Draconis 8

Draconis 8 is a strategic card game in which dragons settle disputes through duels between warbands. Each player leads one dragon and seven champions, and battles another dragon’s team over seven rounds. Matches take 15–30 minutes, with the player who has the most victory points at the end winning.

Build your warband

A deck contains one dragon, seven champions and a neutral terrain card that sets the stage. You can play with a ready-made deck or customize decks in the style of a trading card game. Dragons have multiple abilities and powerful stats, while champions shape how the battle unfolds. A deck might pair a Red Dragon with orc warriors, elven archers and a goblin trickster.

Every card has a special ability. Dragons can wield multiple powers, while champions can also change the course of a duel. Abilities can rotate, swap or shield cards, or steal, multiply and redirect points. For example, a Rogue Champion can move victory beads between cards, while a dragon can clear a row of enemies.

Play the duel

Both players draw and secretly choose a card to play. When the cards are revealed, the one with higher initiative scores a point and resolves first. Players make decisions in real time, weighing whether to play a dragon early for its power or hold it back for a later round, and whether to counter with a champion or risk a bolder move.

Placement matters as much as card choice. Cards connect to the growing battlefield and score when adjacent to foes. Initiative decides who places first; abilities and positioning let you block scoring lines, rotate enemies or form chains of allies that amplify one another.

Game modes

The Draconis 8 app lets you battle AI opponents, use global matchmaking and compete in tournaments. Scanning a terrain card unlocks the corresponding deck in the app.

Card combinations

Cards are algorithmically generated, allowing millions of possible combinations. They are mathematically balanced, with no rare cards to chase, and every pack is tournament legal.