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As the game carries on and battling gets more complex, it’s always good to have an extra quick trick ready to give you that edge towards victory. The second to last card type from Defenders of Neopia we are previewing today is Potion! These cards are like Legends in that they are discarded after use and have unique abilities that match the various archetypes you will find. Sometimes they’ll have you roll dice and do certain things based on the results, other times they will play into a more complex strategy like the ones found on Fyora and Jhudora.

Here are a few Potions you will find in the base set of Neopets Battledome Trading Card Game:

The final card type we are previewing for Defenders of Neopia is Food! Food is a little different in that it is not beholden to the same restrictions as other cards. Your parents told you to never play with your food and the same rule applies here! Food does not count as your card played for the turn! Which means you can play as many as you want, at any time (unless stated otherwise), even on your opponent’s turn. However, unlike Legends or Potions, after you are done resolving the effects of your Food card, it goes to the Void (of your stomach) instead of your discard.

The flexibility of the Food cards gives you options to make quick reactions when you need to and open the strategy of the game from turn to turn. Here are a few of them you will see in Defenders of Neopia:

Throughout Neopia, many names and characters are revered as legend… tales of heroes, villains, and other strange phenomena that bring life (and menacing creatures that steal pants) to the lands! You will find many of these illustrious names in the Neopets Battledome Trading Card Game in the form of the Legend card type.

Just like Equipment, Legends have a level requirement needed to play them. However, instead of going to a specific zone in the Battledome, they are discarded after you have resolved the ability on the card. The Legends in your deck will often have abilities crucial to advancing your game plan. You might find that drawing cards, disrupting your opponent, or maximizing your card selection are your best options and will look to fill your deck with the appropriate Legends. Or you just really want to play your favorite characters! Here is a look at the cards for Money Tree, The Pant Devil, and Lightning Lenny.

The Legends don’t stop here! There are many more options available in the Starter Decks and Defenders of Neopia base set that bring even more of Neopia’s vast roster into play to diversify your collecting and deckbuilding!

Just like in Neopia, Codestones in Neopets Battledome Trading Card Game are used to train your Neopets by increasing your Neopet’s stat values and their level allowing you to play certain cards. This will make a little more sense in the Equipment section below! In the meantime, here is some more insight into how Codestones work.

Today we are showing you 3 of the 9 total Codestones. These are Eo, Har, and Zei (the same ones you can find in Neopia!). You will notice on the bottom of each card is a different +1 stat modifier. This means that this Codestone provides a boost to that stat, giving your Neopet a little more edge in battle! Eo gives +1 Attack, Har gives +1 Defence, and Zei gives +1 Agility.

In addition to a stat boost, Codestones also determine your Neopets level. This is important for playing cards and is simply determined by how many Codestones you have attached to your Neopet. Each turn you may attach a Codestone from your Inventory (the cards in your hand) to your Neopet. Then, the number of Codestones it has attached determines its level: 1 Codestone = Level 1, 2 Codestones = Level 2, etc. Let’s see why your Neopet’s level matters with some Equipment cards.

In Neopia, training and preparing for the Battledome is no easy feat. It takes time to level up your Neopet and find well-crafted equipment to give your fighter their best chances at victory. We have approached Neopets Battledome Trading Card Game with the same technique and are excited to show you some of the awesome Equipment you’ll find to power up your Neopet. Here are Expert Bow and Tower Shield.

Let’s take a closer look at how to play these cards and what they do. The first thing we want to highlight is the card’s “level requirement.” This refers to the number in the top left of the cards: 3 for Expert Bow and 4 for Tower Shield. This means that your Neopet must have a level equal to or greater than that number to play it (remember, this is dictated by the number of Codestones it has attached). So, the more your Neopet trains with Codestones, the stronger the Equipment they are capable of yielding!

The next, and most important part of the card is its ability. This is shown in the text box towards the bottom of the card and typically contains an ongoing effect that changes the way your Neopet battles! In this case, the Expert Bow gives your Neopet an additional 1 Attack and an additional 1 Agility, while the Tower Shield grants an additional 3 Defence. While there are a lot of various equipment cards that give a passive boost to your Neopets stats, there are many that have unique and more complex abilities. For example, here are Jhudora’s Cursed Sword and Blade of the Battle Faerie.

You will notice that these unique equipment cards have more complex effects and refer to certain times that these abilities will trigger. These will synergize with specific mechanics of other cards and create cool combos to build your deck around! As we continue to preview more of the Neopets Battledome Trading Card Game, you will find that other cards like Faeries and Legends will support these archetypes to play a significant role in your deck’s goal.