General Rules - Starting the Game

Steps taken to start a game of Grand Archive, including Turn One

Step 1: Each player places their material deck and main deck in the appropriate zones

Step 2: Each player shuffles their main deck to ensure it is sufficiently randomized

Step 3: Players present their main decks to their opponents to shuffle and/or cut

Step 4: Players determine the first turn player. This may be done through any random method that all players agree to.

The first player takes their first turn.

Turn One

Each player’s first turn follows a modified turn order: The turn player skips their Wake Up, Materialize, and Recollection phases, and places a Level 0 champion from the Material Deck onto the field.

In a two-player game, the first turn player also skips their Draw Phase.