Riot Gamesreleased a roguelike card seasonal mini-gamein theLeague of Legendsclient today titledThe Demon’s Hand, and there’s little instruction on how to play it. Thankfully for players, we’ve got you covered on how to playThe Demon’s HandinLeague of Legendsas well as detailing all ranks, suits, hand types, and more.
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How to play The Demon’s Hand
From a technical standpoint, you may playThe Demon’s Handdirectly in theLeagueclient simply by updating to the latest version.
The easiest way to understandThe Demon’s Handis to relate it to Poker. Each card has three elements: a picture, a number (including those similar to Jack, Queen, King, and Ace from Poker), and the card’s suit. The picture relates to the card-ranked number, so don’t let that overwhelm you. For example, if you have two cards with the number five, their picture will be the same.
Your goal is to build the best five-card hand to attack your opponent. To do so, you’ll unlock various Sigils (powerups) as you progress that allow you to increase the damage you deal. You can also discard three times each round and discard up to five cards each time.
After making your best five-card hand, click the Attack button, and the game will calculate your damage output based on the ranking of your five-card hand as well as any multipliers, buffs, or debuffs from your Sigils or match conditions.
On the table, you will also find an Attack Coin. Each time you attack, this number decreases by one. Once the value of the coin reaches zero, your opponent will attack back.
Your opponent has their own single card, represented by the larger card at the top of the table. It will feature a picture of your opponent as well as two numbers. The black number in the bottom left indicates how much damage it will deal to you each time the Attack Coin reaches 0, while the red number in the bottom right indicates its current health.
For each encounter, your goal is to attack enough to deplete your enemy’s health while taking the least amount of damage possible from your enemy.
As you take out enemies, you’ll progress on a branching map with different destinations to choose from along the way including stronger enemy encounters that yield better rewards, a shop to buy new Sigils, and a campfire to rest at and restore Health. At the end of each map is a boss encounter that has a special mechanic as well as higher-than-usual Health and Damage.
The ultimate goal ofThe Demon’s Handis to progress through each map while strategizing your Sigils to take out each map’s boss and survive to the end.
All Attacks (hand combinations) and ranks
The ranking of hands inThe Demon’s Handis the same as those used in Poker and games likeBalatro, they just have different names. Each Attack or hand has a different Base Damage it will deal when used, though you may increase this via a variety of modifiers including Sigils, Critical Damage Cards, and match modifiers.
Here are each of the Attacks (hand combinations) and the damage they deal inThe Demon’s Hand:
All Sigils and what they do
Each map has specific points you can reach where you have the opportunity to purchase Sigils in exchange for the Gold you’ve accumulated so far on your run. The Sigils add different unique effects that allow you to build strong playstyles with each run ofThe Demon’s Hand. You can have up to six Sigils equipped at a time, and have the opportunity to sell unwanted Sigils for 2 Gold each at the Sigil vendor.
Most of the Sigils you receive are Common in quality. By playingLeague of Legendsmatches and completing missions you can unlock up to 24 more powerful Rare Sigils.
Every Common Sigil in The Demon’s Hand
How to get Rare Sigils
According to Riot Graydiance, the Rare Sigils inThe Demon’s Handdrop randomly based on the time you spend playing variousLeaguegames. Graydiance recommends players who are looking to progress faster and enjoy playing Arena should do so, because it progresses the invisible missions that track progress for the Rare Sigils accumulate 30-percent faster than in the SR and ARAM game modes.
As there are 24 Rare Sigils in total inThe Demon’s Hand, it will take some pretty heftyLeague of Legendsgrinding to unlock all of them.
Here are all the Rare Sigils we’ve unlocked so far:
How to get all The Demon’s Hand seasonal rewards
The Demon’s Handmini-game inLoLis set to last for six weeks, during which time there are four unique limited-time missions you can complete in exchange for various The Demon’s Hand-themed rewards. Here are all four seasonal rewards and how you can acquire them:
Best tips for winning in The Demon’s Hand
As a roguelike, it’s important to understand that not every run inThe Demon’s Handwill be the same. With so many randomized elements, some runs will feel much harder while others may seem much easier. It’s important to formulate the best possible build and strategy with each run based on what optionsThe Demon’s Handthrows at you. That being said, there are some general tips for winning inThe Demon’s Handthat should improve your overall chance of successful runs.
