Comprehensive Rules

by Jon Paull (@jonzo11)

Version 1.3
table of contents components
Foreword 1
Components 1 exclusive
Game Overview 1 11 Character Cards 4 Character Cards 4 Character Cards
Game Setup 1 10 Starting Items 4 Starting Items 4 Starting Items
Basic Layout 1 104 Loot Cards 20 Loot Cards 30 Loot Cards
Cards 105 Treasure Cards 20 Treasure Cards 30 Treasure Cards
Treasure Cards 2 107 Monster Cards 20 Monster Cards 30 Monster Cards
Loot Cards 2 3 Bonus Souls
Monster Cards 2 100 Pennies
Monster Card Breakdown 2 1 D6 and 1 D8
How to Play
Playing Effects 3
The Stack 3
Priority 3
Responding 3
Timing 3
Resolving The Stack 3

game overview
Turn Structure 4
Game Events
Purchasing 4 Players take turns playing loot cards and using items to kill
Dice Rolls 4 monsters in order to gain more loot, items, and souls. The first
Attacking 4 player to have 4 souls is the winner. Cooperation, bartering, and
Monster Death 5 betrayal are all strongly encouraged.
Refilling 5
Player Death 5
Other Rules game setup
Bartering 5 Shuffle the treasure, loot, and monster decks. Put out 100¢.
Fizzling 5
Place 2 treasure cards face up next to the treasure deck. These
Souls 6 are the current shop items.
Reference Place 2 monster cards face up next to the monster deck. Each
Glossary 7 occupies a monster slot and both are active monsters (the
Errata 7 topmost monster card of a monster slot). Place any non-monster
Card Rulings 8 cards revealed during setup on the bottom of the monster deck.
Examples 9
Appendix - Blank Card 10 If you are playing with the bonus souls, place them face up next
to the play area (see Souls).
Variants 11
Shuffle the character deck and deal out one character card and
Credits 12 their starting item to all players.
All players start with their character card deactivated (turned
sideways) and their starting item recharged
foreword (turned upright).
Hello, my name is Jon (@jonzo11). My goal All players start with 3 loot cards and 3¢.
was to create a comprehensive ruleset for
The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls. I researched Cain plays first. If Cain is not in play, then the
questions that people asked Ed about the game on Twitter. Those saddest person plays first.
questions often pointed to specific rules that were omitted from
the rule sheet included with the game. I built out this ruleset
following a logic that conformed to Ed’s answers. I hope that
my research and logic stay true. As of this version, Ed is still
clarifying rules; if you notice something that you don’t think is
right or know of something I’ve missed, message me on Twitter
and I’ll look into it for a future version.
It’s clear that Magic: the Gathering serves as a source of
inspiration for Four Souls. Ed has stated that certain rules work
just like they do in Magic. As such, Magic’s comprehensive rules
were used as a guiding principle for particularly murky areas of
the rules.
Thanks for looking! I hope this document serves you well.
-Jon
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 cards monster cards
The monster deck is split into monsters and non-
monsters. The active player (the player whose turn
it is) gets rewards from monsters that are killed
treasure cards and encounters non-monster cards. There are two
types of monsters and two types of non-monsters:
Treasure cards are items you acquire. Place your
items in front of you visible to everyone. You take Basic Monsters
‘treasure’ from the top of the treasure deck. There Basic monsters are easier to kill
are two types of treasure: and yield smaller rewards.
Active Items
Active items have a
gold border and describe effects
you can play. There are two ways
to use active items to play their
Bosses
effects and each corresponds to a
Bosses are harder to kill with
special symbol:
bigger rewards that always
Activated effects Paid effects include at least one soul. When a
are preceded by are preceded by a boss is killed, it becomes a soul
a turning arrow $ symbol. You can card and the active player gains
symbol. You can play these effects by it.
play these effects by activating paying the specified cost. You
Bonus Cards
(turning sideways) the item. are not required to activate an
Non-monster cards that may help
You must recharge the item item to use its paid effect, and
or hinder the active player.
before activating it again either you can use paid effects of an
through an effect or during item that is activated.
your recharge step.
Passive Items
Passive items have a silver border
and either modify your abilities or Curses
describe triggered effects (effects Non-monster cards that curse
that are played automatically someone of the active player’s
under certain conditions). choosing. Place curses near your
character card. When you die,
discard all curses afflicting you.

