"Each player controls a Covenant of Wizards. Players try to build up the prestige of their Covenant by Accumulating Victory Points." The game is played using a custom deck of cards. There are seven types of cards in the deck: Wizards, Spells, Followers, Quests, Events, Items, and Duel. The players earn Victory Points for controlling Wizards and Resources. Victory Points are also awarded for completing Quests. The first player to reach 25 Victory Points wins the game.