Card Types

There are five type of cards in Sanctuary: Characters, Experience, Equipment, Actions, and Relics.

Characters

Heroes

Heroes are the cornerstone of your party, serving as the main figures in your deck and resource well from which other cards are put into play. Each Hero starts with a base class and comes with unique attributes and abilities that shape your chosen strategy. Heroes grow in power by taking class levels, which both expand their stats and abilities while increasing the resources you can use during the game.

Companions

Companions are the supporting characters that aid your Heroes in battle. With their own unique attributes and skills, Companions are essential for executing strategic plays, and expanding your party’s capability. Unlike Heroes, Companions can’t take class levels or use equipment.

Experience

Class Levels

Class Level cards represent the advancement of a Hero’s abilities and skills - unlocking new powers and enhancing existing ones - allowing your Heroes to evolve to meet new challenges. When a class level card is attached to a Hero, that Hero gains the attributes and abilities shown on the Class Level card.

Backstories

Backstory cards let you customize the past of your Heroes, providing them with traits and abilities based on their personal histories. On top of adding depth to your characters, Backstories offer bonuses or abilities that are mechanically unique from Class Levels.

Equipment

Consumed

Items & Scrolls

Items that provide various effects, such as healing or buffs. Scrolls are magical items that can be used to cast spells or invoke special effects once.

Equipped

Placed

Actions

Ready Actions

Combined Actions

Reactions

Immediate Actions