Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond Budget OTS Runecraft Guide

Pure OTS Runecraft in Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond wins matches through resource attrition, continuous card cycling, and low-cost removal rather than expensive legendary combos. The archetype neutralizes early enemy threats with cheap Play Point (PP) spells, maintains card advantage through cantrips, and finishes opponents off with incremental leader burn.

Core Match Progression

The deck functions as a tempo-control hybrid. You systematically trade low-cost spells for high-value opposing units, preserving your leader’s defense while assembling direct damage.

Match Phase	PP Range	Primary Objective	Key Risk
Early Development	Turns 1–3	Cycle the deck and remove 1-PP and 2-PP followers	Hoarding cheap cantrips instead of cycling for answers
Mid-Game Swing	Turns 4–6	Use evolution points for dual clears and develop tokens	Wasting high-impact targeted removal on small tokens
Late-Game Finish	Turn 7+	Chain direct burn spells and storm units into face damage	Clearing unnecessary followers when holding lethal reach

During the first three turns, cycle your cards immediately to draw through your deck. Clear opposing followers on sight with 1-PP and 2-PP removal to stop board-buff synergies before they compound. From Turn 4 onward, spend evolution points reactively to clear an enemy unit in combat while using remaining Play Points to cast removal or burn spells against secondary targets.

Opening Mulligan Strategy

Your mulligan must prioritize sustained card draw so you never deplete your hand heading into the mid-game.

Going First

Keep: 1-PP and 2-PP card-draw spells, cheap utility followers that draw on summon, and low-cost single-target removal.
Toss: Pure face-burn cards that cannot target followers, as well as expensive situational cards.
Goal: Establish card cycling early to keep options open before an enemy board develops.

Going Second

Keep: Multi-target removal spells, 2-PP cycle cards, and reactive followers suitable for Turn 4 evolution.
Toss: Passive card-draw spells that cost your full Turn 2 without affecting the board.
Goal: Leverage the extra evolution point and card to stabilize against the first player's initial tempo.

Matchup Decision Making

How you allocate your damage spells depends on the opposing deck archetype:

Against Aggressive and Wide Boards: Direct all removal and burn spells toward opposing followers. Avoid attacking the enemy leader early. Trade resources continuously to drain the opponent's hand; once their board pressure stalls, your draw engine will allow you to close out the match safely.
Against Control and Combo Archetypes: Shift your damage output directly to the opposing leader. Slower decks aim to survive until their high-cost finishers go live. Punish their passive early turns by deploying low-cost followers, forcing trades, and using burn spells directly against their leader to set up lethal before their combo activates.

Budget Deck Construction Ratios

Pure OTS Runecraft relies heavily on bronze and silver rarity cards, as high-cost cards disrupt the low-curve cycling core. Structure the deck around three resource tiers:

Card Cycle and Cheap Spells (60%): Spells costing 1 to 2 PP ensure continuous hand replenishment and support playing multiple cards each turn.
Targeted Board Removal (25%): Flexible interaction spells that efficiently trade for enemy followers or split damage across multiple targets.
Burn and Finishers (15%): Direct leader damage spells, storm tokens, and late-game reach that convert remaining Play Points into lethal damage.

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