Tutorial 01
Shardbound in 2 minutes
The game in a nutshell: the practice duel with Kael's lesson, creating your Binder, and your first quest.
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Video tutorials
Short videos recorded in the game itself: every card, creature and number you see comes from the real duel engine. All of them have English subtitles.
New here? Watch "Shardbound in 2 minutes", then try the practice duel against Kael. No account needed.
01Start here
Your first steps
What Shardbound is, how to start, and a whole first duel from the first card to victory.
Tutorial 02
Your first duel
The board, your Core, the four phases of a turn, summoning, a trap, a spell, attacking and winning.
02Duels
Master the duel
Start with Power vs Guard: it is the rule that decides every fight. The same table, with worked examples, is on the Rules page.
Tutorial 03
Power vs Guard
The whole combat table on the real board: attack position, defense, face-down cards, Piercing, Crushing, the most common mistake and direct attacks.
Tutorial 04
Summoning and sacrifices
Levels and the sacrifices they need, one summon per turn, setting a creature face-down, and flipping it.
Tutorial 05
Spells and traps
When you can cast a spell, clearing a face-down trap, when traps spring, and which targets are worth one.
Tutorial 06
Fusion
The Fusion Deck, Shard Fusion step by step, recipes, Dust Fusion and Twin Strike.
Tutorial 07
Building a better deck
Why 30 cards with 3 copies beat 40 different ones, Suggest deck, the curve, and answers to walls.
Tutorial 08
Card set 3: Bloom and Bind
The Rootheart's keywords: creatures that grow every turn, and Bind, which pulls a defender out of hiding.
03The world
Beyond the arena
Exploring, playing with friends, crafting and trading, and a home of your own.
Tutorial 09
Exploring the world
Moving around, the quest log, the map and "What next?", gathering, travelling through gates, mounts and riding training.
Tutorial 10
Playing together
Parties, Party Sync, the dungeon finder, Normal and Heroic, boss mechanics and the Encounter Journal.
Tutorial 11
Professions and the Shard Exchange
Learning a profession, gathering and crafting, and buying and selling with other players.
Tutorial 12
Your Den
Your own house: getting in, decorating, visitors and Well Rested.
Ready to try it?
The practice duel against Kael needs no account, and its Target buttons tell you what every attack will do.