcanum seek to uncover their secrets.

* TheSyndicate: The Cabal controls most of the Argenport underground. As the war rages on and resources become scarce, more and more civilians come to rely on the Cabal for survival.

* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Rolant, as head of the Crownwatch, became the ''de facto'' ruler of Argenport following Caiphus' death. His attempts to maintain order within the city created an oppressive regime, which galvanized an existing resistance movement into a full-on rebellion.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Eilyn left her clan when she married Caiphus. Many years later, she decided to pay them a visit, only to find out that the clan (in particular, her brother Vadius) had long since rejected her.

* MysteriousStranger: An enigmatic faction of present through nearly all of Myria, carrying [[TheCorruption the influence of the Shadowlands]]. Every Stranger bears [[RedRightHand a purple tattoo over their left eye]], and they're implied to function as a HiveMind, with each new Stranger adding their skills to the collective.

* EvilChancellor: Caiphus' vizier [[spoiler:brought the Stranger horde to his doorstep, to bait him into tapping into the power of the Throne]].
* FramingDevice: The starting campaign is narrated by Jekk, recounting each of the Scions' tales before his execution by the Crownwatch. At the end, it's implied that [[spoiler:Icaria]] comes to his rescue.

* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Rolant, as head of the Crownwatch, became the ''de facto'' ruler of Argenport following Caiphus' death. His attempts to maintain order within the city created an oppressive regime, which sparked a rebellion.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Eilyn traveled north to visit her tribe, only for them to reject her.

* TheBard: [[https://eternalwarcry.com/cards/details/2-179/diogo-m%C3%A1laga Diogo Málaga]] and his ''electric guitar''.

Eternal Card Game is a CollectibleCardGame, currently in Early Access created by Dire Wolf Digital. The game includes a short campaign, a single-player Gauntlet mode that has you fight progressively tougher AI battles until you lose, topped off with unique "boss" encounters, a single-player draft mode called Forge, online ranked battles, and an online draft mode. Both draft modes require gold to enter, which is earned through playing the game. Every mode has cards as rewards, and players keep the cards they draft in Forge and Draft, allowing players to build a collection without spending any money (although players can just buy Gems to buy packs if they so wish). Finally, there is Shiftstone, which is also earned through playing, and can be used to craft specific cards.

The basic gameplay is similar to TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering: there are five factions (Time, Primal, Shadow, Fire, and Justice) that can compose your deck. You play cards by spending Power, and most cards that give you Power will also give you Influence with one or more factions. Each card has an Influence requirement in addition to its Power cost. Many game mechanics are similar to Magic, but the game fully exploits its digital medium with effects like Warcry, which buffs the top unit of your library, or Silence, which removes all text from another card.

!! Tropes appearing in Eternal Card Game:
* ALoadOfBull: Minotaurs exist in Time and Justice. And they're ''banker'' minotaurs.
* AnAxeToGrind: The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Heavy Axe]].
* AntiMagic: There are a few counterspells in the game.
** Silencing a card removes all text from a card. Notably, this stays even when the card moves to other zones. Cards that transform units also basically do this.
** The aegis ability also blocks the first spell or ability used on a unit.
* AttackAttackAttack: Generally the strategy for Warcry decks, who get rewarded for attacking by making their other units stronger.
** Reckless cards also have this flavor, since they have to attack each turn.
* AwesomeButImpractical: The Last Word, a Relic Weapon that can instantly kill the enemy player. However, it costs 9 power to play, costs ''another'' 9 power to activate, and only gives you one armor.
** Most 8+ power cards fall into this, in general.
* BalefulPolymorph: Available in frog or pig form. A very useful way of getting around units that come back from the void.

* {{BFS}}: The Sword of the Sky King, a monstrous 8/8 Relic Weapon.
* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: Yeti exist in Primal. They're mischievous, but their idea of mischief can lead to dead travelers.
* BoringButPractical: Several very basic effects, like dealing 3 damage, permanently locking down an enemy unit, or even just drawing two cards, are nonetheless very well-used cards.

