The VARZ Starter Deck League is an open online play program where the community helps us improve the six official Starter Decks.

You do not need to build a deck or have competitive experience. Choose an official Starter Deck, play through Tabletop Simulator, record the result, and tell us how the match felt.

Every match helps us understand VARZ more clearly—and helps us make the first experience of each color better before release.

Why We Are Running the Starter Deck League

The league has two main purposes.

1. Improve the Starter Decks Together

The Starter Decks are the first way many players will experience VARZ.

We want every deck to communicate its color’s identity, provide meaningful decisions, and create enjoyable matches against the other five colors. To do that, we need real match data from players with different levels of TCG experience.

Your games help us evaluate:

The win rate of each Starter Deck
Matchups that feel too favorable or too difficult
Cards that feel too strong, too weak, or unclear
Whether each deck has enough ways to recover from a bad position
Whether the deck’s intended strategy is understandable during play
The overall length, tension, and enjoyment of each matchup

A win or loss is useful data. A short comment about what happened is even more valuable.

2. Learn VARZ and Understand All Six Colors

The Starter Deck League is also designed as a learning path.

By playing different colors, you can experience how the same hex battlefield changes depending on the deck:

Red creates immediate pressure and explosive attack turns
Blue controls tempo, Sync states, and the opponent’s options
Green develops stronger formations over time
Purple turns Drops, sacrifice, and Life pressure into advantage
Yellow protects Portals and uses the Ruins to recover
Silver changes positions and rewrites the battlefield

Playing all six colors makes it easier to understand opposing strategies, identify dangerous cards, and build your own deck later.

- Articles introducing each colour

Play All Six Colors and Receive a Promotional Card

Kickstarter backers who complete at least one recorded match with each of the six official Starter Deck colors will receive an exclusive VARZ promotional card.

The promotional card will be included with the eligible backer’s Kickstarter shipment.

You do not need to win the six matches
One completed match with each color counts toward completion
Only matches played with the official, unmodified Starter Decks count
Match results must be recorded through the supported league system
Please use the same Discord-connected VARZ account throughout the league so your progress can be verified

This reward is based on exploring all six colors and helping us collect useful play data—not on your final win rate.

Details about reward confirmation and fulfillment will be announced before Kickstarter shipping.

How to Join the Starter Deck League

What You Need

A PC capable of running Tabletop Simulator
Tabletop Simulator on Steam
The official VARZ Tabletop Simulator mod
A Discord account
A VARZ web-service account connected to Discord

Participation Steps

Join the official VARZ Discord server.
Log in to the VARZ website with Discord.
Open the Starter Deck League page.
Find an opponent.
Enter the Match Room and play through Tabletop Simulator.
Record and confirm the match result.
Share feedback and your match record.
Try another color.

Open the Starter Deck League

Join the VARZ Discord

League Guidelines

Use only the current official Starter Deck lists
Do not add, remove, or replace cards in a Starter Deck
You may play any number of matches
You may use the same color repeatedly or change colors between matches
Both wins and losses count as completed matches
Players of every experience level are welcome
The Starter Decks, rules, and card text may be adjusted as test data is collected
Follow the latest official website, TTS, and Discord announcements when an update is released

What Kind of Feedback Is Helpful?

You do not need to write a detailed report. Useful feedback includes comments such as:

“I understood what this deck wanted to do immediately.”
“I had no way to recover after losing this Portal.”
“This card was difficult to understand.”
“This matchup felt heavily favored toward one color.”
“The match became much more interesting after the Hero moved.”
“I wanted another card that supported this strategy.”

Specific moments are especially helpful. Mention the color, card, turn, or battlefield situation when possible.

Beginners Are Welcome

The Starter Deck League is not only for experienced TCG players.

The decks are already constructed, and community members can help with Tabletop Simulator setup, rules questions, and the first match. The goal is not to enter with complete knowledge. The goal is to learn by playing.

Choose one color. Enter the battlefield. Then walk the other five.

Start Playing VARZ

日本語版

VARZのスターターデッキリーグは、6種類の公式スターターデッキを、プレイヤーの皆さんと一緒に調整するためのオンラインプレイ企画です。

デッキを自分で構築する必要はなく、競技経験も必要ありません。公式スターターデッキを選び、Tabletop Simulatorで対戦し、結果と簡単な感想を共有してください。

一つひとつの対戦が、VARZのゲーム性と各カラーの特徴を明確にし、正式リリース時の最初のプレイ体験をより良いものにします。

🖼️ 画像スペース1 — 6色を巡るスターターデッキリーグ

制作指示：中央のヘックス戦場を囲むように、6色の公式スターターデッキを配置する。競技大会というより、プレイヤーと一緒にゲームを調整する共同テストであることが伝わる構成にする。対戦結果と感想がデッキ調整へ戻っていく小さな図を加える。

推奨サイズ： 1800 × 1000 px。

スターターデッキリーグの目的

このリーグには、大きく二つの目的があります。

1. スターターデッキをみんなで調整する

スターターデッキは、多くのプレイヤーが最初にVARZを体験する入口です。

どのデッキから始めてもカラーの特徴が伝わり、意味のある選択が生まれ、他の5色との対戦を楽しめる状態を目指しています。そのためには、TCG経験やプレイスタイルの異なる多くのプレイヤーによる実戦データが必要です。

皆さんの対戦結果を、次の検証に活用します。

Introduction to the Starter Deck League