Cards, Decks, & Alignments: Beginners Guide

Cards, Decks, & Alignments: Beginners Guide

Marvel War of Heroes is a trading card collecting game that is played via the internet.  Players earn, buy, sell, trade, and collect "virtual" trading cards that all originate in-game.  There are hundreds of cards available to collect.  Each card is unique and can be categorized in multiple ways.  This post will cover some of the basic terms associated with cards.:

Alignment

There are three unique alignments in Marvel WoH.  They are Tactics, Speed, and Bruiser.  Every card is assigned to one specific alignment which will never change.

Rarity

Every card has a specific rarity.  The rarity of a card often determines it's value.  A card's value increases as it's rarity increases.  There are seven different levels of rarity in Marvel WoH.  They are, in increasing order; Common, Uncommon (UC), Rare (R), Super Rare (SR), Super Special Rare (SSR), Ultimate Rare (UR), and Legendary (Leg).  It is very important to learn the card rarity levels in order.

Attack & Defense

Each card has it's own Attack (ATK) and Defense (DEF) points.  ATK points are used when you attack another player.  DEF points are used when another player attacks you.  

Ability

Some cards have special abilities.  These abilities are used when attacking other players or when you are defending another players attack.  Abilities usually enhance your card(s) ATK points or DEF points.  Some abilities degrade your opponents ATK points or DEF points.

Decks

A deck is the term used for a grouping of cards.  A deck consists of one to five cards.  The game will create for you both an offensive and defensive deck (Suggested Decks) based on the cards you have available in your roster.  However, you will want to create your own decks as soon as possible because the suggested decks are usually not the best decks that are available for you to form.