Artifice Craft

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The Artifice craft is one of five playable card decks in Glyphmaster's Gateway. It is grey and prefers to use deception, trickery, and manipulation to accomplish its aims.

Artifice Heroes

• Aldig the Sly - 4, 3, 1, 2
• Chryale Jacinth - 5, 5
• Vorin Falebourne - 4, 6
• Zicar - 3, 4

Artifice Glyphs

The glyphs used by Artifice:

• Affliction - pick 1 card from each enemy player's hand at random. They must now discard it.
• Chaos - all players must return their hand to the bottom of their deck and draw that number of cards from the top.
• Deceit - swap any friendly units on the battlefield with ones from your hand.
• Fear - all enemy units in play are returned to their owner's hand, along with attached equipment. Attached spells and abilities are discarded.
• Persuasion - move all enemy units in play anywhere on the battlefield.

Artifice Units

• Privateer - (- maneuver, * attack) A1, D1, R1, M1
• Night Prowler 1, 2, 1, 2
• Rancid Hag 1, 1, 1, 1
• Rapscallion 2, 4, 1, 1
• Saboteur - (- maneuver, | attack) 3, 2, 1, 1
• Mutineer 1, 1, 1, 1
• Embittered Insurgent 3, 1, 1, 1
• Bandit King 3, 4, 3, 1
• Master Spy - (x maneuver, - attack) 3, 3, 2, 1
• Soothsayer 2, 1, 1, 1
• Illusionist 2, 2, 1, 1
• Angered Townsfolk 1, 1, 1, 1
• Royal Assassin - (* maneuver, x attack) 5, 4, 2, 1
• Nimble Charlatan 3, 2, 1, 1
• Vulpine Imp 5, 5, 1, 2
• Trickster 1, 2, 1, 1
• Enchantress - (+ maneuver, + attack) 2, 2, 3, 1
• Grand Inquisitor 4, 2, 2, 1
• Seductress 3, 2, 1, 1
• Highwayman 3, 3, 1, 1

Legendary Units

• Vampire Courtesan 6, 5, 1, 2

Universal Units

• Gadonian Menace - Poison 2, 1, 1, 1
• Wolvina Cub - 3, 2, 1, 2
• Bog Wraith - 1, 1, 1, 1
• Irbian Stagbren - 4, 4, 1, 1

Artifice Spells and Abilities

• Cunning Donation - Attach to enemy unit. That unit gains +1 to either attack or defense, and -1 to the other.
• Dark Mirror - Attached unit swaps stats with any unit they attack while they attack.
• Entice - Bring an enemy unit one space closer to one of your units.
• Infection - Attach to enemy unit. This unit cannot maneuver.
• Misinformation - Instant - Move a unit under attack to an adjacent square.
• Nightmare - Opponent must discard one card and place it on the bottom of the deck.
• Quid Pro Quo - Attach to enemy unit. If that unit enters the Gateway, it must take a friendly unit with it.
• Ruthless Betrayal - Instant. Sacrifice a friendly unit to keep another unit alive.
• Sabotage - Instant - destroy one enemy unit as it is placed on the battlefield.
• Sleeping Death - Kill one of the enemy units in an opponent's hand. Your opponent picks which one. If no units are in hand, discard Sleeping Death.

Artifice Base Deck Equipment

• Curiosity Cabinet
• Elixir of Youth - attached unit returns to your hand if it is killed.
• Elven Amethyst - attached unit gains protection from Champion spells and abilities.
• Lullaby Fiddle - return 1 equipped piece of enemy equipment to its owner's hand per round while Lullaby Fiddle is equipped.
• Morvidian Basket - attached unit may equip any number of items.
• Outlandish Tapestry
• Reltath's Dagger - attached unit gains +1 attack damage. Return Reltath's Dagger to your deck if attached unit is killed.
• Vinthish Boots - attached unit gains +1 movement range.