Rift Academy
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Lesson

Why Attack a 3 With a 2?

Akali
Their turn · watchingYou still control A when his turn ends
Opponent's base
Bandle Tree (A)Yours
Hallowed Tomb (B)Opponent's
5/8YouFirst to 8Their turn5/8Them
Ready
Your base
Empty
0 Energy0 Power

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Learn to Play · Akali

Why Attack a 3 With a 2?

Their turn — defend their turn

You still control A when his turn ends

You 5Them 5first to 8

ABandle Tree
Yours
BHallowed Tomb
Theirs
Their base
In hand
Runes×5Fury

Their turn is shown one move at a time — press Continue (or Space) to go on — we pause whenever you can respond. Passing is often right: the lesson is when to stop passing.

Details

It's Sett's turn: his Pit Rookie (2) is about to attack your Flame Chompers (3) at A. He has 2 cards in hand and two Body runes open; a Punch First is in his trash. You hold En Garde (1 Energy, [Reaction]: +1 Might, +1 more if it's alone) and Lord Broadmane ([Ambush], 5 Might), and your 5 Fury runes pay for En Garde (1 Energy) or Broadmane (5 Energy + [Fury]), not both. Keep A.

How to play
  • Move: drag ready units onto a battlefield (or click units, then click where they go). They wait there, faded, until you press Confirm in the panel on the right — units that fight together must move together.
  • Runes: playing a card pays from them on its own. To float Energy or Power first, click a rune: Tap gives Energy, Recycle gives Power.
  • Cards: drag a card from your hand onto its target, or click it and then click the glowing target. The play waits in the panel on the right until you confirm it (Esc cancels).
  • Abilities:click your Legend (one click uses its ability), Gear, or a unit's ✧ badge.
  • Point at any card to see it large; right-click to read it. Hint, Undo and Retry are at the top.