Flesh and Blood TCG

Flesh and Blood is an up and coming trading card game from New Zealand based creators, Legend Story Studios. Although inspired by classic trading cards games (TCGs) such as Magic The Gathering, Flesh and Blood uses an entirely new game system created by ex-MTG pro James White. Flesh and Blood looks to simulate a fantasy battle using weapons such as swords and shields between two or more heroes, which is unlike any other TCG. With no officially supported online or digital version of the game, the creators of Flesh and Blood consistently emphasise that it is meant to be played face-to-face or in the ‘flesh and blood’.

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Heavy Hitters: The most recently released set was a return to the roots of Flesh and Blood, focussing again on melee arena combat. It launched to universal acclaim and brought with it support for 6 different heroes across 3 classes and a variety of valuable chase cards, such as the ‘Marvel’ rarity variants of the new hero cards for Kassai, Kayo, Victor Goldmane, Betsy and Olympia.

Part The Mistveil: Releasing worldwide on 31st May 2024, Flesh and Blood ventures into a new East Asian inspired land called ‘Misteria’. It introduces 3 new heroes including the assassin ‘Nuu’, the illusionist ‘Enigma’ and the ninja ‘Zen’. Also being introduced are the ‘Mystic’ talent shared by the new heroes and a new resource known as Chi, which will be available for the new heroes.

Round The Table - TCC x LSS Box Set: With input from the ‘Professor’ of Tolarian Community College, Legend Story Studios recently launched a brand new deck collection to broaden the support for the casual 3-4 player format called Ultimate Pit Fight. ‘Round The Table’ includes 4 ready to play and unique decks designed from the ground up to enhance Ultimate Pit Fight, introducing new cards that enhance multiplayer combat and interaction.

Flesh and Blood TCG Buying Guide

Whether you’re new to card games or a veteran TCG player, there are a variety of products to choose from in Flesh and Blood. New players would likely benefit most from picking up a Blitz Deck, which is a ready to play deck for the Blitz format. Veteran players who like more options for deck-building should look at the booster boxes, which contain randomised booster packs with a chance to get some of the most valuable ‘Marvel’ and ‘Legendary’ cards.

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Flesh and Blood TCG Sets

Flesh and Blood TCG: The Hunted Booster Box - Gathering Games

The Hunted

Flesh and Blood TCG: Rosetta Booster Box - Gathering Games

Rosetta

Flesh And Blood TCG: Part The Mistveil Booster Box - Gathering Games

Part The Mistveil

Flesh And Blood TCG: Heavy Hitters Booster Box - Gathering Games

Heavy Hitters

Flesh And Blood TCG: Bright Lights Booster Box - Gathering Games

Bright Lights

Flesh And Blood TCG: Dusk Till Dawn Booster Box - Gathering Games

Dusk Till Dawn

Flesh And Blood TCG: Outsiders Booster Box - Gathering Games

Outsiders

Flesh And Blood TCG - Dynasty Booster Box - Gathering Games

Dynasty

Flesh and Blood TCG - Uprising Booster Box - Gathering Games

Uprising

Flesh and Blood TCG - Everfest First Edition Booster Box - Gathering Games

Everfest

Flesh and Blood TCG: History Pack 1 Booster Box - Gathering Games

History Pack 1

Flesh and Blood TCG: Tales of Aria First Edition Booster Box - Gathering Games

Tales of Aria

Flesh and Blood TCG: Monarch Booster Box (Unlimited) - Gathering Games

Monarch

Flesh and Blood TCG Product Types

Flesh and Blood: Booster Boxes

Booster Boxes

Flesh and Blood TCG: Sealed Cases

Sealed Cases

Flesh and Blood: Blitz Decks

Blitz Decks

Flesh and Blood TCG: Armory Decks

Armory Decks

Flesh and Blood TCG Accessories

Accessories

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Why Choose Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood has a very clear focus on competitive TCGs with a highly active tournament scene across the world, from local level ‘Armoury’ events at local game stores to annual World Championships held for the top players across the globe. With the ever shifting focus of Magic The Gathering (MTG) towards its casual multiplayer format ‘Commander’, Legend Story Studios will immediately appeal to those players who mostly engaged with competitive MTG. Flesh and Blood’s 1 vs 1 ‘Classic Constructed’ format is its most widely supported game type which encourages competitive play.

Flesh and Blood attempts to reduce the element of luck from TCGs and the innate issues of using a ‘land-based’ resource system found among many other TCGs, where every card has it’s main effect as attack or action, but can also be ‘pitched’ to turn it into resources to be used to play other cards. Cards can also be used to defend, but expect tight decision making as once the card is used for defence, it will no longer be available for a potentially precious attack and will not be replaced by a new card until the end of your next turn. This drives combo-centric gameplay where skillful players are rewarded for recognising the best path to victory while others might be overwhelmed with choices.

This unique system also provides a drastically different flow of gameplay compared to the majority of TCGs as you begin the game at full power, instead of gradually ‘ramping up’ your resources throughout the game. This system simulates more closely a battle between two warriors, as they would become more wounded throughout the battle. The longer you survive in a game of Flesh And Blood, the tougher it is to get that perfect hand to deal a devastating blow to your opponent.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Is Flesh and Blood similar to Magic?

While both ‘Flesh and Blood’ and ‘Magic The Gathering’ are trading card games, they have drastically different game systems and card types. Many trading card games take inspiration from ‘Magic The Gathering’ in their game system design as it was the very first trading card game, but ‘Flesh and Blood’ is one of the most mechanically unique card games.

Probably the biggest difference between ‘Magic The Gathering’ and ‘Flesh and Blood’ is the resource system. ‘Magic The Gathering’ uses specific cards called ‘lands’ as the main resource in the game, whereas virtually all cards in ‘Flesh and Blood’ are multi-use and can be used to gain resources.

Players familiar with ‘Magic The Gathering’ are likely to be able to pick up ‘Flesh and Blood’, though its gameplay is dramatically different from any other trading card game on the market.

Is Flesh and Blood still growing?

Yes! ‘Flesh and Blood’ is one of the fastest growing trading card games on the market, having began in 2019. ‘Flesh and Blood’ celebrated its 4th birthday in October 2023 Channel Fireball reported that over 50,000 participants had been registered to competitive events. With prize pools as large as $1,500,000 at World Championships available, it’s safe to say that ‘Flesh and Blood’ is as large as it has ever been.

What is the rarity of cards in Flesh and Blood?

‘Flesh and Blood’ has a variety of card rarities with varying distribution throughout booster packs. In order of increasing rarity, they are ‘Common’, ‘Rare’, ‘Majestic’, ‘Marvel’, ‘Legendary’ and ‘Fabled’. In addition to non-foil variants of cards, most cards are also available as traditional ‘rainbow foil’ and some cards are available as the more rare ‘cold foil’ variant.

What is the difference between rainbow foil and cold foil in Flesh and Blood?

Rainbow foil in ‘Flesh and Blood’ are the traditional foils seen in most other trading card games where a layer of foil covers the whole card that gives it a colourful rainbow effect. Virtually any card can have a rainbow foil variant and 1 can be found in every pack.

Cold foils are the more special and valuable foil cards, which uses a new technique to give the foiling a more metallic look. Other trading card games call this ‘foil-etched’, though the result is the same. Cold foil cards can be found in 1 in every 24 booster packs.

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