loot cards
You draw loot cards and keep them in your hand
until you play or discard them. Loot x means to
monster card breakdown
draw x cards from the loot deck. You can activate
your character card to play an additional loot card. health
There are three different kinds of loot cards: Reduce to 0 to kill
Basic Loot evasion
Basic loot is used to gain Dice roll needed to hit
resources, aid in combat, or mess
with other players. attack
Damage this deals if
attacker misses

Tarot cards effect

Tarot cards are similar to basic Only effects on active
loot, but have unique effects. monsters can trigger
soul(s)
Awarded on death
reward
Trinkets Awarded on death
Place played trinkets in front of
you. They are passive items while
in play.

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how to play priority
Generally, at any given point someone has
priority. The player with priority is the
only player that can play effects, purchase,
or attack. The following rules describe how
playing effects priority works:

You have a number of tools at your disposal 1. You can only play effects, purchase, or attack while you have
to steer the game in your favor: you can play priority.
loot cards, activated effects, or paid effects. Doing 2. While you have priority, you can either play an effect,
any of those things is referred to as playing an effect. purchase, or attack, and keep priority, or pass priority to the
Additionally, if it is your turn, you can purchase items, or attack next player.
monsters. Purchasing and attacking work differently than playing
effects and are covered in their own sections. There are times when nobody has priority. Players can’t play
effects during these times.
It is also important to know that players regularly interrupt other
player’s turns to play their own effects. Two systems determine
what will affect the game next and which player can make the
next move. These are the stack and priority respectively. responding
You can play loot cards or use activated or paid effects in
response to whatever is currently on the stack. Doing so
the stack puts your response on top of the stack which will cause
it to resolve before whatever is below it. You can also
Effects go on top of the stack so that other players respond while the stack is empty. In fact, this is the only time you
have a chance to react. The stack is the place where can purchase or attack (see Turn Structure).
effects wait to resolve (affect the game). You choose the mode
(for effects that say “choose 1”) and targets for effects as they go
on the stack. The following game events also use the stack and
some involve multiple steps: timing
• Purchasing (see Purchasing) Triggered effects can be triggered by all
• Rolling a dice (see Dice Rolls) kinds of game events. If multiple effects
• Attacking (see Attacking) trigger at the same time, they are put onto
• Combat damage (see Attacking) the stack in the following order:
• Monster death (see Monster Death) 1. Effects from monster cards go on first, including monster
• Refilling slots and decks (see Refilling) death. If there are more than one, the active player chooses
• Encountering non-monster cards (see Attacking/Refilling) the relative order.
• Player death (see Player Death)
2. All other effects go on the stack in turn order starting with
the active player. If you own multiple effects, you choose
their relative order. For the purposes of timing, you own your
example stack death.
Below is a visualization of the stack. Butter Bean and Dice Shard If the timing is not outlined here, the active player chooses the
(loot cards) are played directly onto the stack, while the other two order of the effects in question.
are representations of the
last played,
dice roll result and Book
first to of Sin’s effect.
resolve
1. Book of Sin was
resolving the stack
activated first, putting its When all players pass priority in succession, whatever is on
effect on the stack. top of the stack resolves. The final part of a loot card or non-
monster card resolving is going to its discard pile. Generally,
2. As Book of Sin started after anything resolves, and after any triggered effects have been
to resolve, it needed a added to the stack, the active player gets priority.
roll. A roll was made and
put on the stack. Conceptually, think of each effect on the stack as a physical card.
As they are played or triggered, you pile the cards on top of each
3. Dice shard was played other. To find out what happens next, you take off the top card of
in response to the roll the stack and do what it says. Each time you take something off,
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targeting the roll. players have a chance to put more cards on. This continues until
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the pile is empty and nobody wants to play any more cards.
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in response to Dice Shard

targeting Dice Shard. As it
first played, stands it will resolve first,
canceling Dice Shard and
last to resolve
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turn structure dice rolls
The flow of a turn is outlined below You make dice rolls for some effects or while
and includes three phases and the attacking; rolls made as part of an attack are
steps involved for each phase. When considered attack rolls. When an effect that needs
all players pass priority in succession while the stack is empty, a roll begins to resolve, first make the initial roll
the turn progresses to the next step or phase. “You” in this and put it on the stack. Only initial rolls go on the stack; effects
section refers to the active player. If a step does not mention that reroll simply modify the result on the stack. When you roll:
priority, no one gets priority during that step.
1. The intial result is added to the stack, then all applicable
“+X/-X to dice rolls” effects are added to the stack on top of
1. starting phase the intial result, then the active player gets priority. (This is
1. Recharge all of your items and your character card. when rerolls and other effects that modify the result can be
2. Start of turn effects trigger, then you get priority. played.)

