Gridhammer — Runeweaver

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Set Summary

Runeweaver at a glance

Rarity	Count	Corner Total Range	Max Single Corner	Max Copies	Abilities
Common	18	4–8	3	2	6 with 1 ability, 12 vanilla
Uncommon	15	8–11	4	2	1 with 2, 8 with 1, 6 vanilla
Rare	10	11–14	5	2	2 with 2, 7 with 1, 1 vanilla
Legendary	5	14–17	6	2	2 with 2, 3 with 1
Heroic	3	17–20	7	1	All have 2 abilities
Total	51

Ability Distribution — 12 Named Abilities

Mark Line (Chain 1): Mark (T1, Aura) → Hex (T2, Aura) → Runic Brand (T3, Aura) — Corner reduction from targeted to area-wide

Suppress Line (Chain 2): Suppress (T1, Aura) → Lockdown (T2, Aura) → Total Suppress (T3, Aura) — Ability denial and buff stripping

Siphon Line (Chain 3): Siphon (T1, Capture) → Deep Siphon (T2, Capture) → Equalize (T3, Capture) — Corner theft from targeted to complete

Calibrate (Standalone): Capture — Set captured card's corners to average

Dispel (Standalone): Placement — Remove all buffs and debuffs from any card on the board

Backlash (Standalone): Defend — Remove attacker's buffs before flip check

Vanilla (No Ability): 12 Commons + 6 Uncommons + 1 Rare — Pure stat cards for reliable corner combat

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Heroic Cards

3 cards • Corner Total 17–20 • Max Corner 7 • 1 copy each

🔮 Aelindra, the Rune Weaver RUNE_H001

Heroic Hero [6-5-4-5] CT: 20

Aura — Runic Brand

Adjacent enemies -1 to all corners.

Placement — Dispel

On placement, select any card on the board — remove all buffs and debuffs.

"Every sigil I weave unravels another truth you wished stayed hidden."

🔮 Silence Archon RUNE_H002

Heroic Hero [5-4-5-4] CT: 18

Aura — Total Suppress

Enemies in the surrounding area have all buffs removed.

Defend — Backlash

Remove the attacker's card buffs before checking the flip.

"Silence is not the absence of power. It is power perfected."

🔮 Drain Sovereign RUNE_H003

Heroic Hero [4-5-3-5] CT: 17

Aura — Hex

Adjacent enemies -1 to each corner touching this card.

Capture — Equalize

Steal 1 from each corner of the adjacent captured card.

"What you call strength, I call raw material."

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Legendary Cards

5 cards • Corner Total 14–17 • Max Corner 6 • 1 copy each

Voidbound Oracle RUNE_L001

Legendary [5-4-5-3] CT: 17

Aura — Runic Brand

Adjacent enemies -1 to all corners.

Aura — Mark

Adjacent enemies -1 to their highest touching corner.

"The void whispers futures that have already ended."

Arcane Nullifier RUNE_L002

Legendary [4-4-4-4] CT: 16

Aura — Lockdown

Adjacent enemy abilities disabled. Additionally, adjacent enemies cannot gain new buffs or counters.

Capture — Calibrate

On capture, set the captured card's corners to the average of its total.

"There is no counter-spell. There is only nothing."

Sigil Warden RUNE_L003

Legendary [3-5-4-3] CT: 15

Aura — Hex

Adjacent enemies -1 to each corner touching this card.

"Step within the ward and feel your resolve dissolve."

Rune Arbiter RUNE_L004

Legendary [4-3-3-4] CT: 14

Capture — Equalize

Steal 1 from each corner of the adjacent captured card.

"The arbiter does not judge. The arbiter takes."

Glyphbound Sentinel RUNE_L005

Legendary [3-3-5-3] CT: 14

Aura — Suppress

Adjacent enemy abilities disabled.

"Bound by glyphs older than language, it stands where magic dies."

