Tribes are subcategories of minions that reward the player of playing more cards of that tribe, through card card effects like Owlbeast Sage or Golem Metallurgist or the Bond keyword. Tribal status is permanent and cannot be dispelled.

Tribes in Duelyst[]

Currently, the game has 7 supported tribes, each of which has their strengths and weaknesses.

Arcanysts[]

Main article: Arcanyst

The Arcanyst tribe have a wizard theme. They revolve around spells being casted, triggering effects as they do. They also focus on Bond effects that add tools to your hand and various forms of hand manipulation.

Name	Rarity	Faction	Cost	Attack	Health	Ability	Set
Abjudicator	Rare	Neutral	3	3	1	Opening Gambit: Lower the cost of all spells in your action bar by 1.	Core
Aethermaster	Epic	Neutral	2	1	3	You may replace an additional card each turn.	Core
Alcuin Fugitive	Legendary	Neutral	5	2	5	At the end of any turn you cast a spell, put a copy of the most recently cast spell into your action bar.	Trials of Mythron
Alcuin Loremaster	Epic	Neutral	3	3	1	Opening Gambit: Put a copy of the most recently cast spell into your action bar.	Core
Araras Prophet	Rare	Neutral	2	1	3	Whenever you replace a card, shuffle a Brilliant Plume into your deck.	Trials of Mythron
Archon Spellbinder	Legendary	Neutral	6	7	7	Your opponent's non-Bloodbound spells cost 1 more to cast.	Core
Blue Conjurer	Rare	Neutral	5	4	6	Whenever you cast a spell, put a random Arcanyst into your action bar.	Ancient Bonds
Calligrapher	Legendary	Songhai Empire	7	3	7	Rush Whenever this minion attacks, put three Songhai spells into your action bar.	Ancient Bonds
Chakri Avatar	Basic	Songhai Empire	2	1	2	Whenever you cast a spell, this minion gains +1/+1	Core
Circulus	Epic	Vanar Kindred	2	1	1	Whenever you cast a spell, add a 2/1 Illusion to your action bar.	Ancient Bonds
Death Knell	Legendary	Abyssian Host	8	6	6	Opening Gambit: Summon all friendly non-token Arcanysts destroyed this game nearby.	Ancient Bonds
Eclipse	Legendary	Neutral	6	3	7	Whenever this minion takes damage, it deals that much damage to the enemy General.	Core
Firestarter	Rare	Neutral	5	3	5	Whenever you cast a spell, summon a 1/1 Spellspark with Rush on a random nearby space.	Core
Four Winds Magi	Rare	Songhai Empire	4	4	4	Whenever you cast a spell, deal 1 damage to enemy General and restore 1 Health to your General	Core
Ghost Seraphim	Legendary	Vanar Kindred	7	8	9	The first spell you cast each turn costs 5 less.	Ancient Bonds
Kindling	Epic	Songhai Empire	4	3	5	Whenever you cast a spell, your Arcanyst minions gain +1 Attack.	Ancient Bonds
Kindred Hunter	Common	Vanar Kindred	3	3	3	Bond: Summon a 3/3 Night Howler on a random nearby space.	Ancient Bonds
Lightbender	Rare	Neutral	4	3	3	Opening Gambit: Dispel ALL spaces around it.	Core
Loreweaver	Rare	Neutral	4	2	5	Whenever you draw a spell, put a copy of it into your action bar.	Ancient Bonds
Magesworn	Legendary	Neutral	6	3	8	BOTH players cannot cast spells that cost 2 or less.	Unearthed Prophecy
Manaforger	Rare	Neutral	2	1	3	The first non-Bloodbound spell you cast each turn costs 1 less.	Core
Mindwarper	Rare	Neutral	4	4	3	Opening Gambit: Gain a copy of a random spell from your opponent's action bar.	Core
Moebius	Epic	Neutral	4	3	5	At the start of your turn, fully heal this minion and switch its Attack and Health.	Core
Nightshroud	Common	Abyssian Host	4	5	1	Bond: Your General steals 1 Health from the enemy General for each other friendly Arcanyst.	Ancient Bonds
Nocturne	Epic	Abyssian Host	2	2	2	Whenever you make Shadow Creep or a Wraithling, instead make both.	Ancient Bonds
Owlbeast Sage	Rare	Neutral	4	4	4	Whenever you cast a spell, your Arcanyst minions gain +2 Health.	Core
Prismatic Illusionist	Rare	Neutral	3	2	3	Whenever you cast a spell, summon a 2/1 Illusion on a random nearby space.	Core
Scroll Bandit	Epic	Songhai Empire	2	1	3	Backstab: (1). Whenever this backstabs, steal a spell from your opponent's deck.	Unearthed Prophecy
Sparrowhawk	Common	Songhai Empire	3	3	3	Bond: Put a Mist Dragon Seal into your action bar.	Ancient Bonds
Sun Seer	Common	Neutral	3	2	4	Whenever this minion deals damage, restore 2 Health to your General.	Core
The Scientist	Epic	Neutral	6	6	6	Whenever you play a spell that targets a friendly minion, draw a card.	Core
Trinity Wing	Legendary	Neutral	5	4	4	Flying Bond: Put the three Teachings of the Dragon into your action bar.	Ancient Bonds

Battle Pets[]

Main article: Battle Pet

Battle Pets are cute unruly pets. They are a double-edged sword: They are heavily undercosted for their stats and effects, but are moved by an AI at the start of your turn.

