Ubisoft has announced that players of their popular Might and Magic: Duel of Champions will be able to use any card they own in any deck they have.

This feature was announced in the same update that brings a new Five Tower expansion, adding 80 new cards and two new cards types – basically giving new, more powerful strategies to Melee Shooters and Buildings.

“Our community has been requesting the ability to add a card in multiple decks and we’re happy to say that with this next update coming in just two days time, this will now be possible. As with physical card games, where players can swap their cards from one deck to another, Duel of Champions players can now use the same cards in every deck they create. We expect this feature to be helpful in the use of Epic and neutral cards and it will reduce the amount of cards players have to keep in their collection,” said Samuel Jobin, live producer of the game. “We are always listening to our community and will continue to do our best to keep bringing exciting updates to Duel of Champions!”

The feature will be made available to players as part of a deck builder.

Buy a basic starter deck to play around, maybe get a feel of the game and the rules. Then buy booster packs, get better cards, trade them around, and build an even better and more powerful deck. It’s kind of perfect: modern videogaming distilled to its purest, down to buying a base product, supplementing it with DLC, and the social features.

It’s probably why Trading Card Games translate so well into video games. Just look at Ubisoft’s Might & Magic: Duel of Champions. It’s a well done, online, free to play card game. You begin with a base set and then, just like in real life, supplement your deck by buying new booster packs with real money. You play in battles online, not just with other PC players, but also with players playing on their iPads – Might & Magic is the first Ubisoft title to support cross platform play.

It certainly plays like a good old card game too. Battles are turn based, and involve a healthy element of strategy. What kinds of cards you have access to, at least to begin with, is limited by which of the five factions of the Might & Magic universe you chose: Inferno, Necropolis, Haven, Stronghold, and Sanctuary. The initial deck you get will of course be limited, but over time, you can build it by getting booster packs. The game gives you access to a lot of cards, so you will never be left wanting as far as true deck building goes. In that regard, it’s a very well done TCG video game.

To make sure you get the ins and the outs of the mechanics, the game offers you a rather excellent tutorial that introduces you to the nitty gritty of the rather nuanced mechanics one at a time, while also familiarizing you with some advanced tactics. It’s surprisingly well done, actually.

That seems to be a theme with the entire game: it seems to be incredibly well made, the artstyle looks great, the graphics are excellent for a trading card game (especially one that is free to play), and more impressive still, the game seems to be balanced enough that you don’t have to buy anything to win; it’s really free to play with microtransactions, as opposed to being pay to win like so many of these games inevitably become.

Everything is well done, from the deck building to the actual battles, from the balance of the cards to the tutorials. It just reeks of quality, and I would be lying if I said I was not taken aback at how well made the entire thing was.

Might & Magic: Duel of Champions goes live in May for PC, with an iPad version also planned. We’ll keep you posted on the game, so keep checking back.

homas Painçon, EMEA FTP Publishing Director stated, “We believe that cross connectivity expands the game horizon and serves our ultimate goal, which is to create the best gaming experience for our players. Our Free-to-play titles gather a strong and involved community and we will always innovate to give them what they want and what we think will improve their experience”.

As a free to play card game, Might & Magic Duel of Champions allows players to battle with hundreds of collectible cards and develop their skills and strategies for success. They can also head online to replenish their card supplies.

Producer Stephane Jankowski, senior artist David Sourwine, game designer Jared Pearson and community developer Emile Gauthier sit down and discuss the various mechanics of the game. Nicely long and informative, it’s certainly a good warm-up to when the game releases for PC and iOS.