Combat Basics

Combat in Kroda is about placing cards, rolling dice, and choosing when to commit.

Your turn

At the start of combat:

• draw 4 cards

At the start of each later turn:

• draw 1 card

Core rules:

• cards are free to place
• energy is spent on rolling dice
• cards stay in your hand unless something consumes, returns, or creates them
• there is no normal discard loop during combat
• sustain must be earned by your build

Two play styles

Place first

This is the gamble line.

• procced cards are consumed
• failed cards can remain on the board
• best for delayed setup and BothMatch payoffs
• this is where long combo chains usually start

Roll first

This is the precision line.

• you get information before placing
• placed cards are consumed whether they hit or miss
• best for careful, exact turns
• best for EitherMatch, SymbolOnly, NumberOnly, and exact control cards

BothMatch is mainly a gamble payoff, so it usually wants the place-first line or support that preserves setup.

End of turn auto-roll

If you placed at least one card and did not manually roll:

• both dice roll automatically at end of turn

If you manually rolled:

• there is no end-of-turn auto-roll