Knowledge passed from Seeker to Seeker
The Malediction Codex
Everything a new or returning Seeker needs to know about Malediction — the dark-fantasy tabletop miniatures and deck-building game set in Agnar. These guides are written and maintained by the Deviant Dice Rollers community, an independent group of players running leagues, tournaments, painting nights and a podcast.
Learn Malediction
What the game is, what you need, and how to get your first games in.
- Start here
What is Malediction?
What is Malediction? A player-written explainer on the dark-fantasy tabletop miniatures and deck-building game set in Agnar: how to play, what you need to start, and where to find games.
- New Seekers
Beginner's guide to Malediction
New to Malediction? A step-by-step beginner's guide: picking a faction, building a first deck, learning the round structure, finding opponents and playing your first event.
Rules & gameplay
Round structure, actions, terrain and the official game modes.
- Rules & gameplay
The complete Malediction rules guide
How to play Malediction, in order: the round structure, basic actions and action points, echo and mastery, the four official game modes and a plain-English glossary — a player-written summary from the Deviant Dice Rollers community.
- Terrain
Malediction terrain rules explained
How terrain works in Malediction: terrain sets and cards, what counts as being on a piece, short versus tall obstacles, and every printed terrain ability with its official ruling.
Factions & Seekers
The four factions, the Seekers who lead them, and who each suits.
- Factions
Malediction factions: choosing your first warband
The four Malediction factions compared: Primal Blood, Order of the Shattered Throne, Legion of the Fallen and Conclave of the Spheres — playstyle, difficulty and who each suits.
- Seekers
Malediction Seekers: your warband's leader
What a Seeker is in Malediction, how a Seeker shapes your warband and deck through legacies and faction legality, and how to choose the Seeker that fits how you want to play.
Deck building & strategy
Echo curves, list construction, tactics and the deck tools on this site.
- Strategy
Malediction deck building: how to build a list that wins
A practical Malediction deck building guide: echo curve, unit-to-effect ratio, answers, tech cards, testing your list and preparing a tournament deck submission.
- Strategy
Malediction strategy: winning the game around the dice
A practical Malediction strategy guide: bidding for initiative, activation advantage, using terrain and husks, trading efficiently, and racing to the mastery total instead of chasing kills.
- Deck tools
Malediction deck builder and deck tools
A free Malediction deck builder with live legality checking, plus the community deck database, the deck analysis engine and Grokk's Deck Forge deck architect. Build, check and share Malediction decks in your browser.
Tournaments & events
Organised play: registering, pairings, reporting mastery and rankings.
Collecting & painting
What to buy first, reinforcement packs, terrain sets and painting warbands.
- Painting
Painting your Malediction warband
A beginner-friendly Malediction painting guide: what you actually need, a three-colours-and-a-wash table-ready method, basing your warband, and where to share finished miniatures.
- Collecting
Malediction buying guide: what to get first
What you need to start playing Malediction and what to add next: a faction warband, a legal deck, a terrain set and Terrain card, husks, dice and a play surface — plus how reinforcements expand a collection.
Community
Forums, painted legions, the podcast and finding people to play with.
Join the Malediction community
Deviant Dice Rollers is an independent community of Malediction players across New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia and Delaware. Find opponents, join leagues and tournaments, share painted warbands and talk strategy with people who want you to get better.