Author: Brad McArtor

  • Aegis Season 1 PAO 1 Decklists

    Aegis Season 1 PAO 1 Decklists

    We have had three sizable preseason tournaments, but the game has finally launched and Manifold TCG has now concluded its first Cash Prize tournament of Season 1. There were 11 participants in this event, and here we have each of their lists. A metagame analysis for the event can be found here. Top 4 Eileen…

  • Season 1 Metagame Breakdown – 1/11/26

    Season 1 Metagame Breakdown – 1/11/26

    We have had three sizable preseason tournaments, but the game has finally launched and Manifold TCG has now concluded its first Cash Prize tournament of Season 1. There were 11 participants in this event, which is a small enough number that we can mention each player and archetype. The decklists for each player can be…

  • Why you should adopt Manifold TCG early.

    Why you should adopt Manifold TCG early.

    We are in a trading card boom. Trends go on 30 year cycles, and 30 years ago the 90s were the collectibles decade. There are a lot of new card games on the market, and Magic: the Gathering and Pokemon are bigger than they have ever been before. Why, then, is Manifold TCG the game…

  • Ascent to the Spire

    Ascent to the Spire

    The wind whipped, carrying flecks of sand which battered Eurus’s already weathered face. He donned his goggles, and scanned the sky. Heavy billowing mammatus clouds rolled in from the west. Eurus had only visited Astire during its many dry months, and had never seen one of its rare summer storms. Today, of all days, the…

  • Lurelat Eventide

    Lurelat Eventide

    The crackle of the inferno drowned out the muffled screams of the townsfolk who fled their burning dwellings. A ghostly reaper with an ethereal dagger and a transparent cloak sprinted through the streets, stabbing the victims who were too distraught by the chaos to protect themselves. The demon harvested their souls and drank them into…

  • Lurelat Morningtide

    Lurelat Morningtide

    Lucca was shaken awake from a bout of turbulence. His head still ached from the revelry the night before. Realization set in that he had never slept on a ship before, not since getting off the Gallowei as an infant. He had ridden in the pilgrimage vessels a dozen times, and had even flown one…

  • Fast and Elegant Turns

    Fast and Elegant Turns

    This is a child post of Manifold Foundations Manifold TCG has short, fast-paced turns, and simple actions, but offers a tremendous amount of depth in the permutations. The order in which you take your actions, and maximizing the exceptions to the “do one thing, then your opponent goes” rule will often give you minor advantages…

  • Forms and Types

    Forms and Types

    This is a child post of Manifold Foundations. The beauty of Manifold TCG is how much information is safely locked away so that you can access it when you need it, but it doesn’t overload you when you don’t need it. A major example of this is Forms, Types, and Subtypes. Every card has a…

  • Everybody Loves Rolling Dice

    Everybody Loves Rolling Dice

    This is a child post of Manifold Foundations. I’ve seen great changes in my time as a hobby store proprietor. I’ve seen the climax of MCU phase 3 give way to the wasteland of phase 4. I’ve seen the dramatic conclusion of Magic: the Gathering IP in War of the Spark transition into Universes Beyond,…

  • Choosing Heroes and Finding Your Niche

    Choosing Heroes and Finding Your Niche

    This is a child post of Manifold Foundations. In a game of Manifold TCG, players start with a team of heroes and a deck of support cards. The game’s fundamental win condition is to defeat your opponent’s heroes before they defeat yours. This means that at every point during a game of Manifold you have…