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Climb the ladder on your phone with decks I really play

I’m Nilufar. I play a card battler on my phone and share the decks I climb with. Use code NILUFAR in the game's shop to support me.

This season: 12 cards, 14 decks

  1. Starter decks10pieces10decks
  2. Budget decks9pieces12decks
  3. Tournament decks12pieces8decks
Pick a piece to see what uses it

Knight A sturdy fighter that holds the front line in 4 decks. In the first ten decks

Fire spirit A small flier that burns whatever it meets in 5 decks.

Archer pair Two archers that shoot from far behind the front in 7 decks.

Healer Heals the cards near her, slowly and steadily in 5 decks.

Stone giant Slow and heavy. Walks straight to the nearest tower in 4 decks.

Goblin crew Three quick goblins for a cheap, fast attack in 5 decks.

Frost bolt A spell that slows a group for a few seconds in 9 decks.

Bomb cart Rolls down the lane and blows up at the first wall in 5 decks.

Thorn wall A wall that hurts anything that walks into it in 4 decks.

Shield bearer Carries a big shield and soaks up the first hits in 5 decks.

Wind rider Flies over walls and picks off the small cards in 5 decks.

Gold mine Makes a little extra every few seconds if left alone in 3 decks. On the cheat sheet

The decks

Newest first. Most have a video that shows how I play it.

  1. Woman playing on her phone at a low desk with a tablet and tripod

    16 min

    A stone giant deck that wins by being slow

    How I play the heavy deck: what to hold back, when to drop the giant and why the healer waits.

    • Stone giant
    • Healer
    • Frost bolt
    • Shield bearer
    • Thorn wall
  2. Hands holding a phone on a tram with autumn trees outside

    12 min

    Climbing with the goblin crew on my tram ride

    Ten short games on the way home with the cheapest deck I know. I show every one.

    • Goblin crew
    • Fire spirit
    • Bomb cart
    • Frost bolt
  3. Hands holding a phone with a blurred colourful game on screen

    14 min

    Archers behind walls: a deck that is hard to rush

    Two walls, a shield bearer and the archer pair. Where to place each one in the first ten seconds.

    • Archer pair
    • Thorn wall
    • Shield bearer
    • Frost bolt
  4. Tablet with blurred game beside earbuds, tea and dried apricots

    18 min

    The knight and the healer: a deck for your first week

    A plain deck with cards you already own. I explain what each card is for.

    • Knight
    • Healer
    • Shield bearer
    • Archer pair
  5. Phone on a ring light stand filming a tablet game clip

    11 min

    Wind rider cycle: playing fast and cheap

    Cards that cost little and come back round quickly, so there is always something to play.

    • Wind rider
    • Fire spirit
    • Goblin crew
    • Frost bolt
    • Gold mine
  6. Phone with blurred game leaning on a teapot beside tea

    13 min

    Bomb cart pressure and how to answer it

    The deck that makes people panic, and the two ways I stop it when it is aimed at me.

    • Bomb cart
    • Stone giant
    • Wind rider
    • Frost bolt
  7. Cosy desk corner with glowing devices and an autumn dusk window

    17 min

    Gold mine economy: a deck that gets stronger over time

    Why I let the first minute go and what I have when the mine is running.

    • Gold mine
    • Stone giant
    • Healer
    • Thorn wall
    • Shield bearer
  8. Two people from behind watching a phone game on a sofa

    10 min

    Fire and frost: a small deck with big turns

    Two spells, the archers and a wind rider. Short, bright and very easy to get wrong.

    • Fire spirit
    • Frost bolt
    • Archer pair
    • Wind rider
  9. Printed tips guide open beside a phone with a blurred game

    22 min

    My first ten decks for anyone starting out

    The ten decks I would build again from nothing, in the order I would try them.

    • Knight
    • Archer pair
    • Healer
    • Frost bolt
    • Shield bearer
  10. Woman walking on a leaf-covered street holding her phone

    15 min

    A deck you can build without buying anything

    Every card here comes free in the first two weeks. It still gets me past the middle ladder.

    • Knight
    • Goblin crew
    • Archer pair
    • Bomb cart
    • Frost bolt
  11. Hands holding a phone and sketching tips in a notebook

    9 min

    How I beat the stone giant with fast cards

    Three cheap cards that make the giant walk the wrong way. A matchup I get asked about daily.

    • Wind rider
    • Bomb cart
    • Goblin crew
    • Fire spirit
  12. Young woman with a black braid and round glasses by a sunlit window

    24 min

    My late season deck for the weekend tournament

    What I put in for a tournament, what I take out and how I warm up before the first round.

    • Stone giant
    • Gold mine
    • Healer
    • Archer pair
    • Frost bolt
  13. Phone with blurred game leaning on a teapot beside tea

    Deck 13

    The pocket deck

    Three cards for a five-minute game when the bus is nearly at my stop

    • Knight
    • Goblin crew
    • Bomb cart
  14. Cosy desk corner with glowing devices and an autumn dusk window

    Deck 14

    The deck I am testing

    Not good enough to share yet, but I like where it is going

    • Fire spirit
    • Archer pair
    • Thorn wall
    • Wind rider

Downloads, a course and merch

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  • This Season Deck Guide Pack

    $9
    PDF · 32 pages

    The decks I am climbing with this season, each with the cards, the order to play them and what to do when it goes wrong.

    View: This Season Deck Guide Pack

  • Card Cost Cheat Sheet

    $4
    PDF · 2 pages

    Every card and what it costs on one page, so you can plan your next three plays at a glance.

    View: Card Cost Cheat Sheet

  • First Ten Decks Guide

    $7
    PDF · 22 pages

    Ten simple decks for a new player, with the cards to build and a note on how each one plays.

    View: First Ten Decks Guide