Vetruvian Imperium

The Vetruvian Imperium is one of the six playable factions in Duelyst.

As Vetruvian, you are focused around using creatures with low base stats that have powerful special effects. You can also swarm your opponent with small creatures and buff them while drawing lots of cards. Using debuffs, you are able to weaken opposing Minions, reducing their Attack or mobility. You are most comfortable at range, controlling the ‘zone’ where your opponent can safely move. One single misstep can spell disaster against you, as your spells are often based on the position of your enemies on the battlefield. You can generate Dervish tokens with your spells and Minions and buff these Dervishes to gain a huge advantage in battle.

Strengths

Your minions are very powerful if not Dispelled.
You’re good at destroying Artifacts due to Rasha's Curse.
Blast forces your opponent to spread out, allowing other spells like Stars' Fury to become more effective.
You have excellent late game Spells and Minions, such as Time Maelstrom and Aymara Healer.
Your Minions gain value over time - while Obelysks are alive, they generate Dervishes and some Obelysks also buff other Dervishes.

Weaknesses

Dervish tokens die at the end of the turn unless buffed by Dunecaster to remain on the battlefield.
Not very effective at repelling aggressors once they have already reached you.
Dispel removes a lot of power from your creatures.
Conditional, expensive removal. Your ability to neutralize enemy creatures only works in certain situations.
Positional requirements on many of your spells means your opponent can outplay you with well thought out movements.

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Generals

Name	Type	Attack	Health	Bloodborn Spell
Zirix Starstrider	General	2	25	Iron Shroud: Summon a 2/2 Iron Dervish on a random space nearby
Scioness Sajj	Alternate General	2	25	Psionic Strike: Your General deals double damage to minions this turn
Ciphyron Ascendant	Alternate General	2	25	Decension: Give an enemy minion -2 Attack until your next turn.

Minions

Name	Rarity	Type	Cost	Attack	Health	Ability	Set
Rae	Common	Battle Pet	0	1	1	Dying Wish: Dispel the nearest enemy minion	Shim'zar
Dreamshaper	Common	Golem	2	2	2	Bond: Draw two cards.	Ancient Bonds
Dunecaster	Common	Dervish	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	Dervish	2	1	1	Dying Wish: Put a random Scion's Wish Spell into your action bar.	Unearthed Prophecy
Ethereal Obelysk	Basic	Structure	2	0	6	Summon Dervish	Core
Lavastorm Obelysk	Rare	Structure	2	0	4	Summon Dervish At the start of your turn, deal 6 damage to all enemy minions in this row.	Unearthed Prophecy
Pax	Rare	Battle Pet	2	2	1	Dying Wish: Summon two 2/2 Iron Dervishes nearby	Shim'zar
Pyromancer	Basic	Minion	2	2	1	Blast	Core
Wind Slicer	Rare	Minion	2	2	3	Opening Gambit: Lower the cost of all Structure minions in your hand by 1	Shim'zar
Falcius	Common	Minion	3	3	3	Opening Gambit: Your general gains +2 attack and takes no damage this turn.	Shim'zar
