HOW TO PLAY ALPHA CLASH
New to Alpha Clash?
Welcome to Alpha Clash—where tactical cardplay meets heroic action. Here's how to master the fundamentals and jump into battle.
This guide will walk you through everything you need to start your journey into The Indie Comic Book Trading Card Game.
OBJECTIVE
Defeat your opponent by reducing their Contender's health to zero. Build a deck, command powerful Clash cards, and outwit your rivals in strategic clashes.
YOUR DECK
1 Contender – Your hero and your health bar.
50-card Main Deck – Includes Clash, Action, and Accessory cards.
Optional: 10-card Sideboard – Used in competitive formats.
Turn Structure
Start of Turn Phase – Resolve any beginning-of-turn effects.
Expansion Phase
Ready Step – Ready all engaged cards.
Draw Step – Draw 1 card (skip this on your first turn).
Resource Step – You may set 1 card from your hand face-up and inverted into your Resource Zone.
Primary Phase
Play Clash cards, Accessories, or Clashgrounds.
Set Traps or Ambush cards.
Attach Weapons.
Play Basic Action cards.
Initiate a Clash or end your turn.
Clash Phase (Optional) – Declare Attack, Respond, Obstruct, Buff, Assign Damage.
End of Turn Phase – Resolve end-of-turn effects.
Card Types
Contender – Your hero. If their health hits 0, you lose.
Clash Cards – Fighters in the Clash Zone.
Accessories – Weapons, Traps, and Relics.
Actions – Tactics: Basic, Quick, and Buffs.
Clashgrounds – Ongoing global effects.
How to Win
Reduce your opponent’s Contender to 0 health.
Force them to draw from an empty deck.
Use an alternate win condition (card-based).