Editing Wakfu TCG (section)

== How the game works ==
[[File:chafer-delite.png|thumb|200px|right|An example of the game's card layout, art style and humor.]]
For details, see the introduction PDF above. Wakfu TCG uses decks of 50 cards, in which one is always your Hero and another your Haven Bag, the former determining your HP and advancement and the latter working as a safe zone, among other things. Other cards include Allies who fight in the World, Actions that influence battles, such as Spells, Scrolls and Quests, various Equipment types (armors, weapons, items, mounts, etc.) your Allies and Hero can use, Workshops for crafting them, Rooms and Zones that affect you or every player, and a few others.

The game is focused on having your Hero and Allies fight those of your opponent. One way to win is to kill your opponent's Hero, which makes them the most important cards to keep an eye on. The other way to win is to take your Hero to level 3 by earning XP, which is done mostly by defeating enemy Allies. In effect, your Hero begins at level 1 and gets a stat boost and improved ability at level 2 (6 XP). Those stats are on the back side of the Hero card. Level 3 (18 XP) doesn't really exist as far as gameplay and stats are concerned. XP gains depend on the particular Ally you defeat and can be affected by other cards.

The game's resource management is based on Elements. Every card is affiliated with one of the classic four elements (or Neutral) and can be tapped to produce one unit of that Element. However, tapped cards lose utility as they can't be used in a fight and sometimes lose access to some of their abilities while tapped (or their abilities are triggered by tapping, in which case you have to choose between generating resources or using the ability). At the beginning of the game, you place your Haven Bag on the table and your Hero inside it (which protects it from attacks as the bag would have to be destroyed first). To put more cards in play, you need to produce resources equal to their level, but only one needs to match that card's Element. So in order to play a level-3 Earth card, you need to tap three cards currently in play. One has to also have the Earth element, but the other two can be from any category.