All seven classes in Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond
Compare each craft by the resource it tracks, the board states it creates, and the kind of decisions it asks you to make.
Fast class picker
Start with Swordcraft if you want the clearest route into combat fundamentals. Choose Dragoncraft if big late turns excite you, Runecraft for sequencing puzzles, Havencraft for reactive control, Forestcraft for combo turns, Abysscraft for graveyard-style resource play, or Portalcraft for generated-card planning.
Editorial note: “easy” changes with the deck and patch. The labels below describe cognitive workload, not current win rate.
Forestcraft
Core identity: Combo & hand density
Official mechanics: Fairies, low-cost cards, Combo abilities.
Good fit: Players who enjoy sequencing several small actions before a payoff.
Swordcraft
Core identity: Board formation
Official mechanics: Officers, follower count, strengthening the field.
Good fit: New players and anyone who wants board state to communicate the plan clearly.
Runecraft
Core identity: Spell sequencing
Official mechanics: Spellboost, Earth Sigils, Earth Rite.
Good fit: Players who enjoy planning orders of operation and delayed payoffs.
Dragoncraft
Core identity: Ramp & heavy threats
Official mechanics: Maximum play points, Overflow, large followers.
Good fit: Players who accept a setup phase in exchange for powerful later turns.
Abysscraft
Core identity: Cemetery & defense
Official mechanics: Shadows, Necromancy, Departed followers.
Good fit: Players comfortable treating spent cards and leader defense as resources.
Havencraft
Core identity: Control & timing
Official mechanics: Banish, healing, Countdown and Engage amulets.
Good fit: Players who prefer answering threats and timing delayed value.
Portalcraft
Core identity: Generated resources
Official mechanics: Special cards, tokens, flexible utility.
Good fit: Players who enjoy planning around created pieces and branching turns.
A better way to test a class
- Play enough turns to see the class’s named mechanic at least twice.
- Note what resource you forgot to count.
- Ask whether the class rewards the kind of planning you enjoy.
- Only then compare popular deck lists and collection cost.
A class can feel weak when the real problem is an unfamiliar resource loop. Test the identity before judging the result screen.
Cygames’ official Deck Creation page supplies every class identity and named mechanic. “Good fit,” workload, and beginner recommendations beyond the official Swordcraft note are editorial synthesis.