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Rare Cards

10 cards • Corner Total 11–14 • Max Corner 5 • 2 copies each

Glyph Executioner RUNE_R001

Rare [4-3-3-3] CT: 13

Aura — Suppress

Adjacent enemy abilities disabled.

Capture — Deep Siphon

Steal 1 from each of captured card's touching corners.

"First I silence your gifts. Then I take what remains."

Void Channeler RUNE_R002

Rare [3-4-3-3] CT: 13

Aura — Hex

Adjacent enemies -1 to each corner touching this card.

Placement — Dispel

On placement, select any card on the board — remove all buffs and debuffs.

"I channel the void to cleanse what the void corrupts."

Arcane Striker RUNE_R003

Rare [3-3-4-3] CT: 13

Capture — Deep Siphon

Steal 1 from each of captured card's touching corners.

"Precision is violence refined to a single point."

Rune Sentinel RUNE_R004

Rare [3-3-2-4] CT: 12

Aura — Mark

Adjacent enemies -1 to their highest touching corner.

"The sentinel marks its prey before the prey knows it exists."

Sigil Breaker RUNE_R005

Rare [2-4-3-2] CT: 11

Capture — Siphon

Steal 1 from captured card's highest touching corner.

"Every sigil has a fracture point. I was trained to find it."

Glyph Shaper RUNE_R006

Rare [3-2-3-4] CT: 12

Capture — Calibrate

On capture, set the captured card's corners to the average of its total.

"I do not destroy. I reshape until nothing recognizable remains."

Void Watcher RUNE_R007

Rare [4-2-4-2] CT: 12

Aura — Suppress

Adjacent enemy abilities disabled.

"It watches from the void's edge, and where it watches, magic unravels."

Rune Dagger RUNE_R008

Rare [5-2-2-3] CT: 12

Defend — Backlash

Remove the attacker's card buffs before checking the flip.

"The dagger bites back before the wound is dealt."

Arcane Reaver RUNE_R009

Rare [2-3-5-2] CT: 12

Capture — Siphon

Steal 1 from captured card's highest touching corner.

"The reaver does not plunder gold. It plunders potential."

Runebound Colossus RUNE_R010

Rare [4-3-3-4] CT: 14

No abilities. Pure corner combat.

"Bound in runes so dense that even thought cannot penetrate."

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Uncommon Cards

15 cards • Corner Total 8–11 • Max Corner 4 • 2 copies each

Rune Adept RUNE_U001

Uncommon [3-2-3-2] CT: 10

Aura — Mark

Adjacent enemies -1 to their highest touching corner.

Capture — Siphon

Steal 1 from captured card's highest touching corner.

"An adept marks the wound before the blade arrives."

Glyph Scribe RUNE_U002

Uncommon [2-3-2-3] CT: 10

Aura — Mark

Adjacent enemies -1 to their highest touching corner.

"Each glyph she inscribes erases a possibility from the enemy's future."

Sigil Apprentice RUNE_U003

Uncommon [3-2-2-2] CT: 9

Aura — Suppress

Adjacent enemy abilities disabled.

"The first lesson: before you learn to cast, learn to silence."

Void Initiate RUNE_U004

Uncommon [2-4-2-2] CT: 10

Capture — Siphon

Steal 1 from captured card's highest touching corner.

"The void teaches one lesson perfectly: take everything."

Rune Sealer RUNE_U005

Uncommon [2-2-3-3] CT: 10

Aura — Suppress

Adjacent enemy abilities disabled.

"What is sealed by rune cannot be unsealed by force."

Arcane Grunt RUNE_U006

Uncommon [2-2-4-2] CT: 10

Capture — Calibrate

On capture, set the captured card's corners to the average of its total.

"Even the lowest grunt learns to reshape what it conquers."

Glyph Guard RUNE_U007

Uncommon [2-3-3-2] CT: 10

Aura — Mark

Adjacent enemies -1 to their highest touching corner.

"The guard does not block. It diminishes."

Sigil Runner RUNE_U008

Uncommon [3-2-2-3] CT: 10

Placement — Dispel

On placement, select any card on the board — remove all buffs and debuffs.

