Several cards use this mechanic to gain their value, Death Dragon Caller for example. It allows you to summon friendly followers that were destroyed during the match. The final point, Reanimate, is one of the latest additions to the game. The destroyed follower doesn't activate it's effects or Last Words, but this can be used in conjunction with Reanimate for some interesting plays. This allows you to destroy a follower from your hand to activate effects. Of course, these situations don't always occur, so you usually target your weakest follower with cards like Soul Conversion to minimaze the pain.Īlso, with Chronogenesis, Burial Rite was introduced. Shadowcraft even has a whole deck archetype dedicated to this kind of play with Nephthys Shadowcraft, that utilizes Nephthys.

The optimal situation if of course that you use a card like Impious Ressurection or Soul Conversion on one of these followers to gain a massive advantage. These followers usually have low stats but a powerful Last Words effect, like Lurching Corpse and Hell's Unleasher. Not only that, but Shadowcraft also has several followers that are meant to be destroyed. Shadowcraft has multiple cards that destroy their own followers for benefits, like Necroassassin and Impious Ressurection. The third point on this list, destroying your own followers for benefits, is a very peculiar one. Use your best judgement in these situations and be careful about spending to much Shadows. Knowing which effect to activate here is key.

For example, sometimes you have to choose between activating Foul Tempests Necromancy effect or Death's Breath Necromancy effect (when you have less than 12 Shadows for example). You must take the importance of a Necromancy effect into account, especially in the mid and early game when you don't have a lot of Shadows. Also, the importance of Necromancy effects can really vary. Necromancy effects can vary from giving a card a simple buff to destroying enemy followers. If you don't have enough Shadows to activate the Necromancy effect, the effect doesn't activate and no Shadows are consumed. When you use a Necromancy effect, a certain amount of Shadows is consumed to apply the effect. Shadows are generated whenever an allied follower or amulet die, whenever a spell is played, or by using certain cards that generate additional Shadows. Shadowcraft uses Shadows to empower certain cards. Last Words are a large part of Shadowcraft and how it achieves victory. These effects can range from simply generating an additional Shadow to destroying enemy followers or even resummoning the destroyed follower. Shadowcraft uses a very large amount of followers with Last Words effects. Lets start with the first point on this list.

Shadowcraft uses the Reanimate mechanic.

Shadowcraft destroys their own followers for benefits.

Shadowcraft uses Shadows as a resource to empower cards.

Shadowcraft uses a large amount of Last Words followers.

Getting started in Shadowverse can be daunting, but I hope this guide is a useful resource for you.Shadowcraft is a class that can be differentiated from other classes because of four things: There was a lot to cover, but I hope this guide gives you a good introduction to the game.

There are also Puppets, 0 pp 1/1 followers with Rush that some cards in the craft create readily or use as an archetypal mechanic. They are powerful followers that cost low amounts of pp but can only be obtained by placing them into your deck or hand with a card effect. Artifacts are Portalcraft’s signature card type. The craft features a host of ways to change the number of cards in deck, such as adding or taking one from it. Having Resonance active makes your cards more powerful. Its main mechanic, Resonance, only activates when you have an even number of cards in deck. This craft was the last one added to Shadowverse and is a bit all over the place. This craft is also the best at Reanimating dead followers you destroyed using Burial Rite. Necromancy effects often do powerful things the card normally would not do and require a bit of setup. You can then spend these shadows to perform Necromancy. Every time you play a card or a follower is destroyed, it makes a shadow.

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