How to play Erune in 2026

What changes in the Ultimate Edition

You have the first edition of the Adventure or Heroic box. Whether you backed the project on Kickstarter in 2020 or purchased it in retail before 2026. This guide explains precisely which component has been changed and what to do with your existing pieces.

7 Replaced components
2 Deleted components
17 Modified rules
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Overview of the changes

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Erune 2022
Erune Ultimate
Rulebook Rulebook
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The whole rulebook has been updated; you will find a detailed list of the rule changes below. You can download the PDF from the resources page: https://arkada.studio/en/pages/erune-ressources

Master of Shadows screen Master of Shadows screen
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Master of Shadows character card Master of Shadows character card

The screen disappears along with the quest booklet it was there to hide. All of the Master of Shadows' abilities are now printed on their character card, in the same format as the Adventurers'.

Quest book Quest book
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The app now handles the whole scenario, the flow of the quests and the events. The physical booklet no longer has a role to play.

Shadow Pact tile Shadow Pact tile
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2 Shadow Pact cards 2 Shadow Pact cards

The tile becomes two separate cards, easier to handle. 1. Hidden Resources: pact reworked and improved. 2. Resurrection: same effect as the old version. 3. Purification: removed. The lasting curses rule no longer exists in Erune Ultimate, so this pact has no target left.

Trap detection die Trap detection die
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All traps are now revealed on the board, so the detection action no longer has a purpose. Disarming remains, but it now goes through a success test (blue die).

Monster cards Monster cards
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Layout reworked for better readability. Some monsters have updated stats.

Character cards Character cards
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Layout reworked for better readability. Some characters have updated stats.

Skill cards Skill cards
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Layout reworked: the heroic classes tied to each talent can now be read at a glance. Some skills have updated effects.

Spell cards Spell cards
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Some spells have updated effects, especially the Telluromancy ones.

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Rules that changed

Prepare for Battle

Prepare for Battle

Deleted

The rule is no longer part of the basic rules, but you can still find it in the expert rules.

Temporary PV / PS / PM

Temporary PV / PS / PM

Deleted

The rule is no longer part of the basic rules, but you can still find it in the expert rules.

Stray shot

Stray shot

Deleted

The rule is no longer part of the basic rules, but you can still find it in the expert rules.

Knocking over a Wardrobe

Knocking over a Wardrobe

Deleted

The rule is no longer part of the basic rules, but you can still find it in the expert rules.

Fighting on a table

Fighting on a table

Deleted

The rule is no longer part of the basic rules, but you can still find it in the expert rules.

Curse

Curse

Deleted

The rule is no longer part of the basic rules, but you can still find it in the expert rules.

Fate points

Fate points

Deleted

The rule is no longer part of the basic rules, but you can still find it in the expert rules.

Active / inactive monsters

Active / inactive monsters

Deleted

The rule is no longer part of the basic rules. It is not in the expert rules either, because the app handles monster placement as well as how the board is laid out.

Traps

Traps

Improved

The Master of Shadows decides where each purple trap goes and gains traps every time a door is opened. These traps are visible to everyone.

Trap detection

Trap detection

Deleted

Since every purple trap is visible by default, trap detection no longer has any effect. This action has been removed from the game.

Disarming traps

Disarming traps

Improved

With the new rules around traps, disarming has changed too.

Passive skills

Passive skills

Improved

The "Backtasb", "Riposte", "Lightning Attack" and "Opportunity Attack" skills are unlocked for everyone from level 1 to 4. They come on top of the skills you choose.

Items

Items

Improved

Every item has a new description, and some even have new effects. Update every item you own in the encyclopedia!

"Ring" items

Improved

Rings are now a type of protection. You can only have one ring equipped at a time. Artifacts that used to be rings are now "jewelry". You can wear as many pieces of jewelry as you like.

Solo/Co-op mode

Solo/Co-op mode

Improved

The app now picks the monsters' targets, rolls the dice for them and handles their spells, abilities and so on. Go and try it out in a real game!

Dungeon layouts

Dungeon layouts

Modified

Now that the app reveals the rooms and what is inside them, the quests of the Adventure / Heroic campaign have been improved!

Monster summoning

Monster summoning

Added

Monsters can appear in the purple summoning zones. Discover it in the Master of Shadows / Solo Co-op modes!

Questions about the update? Contact us at arkada.studio