This is an expansion for Duel for Cardia. You will need the base game to play.

The first expansion for Cardia introduces a new kind of card: Guardians. They come in the shape of animals and fantastic beasts and give you a bonus if you play the right faction at the right time. Similar to locations, the Guardians are placed in the middle, but between encounters.

At the beginning, 6 Guardians are dealt face down, one for every other encounter. Each Guardian has a unique ability and belongs to one of the four factions. Its effect is activated if you play a card of the belonging faction in the encounter where the Guardian is placed. There are 3 different Guardians for each faction, offering a lot of replayability.