AnnouncementOctober 2026
The invite test is open
Online one-on-one matches are now live for invited players. Sign in with Immutable Passport, build your thirty, and challenge the friend who brought you in.
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The invite test is open
Skyward
A tactical card battler set in a citadel above the storm.
Build a deck of thirty, choose your hero, and outplay a friend — right in your browser.
Online matches are invite-only while we test. Sign-in uses Immutable Passport.
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Chapter I
Every battle is fought on the river board.
Two heroes, seven places for minions on each bank, and a river between them. Play cards with mana that grows each turn, guard your hero, and break through theirs.
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Chapter II
Cards with a place in the city.
Wardens of the bridges, inventors at the brass bench, creatures of the flood and the frost. Each card is drawn for Skyward, and each one changes the board.
Sort by mana
Hover a card to catch the light. Open one to turn it in your hand.
Chapter III
Choose who leads you.
Scholars, marshals, scouts and keepers of the old oaths. Your hero sets your class, your hero power and the cards you can bring.
Nine heroes in the current set.
The house rules
Easy to learn. Fair to the last card.
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Thirty cards, your call
Pick a hero and build a thirty-card deck, two copies of most cards. Save decks and bring them into any match.
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Rules you can trust
Every match runs on one rules engine, written in Rust — in your browser for practice and on our servers online — so a card always does the same thing.
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Play a friend
Online one-on-one matches are open by invite while we test. Sign in and challenge the player who invited you.
The chronicle
News from the citadel.
Dev diarySeptember 2026
One rules engine, everywhere
Why every match runs on the same Rust engine — in your browser for practice and on our servers online.
Patch notesAugust 2026
New art for the citadel
Fresh paintings across the set, from the Brookjaw Crocodile to the Siegewright Colossus.
The road ahead
From the first door to the open gates.
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The fellowship
Gather at the hearth.
Find a friend to play, share your decks, and hear about new cards first. The Skyward Discord is where the citadel meets.
The citadel is ready.
Skyward is playable today by invite. Ask for one and we will set up your first match.
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