Ivion: The Sun and Stars Game Review

Unique Deck Building and Dueling

The tabletop world is currently entrenched in a golden age of dueling battle systems. Among titles like Unmatched, Dice Throne, Summoner Wars, Star Wars: Epic Duels, Wildlands and Guilty Gear Strive, we now enter Ivion. Ivion: The Sun and Stars is one of three sets from the debut season. This set pits the Invoker—a fallen mage fixated on revenge against the magic academy—against the Wizard, an old sage defending the institution, in a classic student-versus-teacher story. Each core set features two fighters, each with unique starter decks. The game includes advanced cards that can later be added through the “hero-crafting” system and can be expanded to four players with additional box sets.

Slow Your Enemy or Go for the Attack?

Ivion is played in turns until one hero loses all their health and is defeated. The arena board is a 4x4 grid, with each hero starting in opposite corners. Players begin with three standard actions per turn, which can be used to move, attack, trigger abilities, generate resources, or manipulate the board state.

Cards often generate resources such as power, initiative, or actions, which can be spent on subsequent cards to resolve various effects. Some cards have a…

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