Game Formats

Shattered Gems has several formats, each with unique styles of play. Formats change the way you build and play a deck. There are two types of formats that players can select: Constructed formats and limited formats.

Constructed formats have players build a deck ahead of time. Pvp, Party, Quest are constructed formats.

Limited formats have players build a deck during an event or from a limited pool of cards. Sealed is a limited format.

Constructed

Party

  • Only one copy of any card in your deck.

  • Best of one.

  • Start with four heroes plus 50 card deck.

  • Heroes start fused, must follow fuse rules.

  • Deck build with two damage types.

Player vs Player (PVP)

  • Build your deck from your collection.

  • The primary format of Shattered Gems.

  • Best of three.

  • Start with one hero plus 40 card deck.

  • Sideboard of 6 cards.

Quest

  • If you enjoy longer games.

  • Best of one.

  • Start with two heroes plus 50 card deck.

  • Heroes start fused, must follow fuse rules.

  • Deck building with two damage types.

Draft

  • No deck required, build your deck from six packs.

  • Best of three

  • Start with one hero and 30 card deck.

  • Decks can include any number of copies of the same card.

  • Each player drafts three reinforcement packs.

Limited

Sealed

  • No deck required, build your deck from six packs.

  • Best of three

  • Start with one hero and 30 card deck.

  • Decks can include any number of copies of the same card.

  • The primary format for Prerelease events.