Draw, score, spend
Draw each round, then use score as both victory track and resource. Score also determines initiative. Recruit Heroes by paying their Soul value, or summon Undead by paying their Attack value.
2 players · 6 rounds · race to 100
Score with the living. Scale with the dead.
A competitive engine-building card game where Living Heroes generate score, while Undead units scale the multiplier. Death is not the end — it is transformation.
- Players
- 2
- Rounds
- 6
- Victory
- 100 score
What is Deathmancer?
A duel across the Living and Dead Realms.
Deathmancer is a competitive card game for 2 players, with 4-player support planned through expansion. Each player controls a Commander and fights across two connected realms: the Living Realm above and the Dead Realm below. Living Heroes shoot for the heavens by generating score. Undead units increase your multiplier, attack opposing Heroes, and disrupt the opponent.
How it plays
Every turn asks where your power should live.
Take two actions
On your turn, take one Living Action and one Undead Action. Post score, recruit, summon, attack, trigger an Undead ability, or use Commander Override.
Transform the fallen
When a Living unit reaches 0 Soul, it dies immediately. Non-Commander Heroes become Fallen tokens in the Dead Realm; Commanders flip to their Undead side.
Commanders
Your Commander defines your tempo and afterlife.
Each Commander has Living and Undead sides. While Living, your Commander can recruit Heroes or summon Undead. If killed, it flips into the Dead Realm and gains access to Commander Override: score or summon during the Undead Action instead of attacking.
Archimedes, The Virtuous
Starts with initiative. Has increased power in the Living Realm. Defensive and consistent scoring.
Balthazar, The Ascendant Angel
Has greater command over the Undead for an increasingly scaling army. Comes back stronger in Death.
Commanders In-Progress
The Gatekeeper and Time. One controls the boundary, the other the flow between the Living and Dead Realms.
Auto-Summons
Each Commander has an Auto-Summon that enters play at the start of Round 2 for no action point and no score cost.
Rulebook
Playtest rules for a six-round race to 100.
The v1 playtest rulebook covers setup, round structure, Living and Undead Actions, scoring, multiplier order, terrain, Purgatory, Fallen tokens, and endgame timing.
Gallery
Final illustrations and table direction.
Development Log
Follow the road from prototype to table-ready.
- First public website scaffolded with the v1 playtest rulebook, final illustration slots, and scorekeeper teaser.
- Add card previews, Commander pages, playtest notes, and a live scorekeeper for ATK totals, multipliers, terrain, and rounding.
Scorekeeper Coming Soon
A companion for score, multipliers, terrain, and round flow.
The scorekeeper will help players track current score, Living ATK totals, Undead multiplier values, terrain effects, and the race to 100 before Round 6 ends.