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They just want to socialize... but they probably shouldn’t, so they’re here to smash bases instead! This BONE-a fide army of calcium-rich undead is all about burying minions until they’re ready to burst from the ground, badder and bonier than ever. Joining their spooky ranks isn’t high on most people’s list, but hey, it's one hell of a diet!

Skeletons are from the 10th Anniversary set and do not have a Titan card.

Complexity Level: MEDIUM

Mechanics

Burying Your Minions

Skeletons have abilities that allow them to bury cards, with a focus on minions and especially minions from your discard pile, abilities that allow them to uncover them outside the Start Turn phase and abilities that add +1 power counters on uncovered minions. Buried cards are unique in that very few cards can target them, so you can effectively keep them buried until just the right time.

Strategy

Synergy

Dinosaurs
Steampunks
Shapeshifters
Mad Scientists
Princesses
Astroknights
Truckers
Masters of Evil
Big Hero 6
Sheep

Cards - Minions

1x Lord of Bones

Power 5 - Ongoing: After another minion is uncovered, you may place a +1 power counter on it. Talent: Bury a card from your hand here or uncover one of your buried cards here.

Errata? Yes/No

Clarifications:

2x Gravetender

Power 4 - Ongoing: Once per turn, after one of your other cards is buried or uncovered, draw a card

Errata? Yes/No

Clarifications:

3x Revenant

Power 3 - Special: On your turn, you may bury this card from your discard pile. Use only one Revenant ability per turn.

Errata? Yes/No

Clarifications:

4x Returned One

Power 2 - You may bury this minion here. Special: After this card is uncovered, you may uncover another one of your buried cards here.

Errata? Yes/No

Clarifications:

Cards - Actions

1x Burst Forth

Special: Before a base scores, uncover one of your buried cards there.

Errata? Yes/No

Clarifications:

1x Dig 'em Up

Choose a base. Uncover up to three of your buried cards there.

Errata? Yes/No

Clarifications:

2x Grave Goods

Bury a card from your hand, and you may discard a card to bury another one; OR uncover one of your buried cards, and if it is a minion, place two +1 power counters on it.

Errata? Yes/No

Clarifications:

1x Gravestones

Play on a base. Ongoing: After a minion is uncovered here, you may place a +1 power counter on it. Special: After this base scores, bury this card on another base.

Errata? Yes/No

Clarifications:

1x Graveyard

Play on a base. Talent: Uncover one of your buried cards here. If it is a minion, you may place a +1 power counter on it.

Errata? Yes/No

Clarifications:

1x Hearse Fleet

Move any number of your buried cards from one base to another. Special: You may play this card before a base scores to move up to two of your buried cards to or from that base instead.

Errata? Yes/No

Clarifications:

1x Place 'em Down

Bury up to three minions from your discard pile with total power of 6 or less.

Errata? Yes/No

Clarifications:

2x Spooky, Scary

Bury a minion of power 3 or less from your discard pile. Draw a card.

Errata? Yes/No

Clarifications:

Cards - Bases

1x Boneyard

Breakpoint 22 - VPs: 4 2 1 - Once during your turn, after a minion you own of power 3 or less goes to the discard pile from another base, you may bury it here.

Errata? Yes/No

Clarifications:

1x Ossuary

Breakpoint 20 - VPs: 3 2 1 - On your turn, you may bury a minion of power 3 or less from your discard pile here.

Errata? Yes/No

Clarifications:

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 They just want to socialize... but they probably shouldn’t, so they’re here to smash bases instead! This BONE-a fide army of calcium-rich undead is all about burying minions until they’re ready to burst from the ground, badder and bonier than ever. Joining their spooky ranks isn’t high on most people’s list, but hey, it's one hell of a diet!