Gameplay
''Shadowverse'' matches are structured between two players taking turns playing cards from their deck. Each player is represented by a Leader with 20 defense and a starting hand of three cards. The player going first has two evolution points, and the player going second has three evolution points, can evolve one turn earlier, and draws an extra card at the player's first turn. The objective of the player is to reduce the other player's defense to zero or attain a win via certain cards (e.g. ''Enstatued Seraph'' or a ''Victory Card'' by playing ''Spartacus''). Each player utilizes the ''Play Point'' resource to play cards. Both players begin at having zero play point orbs, and gain one play point orb at the beginning of the respective player's turn, up to a limit of 10. Play Point orbs are refilled at the beginning of each player's turn.Development
New sets are added to ''Shadowverse'' at a regular interval of three months. The game launched with an initial set of ''Basic'' cards that were automatically added to new accounts or earned through the story mode, and the ''Standard'' set (now called ''Classic'') obtained from card packs. Additionally, a number of promotional cards have been released, which were obtainable through varying methods. These cards are cosmetic replacements for existing cards; they do not have a unique gameplay function. Once every three months, one card set will be out of rotation due to the arrival of a new card set. Starting from the ''Dawnbreak, Nightedge'' expansion, Cygames has been releasing additional mini-expansions in between each normal expansion release; these mini-expansions contain a new gold card for all eight classes and a new legendary card for all classes with the exception of Neutral. Once a mini-expansion releases, the cards from that mini-expansion are available to open in the packs of the most recent set that came before them. Just like any other cards from the regular expansions, the mini-expansion cards can also be crafted with vials.Anime
''Shadowverse'' had an anime television series adaptation. The series is animated by Zexcs and directed by Keiichiro Kawaguchi, with Rintaro Isaki and Deko Akao handling series composition, Hiroki Harada designing the characters, and Yoshihiro Ike composing the series' music. The series ran for 48 episodes and aired from April 7, 2020 to March 23, 2021 on TV Tokyo. A second anime series, titled ''Shadowverse Flame'' has been released. The main staff members are returning to reprise their roles.Reception
According to Super Data in its 2017 report, ''Shadowverse'' earned over 100 million in revenue by 2017.References
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