Erak Note paints Maa as a closed-eye half-smile, hands cradling the only charge of light. The palette stays near-monochrome so nothing competes. Power could have been rim light and glare. The choice is stillness. We read serenity first, then realize cosmic threat could hide behind.
Fajareka Setiawan is well known in the TCG scene for his work on MTG and Legends of Runeterra.
For Cross the Ages, he paints scenes other artists wouldn't try. Tension, motion, dignity.
Some of the most iconic characters came to life under his brush
Hack Level 2 - 150 energy
View your opponent's hand and destroy one card from their hand
You get the hand information, and you can permanently get rid of the card you don't like to see. In this example, the opponent is stuck with only water elements lol
Valia
Mantris's chief of negotiations. Sells nothing tangible โ just obligations, access, silences.
Has made four faction leaders sign treaties they intended to walk away from.
Spotlight 1: The Arkhante Crown.
A king burdened by a prophecy he cannot escape. A young queen unready for her throne. A loyal shadow. A noble who plots. And the night a city burns.
This is the Dawn of War. ๐งต
In the quiet rooms of Orcunion, another voice is rising. Not the Malkah's best fan...
"A web. A plot. A shadow on the reign of the Malkah. Every line of his face is a story of power. His piercing eyes seem to have watched over a thousand conspiracies."
- Alokah, Dynast of Orcunion (S1)
Tornhil had heard enough. The prophecy he tried to outrun arrived as fire.
"My mercy? They will see no more of it. Dialogue? Let it choke in the ashes of Citala. My patience? Let it burn with the rest."
- Malek Tornhil, Crown of Arkhante (S4)
Azur
The Arrow of the East. A Veredicte who renders justice through restoration โ not punishment.
Her arrows rarely kill. They disable, tag, mark. The wound she leaves is the knowledge that she chose not to.
Locke
Arkhante's drak caretaker. He raises Voranth, his young drak โ the creature won't fly for anyone else.
They don't fight as rider and mount. They fight as two minds sharing one intention.
A reluctant soldier whose quiet voice can turn a battle.
1) Garth & Red Tipped Crane (S4, Water or Light)
The cheapest path to a S4 rune Level 2. One free draw, every time. The most efficient card-advantage engine in the game right now.
5) Sassaki and his Disciples (S2, Fire, Light, Air or Earth)
Does Arkhante better than Arkhante. S1 rune L3 (100 damage) plus a S2 rune L1 ( 25 strength). Nothing in Arkhante follows that up.
6) Maa (S3, any element)
750 strength and three Level 3 runes: 100 damage, 100 strength, 100 more when she captures a card. The queen of the current meta.