What is Zarhold: a card MMO-RPG in your browser
Zarhold is a card MMO-RPG in your browser: 10 classes, 11 races, 26 lands, dungeons and raids, arena and duels, 12 professions. No download.
Zarhold is an MMO-RPG where every fight is a card duel. You create a hero, level them to 60 in a shared world, run dungeons and raids with other players, fight in the arena and trade on the Auction House. You play right in your browser — on a computer, tablet or phone.
Combat is a deck of cards
Instead of an ability bar, your hero has a hand of cards.
- You start a fight with 6 cards and draw one more every turn after that.
- Cards cost crystals: 1 on your first turn, then one more each turn, up to 10. Whatever you don't spend is lost.
- Once per turn you can use your Class Power for 1 crystal. There's a racial ability too.
Your deck is your class's cards plus the cards from your talents. The details are in How combat works.
Your hero: class, race and talents
- 10 classes — tanks, healers and damage dealers, each with its own deck, resource and armour. See How to choose a class.
- 11 races in three factions, each with a permanent bonus and two abilities. See Factions and races.
- Talents unlock at level 10 and change your deck and Class Power. Resets are free — see How talents work.
What to do in the world
| Activity | What awaits you |
|---|---|
| Lands | 26 lands from level 1 to 60, 312 one-time quests |
| Dungeons | 23 dungeons for three, 6 raids and 3 world bosses for five |
| PvP | 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 and 5v5 arena, Battleground, duels |
| Professions | 12 professions: crafts, gathering, cooking, fishing |
| Community | guilds, parties of up to 5 heroes, friends and chat |
No download, any device
Zarhold runs in the browser: there's nothing to install, and it's free to play. Your hero and progress are stored on the server, so one account works on every device — start on a computer and carry on from your phone. How to pin the game to your home screen is explained on Play on your phone.
How to start playing
Create a hero — see Creating a hero — and then Your first hour will take it from there.
Read next
Creating a hero: race, class and name
How to create a hero in Zarhold: race and faction, class and role, name rules (2–24 characters). What you can’t change later and how many heroes you can have.
Your first hour: the tutorial, quests and first lands
Your first hour in Zarhold: the 26-step tutorial, Brightdale and the Crimson Wastes, your first quests and fight, starter gear and where to go next.
How combat works: turns, Crystals and your hand
Combat in Zarhold is a card duel: 6 cards in hand, 1 to 10 Crystals, a coin for whoever goes second, a minute per turn — and what if the deck runs out.
Game FAQ
Short answers: is Zarhold free, can you play on a phone, how many heroes you can have, can you change class, are there daily quests and when the arena opens.