List of Splinterlands Rulesets

All units with magic and ranged attacks have Scattershot (magic and ranged attacks target a random enemy unit).

• Scattershot can target Camouflaged units.

All units gain True Strike (attacks will never miss).

• This applies to magic attacks even if Phase is in play.
• Use Magic Reflect,  Return Fire, or Thorns to ensure that your opponent's units pay for their guaranteed hit.

You can summon one additional gladiator. 

• Gladiator cards possess Bloodlust, and may be purchased with Merits after Joining a Guild.
• Use a summoner with Conscript to play 2 gladiator cards within this ruleset!

All units gain +2 armor.

• Use Void Armor to ensure that magic attacks strike armor first.
• Use Shatter or Piercing to destroy your opponent's armor more effectively. 
• See Protect ability.

Units lose all abilities.

•  Summoner effects are still active (IE: Yodin Zaku).

You can only summon units with 5 or more health.

All units have Corrosive Ward (-2 to attacker’s armor and maximum armor when hit by a melee attack).

All units have Rebirth (self-resurrects once per battle with 1 health and 100% of armor; all magic debuffs are removed, and all magic buffs are reapplied; skips turn).

All units have Thorns (returns 2 damage to attacker when hit by a melee attack).

• Damage returned is equal to damage of the attacker divided by 2, rounded up.
• Melee attack units with the Reflection Shield ability do not take damage from thorns.
• The Amplify ability increases damage.

You cannot summon units with ranged attacks.

• Units with 2 types of attack (which include ranged) cannot be used.
• Consider utilizing units with Thorns or Magic Reflect, as your opponent will have to use either melee or magic units.

All units have Close Range (can use ranged attacks from the first position).

• See Close Range ability.

All units have Magic Reflect (returns 50% of magic damage to attacker, rounded up).

• Damage returned is equal to the damage of the attacker divided by 2, rounded up.
• Magic units with the Reflection Shield ability do not take damage from reflected magic attacks.
• The Amplify ability increases damage.
  

All units have Reflection Shield (0 damage from Blast splash damage and Punishment abilities—Corrosive Ward, Magic Reflect, Return Fire, and Thorns).

All nonflying and snared units take 2 physical damage at the end of each round.

• Snared units are considered non-flying. Since the damage given is physical, it can be reduced to 1 if the unit has the shield ability.
• See Flying ability. 

The initial health of all units is equal to that of the unit on either team with the highest base health.

• Buffs and debuffs are done afterward - this impacts base health.

All units have Opportunity (targets the enemy unit with the least health).

• See the ability override chart below. 

You can only summon units with even mana costs.

• This rule does not apply to summoners.

All units have Blast (deals an additional 50% damage to units adjacent to the target, rounded up).

• Additional damage is equivalent to main damage divided by 2, rounded up.
• Include a unit with Reflection Shield in your lineup to absorb blast damage and protect your back line. 

You can summon a maximum of 4 units.

All Units have Return Fire (returns 50% of ranged damage to attacker, rounded up).

• Damage returned is equal to damage of the attacker divided by 2, rounded up.
• Ranged attack units with the Reflection Shield ability do not take damage from reflected magic attacks.
• The Amplify ability increases damage.

You can summon a maximum of 5 units.

Units lose Sneak, Snipe, and Opportunity. 

• Scattershot still works in this ruleset.
  

All units have Fury (deals double damage if the target has Taunt).

• Think carefully before including a unit with Taunt in your lineup as they will take double damage from units with Fury. 

You can only summon units with ranged attacks.

• Consider including units with the Close Range and Return Fire abilities in your lineup.

Units and summoners lose all abilities that restore health.

• This applies to summoners as well.
• Healing abilities include Heal, Tank Heal, and Triage.

All units have Knock Out (deals double damage if the target is stunned).

• Be sure to include a unit with Stun in your lineup to trigger Knock Out!

You can only summon armored units.

• Divine Shield will be re-applied when a unit is Resurrected.
• Blast damage will remove divine shield.

You cannot summon units with melee attacks.

• Use Phase, Void, Void Armor, and Magic Reflect to counter magic attacks.
• Use Headwinds and Return Fire to counter ranged attacks. 
• Units with 2 types of attack (which include melee) cannot be used.

You cannot summon legendary units.

• Legendary summoners are still available.

You cannot summon units with magic attacks.

• Use Thorns and Demoralize to counter melee attacks. 
• Use Headwinds and Return Fire to counter ranged attacks. 
• Units with 2 types of attack (which include magic) cannot be used.

All units have Reach (can use melee attacks from the second position).

• Armored Strike is a melee attack.
• See the ability override chart below. 
  
  • Sneak and opportunity override reach. 

Units can use melee attacks from any position.

• Prime use case for melee units with Bloodlust.
• Abilities take precedence where targeting is concerned. 

You can only summon units with 3 or more ranged, magic, or melee power.

You can only summon units with 3 or more speed.

All units start the battle poisoned and lose 2 health at the beginning of each round, starting in round 2.

• Units with Immunity are not poisoned.
• This is a one-time application - units that are Cleansed, Resurrected or Rebirthed will not be re-applied with poison.
• Enrage is triggered by Poison application.

You can only summon units with odd mana costs.

• Summoners are not affected by this rule.

Units with the lowest speed attack first and have the highest chance to evade attacks.

• Units with Bloodlust will increase speed after killing a unit.
• Avoid using Slow as this will help your opponent.

You can only summon rare and common units.

• Summoners are unaffected by this rule.

You can only summon neutral units.

Summoners give no stat buffs or debuffs and neither grant nor use abilities.

• Use your lowest cost and highest level summoner within this ruleset.

Trample (after using a melee attack to defeat a unit, performs another melee attack against the unit in the next position) can trigger multiple times if the trampled unit is destroyed.

• Prime use case for Summoner Possibilus the Wise.

No change to standard gameplay rules or mechanics.

• This is the only ruleset available in Wood.

All melee units have Sneak (targets the enemy unit in the last position). 

You cannot summon neutral units.

 
All units with magic and ranged attacks have Snipe (magic and ranged attacks target the first non-melee enemy unit behind the first position).

• See the ability override chart below.

• Consider including units with the Immunity ability in your lineup.

All units have 0 armor and cannot gain armor from summoners or abilities.

• Shield and Divine Shield are unaffected.

You can only summon units with melee attacks.

• Use Thorns and Demoralize to counter melee attacks. 
• Units with 2 types of attacks (including melee) can be used.

All units have Amplify (increases damage of Retaliate and all Punishment abilities—Corrosive Ward, Magic Reflect, Return Fire, and Thorns—by 1; does not stack).

• Use Thorns, Return Fire, and Magic Reflect to ensure your opponent suffers.

You can only summon units with magic attacks.

• Use Phase, Void, Void Armor, and Magic Reflect to counter magic attacks.

Magic damage hits armor before reducing health.

• Add another layer of Protection to extend the life of your units.
• Shatter or Pierce any armor your opponent dares place. 

All units have Enrage (+50% melee power and speed if not at full health, rounded up).

• The attack multiplier only affects melee units.
• Units with Inspire will increase your melee attack; Demoralize will decrease your opponent's melee attack.