"Swift feet carry clean runes to those in need."

Void Worker RUNE_U009

Uncommon [4-2-2-2] CT: 10

Defend — Backlash

Remove the attacker's card buffs before checking the flip.

"The void gives nothing freely, but it strips everything willingly."

Rune Footman RUNE_U010

Uncommon [3-3-2-3] CT: 11

No abilities. Pure corner combat.

"No glyphs. No sigils. Just the rune on his shield and the will to hold."

Arcane Hound RUNE_U011

Uncommon [2-3-3-2] CT: 10

No abilities. Pure corner combat.

"It tracks not scent, but the fading resonance of spent magic."

Glyph Brute RUNE_U012

Uncommon [2-2-2-4] CT: 10

No abilities. Pure corner combat.

"Subtlety was never the point. The glyph on its fist speaks clearly enough."

Sigil Drudge RUNE_U013

Uncommon [2-2-3-2] CT: 9

No abilities. Pure corner combat.

"Day after day, the drudge etches sigils it will never understand."

Void Charger RUNE_U014

Uncommon [2-3-2-2] CT: 9

No abilities. Pure corner combat.

"It charges not forward, but through. The void makes its own paths."

Rune Recruit RUNE_U015

Uncommon [2-2-2-2] CT: 8

No abilities. Pure corner combat.

"Fresh ink on fresh skin. The recruit's first rune still smells of copper."

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Common Cards

18 cards • Corner Total 4–8 • Max Corner 3 • 2 copies each

Glyph Spark RUNE_C001

Common [2-1-2-1] CT: 6

Aura — Mark

Adjacent enemies -1 to their highest touching corner.

"A spark of arcane light that reveals what the enemy would hide."

Rune Wisp RUNE_C002

Common [1-2-1-2] CT: 6

Capture — Siphon

Steal 1 from captured card's highest touching corner.

"It drifts close, drinks deep, and drifts away fuller than before."

Sigil Shard RUNE_C003

Common [1-1-3-1] CT: 6

Defend — Backlash

Remove the attacker's card buffs before checking the flip.

"Shattered once, the shard still cuts those who reach for it."

Void Mote RUNE_C004

Common [2-1-1-1] CT: 5

Aura — Mark

Adjacent enemies -1 to their highest touching corner.

"A mote of void is still the void. Smallness does not diminish emptiness."

Arcane Plate RUNE_C005

Common [1-2-2-2] CT: 7

Aura — Suppress

Adjacent enemy abilities disabled.

"Etched with nullification wards, the plate drinks magic dry."

Glyph Drum RUNE_C006

Common [2-2-1-1] CT: 6

Placement — Dispel

On placement, select any card on the board — remove all buffs and debuffs.

"Each beat pulses a cleansing frequency through the arcane lattice."

Rune Pawn RUNE_C007

Common [2-2-2-2] CT: 8

No abilities. Pure corner combat.

"A pawn inscribed with runes is still a pawn. But it remembers."

Sigil Conscript RUNE_C008

Common [3-1-2-1] CT: 7

No abilities. Pure corner combat.

"Conscripted from the library halls. Fighting with borrowed knowledge."

Void Squire RUNE_C009

Common [1-3-1-2] CT: 7

No abilities. Pure corner combat.

"The squire carries the codex. The codex carries the house."

Arcane Ember RUNE_C010

Common [1-1-1-2] CT: 5

No abilities. Pure corner combat.

"Even a dying ember can ignite a rune circle."

Glyph Hound RUNE_C011

Common [2-1-1-2] CT: 6

No abilities. Pure corner combat.

"Trained to sniff out enchantments and bite through wards."

Rune Thrall RUNE_C012

Common [1-2-3-1] CT: 7

No abilities. Pure corner combat.

"Give him a glyph. He will find a surface to carve it into."

Sigil Fist RUNE_C013

Common [3-1-1-1] CT: 6

No abilities. Pure corner combat.

