Belief is the resource
In folklore, an entity exists because people believe in it. In the duel that became Faith: the resource that rises by one each turn, up to ten, and pays for every legend you summon.
Duelo Folclórico The card game of Brazilian folklore
Saci, Curupira, Boitatá and 478 more legends from Brazil, Greece, Scandinavia, Japan and Egypt, in a turn-based card duel. You are a Summoner: you channel the belief of the people to call legends onto the field and erase the Memory of whoever stands across from you.
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The game in four numbers
481illustrated cards
5folklores
30cards per deck
$0to play
A card game built from stories you have already heard
Duelo Folclórico is a Brazilian collectible card game. Every card is a real folklore entity, with the legend that produced it written on the card itself — from the roadside tale to the deity that made the world.
Nobody bleeds
What you attack is the Summoner's Memory, which starts at 30. When it hits zero, that Summoner forgets their own legends and the match ends. There is no health and no wound here: there is forgetting.
Day turns to night mid-fight
A Sun and Moon cycle runs through the duel. Solar creatures grow stronger by day, Lunar ones by night — and a play that was perfect one turn ago may not be anymore.
Five folklores, five ways to duel
Every deck has one main pantheon and at most one secondary — and a card from a distant land costs +1 Faith, because people hesitate to believe in it.
How a duel works
Alternating turns, a 30-card deck, at most two copies of any card. A match takes a few minutes.
1. Build the deck
30 cards, one main pantheon and at most one secondary. Divinity and Primordial cards only come in through the main pantheon — the mightiest legends are not lent out.
2. Spend Faith, summon legends
Faith starts at 1 and rises by one each turn up to ten, refilling completely every round. Creatures stay on the field; spells resolve immediately.
3. Use the keywords
Despertar acts on entry, Legado on death, Guardião soaks up attacks, Oculto cannot be targeted until it acts — and the strike that leaves hiding takes no counterattack — and Ímpeto attacks the turn it arrives, creatures only on that turn — but if the enemy has none, the charge goes straight at the Summoner.
4. Call your pantheon's Favour
Each folklore offers the Summoner two Favours, and the deck picks one. It costs 1 or 2 Faith depending on which, and works once per turn. It is the card you always hold, even when your hand is empty.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Duelo Folclórico free?
Yes. Creating an account, building decks and duelling cost nothing — you get a starter deck when you pick your pantheon. The shop is optional.
Do I need to download or install anything?
No. The game runs directly in your browser, on a phone or a computer. Open the site and sign in.
How many cards does the game have?
There are 481 cards, about 96 for each of the five folklores: Brazilian, Greek, Norse, Japanese and Egyptian. Each one carries the original legend that inspired it.
Can I play on mobile?
Yes. The interface was designed for the phone screen first, and the whole duel works by touch, with no app to install.
How does a duel work?
Two Summoners alternate turns. You spend Faith to bring legends onto the field and try to reduce your opponent's Memory, which starts at 30, to zero. A Sun and Moon cycle shifts creature strength mid-match.
Do I need card game experience to start?
No. There is a guided tutorial that teaches the duel step by step, and a full in-game guide that pays Eternal Flames when you finish it.
Is this a Brazilian game?
It is — made in Brazil, originally in Portuguese, and Brazilian folklore is the debut pantheon: Saci, Curupira, Boitatá, Iara, Cuca, Mapinguari and 91 more legends.
Is the game available in English?
Yes. The interface, the rules and all 481 cards — name and legend — exist in both English and Portuguese, and the language switches inside the game.
The bonfire is already lit
Create your account, choose your starting pantheon and get the starter deck. The guided tutorial teaches the duel step by step — it takes a few minutes.