Mysticana - Element of Surprise

Element of Surprise is a 1-2 player expansion to the Mysticana deck. In this game of strategy and manipulation, players battle to control the shifting power among the factions.

The game is played over a series of battles. For each battle, players first build up the three elemental factions by allocating cards from their hand to the three elemental factions. Next, they secretly assign two cards to the shadows and select a Herald by placing a card face-down, which represents the faction they wish to support.

Battle is then joined: each player reveals their Herald, totals the value of their chosen faction, and multiplies that value by the lowest matching element card in the shadows. The player with the highest total wins the battle, and the first player to win 3 battles wins control of the realm!