Fate Watcher	Common	Minion	3	2	3	Whenever your opponent draws a card, this minion gains a random keyword ability.	Unearthed Prophecy
Fireblaze Obelysk	Rare	Structure	3	0	6	Summon Dervish Your Dervishes have +1 Attack	Core
Imperial Mechanyst	Rare	Minion	3	2	5	Opening Gambit: Repair all of your artifacts to full durability	Core
Orb Weaver	Common	Dervish	3	2	2	Opening Gambit: Summon a copy of this minion on a nearby space	Core
Portal Guardian	Epic	Minion	3	0	6	Frenzy Whenever you summon a minion, this minion gains +1 Attack	Core
Sand Howler	Rare	Dervish	3	3	3	Cannot be targeted by enemy Spells	Core
Skyppy	Common	Minion	3	3	3	Dying Wish: Put a random legendary artifact from your opponent's Faction into your action bar.	Immortal Vanguard
Simulacra Obelysk	Legendary	Structure	3	0	7	Build: (2). Summon Dervish When this minion is built, start building another on a nearby space.	Immortal Vanguard
Windstorm Obelysk	Common	Structure	3	0	6	Summon Dervish Your Dervishes have +1 Health	Core
Zephyr	Common	Minion	3	3	3	Blood Surge: Your General gains Frenzy this turn.	Bloodborn
Allomancer	Epic	Minion	4	4	3	Dying Wish: Summon a random Obelysk on this space	Shim'zar
Barren Shrike	Common	Minion	4	5	5	Build: (2). Blast	Immortal Vanguard
Mirage Master	Epic	Minion	4	1	1	Opening Gambit: This minion transforms into a copy of an enemy minion	Core
Sand Sister Saon	Legendary	Minion	4	3	4	Your General has +1 Attack.	Achievement Card
Trygon Obelysk	Legendary	Structure	4	0	9	Summon Dervish Summon Dervish Summon Dervish	Unearthed Prophecy
Wasteland Wraith	Epic	Minion	4	1	5	At the start of your turn, destroy this and all enemy minions.	Unearthed Prophecy
Wind Shrike	Basic	Minion	4	4	3	Flying Dying Wish: Draw a card	Core
Wind Striker	Epic	Golem	4	1	4	Flying Opening Gambit: Equip a Staff of Y'kir to your General.	Ancient Bonds
Gust	Epic	Minion	5	3	5	Blood Surge: Summon two Wind Dervishes nearby.	Immortal Vanguard
Incinera	Rare	Minion	5	5	6	Your general may move 2 additional spaces.	Bloodborn
Nimbus	Legendary	Minion	5	3	8	Whenever this minion takes damage, summon a Soulburn Obelysk nearby	Shim'zar
Sandswirl Reader	Rare	Minion	5	3	4	Opening Gambit: Return a nearby minion to its action bar. Turn that space into Exhuming Sand.	Unearthed Prophecy
Silica Weaver	Rare	Mech	5	4	4	Opening Gambit: Progresses MECHAZ0R build by +40%.	Immortal Vanguard
Sirocco	Legendary	Golem	5	4	3	Opening Gambit: Summon a Skyrock Golem on random spaces for each other Golem you've summoned this game.	Ancient Bonds
Starfire Scarab	Common	Minion	5	4	6	Blast	Core
Aymara Healer	Legendary	Minion	6	5	5	Provoke Dying Wish: Deal 5 damage to the enemy General.Restore 5 Health to your General	Core
Grapnel Paradigm	Legendary	Minion	6	5	5	Opening Gambit: Take control of enemy minions with 2 or less Attack on this row.	Immortal Vanguard
Pantheran	Epic	Minion	6	6	6	Costs 0 if you've cast all three Scion's Wish spells this game.	Shim'zar
Oserix	Legendary	Minion	7	8	6	Flying Dying Wish: Equip 2 random artifacts from your deck	Core
Grandmaster Nosh-Rak	Legendary	Minion	8	4	8	Blast, Flying The enemy General takes double damage.	Bloodborn

