An inspiredElden Ringfan is turning FromSoftware’s popular RPG into a trading card game inspired byMagic: The Gathering. This fan-made trading card game offers a new look at some places and characters fromElden Ringand brings the complexity of this game to a new format.
Elden Ringwas one of the most popular games of 2022, winning several Game of the Year awards and other accolades against major games such asGod of War RagnarokandHorizon Forbidden West.Elden Ringmarked players with its complexity, punishing those who inadvertently headed into a fight unprepared and rewarding those who didn’t give up after a few fails.Elden Ringbrings a deep storyrevealed through pieces of lore scattered across its universe that was created by George R. R. Martin, the writer of theSong of Ice and Firefantasy series that was adapted into theGame of ThronesTV show.
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A creativeElden Ringfan known as Exantheon on Reddit is transforming FromSoftware’s RPG into a trading card game inspired byMagic: The Gathering, inventing abilities for some ofElden Ring’s most popular charactersand places. This is an ongoing project, and Exantheon has made several posts sharing different cards in recent months. In their latest post, Exantheon shared a total of 14 cards, including the Cathedral of Dragon Communion, the spectral steed Torrent, as well as popular enemies such as Maliketh, Malenia, and Melania. Each card has its own cost, affinity, artwork, abilities, and flavor text. Exantheon invented a set of rules specific to thisElden Ringtrading card game, explaining some of the effects brought by specific cards such as the Frostbite or Scarlet Rot status effects.
In the comments to this Reddit post, players were impressed with the level of detail in thisElden Ringtrading card game inspired byMagic: The Gathering. They found the cards to be well balanced, with fair mana costs for their respective effects. Exantheon suggested players download the images to try playing the trading card game in real life and adjust its overall balance. Some Reddit users were so impressed with theseElden Ringcards that they suggested that Wizards of the Coast should recruit Exantheon to officially develop the game. Others recommended popularMagic: The GatheringYouTubers like MaldHound try Exantheon’s game and boost its popularity.
This trading card game can keepElden Ringfans busy while as they wait for more news aboutElden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. The DLC was announced last February, but FromSoftware hasn’t yet revealed more about what or when players can expect from this new expansion.
Elden Ringis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
