Coming from Hearthstone
You know the feeling. They curve out, go face, and all you can do is watch and pray for a board clear off the top.
Not here. Their turn is yours too, and every attack they make is a fight you get a say in. Lethal still feels like lethal. Free to play, right in your browser.
Side by side
| Topic | Hearthstone | Azuki TCG |
|---|---|---|
| Deck | 30 cards, 2 copies, 1 of each Legendary | 50 cards, 4 copies, plus a leader and a Gate |
| Hero | 30 health and a Hero Power | A leader with 20 health (The Sisters 15) and its own ability |
| Mana | 1 crystal a turn up to 10 | IKZ, the same pace up to 10 |
| Going second | The Coin and an extra card | A one-use IKZ token; the first player skips their first draw |
| Mulligan | Pick which cards to replace | Keep all 7 or redraw all 7, once |
| Board | 7 minions | 5 in the Garden and 5 more in the Alley |
| Targets | Any minion or the hero | The leader, or tapped Garden entities only |
| Taunt | Always on | Only while tapped, and then it shields your leader too |
| Damage on units | Stays until healed | Resets at the end of every turn |
| Weapons | Hero only, last for their durability | Leader or entity, gone at the end of the turn |
| Hand and deck | 10-card hand; fatigue when empty | No hand limit; you lose if you cannot draw |
New to you
Attacking leaves you open
Attacking taps your entity, and only tapped entities can be attacked. Every attack you make offers your opponent a target on their turn.
You act on their turn
When you are attacked, play Response cards and abilities, then tap a Defender to take the hit. IKZ you leave untapped at the end of your turn pays for responses.
A back row attacks cannot reach
Entities in the Alley are safe while they wait. Once a turn, tap your Gate to move one into the Garden and trigger your Gate’s effect, sized by that entity’s Gate Power.
Step by step
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More in the rules questions, every Hearthstone mechanic compared, and the official game rules.