# Arena PVP {% hint style="info" %} Make sure to create a deck and select it for play. Follow the [Deck Builder](/endersgate/welcome/trading-card-game/gameplay/deck-builder.md) tutorial for details. {% endhint %} ### How to Play Arena PVP: The first player is decided by coin flip. Each player is given 350 in-game gold and then automatically draws 5 cards from their deck. | 🔵PLAYER 1 | 🔴Player 2 | | :------------------------------: | :------------------------------: | | ![](/files/VQnfB0No15ZCeZyRILCB) | ![](/files/6McLCmw4ewJLhNGyjPQs) | * Each player's turn lasts **120**\* seconds. * A Turn can be manually ended by the player before the allotted 120 seconds run out. ### Game Phases {% hint style="info" %} The Phase Select Button is used to move through your turn. {% endhint %} ![Hitting the Phase Button shows all game phases available for you to jump to.](/files/2gbAWvKv8xiUV7CEZfwe)
Game PhasesExample + Description
Draw Phase

Draw 1 Card By clicking on your Deck.

Standby Phase

Resolve card effects that happen in this phase.

(Passive activation of Action / Reaction Card effects).

Main Phase 1

Possible Actions in the “Main Phase #1”:

  1. Hire your Guardian(s) using gold.
  2. Retire your Guardian(s) already on the field for 50% of their summon gold cost back.
  3. Active Card Ability or Effect.
  4. Set Action Cards and Reaction Cards.
Battle Phase


Possible Actions in the “Battle Phase”:

  1. Battle with Guardians
  2. Activate Reaction Cards and QuickPlay Action Cards.
Main Phase 2

Possible Actions in the “Main Phase #2”:

  1. Hire your Guardian(s) using gold.
  2. Retire your Guardian(s) already on the field for 50% of their summon gold cost back.
  3. Active Card Ability or Effect.
  4. Set Action Cards and Reaction Cards.
End Phase

Possible Actions in the “End Phase”:

  1. Resolve card effects that happen in this phase
  2. End your turn.
  3. Passive activation of Action / Reaction Card effects.
{% hint style="success" %} Action and Reaction Cards are considered "Event Cards". {% endhint %} {% hint style="info" %} Further details are below. {% endhint %} ## 1. Draw Phase: The player whose turn it is draws 1 card from the top of their Deck. {% hint style="info" %} IMPORTANT: The player who goes first cannot draw during the Draw Phase of their first turn. (For now) {% endhint %} ## 2. **Standby Phase:** * You enter the Standby phase after successfully drawing a card from your deck. * Use this phase to prepare for your Main Phase 1. ## 3. **Main Phase #1:** Use the Phase Button to select Main Phase 1. In this phase, you can: * *Hire your Guardian(s) using gold.* * *Retire your Guardian(s) already on the field for 50% of their Hire gold cost back.* * *Activate Guardian Card Abilities.* * *Activate Action Card Effects.* * *Set Action Cards and Reaction Cards on the field.* ## **4***.* **Battle Phase:** * In this phase, you battle with your Guardian Cards! You do not have to conduct a Battle Phase every turn, even if you have a Guardian on the field ready to attack. * IMPORTANT: The player who goes first cannot conduct their Battle Phase on their first turn. \ Guardian Attack and Health points are dynamic as they adjust throughout the match. When you defeat a Guardian card, you receive (80%\*) of the amount of gold required to hire the fallen Guardian. ## 5. Main Phase #2: * If you conducted your Battle Phase, your turn moves to Main Phase 2 afterward. The actions a player can perform in this phase are the same as in Main Phase 1\. However, if the player already did something in Main Phase 1 that has a limit to the number of times it can be done, the player cannot do it again in Main Phase 2\. Consider if you want to activate and set Action & Reaction Cards, or Summon a Guardian (if you did not do that in Main Phase 1) based on your situation after the Battle Phase. Use this phase to prepare for the opponent’s turn. ## 6. End Phase * If there are any cards on the field which say “…during the End Phase…” in their text, resolve those effects in this phase * End your turn. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://endersgate.gitbook.io/endersgate/welcome/trading-card-game/gameplay/game-modes/arena-pvp.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.