KeyForge: Call of the Archons

About this board game

KeyForge: Call of the Archons is a two-player card game with 45-minute battles, where each player commands a unique Archon Deck and races to forge three keys.

Set in the Crucible, an artificial world assembled from pieces of countless planets, the game follows powerful Archons and their companies as they seek hidden Vaults. Every Archon Deck is one of a kind, with its own Archon and distinctive combination of cards. Decks are ready to play immediately and cannot be altered, eliminating deckbuilding and boosters from the experience.

On each turn, choose one of the three Houses in your deck. For the rest of that turn, you may play and use any number of cards from that House, including creatures, artifacts, upgrades, and actions. Cards have no costs, so your decisions focus on selecting the right House and finding powerful interactions among the cards available to you.

• Send creatures into combat to weaken opposing forces.
• Reap with your allies to collect precious Æmber.
• Balance fighting and gathering resources to maintain momentum.
• Forge a key when you have six Æmber at the start of your turn.

Victory goes to the first player to forge three keys. Because every deck has its own combination of cards, each battle presents different tactical choices and opportunities. The Call of the Archons starter set includes two starter decks, two unique Archon Decks, and the keys and tokens needed for two players to begin playing.