* BribingYourWayToVictory: Since it's a CollectibleCardGame, this comes with the territory. However, players can earn packs through playing, you keep cards you draft in Forge or Draft, and new players also get a "theme deck" each week, which comes with many new cards.
* CarryABigStick: There are a few maces in the game.
* CastFromHitPoints: Impending Doom deals 1 damage to you each turn, in exchange for being a powerful, yet cheap card.
* ColorCodedItemTiers: There are 5 tiers: common (grey), uncommon (green), rare (blue), legendary (yellow), and promo (purple). Promo cards can be obtained by playing the game during their time frame, then can only be crafted afterwards.
* {{Combos}}: One deck archetype, and there are quite a few combos out there.
* {{Counterattack}}: Primal and Shadow have a few cards that punish an opponent for attacking, whether it's dealing damage to an attacking unit or destroying an exhausted unit.

* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Control decks can sometimes end up beating you to death with a 1 or 2 attack unit.
* DishingOutDirt: Time's specialty, since it also has an association with sand.
* DownToTheLastPlay: Totally possible in even matches.
* DropTheHammer: Most hammers are in Justice or Fire.

* FantasyGunControl: Averted, many units use guns, and they have even progressed to revolvers.
* FantasyKitchenSink: The game includes, in early access, [[Myth/JapaneseMythology oni]], [[Myth/NorseMythology valkyries]], [[Myth/ClassicalMythology centaurs, minotaurs, gorgons]], [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], [[OurGiantsAreBigger giants]], [[OurElvesAreBetter elves]], and [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti yeti]]. And that's on top of dinosaurs, gunslingers, and a mechanical race called the grenadin.
* {{Flight}}: Present in just about every faction. Units with flying can only be blocked by other units with flying.

* HealingHands: Mostly the domain of Justice and Time.
* {{Hellfire}}: The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Hellfire Rifle]].
* HerdHittingAttack: Most factions have access to cards that will affect multiple enemies, or the entire board.
* AnIcePerson: Mostly in Primal, and the flavor for most stunning spells. Rimescale Draconus is an ice dragon who permanently stuns all exhausted enemy units.
* IShallTauntYou: There's a full communication wheel, including a Threaten emote.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Justice likes this aesthetic.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Unsuprisingly, shields usually give units a health boost.
* MagikarpPower: Any card that can get bigger whenever something happens. Units with Ultimate are also usually like this; once per unit, you can spend a lot of power to give them a big boost.
** One Stranger? No problem. Two Strangers? Easy enough. Three or more? You're in for a bad time.
* MookMaker: Present in most factions.
* MutualDisadvantage: Cards that effect every unit on the board.
* MysteriousStranger: The Strangers, a unit type that gains the effects of all other Strangers.
* TheNecromancer: Shadow has by far the most interaction with the void.
* OneHitKill: Units with deadly will kill whatever they deal damage to, no matter how much health it has. The Last Word extends this to players.
* PlayEveryDay: Encouraged by daily quests, although it saves three of them.
* PlayingWithFire: The Fire faction, obviously.
* PowerAtAPrice: Shadow basically plays out this way. Many of its spells get powered up by sacrificing other units.
* {{Precursors}}: Nothing is known about them except that they created the Sentinels.
* SituationalSword: Some cards have very narrow uses, like removing attachments. If your enemy has no weapons or curses, it'll just sit there in your hand.

* StoneWall: Any unit with high health can be this. Units with deadly can also be this, since they guarantee that you'll kill an attacker.
* TacticalWithdrawal: You can cast spells that return units to their owner's hands on your own units, to save them.
* ThanatosGambit: Units with entomb have special effects when they die, encouraging you to let them die (or sacrifice them).
* ZergRush: Fire does this the best, especially with Grenadin, almost all of whom summon more Grenadin.

* FantasyKitchenSink: The game includes, in early access, [[Myth/JapenseMythology oni]], [[Myth/NorseMythology valkyries]], [[Myth/ClassicalMythology centaurs, minotaurs, gorgons]], [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], [[OurGiantsAreBigger giants]], [[OurElvesAreBetter elves]], and [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti yeti]]. And that's on top of dinosaurs, gunslingers, and a mechanical race called the grenadin.