Battle Lines

Battle Lines
Set Info
Type	Expansion
SetID	Set15
Released	October 18, 2023
Patch	2023-10-18
Cards
Collectible	200
Reprints	96
New NC	10
60
60
70
70
40
40
30
30
121
121
52
52
22
22
5
5
Promos
(Not included in above totals) 4+ Lystia, Flighty Mistral Sky Race ...and 20+ others.
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How to Get

Packs of Battle Lines are available for purchase from the in-game store, and individual cards may be crafted with Shiftstone.

Battle Lines packs are also used in Draft and Leagues, and Battle Lines cards have been incorporated into the Forge mode.

A series of player-inspired promos were released December 20th in the Community Card Bundle. It cost 50,000, 25,000 or 1,000. It added 11 new cards inspired by the community to the game that cannot be crafted outside of the bundle.

Mechanics & Themes

Battle Lines is a set mechanically focused on three-faction alliances. There are a lot of multifaction cards that correspond to those alliances, even at lower rarities. Each alliance is represented by an unique mechanic.

• The Hive Caravan formed by Hivetenders, Lanterns, and Mistrals. Their mechanic is NomadNomad X:
  This unit has Flying on your turn and +X/+X on the enemy turn.;
• The Grove Alliance composed of the Youngblood Exiles, the Druids, and the Skycrag Six. Their mechanic is RecruitRecruit:
  Draw a unit from the top five cards of your deck. If it costs less than this card, play it. Bottom the rest.;
• The Hermit and his beast army. Their mechanic is DevourDevour:
  When played, you may destroy that many cards from the top of the enemy void to get the effect. Voidbound cards are skipped.;
• Steelwarren composed of Fiera’s soldiers, Ziat’s enforcers, and Dran's rebellion. Their mechanic is BolsterBolster:
  Once per turn, does something when you gain or .;
• Skullhaven composed primarily of Bonepickers, Rangers, and Slayers. Their mechanic is RenownRenown:
  Does something the first time you play a spell or weapon directly on it..

New Mechanics

NomadNomad X:
This unit has Flying on your turn and +X/+X on the enemy turn.

Nomad is a battle skill that is always followed by a number. Nomad X means “This unit has Flying on your turn and +X/+X on the enemy turn.” Giving Nomad to a unit that already has Nomad, adds the values together; adding Nomad to a unit with Flying will cause it to gain the stats on the opponent’s turn without it losing Flying. The same is true if giving Flying to a unit with Nomad.

RecruitRecruit:
Draw a unit from the top five cards of your deck. If it costs less than this card, play it. Bottom the rest.

Recruit is a game action that means “Draw a unit from the top five cards of your deck. If it costs less than this card, play it. Bottom the rest.” Recruit can be found on units, spells, and relics. You always draw the unit you Recruit, even if you then immediately play it, so it will always benefit from InspireInspire:
Does something to units you draw..

DevourDevour:
When played, you may destroy that many cards from the top of the enemy void to get the effect. Voidbound cards are skipped.

Devour X: Effect means, “When played, you may destroy that many cards from the top of the enemy void to get the listed effect.” Cards that have been Devoured are completely removed from the game forever. The ability won’t happen if you don’t meet the Devour threshold, and Voidbound cards cannot be Devoured and will be skipped over. The enemy player can respond to Devour abilities. If they protect their void with Aegis or remove enough cards in response, it will prevent your Devour ability entirely.

BolsterBolster:
Once per turn, does something when you gain or .

“Bolster: Effect” is a game term that means “Once per turn, when you gain Health or Armor , do the listed effect.” Gaining or second time will do nothing, but it doesn't have to be your turn.

Returning Mechanics

Mechanics found in Behemoths of Thera return and are expanded upon with newly found synergies.

• HuntHunt:
  The enemy player discards that many cards from the top of their deck. The hunter gets +1/+1 for each non-power discarded and you drawn an Advantage with +1 power for each power discarded., which plays well with DevourDevour:
  When played, you may destroy that many cards from the top of the enemy void to get the effect. Voidbound cards are skipped.;
• VersatileVersatile:
  This can be played as either a relic weapon or unit weapon. relic weapons, which can be used to trigger BolsterBolster:
  Once per turn, does something when you gain or . or RenownRenown:
  Does something the first time you play a spell or weapon directly on it. abilities of your units;
• SpellcraftSpellcraft:
  When played, you may also pay its Spellcraft cost to play the spell., which still is found only on units to help you with RenownRenown:
  Does something the first time you play a spell or weapon directly on it..

Additionally, mechanics from even older sets can be found in Battle Lines

• RenownRenown:
  Does something the first time you play a spell or weapon directly on it., first seen in Defiance, last seen in Homecoming debuts on cards. Just like the last time, the magnitude of the bonus effect often depends on the cost of the spell or weapon that triggers Renown.
• InspireInspire:
  Does something to units you draw., first seen in The Fall of Argenport, last seen in Unleashed is found on a few cards to buff units you RecruitRecruit:
  Draw a unit from the top five cards of your deck. If it costs less than this card, play it. Bottom the rest..

Themes

Many cards in factions of the Hive Caravan () play Honey. These are noncollectible Relics which can be sacrificed to deal 2 damage to an enemy, gain 3, or StunStun:
Exhaust a unit. It doesn't ready on its owner's next turn. (Exhausted units can't attack or block). an enemy unit. Some cards in that alliance also benefit from you having relics in your void.

Spoiler Season

Pre-Order Bundles

Kaleb, Hero of Thera premium avatar.

Battle Lines cardback

The Battle Lines pre-order bundle featured a box of packs, new cosmetics, and more.

A $49.99 Pre-Order Bundle and a $79.99 Battle Lines Ultimate Pre-Order Bundle were available from September 27, 2023 until the set's full release. The former included:

• a Box (32 packs) of Battle Lines
• 1 Battle Lines Premium Sigils
• 1 Battle Lines Premium Card Back
• a Kaleb, Hero of Thera avatar
• 4x Alt art Card non-Premium – Ossuar Longbow
• 2,000 Gems
• 3x  Draft Tickets

while the latter included:

• a box of Battle Lines (32 packs)
• a Kaleb, Hero of Thera avatar
• 5 Battle Lines Premium Packs where every card is premium
• 1 Battle Lines Premium Sigil
• 1 Battle Lines Premium Card Back
• 1 Great Rift Totem
• 4 non-premium and 4 premium copies of the alternate-art Ossuar Longbow
• 3,800 gems
• 8 Draft Tickets

Preview Event

The Defese of Thera preview event was run from October 13th at 10:00 AM MDT (16:00 UTC) to October 17th, at 4:00 PM MDT (22:00 UTC). It was the first preview event focused on tri-faction decks.

• Each submitted deck must have had exactly three factions. That means that each deck had to include a minimum of 10 non-power cards from each of its three factions.
• Each player started with 1 influence of each of their deck’s factions. Then they created and drew a random unit from Battle Lines.
• There was no limit on entries, but only the best record in each trio was counted.
• Entry costed 300 Gems or 4,000 Gold.
• Players were rewarded with a number of Battle Lines packs depending on their best run and the leaderboard position.

Additionally, between October 11th and October 18th 40 cards from Battle Lines were added to Draft packs. While they could be viewed in the client, they were only usable during Draft games.