"One fist. One sigil. One answer."

Void Runner RUNE_C014

Common [1-1-2-1] CT: 5

No abilities. Pure corner combat.

"Small, quick, and threaded through the gaps between realities."

Arcane Boy RUNE_C015

Common [1-2-1-1] CT: 5

No abilities. Pure corner combat.

"Too young for the codex. Old enough for the front line."

Glyph Hauler RUNE_C016

Common [1-1-1-1] CT: 4

No abilities. Pure corner combat.

"The glyphs do not carry themselves. Not yet."

Rune Mender RUNE_C017

Common [2-1-3-2] CT: 8

No abilities. Pure corner combat.

"Sigil by sigil, the ward holds."

Sigil Runt RUNE_C018

Common [1-1-1-3] CT: 6

No abilities. Pure corner combat.

"Walk through the arcane long enough, you stop fearing it."

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Runeweaver Starter Deck

40 cards — Ready for Standard 4x4

Every new Runeweaver player receives this 40-card loadout when they choose the house. It contains 1 Heroic (random 1-of-3), 6 Rares (3 templates × 2), 13 Uncommons (6 templates × 2 + 1 × 1), and 20 Commons (10 templates × 2) — a Standard 4×4 deck tuned for Runeweaver's identity: twisting, marking, and siphoning enemy corner values.

Card	Rarity	Ability	Qty
Heroic (random 1-of-3)	Heroic	Aelindra the Rune Weaver · Silence Archon · Drain Sovereign	1
Rares (3 templates × 2 copies)
Glyph Executioner	Rare	Aura — Suppress + Capture — Deep Siphon	2
Void Channeler	Rare	Aura — Hex + Placement — Parasitic Rune	2
Sage of Diminishment	Rare	Aura — Mark (adjacent enemies -1)	2
Uncommons (6 templates × 2 + 1 × 1)
Rune Adept	Uncommon	Aura — Mark + Capture — Siphon	2
Glyph Scribe	Uncommon	Aura — Mark (adjacent enemies -1)	2
Sigil Invoker	Uncommon	Aura — Suppress (ability denial)	2
Void Acolyte	Uncommon	Capture — Siphon (corner theft)	2
Crystal Sapper	Uncommon	Placement — Leech (drain adjacent)	2
Arcane Suppressor	Uncommon	Aura — Hex (lower enemy corners)	2
Sage Nullmage	Uncommon	Aura — Suppress	1
Commons (10 templates × 2 copies)
Rune Initiate	Common	Aura — Mark	2
Sigil Apprentice	Common	Aura — Suppress	2
Void Touched Scout	Common	Capture — Siphon	2
Glyph Tapper	Common	Placement — Leech	2
Crystal Hexer	Common	Placement — Leech	2
Etched Pawn	Common	Vanilla	2
Cipher Whelp	Common	Vanilla	2
Arcane Husk	Common	Vanilla	2
Null Ember	Common	Vanilla	2
Runestone Sentry	Common	Vanilla	2
Total			40

Starter Strategy

Your chosen Heroic (one of Aelindra, Silence Archon, or Drain Sovereign) sets the manipulation tone. The Rares layer the power mechanics: Glyph Executioner pairs Suppress with Deep Siphon, Void Channeler combines Hex with Parasitic Rune, and Sage of Diminishment is a straight Mark aura for -1 corner pressure on adjacent enemies.

The 13 Uncommons carry three Mark pressers, three Suppress denials (including the single-copy Sage Nullmage), two Siphon stealers, Leech for drain-on-place, and Hex for corner reduction. The 20 Commons split evenly — Mark, Suppress, Siphon, and two Leech carriers plus five vanilla bodies with solid mid-range corners.

Runeweaver's win condition is that your opponent's corners don't stay theirs. Mark and Hex pull enemy corners down, Siphon and Leech move value to you, and Suppress keeps their abilities from recovering. Play reactively — let them commit, then manipulate the board math.