The entire combat system is just a highly complex, beautifully animated game of Rock, Paper, Scissors.

Learning exactly how these three categories interact is the first step toward building a viable deck and predicting enemy movements.

Swarm, Splash, Single-Target

The rules of the arena are simple: Swarms overwhelm Single-Target units; Splash Damage obliterates Swarms; and Single-Target units destroy Splash Damage.

Every time you place a card on the battlefield, you must ask yourself: “Which part of the triangle am I playing, and what does the opponent have to counter it?”

• Never build a deck with only one side of the triangle.
• Reaction time matters.
• Use spells to break the rules of the triangle.

Advanced Baiting and Archetypes

If your opponent only has one ‘Scissors’ (Splash spell) in their deck, and you bring three ‘Papers’ (Swarms), they literally cannot stop you.

This high-level psychological warfare turns the simple combat triangle into a complex game of mental chess.

The Balancing Act

Developers spend thousands of hours tweaking stats to ensure no single side of the triangle becomes too dominant.

Always respect the fundamental rules of combat before attempting complex maneuvers.