What To Play

Starting Off

Precons

The pre-constructed decks ("precons") that come in the Master Set and subsequent expansions are good for learning the game and the cards, and often give a good idea of the direction a Phoenixborn wants to lean. They are generally not well balanced against each other due to the necessity of including 3 copies of each card, and some are downright bad. As such, some matchups can be so lopsided as to make the beginner experience unsatisfying and do not showcase how Ashes is played. It is recommend after learning the basic rules and mechanics of the game to move on to the other constructed decks listed in the following sections.

Here is a list of matchups that are closer in balance and thus should offer a better first experience learning to play the game:

• Brennen v Rin

** Note this applies to player vs player ("pvp"). The Red Rains solo/coop game ("pve") has a campaign mode in which is it suggested you start with the precons.

FirstMaster AdventureSet Only

Once you are comfortable with the basics of Ashes mechanics and rules, you can move on to building decks that use only the core/master set. There are a few options listed here:

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Two deck from only the Master Set. These two decks are designed to be played against each other and offer a better experience for new player.

Next Steps

Building

When Basics

The Reconstructed Series

A series created by Plaid Hat Games that uses each precon as a base.

• Each deck must contain at least half of the original pre-conyou (15eventually) cards)
• Each deck must contain at least 1 copy of the Phoenixborn unique card.
• Each deck may swapend up to 1 die, but must only use the original dice types

https://www.plaidhatgames.com/board-games/ashes-rise-phoenixborn/ashes-reconstructed-decks/ 

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