Every class in Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond offers something unique to the table; no class feels or plays the same. Some require heavy management that rewards late-game plays, while some will help you survive initially with healing or more combo cards. It can get overwhelming to see the specifics that set these cards apart from each other. We have compiled a list of the best classes you should try on Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond.
Best Classes For Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond
Here we will go from friendlier decks to decks that rely on nothing but strategy to survive in the board. We have also noted the highlights of each class and how they stand out compared to the rest.
Swordcraft
Highlights:
- Dealing burst damage
- Direct and simple
- Cards can deal damage multiple times.
Here you will get to see the classic entourage of medieval characters: Knights, Stormsaber, princess, and many more. Swordcraft cards can attack repeatedly for constant damage. Cards can also spawn extra bonus attacks if you meet their conditions. If you have a sword-type card on the board, then a card such as Raging Blade will deal a bonus attack. A perfect class to learn the basics of the game, as it supports the idea of direct play style without focusing too much on tactics. While the learning curve does eventually require you to master specifics, but the initial gameplay experience is a much easier way to get into the game.
Forestcraft
Highlights:
- Early Summon low-cost followers
- Supports initial aggressive play
- Combo playstyle
Forestcraft lives up to its name by offering all-nature theme cards that demand a trickier play style. The best part about Forestcraft is its low-cost follower summons. You can fill up the board with followers, and you can then buff the followers with other cards. A more tactical way to gather all the cards and save them for an explosive finish. But you are going to have a rougher time against control decks.
Dragoncraft
Highlights:
- Perfect for late-game players
- Ramp up mana quickly to play stronger cards
Dragoncraft is all about dragons; buff up your dragon followers or restore the mana quickly in the game. Another neat little advantage of Dragoncraft is gaining play points to play bigger cards. Dragoncraft offers an explosive late-game ending, as you will stack up the cards for a final flush. Ramping up the mana helps you play out high-cost mana-demanding cards earlier in the game. Dragoncraft is all bout summoning large creatures to dominate the round with a huge burst of damage.
Havencraft
Highlights:
- Focused on Healing
- A good defensive option
Here we are walking into the divine set of characters that uses divine source to heal and protect against damage. The cards here are centered around healing, helping you last longer in the battle, so you can gear up towards damaging cards. Havencraft is about defense, a perfect match-up for early-on aggression decks. The set also translates well in the late game, as you will have a good amount of high-cost followers. Since Havencraft supports a more defensive playstyle, prepare for a slow burn.
Runecraft
Highlights:
- Favors strategy play
- The number of runes can create diverse effects.
Runecraft uses runes and magical energy cards to deal various effects on the board. The whole deck is made for magic-friendly characters. If you have three runes, you can draw three cards. Since it is about building up runes to take advantage of them later on in the game, the early sections will be a struggle. Not for beginners, as rune management and Rune-building are a slow process. The enemy can interfere with the rune-generation system, making the process harder to create a perfect strategy.
Abysscraft
Highlights:
- A balance between aggressive and defensive options
- Sacrifice health for damage.
- Requires proper oversight, or it could backfire.
Abysscraft explores the grim reaper set of characters; everything here has to do with death in one form or the other. Prepare to see a lot of ghosts, demons, and anything that plays out with the death theme. Here you will see some of the elements of Shadowcraft and Bloodcraft from the original game. Since everything here revolves around the concept of death, prepare to make some self-sacrificing cards or cards that can generate life. While you can sacrifice health for damage, without any proper tactic for the graveyard management to create a good combo, or setting up the wrong pieces on the board will lead to an immediate backfire.
Portal Craft
Highlights:
- High strategy ceiling
- Strange set of unique characters
Portalcraft has it all; you will play with ventriloquist dolls, giant space alien robots, and many different monsters on your side. Portalcraft requires significant strategy to set up proper portals to catch the opponent at the right time. It is a perfect set of cards that favors the late-game power plays. Since it floods the gameplay with too many options to create a playstyle unique to your own. Which makes strategizing fun, but at the same time, a bit overwhelming for the new players.
Meanwhile, do check our guide here to ensure that you are able to link your old account to the new Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond account.
