Godforge Duels

Launches 1 October 2026

Godforge Duels is the second Godforge mini-game: a free deck-building card game built with Godforge heroes. Play it to earn a free hero, weapon and imprint (up to Legendary) plus exclusive titles, all of which carry over to your account in Early Access.

Launch

Thursday, 1 October 2026

Cost

Free, open to everyone

Top rewards

Hero, weapon & imprint up to Legendary

Carries over

Added to your account at Early Access

Everything below comes from the official reveal video and early coverage. Godforge is in development and all of this is subject to change. Once Duels is live we plan to add a full card database here.

Rewards

	Free hero up to Legendary Unlocked by completing Duels achievements.
	Free weapon up to Legendary Unlocked by completing Duels achievements.
	Free imprint up to Legendary Unlocked by completing Duels achievements.
	Exclusive in-game titles Only obtainable from this mini-game. Some are awarded based on where you finish on the Duel a Friend ranking. (The first mini-game gave unique portraits instead.)

Missed the first mini-game?

This is your chance to pick up a free hero, weapon and imprint for your Early Access account.

Already claimed rewards before?

Complete the Duels achievements and you can change your hero, weapon and imprint picks as many times as you like. Heroes have changed and weapons were fully reworked since the last beta, so your old pick may no longer be the best one.

Game Modes

Duel a Friend PvP

Create a room with your deck and share the room code; your opponent joins with it.
Elo-style rating with a leaderboard: beating higher-ranked players earns more points, beating lower-ranked players earns very few.
Your final placement decides which exclusive titles you receive.
Fateless plans Discord rooms grouped by Elo so you can find opponents at your level.

Skirmish PvE

Battle the AI at a difficulty you choose before each match (Rare and Legendary difficulties were shown).
Has its own leaderboard, ranked by how many achievements you have earned.
Achievements get harder the further you push, so you can progress at your own pace.
The AI was tuned up before launch; do not be surprised if it beats you.

Also included: a tutorial for players new to card games, daily challenges, achievements and leaderboards.

Cards & Deck Building

	Achievements Reward card packs and experience that levels up your account and unlocks more of your collection.
	Bazaar Spend silver earned by playing on more card packs.
	Armory Build and customise your own decks from the cards you have unlocked.
	Pre-built decks Decks made by the team, for anyone who would rather just pick one and play. You start with one deck and unlock more.
	Copy limits Most cards allow up to 2 copies per deck; some allow up to 3.

How a Match Works

Goal: reduce the enemy general (their hero) to 0 HP before they do the same to you.
Mulligan: each match opens with a chance to keep or swap your starting cards. Keep some 1 and 2 cost cards so you are not stuck doing nothing for the first few turns.
Aether: every card has an aether cost, and you gain one more aether each turn. Cheap plays come early, big cards later.
Units: play unit cards to your side of the board to attack and to shield your general. Units normally cannot attack on the turn they are played.
Weapon: every general is equipped with a weapon that has its own aether cost and effect, for example giving a unit Swift or giving your hero +1 attack.
Ultimate: each general has a high-cost ultimate usable once per match. King Arthur's summons two knights with Intercept; another deck's deals 4 damage to all enemies.
Imprints: some hero cards can be attached to a unit as an imprint instead of being played, adding keywords such as Cleave and Drain. Save them for a unit with high attack.

Keywords

Intercept	Enemies must attack this unit first. A wall for protecting your general.
Swift	This unit can attack on the turn it is played.
Cleave	Attacks also hit adjacent enemies.
Drain	Seen in the reveal; exact effect not confirmed yet.
Acid	Seen in the reveal; exact effect not confirmed yet.

In game, hover over any keyword to see what it does.

Heroes Seen in the Reveal

Tips for Getting Started

It is a game of momentum and board control: you are either stopping the enemy's momentum or building your own.
When behind, play units as a barrier and take as little damage as possible. Intercept units are ideal for this.
Once you control the board you do not always need more units. Spending a turn drawing cards keeps your advantage and makes enemy board clears less valuable.
Watch for swing turns: if the enemy ultimate floods the board, an area-damage ultimate can reset it instantly.
When the enemy general is low, stop trading with units and go straight for their face.

Timeline

24 September 2026	Godforge Duels revealed by Fateless.
1 October 2026	Duels launches for everyone. Fateless also floated a "duel a dev" livestream on launch day.
Early December 2026	Godforge Beta 2 (still on track as of the reveal).
2027	Early Access: rewards earned in Duels are added to your account.

Reveal Video

Sources: Fateless reveal video, HellHades: Godforge Duels – New Mini Game, sign up for Godforge at fateless.gg.