Artifact: The Dota Card Game: release date, trailers, gameplay, cards, trading - everything we know

With Artifact, Valve are tossing their hat into the ring of digital card games based on popular game franchises. Following in the footsteps of The Elder Scrolls: Legends, Gwent, and Hearthstone, the minds behind Steam and Half-Life are making a card game out of the mechanics and lore of Dota 2, their immensely popular MOBA. The result is Artifact: The Dota Card Game, which was first announced at The International 2017 with an exceptionally brief teaser trailer and vague release date. 

Since then Valve have opened the doors to the press on Artifact, demonstrating the rules and cards that make up what is bound to be the next Steam chart-topper. That means we finally know exactly what Artifact is and how it plays. 

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Our first in-depth look at the game reveals Artifact cards, gameplay, and items, all of which have their roots in Dota 2. Valve have created an incredibly in-depth TCG - no surprise considering it has been designed by Richard Garfield, the mind behind Magic: The Gathering -  but the MOBA elements aren't far behind. Heroes, lanes, and minion waves are all important parts of this fascinating new card game. 

Artifact: The Dota Card Game release date

The Artifact release date is November 28, 2018. It will cost $20, which suggests that the game will be a final build, although who can really tell in this age of early access. 

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