Palworld TCG Guide
How to play the Palworld Official Card Game — turn structure, deck building, rarity ladder, meta archetypes and Eidrolon-era strategy.
Updated for the current Palworld patch
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Palworld TCG — turn structure and core rules
The Palworld OFFICIAL CARD GAME is a two-player duel where each side plays Pals, Gear, Structures and Events, pays costs by revealing Soul cards, and attacks until the opponent's life is gone.
- ✓Win condition
- ✓Turn phases
- ✓Soul cost system
Deck building — the 50-card main deck blueprint
A legal Palworld OCG deck is exactly 50 cards in the main deck plus a separate 10-card Soul deck. These are the official construction limits and the ratios strong lists run.
- ✓Deck limits
- ✓Pals (24–28)
- ✓Gear, Structures and Events (22–26)
Rarity ladder and where cards drop
The Palworld OCG uses a six-tier rarity ladder shared with the digital Paldeck.
- ✓Common → Uncommon → Rare
- ✓Super Rare and Legendary
- ✓Fusion Secret
Meta archetypes — Fusion, Aggro, Base-Rush
Three archetypes control the ranked ladder heading into the Eidrolon rotation.
- ✓Fusion Control
- ✓Elemental Aggro
- ✓Base-Rush
Playing (and countering) the Eidrolon card
EC-242 Eidrolon is the strongest single card in the Palworld OCG right now — but it has clean counter-play.
- ✓Stat line
- ✓Setup line
- ✓Counter cards
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