Legends of Norrath is a strategy game that is easy to learn, but challenging to master. Collected here are tools that will help you delve into the nuances of Legends of Norrath game play - from the beginnings of strategy to the most advanced tactics used in the game. Over time this section will grow to encompass design and strategy articles, starter and winning tournament decks, and interviews with the top players in the game. This is your first stop on the road to domination!

Introduction and Fighter Starter Strategy Overviewby Paul Dennen, Sr. Game Designer Greetings,fellow gamers. My name is Paul Dennen, and I'm lead designer for Legends of Norrath. It is my privilege to be able to introduce the game with this article. I'll briefly describe the overall game, and then I'll talk a little about the Terin th...

Legends of Norrath Preview: Avatar Card Typeby Paul Dennen, Sr. Game Designer

Welcome to Card Type Week! Each day this week, we'll take a look at one of the card types in Legends of Norrath. By the end of the week, you'll know everything about how the game is played.

Today's card is an avatar card. You're not going to see...


Legends of Norrath Preview: Quest Card Type
by Paul Dennen, Sr. Game Designer

Questing is at the core of Legends of Norrath. The first player to complete four quests wins the game immediately, so completing quests and thwarting your opponent's quest attempts should be high priority for virtually all LON decks.

Quests are re...


Legends of Norrath Preview: Ability Card Typeby Paul Dennen, Sr. Game Designer

Yesterday we talked about quests and how they are the heart of what the game is about. Today we'll take a look at ability cards, which are used to complete quests.

Yesterday's article mentioned that each player brings four quests to the game, of variou...


Legends of Norrath Preview: Unit Card Typeby Paul Dennen, Sr. Game Designer

The last two preview articles described quests, the cards that form the landscape of the game, and then abilities that are used to complete quests. Today, we cover the type of card that essentially lives at quests: a unit card.

Let's take a look...


Legends of Norrath Preview: Item Card Type

Legends of Norrath Preview: Item Card Type


by Paul Dennen, Sr. Game Designer

Today is the last day of Card Type Week -- yeah, I know it's weird ending a week on Monday but the first article of the series was on Tuesday! -- and to celebrate the conclusion, today is a "double-...


Legends of Norrath Preview: Loot Card Overview

Legends of Norrath Preview: Loot Card Overview

Legends of Norrath ties the fantastical worlds of EverQuest and EverQuest II together with ground-breaking features! One of these features is a completely integrated loot card system. Randomly distributed in booste...


Legends of Norrath Preview: Light and Shadow

Legends of Norrath Preview: Light and Shadow
by Chuck Kallenbach, Game Designer

I've designed cards for over a dozen paper TCGs, but I'm fascinated by the possibilities that online games offer. Mechanics in the tabletop world are often simplified to keep the burden of rules mana...


Legends of Norrath Preview: Cloudsong Maiden

Legends of Norrath Preview: Cloudsong Maiden



The Maidens of Everfrost Peak are one of several groups of light units found in Oathbound. Each Maiden features a different interaction with shadow cards. They a...


Legends of Norrath Preview: Gnoll Courier

Legends of Norrath Preview: Gnoll Courier



Why does anybody but a Gnoll care what the Gnoll Courier has to say? It's a mystery, but light units seem very interested. In fact, when you use the Courier's activate...


Legends of Norrath Preview: Karlemayn the Mage Starter Deck

Legends of Norrath Preview: Karlemayn the Mage Starter Deck
by Chuck Kallenbach, Game Designer



The Mage archetype's key attribute is attack. Mage cards have many ways to enhance the attack attributes of their...


Four Archetypes, Two Alignments

Four Archetypes, Two Alignments
by Chuck Kallenbach, Game Designer

As game designers, it's great for us to get the chance to develop a game for properties like EverQuest and EverQuest II. Of course, our card game can't have all the variety you can find in these two...


Legends of Norrath Preview: Cyndra the Scout Starter Deck

Legends of Norrath Preview: Cyndra the Scout Starter Deck
by Chuck Kallenbach, Game Designer



The Scout archetype provides lots of surprises. Clever tactics and comes-into-play effects on abilities simulate s...


Legends of Norrath Preview: Eluviel the Priest Starter Deck

Legends of Norrath Preview: Eluviel the Priest Starter Deck
by Chuck Kallenbach, Game Designer



Our Priest archetype includes several kinds of healer classes. Priests are most concerned with healing and read...


Card Spotlight: Bloodlust

Card Spotlight: Bloodlust
by Devin Monnens, Game Design Intern

Deep in the battlefields of Norrath, a lone Fighter stands off against a horde of Orcs! Undaunted, he deftly leaps among them, slashing his blade left and right. Suddenly, an Orc comes from behind, ready to slice his...


Who Is Good at What?

Who Is Good at What?
by Chuck Kallenbach, Game Designer

When we came up with the plan to provide four archetypes for Legends of Norrath, the next step was to divide up the various actions and effects between them. What does each archetype do well? What does each archetype...


Card of the Week: False Bravado

Card of the Week: False Bravado
by Chuck "Shocho" Kallenbach



It's true, you don't hear a lot of players asking for tactics that put their items back into their hands. Scouts, however, are clever folks. They ...