Specialization paths
These are the paths listed for Card Mage. Selecting a path does not grant every alternative. Requirements still apply.
Gambler
chance and high-risk plays (Dexterity)
High-risk, high-reward plays manipulating chance and probability.
Collector
deck-building synergy and mid-match deck changes (White)
Masters of deck building and synergy, swapping decks mid-match.
Cardslinger
charged card projectiles (Intelligence)
Throws charged cards as magical projectiles.
The class toolkit
Named progression abilities are part of the class pool. Level gates are not extra ability slots. Selected-path, resource, and activation requirements still apply.
| Level | Ability | In practice |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Meditate | Center the hand and prepare the deck's basic draw-and-play rhythm. |
| 4 | Predictive Shuffle | Reorder the next portion of the draw to prepare a tactical hand. |
| 5 | Gamble; Charged Card | Risk a card-based play for greater payoff or charge a card for a magical attack. |
| 6 | Scroll Rack | Search or exchange available cards to improve the current hand. |
| 8 | All In; Tutor | Commit the hand to a decisive play or seek a specific available card. |
| 9 | Deck Mastery | Expand hand management and recover cards through practiced recursion. |
| 10 | Infinite Scroll / Legendary Draw | Choose an ultimate recursion sequence or a decisive legendary draw. |
In the story and on the track
Card Mages play cards from a deck through a managed hand. The deck theme determines the available effects, and Mana pays for plays. Card Mages linger over deck cases the way other players admire blades. A favorite card acquires a history: the desperate draw that saved a match, the combination a rival still refuses to forget. Gamblers lean into that uncertainty, Collectors curate answers, and Cardslingers put flair into the release. At the table or on the track, the visible Hand tells only part of the story; the player must know what remains in the Deck.
Resource rhythm
Mana pays for cards. The Hand contains cards ready to play, while the Deck supplies the pool to draw from. A deck's theme determines its contents.
How it fits a build
Class and Spec each occupy one of the four core ability slots. Six stat slots complete the ten-ability layout. Class progression abilities are slot-free and level-gated; selecting a path does not automatically grant every alternative path. Costs, targets, timing, and access requirements still apply.