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Shadowverse: Worlds Beyondis a strategy card game from the Shadowverse CCG universe. It features stunning artwork, various modes of gameplay, and plenty of classes for you to choose from.
Rise in the ranks, get lost in story mode, or mingle with other players in the Park lobby. Whichever is your vibe, we’ve put together a few beginner tips to get you started and having fun.
Don’t Skip The Tutorials
The tutorials are there for a reason:to teach you how to play the game. You will also get rewards for completing each of the tutorials, which can go towardsbuying more card packsfrom the game store.
Additionally, there arebattle tutorials for all the classesand the variations within some of the classes. These are a great way to learn how to use the cards within each class type. you’re able to play with or create decks for any class at any time.The nine different classes available include:
Pay Attention To Evolves And Super Evolves
As you play through the early tutorials, you’ll learn that throughout your match you willunlock the ability to Evolve and Super Evolvesome of your cards. These can be used to strengthen the cards that you have in play.
However, some cards havespecial abilities or buffs that can only be unlockedwhen Evolved or Super Evolved. If you’ve put certain cards in your deck mainly for those buffs, we recommend not using those cards until you’ve unlocked Evolve and Super Evolve. If you play them too early,you risk losing these cards.
Remember, you only gettwo Evolves and two Super Evolvesper game, and you may’t use them both on the same turn. As you practice and keep battling, you’ll eventually learn how to strategize when it’s best to use these special abilities.
Know The Difference Between Enhance, Engage, Overflow, And Various Other Conditions
In addition to Evolve and Super Evolve abilities, many cards have different buffs to help you in battlethat can only be triggered when certain conditions are met.
For example, theHound of War card costs three play points. On this card you’ll see the following line:
Normally, you can spend three play points to play this card. But, if you happen tohave at least six play points available, you can spend them to play the card and summon two more Hound of War cards,giving you three followers on the boardinstead of one.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.Some of these conditions are class-specific, so as you work on learning the different classes it’s important to learn what these conditions are and how to meet them.
Stick With Beginner-Friendly Classes In The Beginning
While you’re learning how to battle, it’s best in the beginning to try tomaster the beginner-friendly classesbefore branching out.
The best beginner-friendly classes areSwordcraft, Forestcraft, or Portalcraft. The cards in these classes are a bit more straightforward and easier for new players to learn, while other classes like Dragoncraft or Runecraft have more complicated conditions to learn how to master.
In your early days, the gamegives you access to prebuilt decksfor you to use in battle while you’re still earning your cards and getting your feet wet. These are great to use until you feel ready to build your own deck.
Learn How To Build Your Own Deck
While the pre-built decks are great in the beginning, they can eventuallystart to feel like they’re lacking something. As you progress through the game and earn more rupees, card pack tickets, and vials, you can buy and create more powerful cards.
Then, you may go into your pre-built decks that you saved and start swapping out cards. Or, if you’re feeling brave,create your own deck from scratch.
When building your deck, try to have ahealthy mix of low, middle, and high-cost cards. Also, support cards, such as ones that refill some of your defenses or draw a new card from the deck, can bejust as powerful as heavy hitters.
Each deck must have 40 cards(no more, no less) to be used in battle, and youcan’t mix classes. So if you’re building a Dragoncraft deck, you can only use Dragoncraft and Neutral cards.
You Don’t Have To Play Ranked If You Don’t Want To
Maybe you don’t care about increasing your battle rank, or you want topractice more before attempting ranked matches. Lucky for you, ranked matches aren’t the only game mode you can play in Shadowverse!
You can continue playing against bots in solo mode, which isexcellent practice for figuring out which classes you likeand what your strategy would be. In multiplayer, there are also unranked matches, so win or lose, it won’t affect your rank.
Additionally, there’sPark modewhere you can create an avatar and walk around meeting other players. Here you can decorate your home,play casual matches with other players, or visit your guild lounge.
And finally, there is the Arena where you cancompete in different types of tournamentsfor various prizes. The tournaments have a specific schedule of when they’re happening, so make sure you take note of when a tournament starts so you can join.
Give Story Mode A Chance
Story Mode doesn’t offer any gameplay, but it can still be a great way tolearn about the class leaders and their powers. The story plays like a visual graphic novel with gorgeous artwork and voice actors.
Once you get through the prologue, each chapter follows the characters in the game. You’ll soon learn how each of their stories pairs with that class' cards. This can give youmore insight into how to use those cards and special abilities in battle.
