Phases are small segments of
rounds that are designated for a specific purpose in order to organize the pace of the game
Here are a list of phases that are named on cards:
.: Action Phase
-- When: The start of each
lane-- The Action Phase is the bulk of each
lane and is when you can play
Abilities or
Item cards
.: Combat Phase
-- When: Once both players pass without playing cards on their Action Phase
.: Shopping Phase
-- When: The end of each
round-- The Shopping Phase is when each player can spend their
gold to buy
items
Here are a list of phases that are not named on cards yet:
.: Pre-Action Phase
-- When: At the start of each
lane before the action phase starts
-- Certain effects will trigger during this time, seen on cards like
Luna or
Trebuchets .: Spawning Phase
-- When: The start of each
round-- 2
Basic Creeps will spawn (in the 1st round, 3 will spawn instead)
-- On the 1st round, your first 3
heroes will spawn
-- On the 2nd round, your 4th
hero will spawn
-- On the 3rd round, your 5th
hero will spawn
.: Placement Phase
-- When: The start of each
round, after the Spawning Phase
--
Heroes that respawned will be allowed to be placed any
lane you want, but you can't choose their specific
position in the
lane.: Drawing Phase
-- When: The start of each
round, after the Placement Phase
-- Both players draw 2 cards from their
deck-- In the very first round of the game, players draw 5 cards instead
Phase Order in Simple Notation
.: Drawing Phase
.: Spawning Phase
.: Placement Phase
Row 1
.: Pre-Action Phase
.: Action Phase (repeat until both players pass without playing a card)
.: Combat Phase
Row 2
.: Pre-Action Phase
.: Action Phase (repeat until both players pass without playing a card)
.: Combat Phase
Row 3
.: Pre-Action Phase
.: Action Phase (repeat until both players pass without playing a card)
.: Combat Phase
.: Shopping Phase
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