Gauntlet

Gauntlet is a Solo Battle game mode, in which the player uses a constructed deck to play against a series of computer-controlled opponents. Gauntlet mode is free to enter; runs may be joined an unlimited number of times.

Playing Gauntlet

Gauntlet is accessed under the "Solo Battle" section on the game's home screen. Starting a Gauntlet run prompts selection of a Throne format deck from the player's collection, then begins the first game of the run.

Each Gauntlet run consists of up to 7 games. A progress screen is displayed between each game in the run, showing the player's current rank, the option to edit the player's deck, and the run's games played, current run reward, and losses. The run ends either after 2 losses before Diamond rank, or 1 loss in Diamond and Masters.

Run progression is saved between games, so players may return at any point to resume their run's matches. Gauntlet runs may be resigned at any time, doing so immediately gives any earned rewards.

Opponents

The computer's AI opponents are selected from a variety of pre-designed decks with different themes and playstyles.

Bosses

The final match of each run is a "boss battle". Each Gauntlet boss has unique modifiers to the game's rules, and a deck designed to take advantage of them.

Known Bosses:

• Ancient Trinkets - Relic and spellcraft abilities cost 2 less
• Burn Scars - All units have Decay
• Company of Exiles - Spells played also cast random unit with same cost
• Crill's Raiders - When a unit dies, its owner draws all weapons it was wielding from the void
• Curiox, All-Seeing - Both players start with a Dragon's Eye and 50 health
• Crystalline Treasury - Each player starts with a Crystalline Chalice
• Dangerous Pets - Each player starts with Calderan Cradle
• Davia, Azurebreaker - Each player starts with Tormented Crown
• Defender of the Spire - Each player starts with 25 influence 5 of each color
• Divine Intervention - When a unit is played, if the top card of its owner's deck is a unit that shares a battle skill with it, play it
• Double Barrel - Summon abilities happen twice
• Empty the Coffers - When a player ends their turn with an empty hand, they draw 7 cards
• Entropy - At the start of each player's turn, they discard the top two cards of their deck
• Erica, Inferno Wing - Amplify costs are reduced by 1. This can't reduce costs below 1
• Everlasting Life - Start with Paladin Oathbook in play, opponent has 50 health
• Evernight - It is always Night
• Feln Ritualist - All units starts the game with 1 health
• Find the Waystones - When you draw a Sigil, transform it into a Waystone of the same faction
• Grumbo, Tota Legend - At the start of echa player's turn, they play an Etched Totemite
• Helpful Horns - All units av Bond
• Highly Skilled - Units get +1/+1 for each of their Battle Skills
• Hive Queen Uther - Players have +1 maximum power for each of their units
• Inheritance - At the start of each players's turn, they play the top card of their deck
• Kairos, Grand Champion - When a player plays a unit, they play a Sword of Judgement on it
• Kelmak, the Bloodspear - At the start of each player's turn, a random one of their units Hunts 1.
• Knight-Chancellor Siraf - When a player attacks with 3 or more units, play the top power of their deck
• Knowledge Storm - Players draw an extra card each turn
• Labyrinth Treasury - All units cost one less
• Limitless Possibilities - When unit drawn, it gains random battle skill (was previously "random skill")
• Lord Steyer - Cards can't cost less than 3
• Mindless Aggression - Units have Charge
• Nakova & Molot - When a player plays a unit, reduce the cost of each unit in their hand that shares a type with it by 1
• Nikki's Grab Bag - Players draw random card at start of each turn
• Nikos, the Unifier - Each player starts with a shifted Secret Weapon
• Okessa Málaga - Each player starts with a Fire Sale
• Power of Progress - May play 2 power a turn
• Praxis Studies - When 2nd unit played draw a card
• Raiding the Armory - Units are given random weapon when played
• Sandrage - When a unit is played, it gains Berserk
• Shifting Alliances - +1/+1 for multi faction units
• Sibling Rivalry - The first time a player reaches 5 influence in a faction, they play that faction's Scion
• Sindain, Arcanum Curator - Each player starts with Sindain's Bracers
• Solux, Blinding Radiance - Both players start with a Inferno Phoenix
• Spellhounds - When you play your second spell in a turn, play a 2/2 Hound with Reckless and Charge
• Spymaster - Units can Infiltrate unlimited amounts
• Sudden Death - Units deal double damage
• Surge of Support - When a player gains influence, they get an additional influence of that faction
• Svetya, Orene of Kosul - When a player plays a spell or weapon on one of their units, it gets +1/+1
• Tavrod, Auric Broker - Units and weapons with more than 1 faction have +1/+1
• Wyatt, Junk Collector - When a player plays a relic, they draw a card
• Xenan Power - Players start with 3 power

Difficulty

Each win and loss in Gauntlet mode adjusts the difficulty level of opponents. Difficulty is not affected by the player's rank, but it does carry over between runs until Gauntlet rank resets.

Run Rewards

Finished Gauntlet runs reward chests based on total wins:

Wins	Reward
1	1 Wood Chest
2	2 Wood Chests
3	2 Wood Chests + 1 Bronze Chest
4	1 Wood Chest + 2 Bronze Chests
5	3 Bronze Chests
6	2 Bronze Chests + 1 Silver Chest
7	2 Silver Chests + 1 Rank Up Chest or Silver Chest*

* The reward for 7 wins depends on your rank. Before Master rank, beating the run's boss battle rewards 2 silver chests and a "Rank Up Reward" chest; after reaching Master it rewards 3 silver chests instead. Rank Up chests give 250 gold and 1 pack of the most recent expansion.

Gauntlet Ranks

Beating run bosses raises a player's Gauntlet rank. Players begin unranked, then progress through Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, and Masters ranks.

Reset

Gauntlet ranks are fully reset each time a new expansion set is released. This reset does not affect the status of any in-progress run.

Achievements

There are several Gauntlet-specific achievements:

Name	Description	Reward	Points
Gauntlet Master	Get to Master in Gauntlet.	1,000	50
Healthy	Win with 999 health in a Gauntlet game.	20	20
So Satisfying	Reduce an opponent's health to -999 in the Gauntlet.	20	20
Mind Games	Win a Gauntlet game by running your opponent out of cards.	20	20
So Close	Lose to a Gauntlet boss. (hidden achievement)	200	100