The Sunken Crypt
The Crypt King
Lord of the Sunken Crypt
He ruled the living, then the dead. A coal of dragonfire burns where his heart once beat.
Blows
- Sweep
- Blast
- Charge
At half health, two skeleton warriors join the fight.
Mobile action RPG · Free to play
Draftborn
Draft your power. Win the arena.
Draft three of sixty abilities, pick one of nine weapons and outplay real players in fights of one to five minutes, or take a group of five into the dungeons. Money buys looks, never power.
Coming soon to Google PlayiPhone and iPad planned
- Abilities to draft
- 60
- Weapons to master
- 9
- Dungeons to clear
- 8
- Heroes in the raid
- 10
- On the Battlefield
- 5 vs 5
- Ads or paid power
- 0
Ways to Play
One hero, every kind of fight
Duel a real player in a minute, take a group of five into a dungeon or climb the Tower alone. Every path grows the same hero.
Ranked PvP
The Draft
Ban, pick, fight. Both sides draft from one pool of sixty abilities and meet at the same level, so the plan decides, not the hours played. Learn the draft
PvP
Arenas and 3 vs 3
From 1 vs 1 up to the 5 vs 5 Battlefield.See PvP
PvE · Groups of five
Eight Dungeons
Traps, puzzles and a guardian in each one.See dungeons
PvE · Ten heroes
The Hollow Citadel
Ten heroes, four bosses, one weekly lockout.See the raid
Solo
Challenges
The Tower, Survival and a weekly world boss.See challenges
The Realm
A thousand years of dawn are ending
Sunreach is a land of white citadels above the clouds, sky islands held by bridges of light and crystal spires that drink the sun. A thousand years ago the Wardens bound Ignaroth the Ashen, last of the dragonlords, under eight seals.
Now the first seal has cracked. Where a seal weakens, the Ashen Blight spreads: embers in the eyes of old guardians, crystal gone to cinder, the dead of forgotten crypts on their feet again. The sky over the citadels is still blue. Below them, the light is losing ground.
You are Draftborn, drawn back from death with a rune-light in your hands that answers only to you. Seren, the last of the Wardens, tells your story in the Chronicle, chapter by chapter.
The Draft
No two fights play the same
In Ranked, nobody walks in with a finished build. You and your opponents share one pool of abilities, and every ban and pick changes what the other side can do. Then all of you fight at the same level, so the plan decides, not the hours played.
- BanTake away what you fear most.
- PickClaim three abilities in turn, and answer what the other side takes.
- FightLock on, roll out of danger and turn your abilities and your weapon into a plan.
Sixty abilities, six ways to play
Melee
Charge, Whirlwind, Mortal Blow and Shockwave put you right in the enemy's face.
Ranged
Piercing Shot, Poison Arrow, Rapid Fire and Glaive Toss hit from where they cannot reach you.
Spells
Fireball, Meteor, Blizzard and Dragon Breath, or call a Spirit Wolf to your side.
Healing
Healing Prayer, Tranquility, Lifebloom and Guardian Spirit keep a group on its feet.
Defense
Aegis of Dawn, Shield Block, Riposte and Mirror Ward turn an attack against the attacker.
Utility
Vanish, Shadow Step, Grappling Hook and Ice Wall change where the fight takes place.
The Fight
Made for two thumbs
The camera sits behind your hero. The left thumb moves, the right one strikes. Lock on to a target, swipe to look around, and roll through a blow at the last moment: for a heartbeat nothing can touch you, not even a stun.
Every weapon has its own rhythm. Daggers strike harder from behind, the Sword and Shield blocks what comes from the front, and the Bow and Staff keep their distance.
Elements react
What one ability sets up, the next one sets off. Draft for the combination and the damage comes in bursts.
- ShatterBreak a frozen enemy with a direct hit for extra Frost damage.
- Steam BurstFrost on a burning enemy bursts the burn at once, on everyone close by.
- WildfireFire on a poisoned enemy turns the poison into a blast.
