Aeon's End: Evolution

Expansion for Aeon's End

Aeon's End: Evolution Rulebook

Table of Contents

Card Layout

The printed cards show:

Name: in the banner under the illustration, or in the title bar for spells, powers and attacks.
Type: the banner above the name (Minion, Attack, Power, Compulsion, Spell or Treasure). Nemesis cards carry the nemesis name in the bottom banner.
Cost: in the hexagon or circle at the top-right corner (the aether cost). Minion health is shown in the red circle.
Set code: bottom-left (EVO-01 to EVO-54).

Dorian, Magic Theorist

Mage (EVO-53).

The mage card shows Dorian, Magic Theorist, with the name and title only. No rules text is printed on the mage card itself. Dorian's card-specific text is on Spatial Distortion (EVO-01), below.

Spatial Distortion

Spell. Cost 0.

While prepped, you may Develop a card in the supply or Develop zone that does not have a Develop cost for half of that card's cost rounded up.

Cast: Deal 1 damage.

Clouded Mesmer

Nemesis. Front side (EVO-54) has no rules text. The back side is shown below.

The front of the nemesis card (EVO-54) shows the Clouded Mesmer name and art only.

The back of the nemesis card shows:

Health: 60.
Unleash: The player with the target token gains the top card of the compulsion deck. Then, that player passes the target token to the player on their left.
Increased Difficulty (Setup): The supply must contain a gem that costs 6 or more, a relic that costs 7 or more, and a spell that costs 8 or more.

Additional Rules:

When you gain a compulsion card, place it faceup in front of your player mat. It stays there until it is returned to the compulsion deck.
If you would gain a compulsion card and the compulsion deck is empty, Gravehold suffers 3 damage.
Cards in the Develop zone are considered part of the supply when resolving compulsion cards.
When a player is exhausted, that player returns all compulsions in their play area to the bottom of the compulsion deck and Gravehold suffers 2 damage for each compulsion returned this way instead of Unleash twice.

Setup Card (Number 7)

The Clouded Mesmer setup card (titled "Setup") shows the number 7 in a circle above its title. The card does not label that number further.

Setup:

When setting up the supply, you must have three gem supply piles, two relic supply piles, and four spell supply piles.
Shuffle the compulsion cards and place them faceup next to the nemesis mat to form the compulsion deck.
Give any player the target token.

The flavour text at the bottom of the card is not a rule and is not transcribed.

Nemesis Minions

Each minion card shows its health in the red circle at the top right, and the nemesis name ("Clouded Mesmer") in the bottom banner. The bottom-right circle shows a second number, which the card does not explain and which is not transcribed as a rule.

Warping Silhouette (EVO-41)

Minion. Health 4. Bottom-right number 1.

Defeated: Gain a compulsion.

Persistent: Gravehold suffers 2 damage.

Wandering Scion (EVO-43)

Minion. Health 9. Bottom-right number 2.

Wandering: (Reduce to 1 all damage that is dealt to this by abilities and player cards. During any player's main phase, that player may spend any amount of aether to deal an equal amount of damage to this.)

Persistent: Any player gains a compulsion. Gravehold suffers 1 damage.

Whisper Lynx (EVO-46)

Minion. Health 15. Bottom-right number 3.

When a player deals damage to Clouded Mesmer, it is reduced by 1 for each compulsion that player has, to a minimum of 1.

Persistent: Gravehold suffers 4 damage.

Nemesis Attacks

Hypnosis (EVO-39)

Attack. Bottom-right number 1.

The player with the target token gains compulsion cards equal to the number of players in the game, gives one of those cards to each ally, and keeps the last.

Then, they pass the target token to the player on their left.

Fascinate (EVO-40)

Attack. Bottom-right number 1.

The player with the target token discards two cards.

Unleash.

Suggestion (EVO-42)

Attack. Bottom-right number 2.

Gravehold suffers 2 damage.

Any player gains 2 life.

The player with the target token gains two compulsion cards and then passes the target token to the player on their left.

Nemesis Powers

Each power card has a To Discard line and a Power line, as printed.

Saccharine Whisper (EVO-44)

Power. Bottom-right number 2.

To Discard: Spend 7 aether.

Power 2: Gravehold suffers 5 damage. Any player gains 2 life. Each player discards a gem.

Hypnotic Burst (EVO-45)

Power. Bottom-right number 3.

To Discard: Destroy a prepped spell that costs 3 aether or more and the breach it was prepped to.

Power 1: The players collectively gain four compulsion cards.

Mind Siphon (EVO-47)

Power. Bottom-right number 3.

To Discard: Spend 8 aether.

Power 2: Gravehold suffers 3 damage. The player with the most compulsion cards loses 2 charges and discards two prepped spells.

Compulsion Cards

Compulsion cards are gained by players through the nemesis effects above. Each is placed faceup in front of its owner's player mat while held (see the Clouded Mesmer Additional Rules).