Name	Rarity	Faction	Cost	Attack	Health	Ability	Set
Ace	Common	Songhai Empire	1	1	2	Ranged	Denizens of Shim'Zar
Amu	Common	Neutral	2	3	3		Denizens of Shim'Zar
Bur	Rare	Vanar Kindred	2	3	3	When this minion survives damage, transform it into a different Battle Pet.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
Fiz	Rare	Lyonar Kingdoms	2	3	3	Opening Gambit: Restore 2 Health to anything.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
Gor	Common	Abyssian Host	2	1	1	Dying Wish: Re-summon this minion in a random corner.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
Gro	Rare	Magmar Aspects	2	2	4	Grow: +1/+1	Denizens of Shim'Zar
Icy	Common	Vanar Kindred	2	2	3	Opening Gambit: Stun a nearby enemy.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
Ion	Rare	Neutral	3	2	3	Ranged Deals double damage to Generals.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
Koi	Common	Neutral	1	3	1	This minion takes no damage from Generals.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
Ooz	Rare	Abyssian Host	2	3	3	Whenever this minion takes damage, turn a space occupied by an enemy into Shadow Creep.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
Pax	Rare	Vetruvian Imperium	2	2	1	Dying Wish: Summon two 2/2 Iron Dervishes nearby.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
Rae	Common	Vetruvian Imperium	0	1	1	Dying Wish: Dispel the nearest enemy minion.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
Rawr	Legendary	Neutral	5	3	7	Whenever this minion takes damage, summon a random Battle Pet nearby.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
Rex	Common	Magmar Aspects	1	3	1	Rebirth	Denizens of Shim'Zar
Slo	Common	Lyonar Kingdoms	1	1	4	Provoke	Denizens of Shim'Zar
Sol	Rare	Neutral	2	1	1	Opening Gambit: Activate a friendly Battle Pet.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
Xho	Rare	Songhai Empire	2	2	3	Dying Wish: Put a random Songhai spell into your action bar. It costs 1 less.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
Yun	Common	Neutral	3	5	4		Denizens of Shim'Zar
Z0r	Epic	Neutral	2	2	1	Dying Wish: Put a random MECH minion into your action bar.	Denizens of Shim'Zar

Golems[]

Main article: Golem

Golems are magic artificial constructs built to perform heavy physical tasks or war. They are generally the peak cost-efficiency minions of Duelyst, having powerful bodies that are aggressively costed. However, the drawback is that non-faction golems usually are just that, and have no special effects.

Name	Rarity	Faction	Cost	Attack	Health	Ability	Set
Bloodshard Golem	Basic	Neutral	3	4	3		Core
Boulder Breacher	Rare	Neutral	5	5	5	Bond: Enemies can't counterattack this turn.	Ancient Bonds
Brightmoss Golem	Basic	Neutral	5	4	9		Core
Celebrant	Rare	Neutral	2	1	4	Opening Gambit: Create a mana spring tile nearby.	Ancient Bonds
Diamond Golem	Common	Neutral	6	5	11		Core
Dreamshaper	Common	Vetruvian Imperium	2	2	2	Bond: Draw two cards.	Ancient Bonds
Drybone Golem	Basic	Neutral	7	10	10		Core
EMP	Rare	Neutral	7	7	7	Opening Gambit: Dispel ALL minions and Generals, and destroy ALL artifacts.	Ancient Bonds
Golem Metallurgist	Rare	Neutral	2	2	3	The first Golem you summon each turn costs 1 less.	Core
Golem Vanquisher	Legendary	Neutral	3	2	4	Provoke Your other Golem minions have Provoke.	Core
Hailstone Golem	Basic	Neutral	4	4	6		Core
Juggernaut	Legendary	Magmar Aspects	8	4	10	Grow: +5/+5 Whenever this minion takes damage, summon that many random Golem Eggs nearby.	Ancient Bonds
Lavaslasher	Epic	Magmar Aspects	5	4	7	Opening Gambit: This minion fights a nearby enemy minion.	Ancient Bonds
Peacekeeper	Legendary	Lyonar Kingdoms	7	6	6	Airdrop, Forcefield, Frenzy, Provoke, Celerity	Ancient Bonds
Ragebinder	Common	Magmar Aspects	3	3	4	Rebirth Bond: Restore 3 Health to your General.	Ancient Bonds
Razorcrag Golem	Common	Neutral	4	10	3		Unearthed Prophecy
Sirocco	Legendary	Vetruvian Imperium	5	4	3	Opening Gambit: Summon a Skyrock Golem on random spaces for each other Golem you've summoned this game.	Ancient Bonds
Skyrock Golem	Basic	Neutral	2	3	2		Core
Sol Pontiff	Epic	Lyonar Kingdoms	3	1	4	Zeal: Your Golems have +2 Attack.	Ancient Bonds
Stormmetal Golem	Basic	Neutral	6	8	8		Core
Warblade	Common	Lyonar Kingdoms	2	1	4	Bond: Other friendly minions gain +1/+1.	Ancient Bonds
Wind Striker	Epic	Vetruvian Imperium	4	1	4	Flying Opening Gambit: Equip a Staff of Y'kir to your General.	Ancient Bonds
Worldcore Golem	Common	Neutral	9	25	25		Trials of Mythron

