How to Play
VARZ TCG
A competitive trading card game where you command a Hero, deploy Spils, and control the battlefield using the VAZ resource system. Destroy your opponent's portals or reduce their Life to zero to claim victory.
Quick Rule Guide
Watch this video to learn the basics of VARZ in just a few minutes.
Game Objective
Destroy the portals that have appeared in Tokyo and protect the world. Players control a hero, summon Spils (units) to battle, and win by achieving one of the following conditions.
Win Conditions
Reduce Opponent's Life to 0
- •Starting Life: 12
- •Decreases through damage from heroes and spell cards
- •When life reaches 0, your opponent loses immediately
Destroy All Portals
- •Portal Distribution: 4 portals per land (8 total)
- •Damage portal health with attacks and spells
- •If all portals on one land are destroyed, your opponent loses immediately
Core Gameplay
VARZ is a strategic trading card game fought with three key elements. Master all three to become a true champion.
Summon Spils
Deploy units to the field and battle through abilities and synergies. Each Spil has unique skills that combine for powerful effects when coordinated properly.
Manipulate Position
Move on hex grid tiles to control the battlefield. Positioning determines what targets your units can reach and what abilities activate.
Destroy Portals
Break portals to deal damage and change the board state. Destroying portals reduces opponent life and can dramatically shift the momentum of battle.
Build Your Deck
A VARZ TCG deck consists of 48 cards across four distinct zones. Each zone serves a specific role on the battlefield.
Your leader on the battlefield. Has Life Points. If your Hero is destroyed or its Life reaches 0, you lose.
Combat units you deploy to attack and defend. Each has ATK, DEF, and optional abilities. Cannot attack the turn they are summoned.
Territory defense cards. Each land has Portals as shields. Destroy all Portals in a land to deal direct damage to the player.
Generate VAZ resources and grant abilities. Placed into the Skill Zone during your Level Up Phase.
Powerful instant-speed spells and effects. Cast during your Main Phase or in response to opponent actions.
Direct attack spells. Slash cards deal damage to units or portals without entering combat.
The VAZ Resource System
VAZ is the lifeblood of your strategy. Every action — summoning Spils, casting Commands, activating abilities — costs VAZ.
Turn Structure
Each turn follows a strict 7-phase sequence. Understanding the flow is key to building winning strategies.
Unsynced units remain dormant. Triggered effects that activate on unsync resolve here.
Place 2 Skill cards from your deck into the Skill Zone to generate VAZ resources.
Draw 1 card from your Main Deck. The first player does not draw on their first turn.
Triggered effects that activate at the start of your turn resolve here.
Cast spells, summon Spils, move units, activate abilities. Spend VAZ freely as long as you have resources.
Sync units to attack adjacent enemies. Opponents may block with adjacent Unsynced units. Damage resolves simultaneously.
Clean up effects and check hand size. Discard down to 7 cards if your hand exceeds the limit.
Combat System
Choose a Synced unit and target an adjacent enemy unit or Portal. You may declare multiple attacks in one Combat Phase.
The opponent may block by choosing an adjacent Unsynced unit. Multiple blockers can share damage, split evenly. Units with 0 DEF cannot block.
Damage resolves simultaneously unless the defender is Synced (Synced defenders deal damage first). Units reduced to 0 DEF are destroyed and removed from the battlefield.
Unblocked attacks can target Portals. When a Portal's Shield Life reaches 0, it is destroyed, dealing 1 direct damage to the opposing player's Life.
Hex Battlefield
VARZ TCG uses a hex-grid battlefield where positioning is everything. Your unit's location determines what it can attack, who it can block, and which portals it protects.
Six Attributes
Every card in VARZ belongs to one of six attributes. Each attribute has a distinct playstyle and color identity.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions from new players about VARZ TCG rules and mechanics.
Ready to Play?
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