- ExorcismLight on a hexed enemy makes the hex strike now, and harder.
- PinnedA rooted enemy takes extra damage from a direct physical hit.
- BlightShadow on a poisoned enemy spreads the poison to those around it.
PvP
Real players in every arena
Rounds take one to five minutes. Real players come first. When nobody is around, bots fill the places, and they always carry the bot symbol.
- Ranked 1 vs 1 and 3 vs 3 with draft and bans, a rating per season and leaderboards
- Unranked 1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, 3 vs 3 and the 5 vs 5 Battlefield with your own hero and gear
- A weekly Brawl with a new twist on the rules
- A daily tournament with a bracket of eight
- Friend rooms with a short code
Four ways to win at 3 vs 3
Crystal Rush
Carry ten crystals, stay ahead of the other team and hold the lead for 15 seconds.
Hold the Zone
A team alone in the zone fills its bar. First to 100% wins.
Bounty
Every takedown adds a star to your head, and whoever takes you down claims them.
Knockout
No respawn. Take out the whole enemy team, best of three rounds.
Crystal Rush 
The Battlefield: hold the points, first to 500 
The Frozen Court 
The Ember Sanctum 
The Brawl: Blind Draft, Rapid Fire, Glass Cannons and more 
The daily tournament
Boss Fights
Face the dragon
Every boss shows its blow before it lands: a cone, a circle, a lane of fire. Read the ground, step out at the last moment and strike while it recovers. This is Ignaroth, the last boss of the Ashen Throne, from his entrance to his fall.
Ignaroth the AshenLast of the Dragonlords
- The EntranceHe rises as you step in, and his name card tells you who he was.
- SweepA wide cone in front of him. Get behind or get out.
- BlastA circle fills under your feet. Move before it is full.
- ChargeAn arrow marks his path. Lure him into a pillar and he staggers.
- BreathA long lane of fire straight ahead. Step aside.
- NovaA ring around the boss. Leave it, fast.
- Phase TwoAt half health he roars, calls dragonkin and strikes more often.
- The FallTime slows, his power bursts out, and the chest appears.
Dungeons
Carry the light below
Every dungeon has its own enemies, traps, puzzles and boss, and you play them in a group of five with other players or bots. Pull a lever, read the symbols, watch the floor. A guardian waits at the end of each one, woken by the embers of the dragon's fire.
- Personal loot that flies straight to your hero, with a green arrow on every upgrade
- Weekly affixes that change how a dungeon plays
- Mythic keystones that push the difficulty ever higher
Eight seals, eight guardians
Emberforge Depths
Forgemaster Ondrik
Master of the Emberforge
He forged the chains of the second seal. Now he forges for an army that has not marched.
Blows
- Sweep
- Blast
- Nova
At half health, two fire imps join the fight.
Frostfang Hollow
The Frost Matriarch
Mother of the Pack
She slept on the third seal to guard it. Something woke her with fire in her eyes.
Blows
- Sweep
- Charge
- Nova
At half health, three frost wolves join the fight.
Thornwild Temple
The Thornmother
Heart of the Wild
Every vine in Thornwild grew from her roots, and her roots broke the fourth seal.
Blows
- Sweep
- Blast
- Nova
At half health, two thorn spiders join the fight.
Tidebound Sanctum
The Tidecaller
Voice of the Deep
He flooded his temple to save it, and taught the sea his hymn.
Blows
- Sweep
- Blast
- Charge
At half health, two crab knights join the fight.
Clockwork Spire
Arch-Engineer Corvane
Master of the Spire
He built the spire, the machines and the traps. Someone veiled paid him for a door.
Blows
- Blast
- Charge
- Breath
- Nova
At half health, two brass constructs join the fight.
Veil of Shadows
The Veiled Oracle
Seer of the Void
She has seen every way this fight can end. Most of them end with you.
Blows
- Blast
- Nova
- Breath
At half health, two shades join the fight.
