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In Mystic Vale, 2 to 4 players take on the role of druidic clans trying to cleanse the curse upon the land. Each turn, you play cards into your field to gain powerful advancements and useful vale cards. Use your power wisely, or decay will end your turn prematurely. Score the most victory points to win the game!

First released in 2016, John D Clair's Mystic Vale introduced the world to the Card Crafting System. Using clear plastic cards stacked inside a single card sleeve, this new game mechanic took the traditional "card game" and turned it into a dynamic player-controlled game piece.

This Essential Edition includes the base game of Mystic Vale, along with the first three expansions: Vale of Magic, Vale of the Wild, and Mana Storm.

Mystic Vale
The game that started it all, the base game includes everything you need to play John D Clair's modern classic Mystic Vale.

Vale of Magic
Advancement and vales give players more card crafting options and exciting new possibilities for powerful combos.

Vale of the Wind
In addition to advancements and vales, leaders grant abilities that can be upgraded to become even more powerful! Eclipse advancements may be coved by another advancement and still add its ability to the card.

Mana Storm
In addition to advancements, vales, leaders, and eclipses, Mana Storm adds powerful amulets, giving players access to artifacts of great power.

Contents:
80 Starting Cards
252 Advancements
18 Fertile Soil Advancements
90 Vale Cards
4 Reference Cards
16 Leaders
14 Conclaves
30 Dividers
44 VP Tokens (1 Point)
12 VP Tokens (5 Point)
4 Mana Tokens
8 Amulets
100 Card Sleeves
1 Rulebook
1 Playmat
160 Spirit Tokens


Ages: 14+
Players: 2-4
Game Length: 45 minutes

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5 reviews

Essential Game!

Average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

We tried the base game and then tried it with all the expansions and both attempts played great, we agreed we enjoyed it, and there was no confusion about any rules, but it felt a bit unfocused. Then we sorted it into conclaves and added the leaders and amulets, and that's what changed the experience from enjoyable to addictive! My wife and I love it as a 2-player game as well, but the 3 and 4 player games do little to make the downtime longer, so any number of players seems to work great. If you prefer the conclaves like we do, be prepared for a bit of sorting and organizing after each game.

February 1, 2023 5:19 PM

Ken Shields

Average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

Deckbuilding, but instead of buying more cards, you're crafting - adding new effects to the cards you have using clear overlays and sleeves. This version combines the original and first three expansions.

January 26, 2023 2:44 AM

Card-building and push-your-luck.

Average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

This is a really nice version of the base game plus the early expansions. The bonus wooden tokens and playmat are icing on the cake. We really enjoy the card building and push-your-luck mechanics of the game.

August 3, 2022 12:40 PM

Great game

Average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

Mystic Vale is one of my favorite games, so I knew I wanted the Essential Edition when I found out it was coming out. This is a fantastic way to play the game, and I would recommend it to anyone who loves board games.

May 15, 2022 10:55 PM

Justin Bell

Average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

Mystic Vale is such a unique and fun take on the deck building concept. Unlike in a regular deck building game you’re building the quality of the same set of cards instead of adding better cards to your hand. I’ve only played it a few times but I’m constantly trying to get more people to play it.

April 19, 2022 1:21 PM

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