Mechs[]

Main article: Mech

Mechs are a neutral-heavy archetype revolving around summoning MECHAZ0R!, the giant Mech assembled from their individual parts. Most Mech cards are used to summon MECHAZ0R! and that's also their weakness: they are fairly limited besides that.

Name	Rarity	Faction	Cost	Attack	Health	Ability	Set
Alter Rexx	Legendary	Neutral	5	5	5	Whenever you summon MECHAZ0R, put a MECHAZ0R in your action bar.	Core
Cannon of MECHAZ0R	Rare	Neutral	3	2	2	Ranged Opening Gambit: Progresses MECHAZ0R build by +20%.	Core
Chassis of MECHAZ0R	Epic	Neutral	4	2	4	Forcefield Opening Gambit: Progresses MECHAZ0R build by +20%.	Core
DECEPTIB0T	Epic	Neutral	5	5	5	Whenever this minion destroys an enemy, summon a different Mech minion from your deck nearby.	Immortal Vanguard
Dusk Rigger	Rare	Songhai Empire	3	3	3	Backstab: (2). Whenever this backstabs, put a MECHAZ0R Progression into your action bar.	Immortal Vanguard
Echo Deliverant	Rare	Vanar Kindred	6	6	4	Whenever you summon another Mech, summon a copy of it nearby.	Immortal Vanguard
Helm of MECHAZ0R	Common	Neutral	1	2	2	Opening Gambit: Progresses MECHAZ0R build by +20%.	Core
Metaltooth	Common	Neutral	2	2	2	If you have another Mech minion, this minion has Rush.	Immortal Vanguard
Nightmare Operant	Rare	Abyssian Host	2	3	2	Dying Wish: Shuffle a MECHAZ0R into your deck.	Immortal Vanguard
Oakenheart	Rare	Lyonar Kingdoms	5	4	5	Opening Gambit: Progresses MECHAZ0R build by +20%. Your other Mech minions have +1/+1.	Immortal Vanguard
Project Ω	Legendary	Neutral	6	1	1	This minion gains +2/+2 for each other Mech minion you summoned this game.	Immortal Vanguard
Replicant	Common	Neutral	2	2	2	Opening Gambit: Draw another Replicant from your deck.	Immortal Vanguard
S.I.L.V.E.R.	Legendary	Neutral	6	7	5	Whenever you summon this or another Mech, friendly Mechs gain all keywords of other friendly Mechs.	Immortal Vanguard
Seismoid	Rare	Magmar Aspects	2	3	1	Whenever you summon a Mech minion from your action bar, both players draw a card.	Immortal Vanguard
Silica Weaver	Rare	Vetruvian Imperium	5	4	4	Opening Gambit: Progresses MECHAZ0R build by +40%.	Immortal Vanguard
Sword of MECHAZ0R	Rare	Neutral	3	3	3	Frenzy Opening Gambit: Progresses MECHAZ0R build by +20%.	Core
Wings of MECHAZ0R	Common	Neutral	2	1	4	Airdrop Opening Gambit: Progresses MECHAZ0R build by +20%.	Core

Dervishes[]

Main article: Dervish

Dervishes are Vetruvian-exclusive minions, they are sand-based. They generally are small, cheap and expendable, making them very good for pushing through damage or as sacrifices for spells. They're also obtained through Obelysks with the Summon Dervish keyword.

