Mythgard, currently the highest-rated competitive card game on Steam has just announced its competitive plans for 2021. Developers Rhino Games, Inc. shared the plans for their first competitive season during the November developer stream update. The competitive seasons will kick off in January 2021 and offer players a $20,000 prize pool.
The announcement of their competitive scene wasn’t the only treat Rhino shared with the community during the developer update. Players were also been teased with some cards from the next expansion, which is currently set for a January 2021 release.
Competitive season
The $20,000 competitive season for Mythgard will kick-off in January 2021. The season will be broken down into six ranked ladder seasons and six qualification tournaments, happening between the ranked ladder seasons. Rhino Games, Inc. made a point to emphasize that players can qualify for the Mythgard World Championship by either competing in ranked ladder matches or through the individual qualification tournaments.
The Mythgard World Championship will be held in December 2021 and will see the top 16 players from the game go head-to-head for a share of the $20,000 prize pool.
Expansion 2 is the start of everything!
The 2021 competitive season of Mythgard will start with the release of the game’s second expansion. While Rhino Games, Inc. didn’t share a name for the expansion during the developer stream, they did show off 4 new cards coming with the new set.
The expansion will continue the story of their first expansion, Rings of Immortality, bringing over 110 new cards, 2 new paths, and 2 new powers. The expansion is currently set for a January release, more information, including release date and title will be shared with the community at the beginning of January.
Free packs for new players!To celebrate the release of their first expansion, Rhino Games, Inc. introduced two ‘new player’ codes into the game. By redeeming codes ‘LetTheGamesBegin’ and ‘WelcomeChallenger’ new players can start their Mythgard journey with 25 free packs, as well as a host of other in-game goodies. These codes can be redeemed through the in-game store.
Mythgard…So much more than just a card game
Since leaving Early Access in September 2020 Mythgard has received over 96% positive user reviews on Steam, making it the highest-rated competitive card game on the platform. Some of the features that set Mythgard apart from the competition are:
- A Complete story mode (a great place to start your Mythgard journey)
- Weekly rotating featured decks, allowing you to play competitive Mythgard without owning all the cards
- 2v2 mode that requires tactical teamwork if you want to be victorious.
- Full spectate mode (seriously, you can jump into any game currently being played on the ranked ladder)
- Full replay mode (You can watch any one of your previous 100 matches)
- In-game tournament client (anyone can set up or compete in a tournament, all in-game – this really is a game-changer!)
- In-game deck tracker (This should be standard in every CCG!)
Mythgard Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/839910/Mythgard/
Mythgard iOS Page: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mythgard/id1404458505
Mythgard Android page: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rhinogamesinc.mythgard&hl=en_US