Monster: Realms of Aetherfall — Core Rules
 
🧩 1. Game Setup
Each player starts with:
20 Life (HP)
A 60-card deck (minimum)
Shuffle your deck
Draw 7 cards
Mulligan Rule
You may reshuffle and redraw
Each mulligan = -1 card
🎯 2. Objective
Win by:
Reducing opponent from 20 → 0 life, OR
Triggering a special card win condition (future expansions)
🌈 3. Aether System (Resource System)
You generate energy using:
⚡ Aether (like Mana)
Gained from Land cards
You may play 1 Land per turn
Colors:
⚪ White — Order / Defense
🔵 Blue — Control / Knowledge
⚫ Black — Death / Sacrifice
🔴 Red — Aggression / Chaos
🟢 Green — Growth / Nature
🔁 4. Turn Structure
1. Draw Phase
Draw 1 card
2. Main Phase
You may:
Play 1 Land
Cast creatures
Use abilities
3. Combat Phase
Step 1: Declare Attackers
Choose creatures to attack
Step 2: Declare Blockers
Opponent assigns defenders
Step 3: Damage Phase
All combat damage happens at once
4. Second Main Phase
Play additional cards
5. End Phase
Resolve effects
End turn
⚔️ 5. Creatures
Creatures enter with Summoning Sickness
Cannot attack on the same turn they are played
Stats:
Power = Damage dealt
Toughness = Health
If damage ≥ toughness → creature is destroyed
💀 6. Core Abilities
Flying → Only blocked by Flying
First Strike → Attacks first
Trample → Excess damage hits player
Deathtouch → Any damage kills
Vigilance → Doesn’t tap when attacking
Haste → Can attack immediately
🪦 7. Zones
Deck
Hand
Battlefield
Graveyard
Exile
⚖️ 8. Deck Rules
Minimum: 60 cards
Max 4 copies per card (except basic lands)
🧠 9. Card Types
Creature
Land
(Expandable later into spells, artifacts, etc.)