The Ashen Throne
Ignaroth the Ashen
Last of the Dragonlords
Older than the kingdoms that bound him. He remembers each of their names.
Blows
- Sweep
- Blast
- Charge
- Breath
- Nova
At half health, two dragonkin warriors join the fight.
Thornwild Temple 
Frostfang Hollow 
Tidebound Sanctum 
Veil of Shadows 
Clockwork Spire 
The Ashen Throne 
A legendary drop
The Raid
Ten heroes. Four bosses. One crown.
The Hollow Citadel asks for ten heroes against four bosses, each with its own hall. Share the gold circle so nobody takes the blow alone, keep apart when the violet marks appear, and beat each boss before its rage sets in.
Every boss pays out each time you beat it, and once a week it also leaves an item of the Citadel: perhaps a piece of the Regalia of the Hollow King.
The bosses of the Hollow Citadel
- IThe GatewardenKeeper of the Hollow Gate
Forged to keep the Citadel shut. It keeps it still, against friend and foe alike.
- IIChoirmistress VaelVoice of the Hollow Choir
Her hymn kept the Citadel's dead asleep. Now she sings to wake them.
- IIIGloomfangHound of the Hollow King
The Hollow King's hound. Its breath is the cold between the stars.
- IVThe Hollow KingLord of the Hollow Citadel
He traded his heart for a crown that never fades. The crown kept its word.
The Gatewarden wakes Soak: share the gold circle 
Spread: keep apart The Hollow King, last phase
Challenges
Always one floor higher
Between runs and matches, the Challenges ask a different question: how far can you get?
Tower of Trials
An endless climb from nothing. Pick a boon after every floor and see how far it carries you.
Survival
Wave after wave, and every fifth one brings a rare elite.
World Boss
A new boss every week: three minutes to do as much damage as you can.
Events
The Ember Festival, the Frost Moon and the Night of Shades bring wares of their own.
Boons of the Tower 
Survival 
Mythic keystones
Your Hero
One hero, entirely yours
There is no roster to unlock. You make one character and grow it: body, face, hair, beard, markings, voice and more, tab by tab in the editor.
- Abilities grow with every level and gain new effects at level 10 and 20
- Gear with rolled stats, sets and legendary items
- A forge with reforging, enchantments and gems
- An Alchemist for flasks, oils, potions and bombs
- Talents in four branches: Might, Bulwark, Arcana and Craft
- Loadouts: save a set of abilities, weapon and supplies and pick from it with one tap
Choose your weapon
Nine weapons, each with its own rhythm and its own price. Change it freely outside a fight, even during the draft.
Melee
Sword
A swing that hits every enemy in a cone of 100 degrees.
- Reach
- 2 m
- Rhythm
- 0.6 s
- Element
- Physical
The priceMelee: you stand in the enemy's reach.
Melee
Sword and Shield
A swing in a wide cone, while the shield takes a quarter of every direct hit from the front.
- Reach
- 1.9 m
- Rhythm
- 0.7 s
- Element
- Physical
The priceA shorter reach and a slower swing than the sword.
Melee
Greatsword
A cleave in a cone of 120 degrees. After a pause, the next swing deals 30% more.
- Reach
- 2.2 m
- Rhythm
- 1.3 s
- Element
- Physical
The priceThe slowest rhythm, and you slow down after each swing.
Melee
Daggers
Quick stabs in a narrow cone, half again as hard from behind.
- Reach
- 1.7 m
- Rhythm
- 0.42 s
- Element
- Physical
The priceThe shortest reach of all.
Melee
Mace
Heavy blows. Every third one that lands stuns for a moment and breaks a cast.
- Reach
- 2 m
- Rhythm
- 1.05 s
- Element
- Physical
The priceA slow rhythm, and only blows that land count.
Melee
Spear
A thrust that hits everyone in a line in front of you.
- Reach
- 3.4 m
- Rhythm
- 0.85 s
- Element
- Physical
The priceOnly 60% of the damage on an enemy closer than 1.3 m.