Spells

Name	Rarity	Type	Cost	Effect	Set
Burden of Knowledge	Common	Spell	0	Deal 3 damage to your General to draw a card.	Immortal Vanguard
Siphon Energy	Common	Spell	0	Dispel an enemy minion nearby your General	Core
Arid Unmaking	Common	Spell	1	Destroy a friendly minion to turn its space into Exhuming Sand.	Unearthed Prophecy
Auroras Tears	Epic	Spell	1	This turn your General gains +2 Attack for every equipped artifact	Core
Azure Summoning	Epic	Spell	1	Whenever you summon a minion with Flying from your action bar this turn, draw a minion with Flying from your deck.	Unearthed Prophecy
Blindscorch	Basic	Spell	1	Lower a minion's Attack to 0 until your next turn	Core
Droplift	Rare	Spell	1	Steal a random artifact from the enemy General and equip it.	Unearthed Prophecy
Kinematic Projection	Rare	Spell	1	Give a minion Blast. It can no longer move.	Immortal Vanguard
Stone to Spears	Rare	Spell	1	A friendly Obelysk gains +3 Attack and may move and attack this turn if able.	Bloodborn
Cosmic Flesh	Basic	Spell	2	Give a friendly minion +1/+3 and Provoke	Core
Scion's First Wish	Basic	Spell	1	Give a friendly minion +1/+1. Draw a card	Core
Bone Swarm	Common	Spell	2	Deal 2 damage to the enemy General and all enemy minions around them	Core
Equality Constraint	Common	Spell	2	ANY minion's Health becomes equal to its Attack.	Immortal Vanguard
Fountain of Youth	Rare	Spell	2	Restore all friendly minions to full Health	Core
Neurolink	Epic	Spell	2	Your General gains all keywords of friendly minions this turn.	Immortal Vanguard
Rasha's Curse	Epic	Spell	2	Destroy a random artifact on the enemy General. Summon a Wind Dervish with Rush near them	Core
Reassemble	Common	Spell	2	Return a friendly obelysk to your action bar and reduce its cost to 0. Draw a card.	Unearthed Prophecy
Sand Trap	Common	Spell	2	Choose an enemy minion. It can no longer move	Core
Scion's Second Wish	Basic	Spell	2	Give a friendly minion +2/+2. It can't be damaged by enemy Generals	Core
Whisper of the Sands	Common	Spell	2	Summon a Wind Dervish nearby every friendly Obelysk. Draw a card.	Shim'zar
Astral Flood	Common	Spell	3	Put 3 random Battle Pets into your action bar.	Shim'zar
Astral Phasing	Common	Spell	3	Give a friendly minion +5 Health and Flying	Core
Divine Spark	Common	Spell	3	Draw two cards.	Bloodborn
Inner Oasis	Rare	Spell	3	Give all friendly minions +3 Health. Draw a card	Core
Psychic Conduit	Rare	Spell	3	Take control of an enemy minion with 2 or less attack until the end of the turn.	Shim'zar
Scion's Third Wish	Legendary	Spell	3	Give a friendly Dervish minion +3/+3 and Flying	Core
Time Maelstrom	Legendary	Spell	3	Reactivate your General	Core
Entropic Decay	Basic	Spell	4	Destroy an enemy minion nearby your General	Core
Lost in the Desert	Epic	Spell	4	Deal 6 damage to enemies that are not nearby another enemy.	Immortal Vanguard
Blood of Air	Common	Spell	5	Transform an enemy minion into a friendly Wind Dervish.	Ancient Bonds
Corpse Combustion	Epic	Spell	5	Summon all friendly minions with Dying Wish destroyed since last turn on random spaces.	Shim'zar
Stars' Fury	Epic	Spell	5	Summon a Wind Dervish with Rush in front of each enemy minion and General	Core
Superior Mirage	Epic	Spell	5	Summon three copies of an enemy minion nearby it. They disappear when attacked.	Unearthed Prophecy
Autarch's Gifts	Epic	Spell	6	Equip 2 random Vetruvian artifacts.	Bloodborn
Cataclysmic Fault	Legendary	Spell	6	Turn the entire central column into Exhuming Sand.	Unearthed Prophecy
Dominate Will	Rare	Spell	7	Take control of an enemy minion nearby your General	Core
Circle of Dessication	Legendary	Spell	8	Destroy ALL non-structure creatures.	Shim'zar
Monolithic Vision	Legendary	Spell	9	Transform your action bar into six random Vetruvian cards that cost 4 less.	Immortal Vanguard

Artifacts

Name	Rarity	Type	Cost	Effect	Set
Oblivion Sickle	Legendary	Artifact	1	Whenever your General destroys an enemy, turn that space into Exhuming Sand.	Unearthed Prophecy
Iris Barrier	Rare	Artifact	2	Your General takes no damage during your turn.	Immortal Vanguard
Staff of Y'Kir	Basic	Artifact	2	Your General gains +2 Attack	Core
Wildfire Ankh	Epic	Artifact	3	Your General gains Blast	Core
Hexblade	Legendary	Artifact	4	Your General gains +3 Attack. Whenever your General damages an enemy minion, its Attack becomes 1	Core
Thunderclap	Rare	Artifact	4	When your General destroys a minion, summon a copy of it nearby.	Ancient Bonds
Spinecleaver	Legendary	Artifact	5	Your general gains +1 attack. Enemy minions destroyed by your General summon a Bloodfire Totem on that space.	Shim'zar

Tokens

Image	Name	Type	Cost	Attack	Health	Summoned From	Ability	Set
File:Exhuming Sand	Exhuming Sand	Tile	0			Arid Unmaking Sandswirl Reader Cataclysmic Fault	Summons a 2/2 Iron Dervish when its owner summons a minion from their action bar.	Unearthed Prophecy
	Iron Dervish	Dervish	1	2	2	Zirix Starstrider's Bloodborn Spell Pax's Dying Wish effect		Core
	Bloodfire Totem	Structure	2	0	4	Spinecleaver's effect	At end of EACH turn, deal 1 damage to your General	Shim'zar
	Wind Dervish	Dervish	2	2	2	Obelysks Rasha's Curse Stars' Fury	Rush	Core
	Soulburn Obelysk	Structure	3	0	4	Nimbus' effect Allomancer's Dying Wish effect	Summon Dervish Destroy any minion that deals damage to this one	Shim'zar