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Based on Brandon Sanderson's acclaimed Mistborn novel series, this deckbuilding game allows players to control iconic characters and 'burn' metals to unlock Allomantic powers in fast-paced battles. The game features both competitive and cooperative modes, including solo play and challenging battles against the Lord Ruler.

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The Verdict

based on 14 reviews

Positive 0%
Mixed 0%
Strong thematic integration with the Mistborn book series.
Beautiful and cohesive artwork across the cards and components.
Innovative 'metal burning' is a unique and engaging core mechanic.
Challenging and well-regarded solo and cooperative modes.
Accessible to players unfamiliar with the novels.
A limited number of playable characters and market cards may reduce long-term replayability.
Playable characters could have more distinct abilities.
The high difficulty of the solo and co-op modes can be frustrating for some players.
Some thematic elements from the lore, such as Feruchemy, are absent.
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Board Game AnimalVideo

Board Game Animal reviews Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game, praising its clever mechanics that handle multiple currencies without overwhelming players. The reviewer highlights the excellent production quality and finds the solo mode particularly challenging and smooth. Overall, it's considered a highly enjoyable and well-produced game.

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Meeple Mountain, Kevin BrantleyArticle

The reviewer found 'Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game' absolutely fantastic, praising its faithful translation of the book's themes, clever combat system, and engaging strategic depth. They loved its progression into a wild ride of combos and tactical plays, eagerly wanting to play again and again.

90
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Love & Lore, Kaden Love and Sim LoveVideo

The reviewers expressed strong enjoyment for "Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game," finding it a very satisfying deck builder with unique mechanics despite being moderately challenging to learn initially.

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Unfiltered Gamer, Unfiltered GamerVideo

The Unfiltered Gamer delivers a very positive review of Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game, commending its engaging deck-building mechanics, thematic elements, and strategic gameplay. While noting a slight targeting nuance in competitive play with more players, the reviewer finds the game to be an excellent and fun experience.

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One Stop Coop Shop, JasonVideo

Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game is a solid, enjoyable co-op/competitive deck-builder. Its simple bot, diverse characters, and integrated metal-burning are praised for delivering thematic combos, even if it doesn't revolutionize the genre.

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Lightcallers, LightcallersVideo

The Lightcallers team found "Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game" to be an exceptionally fun and engaging experience, highly recommending it for its enjoyable gameplay even beyond its connections to the Cosmere universe.

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Tantrum House, Tantrum HouseVideo

The reviewer highly praised the competitive aspect of "Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game" and its successful integration of the Mistborn theme, particularly enjoying the various paths to victory despite acknowledging a potentially slow start and the inherent randomness of deck-building games.

85
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Zatu Games, Matthew RoloffArticle

The game offers a tense and competitive deckbuilding experience with high component quality and diverse strategies, making each play unique. However, the rulebook is poorly organized, and the co-op mode's difficulty can be inconsistently brutal.

85
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Geeks Under Grace, Andrew BorckArticle

Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game" offers a highly enjoyable experience with beautiful art and accessible mechanics, appealing to both fans and new players. While excellent, the reviewer desired more variety in character abilities and overall content.

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Rahdo Runs Through, Rahdo (Richard Ham)Video

Rahdo highly praises Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game, considering it a superior deck-builder to Magic the Gathering. However, the review also suggests some potential drawbacks or caveats, indicated by the 'but...' in the title.

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Never Bored Gaming, Tom and WesVideo

The reviewer found Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game to be an enjoyable experience, particularly appreciating its multiple victory conditions, including a unique 'you win' card, and how it builds upon core deck-building mechanics.

80
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Man vs Meeple, Man vs MeepleVideo

Man vs Meeple provides a review of Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game, discussing its unique deckbuilding mechanics and how well it integrates the theme. The video evaluates whether the game appeals primarily to Mistborn fans or has broader appeal for all board game players.

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IGN, Scott WhiteArticle

This deckbuilding game is highly recommended for fans of the Mistborn books and board game enthusiasts alike, praised for its faithful adaptation, unique metal-burning mechanics, and engaging cooperative/competitive modes. Although wishing for more content, the reviewer found it a refreshing experience.

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BoardGameCo, Alex RadcliffeVideo

Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game" is a good and enjoyable deck-builder for fans, successfully integrating its source material. However, mechanically it offers little new or compelling to the genre, resulting in an 'okay' overall experience, though the solo mode is slightly more engaging.

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