Duel for Cardia
47 questions players ask about Duel for Cardia. Pick one for the answer. See also the full rulebook.
Updated 2026-11-05.
Setup and Difficulty
Round Flow and Winning
- In what order are the steps of an encounter resolved?
- If my Djinn loses and the opponent's winning card gives them a fifth signet, do I still win?
- When do I draw a card after cards are discarded or removed by an opponent's ability?
- Do tied encounters trigger abilities?
- Is the four-player game an official way to play Duel for Cardia?
Keywords and Influence
- When are influence modifiers applied relative to comparing the two cards?
- Can a card's influence go above 16 or below 0?
- Does adding influence to a card stop an opponent's active ongoing effect from keeping its signet?
- Can a card have more than one ongoing token?
- Are discarded cards face up or face down?
- When both cards of an encounter are discarded, what does 'previous encounter' refer to?
- What is the 'next encounter'?
- Does a signet shifting in a past encounter activate that card's ability?
Deck I Cards
- If both players have an active Judge, do both get signets on ties?
- If my Mediator loses to an opposing Djinn while a Judge is active, does the Djinn win?
- Can a modifier break a tie held by an active Mediator?
- Does Surgeon's penalty apply to the next card or the next encounter?
- What if Saboteur makes the opponent discard more cards than they have in their deck?
- Does Palace Guard get +7 if the opponent has no card of the chosen faction to discard?
- If Palace Guard triggers its +7 and ends up winning, does the opposing card's ability trigger?
- Which cards can Magistra copy?
- If Magistra copies Djinn, does it win the game?
- Does a signet on a card stop Magistra copying its ability?
Deck II Cards
- Can Illusionist activate Swamp Guardian?
- Can Illusionist activate a card's ongoing ability?
- Why does Counselor say the opposing card loses?
- What happens if both players' Counselors are active?
- Does Counselor win a previous encounter that was a tie?
- If Counselor turns a tied encounter into my win, does an opposing Judge still take it?
- What faction can the Blackmailer's opponent play next?
- What if Blackmailer's opponent can't discard enough cards?
- When does Mechanical Djinn's win trigger?
- When does Engineer's +5 apply relative to abilities?
- Does Poisoner set the opposing card's influence or add modifiers?