Leagues PVP Guide

Everything you need to know about 1v1 card battles

Back to Arena
Leagues PVP Arena Ranked
  • Real-time WebSocket battles on the website
  • Season pass required — earns leaderboard points & prizes
  • 3-card deck vs. 3-card deck, simultaneous action picks
  • Confidence system to raise mid-battle stakes
  • Season leaderboard on the Arena page — top players win ALC each season
Discord 1v1 PVP Wager
  • Season pass required — buy via /pvp-season-pass buy
  • VIP: 50,000 ALC · ALMega: 75,000 ALC · Standard: 100,000 ALC
  • Challenge anyone via /pvp-challenge — wager 10–5,000 ALC
  • Save a deck with /pvp-deck — battles start instantly
  • Separate win/loss leaderboard — view in Discord with /leaderboards
Full Discord PVP Guide →

Overview

Leagues PVP is a real-time 1v1 card battle system. Build a deck of 3 NFT cards, choose your actions each round, and KO all 3 of your opponent's cards to win.

1
Buy Season Pass $5 USD in ALC (one-time per season)
2
Build Your Deck Pick 3 NFT cards + optional Catalyst
3
Battle 1v1 Real-time combat with Strike/Guard/Surge
4
Climb Leaderboard Top players on the Web Arena leaderboard win ALC prizes each season

Deck Building

Your Deck

Select exactly 3 NFT cards from your wallet. Each card has Attack (ATK), Defense (DEF), and Health (HP) stats. Your first card is the active fighter — when it's KO'd (HP reaches 0), the next alive card automatically swaps in.

Card Selection & Targeting

During battle, you can click your own cards to choose which one attacks, and click opponent cards to choose your target. If you don't select manually, your active card attacks the opponent's active card by default.

Catalysts

Optionally equip one Catalyst NFT for a team-wide stat boost:

CatalystStatBoost
SecurityDefense+33%
ScalabilityAttack+33%
DecentralizationHealth+33%

If a Catalyst-type card is in your deck, the boost increases to +40% (Amplify passive).

Boost Potions

Purchase consumable potions for +10% to one stat, lasting 1 match. They're consumed when the match starts — even if you lose.

Combat Actions

Each round, both players secretly choose an action. All three actions have different multipliers that affect how much damage you deal and take.

Strike
ATK: 1.0x DEF: 1.0x DMG Taken: 1.0x

Balanced — no bonus, no penalty. Reliable choice every round.

Guard
ATK: 0.3x DEF: 2.0x DMG Taken: 0.5x

Defensive wall. Your attack is greatly reduced, but you double your defense and take only half damage.

Surge
ATK: 1.5x DEF: 0.6x DMG Taken: 1.3x

All-in attack. Massive damage output, but your defense drops and you take 30% more damage.

You have 30 seconds per turn. If time runs out, Strike is auto-selected and you take a 10% HP penalty. The timer pauses during confidence raises.

Mana & Specials

Mana Pool

Your team shares a single mana pool. Every action — Strike, Guard, Surge, or Special — costs mana based on your active card's rarity. Mana regenerates continuously over time, like an energy bar.

StatValue
Starting Mana5 MP
Max Mana10 MP
Regen Rate+0.4 MP/sec

Action Costs by Rarity

Higher rarity cards are more powerful but cost more mana per action.

RarityAction CostSpecial ExtraSpecial Total
Rare1 MP+2 MP3 MP
Epic2 MP+1 MP3 MP
Legendary3 MP+0 MP3 MP
Neapolitan3 MP+0 MP3 MP
Catalyst1 MPno special

Only Rare, Epic, Legendary, and Neapolitan cards have a Special action. Catalyst cards contribute their stat boost passively and do not have a special.

Exhausted State

If you can't afford the mana cost for your action, the card still fights but in an exhausted state:

PenaltyValue
ATK Multiplier0.5x
DEF Multiplier0.5x
Damage Taken1.2x

Special Abilities

Each card has a unique special ability determined by its rarity and dominant stat (highest of ATK/DEF/HP). Specials use the Special action in combat and cost extra mana on top of the base action cost. All specials effectively cost 3 MP total regardless of rarity.

Hover over your cards in the deck builder to see their specific special ability, description, and mana cost.
Immune specials (Aegis, Absolute Defense) reduce incoming damage by 90% — not full immunity. Counterplay is always possible.

Damage Formula

Damage each round is calculated as:

Damage = max(ATK × 5%, (ATK × atkMult − DEF × defMult × 0.5) × dmgTaken)

In plain English:

  • Your ATK is multiplied by your action's ATK multiplier
  • Their DEF is multiplied by their action's DEF multiplier, then halved
  • The difference is multiplied by their action's damage-taken multiplier
  • Minimum damage is always 5% of your ATK — you can never deal zero

Example

You: Surge (ATK 400 × 1.5 = 600)

Opponent: Guard (DEF 200 × 2.0 × 0.5 = 200)

Raw: (600 − 200) × 0.5 dmgTaken = 200 damage

Arena Modifiers

Each match takes place in a randomly selected arena. The modifier applies equally to both players.