Name	Rarity	Faction	Cost	Attack	Health	Ability	Set
Dunecaster	Common	Vetruvian Imperium	2	2	1	Opening Gambit: Give +2/+2 to a friendly Dervish. If it is a Wind Dervish, it no longer disappears.	Core
Duskweaver	Common	Vetruvian Imperium	2	2	1	Dying Wish: Put a random Scion's Wish spell into your action bar.	Unearthed Prophecy
Dustdrinker	Common	Vetruvian Imperium	2	2	1	Intensify: Deal 1 damage to the enemy General and this minion gains +1 Health.	Trials of Mythron
Khanuum-ka	Legendary	Vetruvian Imperium	5	3	3	Flying, Rush Dying Wish: A random friendly Dervish disappears, summoning a Khanuum-ka in its place.	Trials of Mythron
Orb Weaver	Common	Vetruvian Imperium	3	2	2	Opening Gambit: Summon a copy of this minion on a nearby space.	Core
Sand Howler	Rare	Vetruvian Imperium	3	3	3	Cannot be targeted by enemy spells.	Core

Vespyrs[]

Main article: Vespyr

Vanar exclusive, Vespyrs are frost-based fey. They are cheap and synergic minions focused on effects that trigger when other Vespyrs enter play.

Name	Rarity	Faction	Cost	Attack	Health	Ability	Set
Ancient Grove	Legendary	Vanar Kindred	7	7	7	Provoke Opening Gambit: Your minions gain "Dying Wish: Summon a 1/1 Treant with Provoke".	Core
Arctic Displacer	Basic	Vanar Kindred	5	10	4	Airdrop	Core
Borean Bear	Common	Vanar Kindred	2	1	3	Whenever you summon a Vespyr minion, this minion gains +1 Attack.	Core
Crystal Arbiter	Common	Vanar Kindred	2	1	4	This minion has +3 Attack on your opponent's turn.	Unearthed Prophecy
Crystal Cloaker	Basic	Vanar Kindred	2	2	3	Infiltrate: Gain +2 Attack.	Core
Draugar Lord	Epic	Vanar Kindred	6	4	8	Dying Wish: Summon a 4/8 Ice Drake on this space.	Core
Glacial Elemental	Rare	Vanar Kindred	3	2	3	Whenever you summon a Vespyr minion, deal 2 damage to a random enemy minion.	Core
Hydrogarm	Epic	Vanar Kindred	4	3	3	Blood Surge: Deal 1 damage to enemy minions in this row and Stun them.	Immortal Vanguard
Iceblade Dryad	Epic	Vanar Kindred	3	3	3	Opening Gambit: Give a friendly Vespyr minion +1/+1 and Flying.	Denizens of Shim'Zar
Meltwater Moose	Common	Vanar Kindred	4	6	7	When this minion is summoned, Stun it.	Trials of Mythron
Myriad	Common	Vanar Kindred	3	3	3	Blood Surge: Summon a random Wall nearby.	Ancient Bonds
Shivers	Epic	Vanar Kindred	2	2	1	Flying Infiltrate: When this minion attacks, permanently gain 1 mana crystal.	Unearthed Prophecy
Snow Chaser	Rare	Vanar Kindred	1	2	1	Infiltrate: When this minion dies, return it to your action bar.	Core
Snow Rippler	Common	Vanar Kindred	3	3	4	Infiltrate: Whenever this minion damages a General, put a random Battle Pet into your action bar.	Denizens of Shim'Zar

Structures[]

Main article: Structure

Structures are utility tools generally unable to move or attack, but continually offering effects like summoning units and enhancing those in field. Vetruvian focuses in special structures named Obelysks.

Name	Rarity	Faction	Cost	Health	Ability	Set
Bastion	Epic	Neutral	3	5	At the end of your turn, give all friendly minions +1 health.	Core
Ethereal Obelysk	Basic	Vetruvian Imperium	2	6	Summon Dervish	Core
Fireblaze Obelysk	Rare	Vetruvian Imperium	3	6	Summon Dervish Your dervishes have +1 Attack.	Core
Gate to the Undervault	Legendary	Abyssian Host	4	0	Build: (3). Invulnerable Deathwatch: Summon a random Demon nearby.	Immortal Vanguard
Ironcliffe Monument	Legendary	Lyonar Kingdoms	4	10	Build: (2). Whenever you summon a minion nearby this, transform that minion into an Ironcliffe Guardian.	Immortal Vanguard
Lavastorm Obelysk	Rare	Vetruvian Imperium	2	4	Summon Dervish At the start of your turn, deal 6 damage to all enemy minions in this row.	Unearthed Prophecy
Simulacra Obelysk	Legendary	Vetruvian Imperium	3	7	Build: (2). Summon Dervish When this minion is built, start building another on a nearby space.	Immortal Vanguard
Trygon Obelysk	Legendary	Vetruvian Imperium	4	9	Summon Dervish Summon Dervish Summon Dervish	Unearthed Prophecy
Windstorm Obelysk	Common	Vetruvian Imperium	2	4	Summon Dervish Your dervishes have +1 Health.	Core

Changes[]

v. 1.82 - Added the Bond mechanic.
v. 1.92 - Warmaster as a tribe was removed.