Star Realms: The Ark Promo Card

About this expansion

Star Realms: The Ark Promo Card is a promotional card for the two-player Star Realms game, released in 2015. This Machine Cult Ship costs 7 and combines hand and discard-pile management with a direct answer to bases.

The Ark’s main ability lets you scrap up to two cards from your hand and/or discard pile. You then draw one card for each card scrapped in this way, turning unwanted cards into new draws while rewarding careful use of the ability.

The card also features a distinctive Scrapping Ability: destroy a target base. This gives The Ark a way to address bases directly, adding another important function to its card text.

• Faction: Machine Cult
• Card type: Ship
• Cost: 7
• Players: 2
• Release year: 2015

The Ark was given out at GenCon 2015 to participants in Star Realms tournaments, making it a notable promotional release. Its combination of card scrapping, card drawing, and base destruction gives the card a clear identity within the Star Realms card pool.

A version of Star Realms: The Ark Promo Card with alternate artwork was later released in Star Realms: Promo Pack I. Collectors and players can therefore find the card in its original promotional form as well as with this alternate art.