Glossary · Every term of the card game

Every term of the game in one or two lines, in alphabetical order.

For the full rules, see how to play and the game rules.

Terms starting with A

Arcana Apprentice: The AI opponent of Free play. It plays with a ready-made deck and is the best way to learn the game.
ATK (attack): The attack value of a Token. When it attacks, its ATK is compared with the defender's DEF. See Battle.

Banish: Some effects banish a card instead of destroying it. A banished card does not go to the Dead Wallet and can never come back.
Battle phase: The third phase of your turn: each of your Tokens on the field can attack once.

Campaign: The story mode, 96 duels in 8 chapters: one per faction, then the finale against The Whale. It needs a 40-card deck of your own. See the Campaign.
Card back: The design on the back of your deck, seen by your opponent in VS. New card backs are unlocked with Seals and challenges, for show only.
Challenges: Daily and weekly goals in the Arena, the same for every player. They give Seals. Every mode counts.
Codex: The list of every revealed card of the 1st Edition, on the site. Cards nobody has pulled yet stay sealed. See the Codex.
Community Points (CP): Each player's life total, starting at 100. CP stand for a token's popularity and community. A player at 0 CP loses.

Dead Wallet: The discard pile. Destroyed Tokens and used Events and Personas go there. Some effects bring cards back from it.
DEF (defence): The defence value of a Token. An attacker must have a higher ATK than the defender's DEF to destroy it.
Deck: 40 to 60 cards, with at least 70 % Tokens, at most 3 copies of a card and only one copy of each Legendary and Mythic. See the deck building guide.
Direct attack: An attack on a player who has no Token on the field: the full ATK is taken from their CP.

Event: A one-time card inspired by a real moment of crypto history, played from your hand during your Main phase. See Event cards.

Face-down zone: The zone where you set Personas face-down. Your opponent sees how many cards are there, never which ones.
Faction: The family of a Token. There are seven: Fantasma, Exuvia, Dominio, Ronax, Cortexa, Umbra and Natura. Many effects reward a deck built around one faction. See the factions.
First discovery: The first time anyone pulls a card from a pack. The card is revealed to everyone, and the finder's name stays on its page.
First Edition: The current set of cards. Each card has a fixed maximum supply written in the contract; cards are never reprinted.
Free play: A free duel against the Arcana Apprentice with a ready-made deck. No wallet, no account. Play a free duel.

Level: The stars of a Token, from 1 to 7. The level sets how many sacrifices a Token needs.

Main phase: The second phase of your turn: summon one Token, play Events and Personas, set Personas face-down.

Pack: 10 cards drawn on-chain on Cronos from a block mined after the purchase, so nobody can choose them. See the FAQ and how to buy your first pack.
Persona: A key figure of the Cronos ecosystem, used once. Some are played from the hand; others are set face-down and trigger during the opponent's turn.
Practice: Duels against the AI with cards of your own. It opens once you hold 10 cards.

Rarity: Common, Rare, Epic, Legendary or Mythic. Each card of a pack is drawn on its own with published odds.

Sacrifice: Sending Tokens from your field to the Dead Wallet to summon a stronger Token: 1 for level 5, 2 for level 6, 3 for level 7.
Sealed card: A card nobody has pulled yet. It is hidden in the Codex until its first discovery.
Seals: Points earned with challenges. They unlock titles and card backs, for glory only: they never turn into CRO or packs.
Special summon: An extra summon granted by a card effect, on top of your one summon per turn.
Stand-off: When the attacker's ATK equals the defender's DEF: nothing happens.
Summon: Putting a Token from your hand onto the field. One per turn; levels 1 to 4 need no sacrifice.

Token: The main card type: a meme token of Cronos as a fighter, with a level, ATK, DEF, a faction and usually an effect. A deck is at least 70 % Tokens.
Token zone: One of the 5 places on your side of the field where your Tokens stand.

VS: A live duel against a friend, turn by turn, with the Campaign rules. With the trial decks, nobody needs cards. No CRO, packs or prizes are ever at stake.

The Whale: The final boss of the Campaign, waiting behind the seven faction chapters.