Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond Clue Swordcraft Deck Guide

To pilot Clue Swordcraft effectively in Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond, establish early board presence using low-cost Officer followers, generate clues without floating unspent Play Points (PP), and reserve clue activations for off-curve turns. Finish matches by converting your accumulated hand into decisive burst damage using Super Evolution turns.

Mulligan Strategy and Opening Hands

Your mulligan priorities depend on whether you act first or second, but your primary goal is always establishing an unbroken early curve.

Always Keep: Any proactive 1-PP Officer follower and standard 2-PP clue-generating drops. Securing turns 1 and 2 prevents early leader damage and initiates your resource engine immediately.
Keep with a Curve: Hold a 3-PP tempo follower or a mid-game evolution enabler only if your opening hand already contains a confirmed 1-drop and 2-drop. Never keep a 3-PP card alone.
Going First: Mulligan aggressively for a strict 1-2-3 curve. Going first grants turn initiative, making proactive body deployment more valuable than reactive spells.
Going Second: Keep followers featuring rush or strong evolution effects. Having earlier access to evolution points makes a 4-PP evolve swing card keepable alongside a reliable 2-PP follower.

Card Roles and PP Curve Management

Clue Swordcraft operates as a midrange archetype that turns cheap card draw into mid-game board swings and late-game burst damage.

Card Category	Play Point Cost	Primary Role	Tactical Rule
Early Clue Enablers	1–2 PP	Board presence & clue generation	Play on curve to contest early boards; do not spend early PP cracking clues.
Officer Swarm Units	2–3 PP	Tempo trading & widening board	Build wide boards to set up Commander buffs and push early chip damage.
Mid-Turn Removals	3–4 PP	Threat removal & cycling	Clear enemy ward followers while using leftover PP to draw with clues.
Super Evolution Finishers	5–7 PP	Lethal burst & board recovery	Spend Super Evolution points to grant storm followers enhanced damage.

Calculate your Play Point efficiency across two-turn windows. Clue tokens function as flexible mana sinks, but cracking a clue early at the expense of developing a follower sacrifices tempo. Only crack clues when your primary plays leave one or two unspent Play Points, or when digging for an immediate removal answer outweighs adding a weak follower to the board.

Turn-by-Turn Game Plan

Turns 1 to 3: Board Contestation and Resource Setup

Deploy 1-PP followers immediately on turn 1 to chip enemy leader defense. On turns 2 and 3, prioritize Officer followers that generate clue tokens upon entering the field. Do not spend Play Points to crack clue tokens during this phase. Developing physical bodies forces your opponent to trade defensively and preserves your leader's health.

Turns 4 to 5: Evolution Swings and Clue Cycling

When evolution points become available, deploy mid-cost followers to clear opposing threats while keeping your own units alive. Use surplus Play Points from discounted plays or off-curve turns to crack accumulated clue tokens. If your opponent controls multiple followers, combine an evolution trade with a removal spell to reset the board and refill your hand.

Turns 6 to 8: Super Evolution and Burst Finish

Calculate lethal damage by checking opposing defense totals and active ward blockers. Activate your Super Evolution mechanic on high-attack followers to gain enhanced stats and immediate strike capability. Combine storm followers with burn spells drawn from clues to close out the match before slower control decks establish late-game defensive locks.

Matchup Adjustments

Against Aggressive Archetypes (Aggro Abysscraft, Face Dragoncraft): Prioritize survival over resource generation. Do not crack clues if doing so leaves you vulnerable to face damage. Instead, deploy ward followers, make value trades, and use evolution turns to protect your life total until the opposing player runs out of cards.
Against Slower Control Decks (Control Swordcraft, Spell Chimera Runecraft, Havencraft): Prioritize tempo acceleration and burst setup. Spread the board wide with cheap Officer followers to make single-target removal awkward for the opponent. Cycle clues proactively on turns 4 and 5 to assemble your Super Evolution burst cards before the opponent drops high-cost defensive wards.