Algorand Mainnet Standard battle rules — no modifiers
Lightning Field Surge attacks deal +20% damage
Iron Fortress Guard blocks an additional +10% damage
Lifedrain Pit All damage heals attacker for 5%
Momentum Arena First KO grants +50 HP to your next card
Chaos Realm 5% chance your action is randomized
The arena is shown on the VS screen before battle begins. Adapt your strategy!

Rarity Passives

Every rarity tier has a unique passive ability that triggers automatically during battle. You don't need to activate them — they fire when conditions are met.

Rare
Last Stand When below 25% HP, gain +10% ATK. Helps finish fights when on the ropes.
Epic
Second Wind 30% chance to survive a killing blow with 1 HP. Can turn a loss into a comeback.
Legendary
Aura of Power If any card in your deck is Legendary, your bench cards (positions 2 & 3) gain +5% to all stats. Strengthens your reserves.

Confidence System

Mid-battle, you can raise the stakes — like poker side-bets. Higher stakes mean bigger leaderboard point rewards for the winner.

Raise Double the current stakes. Goes from 1x to 2x, or 2x to 4x (maximum). Your opponent must respond.
Match Accept the new stakes. The battle continues with the higher multiplier applied to rewards.
Fold Forfeit the match immediately. Your opponent wins at the current stakes level.
At 4x stakes, you earn 4x the leaderboard points for a win. Only raise when you're confident!

Collection Bonuses

Owning more NFTs and special roles provides automatic stat bonuses that apply to all your deck cards. All bonuses stack multiplicatively.

BonusRequirementEffect
Collection DepthOwn extra NFTs of same rarity beyond 3+3% per extra (max +30%)
VIP AuraHold VIP NFT+10% ATK to all cards
LP ShieldHold LP Superhero+10% DEF to all cards
Neapolitan HolderOwn any Neapolitan NFT+10% HP to all cards
ALMegaCollectorOwn 75+ NFTs total+5% to ALL stats

How Depth Bonus Works

If you pick 3 Rare cards for your deck and own 8 Rare NFTs total, you have 5 "extras" (8 - 3). That's 5 × 3% = +15% to all stats on your Rare cards. Maximum bonus is +30%.

Season & Prizes

Seasons run quarterly (Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec). At the end of each season, the prize pool is distributed to top players and legends are crowned.

Season Pass Pricing

TierPrice (USD in ALC)Discount
Standard$5.00
VIP Holder$2.5050% off
ALMegaCollector$3.7525% off

Prize Distribution

All ALC collected from season passes is split:

1st Place
25%
2nd Place
15%
3rd Place
10%
Next Season
50%

Top Player Prizes

The prize pool portion (40%) is distributed to the top finishers:

PlacePrize ShareReward
1st25%ALC prize + Legends badge + role
2nd15%ALC prize + Legends badge + role
3rd10%ALC prize + Legends badge + role
4th–10thLeaderboard Legends badge + role

Per-Match Rewards

  • Win vs Human: 0.1% of participation pool
  • Win vs Bot: 0.05% of participation pool
  • Loss: 0.02% of participation pool
  • Confidence bonus: scales with stakes multiplier

Shop & Economy

All prices are in USD, paid with ALC at the live market rate.

ItemPriceEffect
Boost Potion (ATK/DEF/HP)$0.25+10% to one stat for 1 match
Title Plate$1.00Custom name on the leaderboard
Card Borders$2.00–$3.00Visual card frame (cosmetic only)
Card Effects$1.50Visual card aura (cosmetic only)
Arena Skins$2.00Custom battle backdrop (cosmetic only)
Cosmetics are purely visual and do not affect gameplay or stats.

Private Wager Matches

Challenge a specific player to a 1v1 battle with ALC on the line. Private wager matches are separate from the ranked season — no Season Pass required to accept an invite.

How It Works

1
Create Match Set wager & send ALC to treasury
2
Share Invite Send the invite link to your opponent
3
Opponent Joins P2 matches your wager to lock in the match
4
Winner Claims 90% of the pot paid out automatically

Wager Rules

RuleValue
Minimum wager1,000 ALC
Winner payout180% of the combined pot
Treasury cut10% of the combined pot
Season Pass required?No — open to anyone with NFTs

Cancellation & Refunds

P1 (the match creator) can cancel and receive a full refund at any time before P2 joins. Once P2 funds the match it cannot be cancelled — the battle must be played out.

Winnings are paid out automatically from the treasury once the match result is recorded. Make sure your wallet has opted in to ALC (ASA 445905873) before the match.