What is Gods Unchained?

Gods Unchained is an interesting attempt to bring blockchain technology and cryptocurrency into the game business. Built on Ethereum and with a lead developer of Magic the Gathering: Arena on board, it’s an exciting foray into the online trading card arena. Gods Unchained is a pay to play trading card game with a few differences to those you might be used to. The main one being that this time… You can earn real world money from playing. So far, I’ve been playing a little while and it’s quite a bit of fun, though a little complicated to set up as you will need a MetaMask account if you want to explore the depths of Gods Unchained.

If you’re interested in diving right in, you’d be doing me a huge favor by signing up using my referral code: YZXYEHEwkf on the website here: (Help a poor blogger out!)  https://godsunchained.com/account/register?referral=YZXYEHEwkf

So I mentioned earlier about earning real world money. Gods unchained runs on a P2E or Play to Earn. So you can earn by just playing and enjoying the game, which is pretty cool. It reminds me of back when I played Diablo III for the first time and was making my auction sales! Ah… The game wasn’t fun anymore once they took that out.

So how does it work?

When you play the game, you unlock packs of digital cards that are classified as “common core cards.” These common core cards are not minted on the Ethereum network but are useful when it comes to playing the game.

When you win Ranked games, you earn Flux points. Flux is a tool you can use to make common core cards valuable through crafting. When you’ve amassed enough flux through battling other players, you can then go to the Forge in the game’s launcher and then use it to fuse duplicate common core cards together to create higher quality, and more valuable cards. These cards are different however as they’re minted into Ethereum and therefore have real world value.

These minted cards can then be sold on in the marketplace for real world money which is awesome! Then you can choose to buy new cards with your earnings or convert it into your own currency. A glorious innovation and it’s nice to actually make something out of playing something for once.

Starting Out:

You pick one of several gods, each with their own unique battle style. Personally if you’re beginning, I don’t think you can go wrong with Light. It’s got the ability to heal stronger troops or summon useful acolytes if you’re caught in a bind. I use the heal ability if I have strong chunky units, or acolyte if I have a lot of units that increase stats when troops are added to the battlefield. It’s a great side to learn with, even if other sides can be more interesting or offer a more aggressive style of play.

Firstly, you’ll want to look through the standard decks and get an idea of the style of play your chosen deck has. There are a lot of guides out there to help newer players. Once you’ve chosen the pack you’d like to play with, I’d recommend playing one or two games vs the AI before taking on a human opponent.

Whilst it can be fun leaping into PVP, you may soon find yourself out of your depth as I did. I ended up getting mullered by someone far outside of my league. Losing isn’t all that bad, and I havn’t lost anything yet, apart from the games that is! It’s much better doing the tutorial and learning a bit about how to play, even if it is a little clunky. The additional cards you’ll get will make all the difference in your later games! Deck composition is absolutely crucial if you want to win. You’ll want to pick cards that support each other and work together favorably.

When a match begins, you’ll select your God power from the available powers, and then you will get to choose your hand in the mulligan phase, getting rid of cards that won’t benefit you at the start. I’d highly recommend removing all the high cost cards, otherwise you’ll find yourself in hot water from the second you walk into the field. This is the top left hand corner number. The bottom are attack on the left and defense on the right. You ideally want to have cards with a cost of 1 or 2 so you can start setting up. You’ll want to avoid those 7s until late game if you can!

The battles are turn based, and the best way to get the hang of them is really to play them. Once you get the hang of it, it’s pretty easy. Each turn, you get ‘mana’ which you can use to make decisions, such as putting cards on the field and using god powers. Either you or your opponent will go first. Most units cannot attack on their first turn, so you shouldn’t find yourself in trouble. My best hint I can offer is to get some decent frontline cards. Not too many, but a few will enable you to set up a powerful defense, as frontline cards are the tanks of Gods Unchained. If you want to attack the enemy, you’ve first got to kill their frontline, otherwise their squishy God is exposed.

One of my favorite tactics early on was a ‘noob cheese’ which focused on cards that all came with Roar bonuses. These bonuses activate once the cards enter the field, so I had a multitude of effects, positive for my troops and negative for the enemy. Whilst this works on people really new to the game, most players can annihilate it with little effort.

I am NOT a master of this game, but I do enjoy it tremendously. If you’re looking for guidance on how to play, many YouTubers engage in Gods Unchained battles, and watching them taught me a LOT. You are going to need to get a MetaMask wallet if you want to get deeply involved in the game. There are plenty of guides on how to set up MetaMask online but it’s best to just go with the one on their website.

Overall I do recommend Gods Unchained, not just as a blogger but a gamer. It’s got some nice shades of Magic the Gathering and the card art and combat feels nicely designed. Each God/Side has their own advantages and disadvantages, and yet it’s not as simple as the Pokémon system which is basically an advanced game of rock paper scissors. With a Free to Play and a Play to Earn status… You can’t go wrong, and the only sacrifice you’re making is time. If you like card games, especially Magic, this one is worthwhile.

If you use my referral link, I will benefit from it slightly, shoot me a message at alex at chanwalrus.com and we can have a battle if you like. I don’t mind playing easy if you want to learn! (Not that I’m tough anyway!)