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Duelyst is a free-to-play online collectible card video game developed and published by Counterplay Games, released worldwide on April 27, 2016. Duelyst is a collectible tactics game released for Microsoft Windows and OS X personal computers.

The game is a turn-based card game between two opponents on a tactical battlefield, using constructed decks of forty cards along with a selected General with a unique Bloodborn Spell power. Players use mana points to cast spells or summon minions to attack the opponent, with the goal to reduce the opponent's health to zero. Winning matches can earn in-game gold, rewards in the form of new cards, and other in-game prizes. Players can then purchase new cards through gold or microtransactions and use these cards to customize and improve their decks. The game features several modes of play, including constructed ranked ladder and draft mode, as well as daily quests and solo challenges to help earn additional gold and cards. New content for the game involves the addition of new card sets and gameplay at the end of each monthly season.

The game has been favorably reviewed by critics and proven successful for Counterplay Games.

Gameplay
Duelyst is a digital-only collectible card game that revolves around turn-based matches between two opponents using pre-made decks of cards. Players can choose from a number of game modes, with each offering a slightly different experience. Players start the game with a substantial collection of basic cards, but can gain rarer and more powerful cards through purchasing packs of cards or as rewards from specific game modes. Duelyst is purposely designed to exclude card trading, instead allowing players to disenchant unwanted cards into a quantity of Spirit, which can then be used to craft new cards of the player's choice. Players customize their decks with any gained cards to improve their chances of winning and gaining further rewards.

Duelyst is free-to-play, only requiring the player to download the game client for their computer or device after setting up a free account, while ongoing development and support of the game comes from micropayments. Players can obtain in-game gold by winning matches and completing daily quests, such as completing a number of matches in ranked play with a certain Faction. A player can have three active daily quests which carry over until completed or rerolled by the player. Gold is used towards the purchase of new Spirit Orbs, entry tickets for draft mode Gauntlet. Alternatively, players can spend real money to purchase these items directly.[1] Duelyst is set within the world of Mythron, with its characters, spells and locations drawing from existing lore.

Matches
Details on head-to-head matches.

Cards
Cards are the main substance of Duelyst, representing the abilities, minions and spell effects which each player is able to make use of during the match. On release, the game consisted of the same Basic set of cards that all players begin with and earn through leveling up all the individual Factions. All additional cards are generally gained by winning or buying Spirit Orbs (card packs) in the game; each Spirit Orb consists of five random cards, including at least one rare card. As of May 2016, there are 380 unique collectible cards in the game, with more planned to be added in the future through additional expansion packs, mini-events, and monthly season cards.

Game Modes
Five game modes are available to play in Duelyst.
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 * Ranked Ladder mode constructed id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla. Curabitur blandit tempus porttitor.
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 * Sandbox mode id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla. Curabitur blandit tempus porttitor.

Development
Keith Lee and Emil Anticevic were inspired to make a new type of game missing from the market, envisioning a game which would include elements from collectible card games and traditional board games. The result "would be a strategic game with a strong foundation in tactical gameplay".

Competitions
King of the Beta

Contest of Grandmasters

Duelyst World Championships

Critical Reception
Upon the release, game received positive reviews, scoring 84 out of 100 on the review aggregator site Metacritic, based on 8 reviews.