Legends of Runeterra Open Beta

Digital card games have become the craze. Yugioh and Magic: The Gathering has made the jump to digital, and a lot of companies are making card games based on their popular IP, such as Hearthstone. Riot Games has recently followed that trend with Legends of Runeterra, a card game based on their most well-known IP - League of Legends.

The installation process for Legends of Runeterra is very straightforward. Simply download the installer and log in with your riot games account.  It will automatically patch and you'll be good to go.

The gameplay of Legends of Runeterra is very similar to both Hearthstone and Magic, but with its own twists. For instance, instead of leaders like in Hearthstone, you have factions and champion cards instead. These hero cards can level up after fulfilling some special conditions, and there are a lot of special synergies between these heroes. For instance, the champion Braum levels up from tanking damage, and the champion Vladmir deals damage to allies when he attacks while also leveling up from having allies survive damage. These two champions have a fantastic synergy and level each other up.

The game also takes the attack/defend rounds from Magic, letting you draw two cards per cycle. This gives you a lot more flexibility, as every attacker will have to balance the fact that they'll have fewer defenders on their turn if they mess up and vice versa. Meanwhile, defenders will have to balance the risk of defending, as it may mean you'll have less to work with on attack.

Legends of Runeterra is a fantastic card game and does plenty original. If you get in right now, you can be in a great spot when the game gets big!