Runecraft is a magical class centered around the strategic use of runes and spells. Its core strength lies in efficient rune management, leading to high-impact payoffs. Many Runecraft cards gain powerful effects based on the number of runes in play; for instance, having three runes might allow you to draw three cards. However, this strategy can be slow to develop, making it vulnerable to early game disruption of rune generation or aggressive opponents who can win before your setup is complete.
Runecraft features two main archetypes: Spellboost and Earth Rite. Spellboost focuses on spell-slinging, with cards receiving benefits like improved stats, reduced cost, or activated effects based on the number of spells played while the card is in hand. Earth Rite, on the other hand, revolves around generating and utilizing Earth Sigil amulets.
Best Decks & Budget Options
Here is a budget deck with only one Legendary included, 10134120, which we get from picking the free Runecraft Spellboost deck. In order to make up for the missing powerhouse, we include a synergy based on the Earth Sigil synergy. On top of some card draw, we also gain the ability to summon Guardian Golems, which will protect us from the many Storm followers looking to close the game through directly attacking our leader. This deck lacks a bit of late game punch, so make sure you play proactively in the mid-game, using 10131110 and 10032120 to pressure your opponent.
In the meta deck, we remove the Earth Sigil synergy, as we now have access to 10134110, the class superstar in my opinion. Indeed, not only does Kuon protect us through helping with board cleaning duties or summoning a Ward follower. The legendary will also represent our finisher through its Super-Evolve ability.
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Best Cards & Crafting Recommendations
- 10134110 and 10134120 are both key cards for Runecraft to find success, so I would advise focusing your Vials on these two if you intend to invest in this specific class.
- Gold cards are more likely to be obtained through packs, but if you wanted to skip the line, 10133310 must be a 3 of in all Runecraft decks at the moment.
- There is a way to play the deck without 10032120, replaced by 10104120 as a finisher. That build requires multiple copies of 10134310, the goal being to use that card to refill our play point and immediate use the Apocalypse cards.
Card List
List of all Runecraft cards in Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond so far. See all cards in the card database.