Ranged
Bow
An arrow that strikes the first enemy it touches, hard against monsters.
- Reach
- 9 m
- Rhythm
- 1.05 s
- Element
- Physical
The priceA soft hit on heroes, and arrows can be dodged.
Ranged
Staff
A bolt of Light that pierces every enemy in its line.
- Reach
- 5 m
- Rhythm
- 0.85 s
- Element
- Light
The priceA short range, and Light can be resisted.
Ranged
Wand
A Shadow bolt that turns to follow the nearest enemy.
- Reach
- 8 m
- Rhythm
- 0.55 s
- Element
- Shadow
The priceThe softest hit of all.
Faces and bodies 
The forge 
The Spellbook 
Talents 
The wardrobe 
Achievements
Play Together
A realm full of people
Draftborn is an online game. Your progress is kept safe on the server, and a transfer code moves it to a new phone. Only the training ground works offline.
- An auction house between real players: sell your loot for gold, buy what you need
- Guilds with ranks, a message of the day and a weekly goal
- Friends, profile cards, emotes and quick messages
- Daily quests and a weekly chest
- A season path of twelve weeks with new looks to earn
The camp 
Guilds 
Your profile card 
Emotes in a fight 
Quests 
The season path
Fair by Design
Money buys looks. Never power.
Everything that makes you stronger is earned in the game. What the shop sells is there to make your hero look good and your time more comfortable.
| What you get | By playing | In the shop |
|---|---|---|
| Abilities, levels and evolutions | Yes | Never |
| Gear, sets, legendaries and gems | Yes | Never |
| Talents | Yes | Never |
| Gold and Honor | Yes | Never |
| Ranked rating and leaderboards | Yes | Never |
| Outfits, weapon looks, roll trails and frames | Yes | Yes |
| Emotes, victory poses and profile icons | Yes | Yes |
| Stash space, auction slots and loadouts | The basics | More |
- No pay to winNot a stat, a level or an item: nothing that wins a fight is sold.
- No loot boxesNo random paid rewards. You always see exactly what you buy.
- No countdown offersNo timers. Every price in Starshards and euros, and a monthly limit.
- No adsNone between fights, and none to watch for a reward.
Free to Play
Coming first to Google Play
Draftborn launches on Google Play first, free to play, online and in English. A version for iPhone and iPad is planned. Until the gates open, the handbook teaches every rule and the news tells you the day it starts.
- Coming soonGoogle Play
- PlannedApp Store
From the Realm
News and the handbook
What is new in Draftborn, and every lesson of the game in one place.
A Handbook for Every Hero
The Draftborn handbook is online: controls, all sixty abilities, the nine weapons, every mode, the dungeons and the raid, written from the game itself.
Read the article
Radiant Edge: How Draftborn Found Its Look
White stone, gold and crystal under an open sky, and an interface that cuts like a blade. A note from the making of the game on the look called Radiant Edge.
Read the article
Handbook
The Draftborn Handbook
Controls, all sixty abilities, the nine weapons, every mode and the dungeons, in the game's own words.
Open the handbook
Questions
Good to know
Is Draftborn free to play?
Yes. The game is free, with optional purchases of Starshards and packs for looks and comfort. Nothing you can buy makes your hero stronger.
When and where can I play?
Draftborn is coming to Google Play. A version for iPhone and iPad is planned.
Do I need an internet connection?
Yes. Your progress lives on the server, and fights and dungeons are played online. Only the training ground works offline.
Do I need an e-mail address or a password?
No. The game makes an account for your phone by itself. A transfer code moves it to a new phone.
Am I playing against real people?
Real players come first. When nobody is around, bots fill the places. A bot always carries the bot symbol, so you can tell.
How long does a round take?
One to five minutes in the arena and in 3 vs 3. A dungeon run takes longer.
Which languages does the game speak?
English.
How do I delete my account?
In the game under Settings, or by e-mail. Here is how.