3. “Loot 1.” is put on the stack for you, then you get priority. 2. The roll resolves: The roll resolves as the current result. If
rolling for an effect, the effect becomes defined with the
2. action phase result. If the roll is an attack roll, combat damage is added to
the stack. Effects that trigger off of the result are added to
You get priority. During this phase, you may do any or all of the the stack immediately on top of the effect or combat damage
following in any order: being rolled for, then the active player gets priority. (If Dad’s
• Play 1 loot card. (Remember: activating your character Lost Coin, Missing Page, or Sacred Heart change the result
card lets you play another loot card. It even works on your here, you must change the effect or combat damage to reflect
opponent’s turns.) the new result. These items cause final rerolls: no modifiers
can be played and this reroll doesn’t cause effects to trigger.)
• Purchase a shop item or the topmost card of the treasure
deck. Purchasing can’t be done in response to anything (see You always make rolls with six sided dice. Rolls and monster
Purchasing). evasion can’t go above 6 or below 1.
• Attack an active monster or the topmost card of the monster
deck. Attacking can’t be done in response to anything (see
Attacking).

3. ending phase
1. End of turn effects trigger, then you get priority. (If an effect
ends the turn, the current turn jumps to this step if not
attacking
already in the Ending Phase. Ending the turn does not cancel You may attack once a turn during your action
anything on the stack.) phase. You may attack an active monster or the
top card of the monster deck. You can only start
2. Heal all players and monsters to full health, then effects that an attack while the stack is empty (i.e. not in
last until the end of turn wear off. response to anything). Follow the steps below to attack:
3. If you have more than 10 loot cards in hand, discard down to 1. To start an attack, say what you are attacking. Put your
10. declaration on the stack. When it resolves, the attack starts;
4. Pass the turn to the player to your left. continue to step 2. If either the player or monster dies at any
time during the attack, the attack ends (see Monster Death,
Player Death).

game events 2. If you are attacking the top of the monster deck, reveal the
card. If it is a monster card, put it into a monster slot and
The following sections cover different game events. Many of continue to step 3. If it is a non-monster card the attack
these have multple steps, and you move through the steps when ends; you must play it, then you get priority.
something resolves or based on some condition. If a step triggers
effects, those need to resolve before moving on to the next step. 3. Make an attack roll with a six sided dice (see Dice Rolls). If
For example, step 5 in Attacking has combat damage resolve. the roll resolves to a number less than the monster’s evasion,
If that combat damage triggers any effects, those must resolve the attack misses; combat damage equal to the monster’s
before making another attack roll. attack is put on the stack directed at you. If the roll resolves
to a number equal to or greater than the monster’s evasion,
the attack hits; combat damage equal to the player’s attack
purchasing is put on the stack directed at the monster. Continue when
damage resolves. You get priority.
You may purchase once a turn during your action
phase. You may purchase a shop item or the top 4. Either you or the monster take combat damage. Put any
card of the treasure deck for 10¢. You can only effects that trigger off of this damage on the stack. After they
start a purchase while the stack is empty (i.e. resolve, go back to step 3 if both combatants are alive.
not in response to anything). To purchase, say You can only attack during your action phase. Some effects can
what you are purchasing. This declaration goes on the stack, and force you to attack; you must make any forced attacks at the next
when it resolves, the purchase happens: you simultaneously give possible time that turn (i.e. the next time you have priority during
10¢ to the supply and gain the purchased item. If you purchase a your action phase while the stack is empty). Effects can give you
shop item, replace it with the top card of the treasure deck (see additional attacks. Killing a monster outside of combat with an
Refilling).
4 effect is not an attack.
monster death
When a monster is reduced to 0 health or killed by an
effect:
other rules
1. Put its death on the stack; when it resolves, continue. The
active player gets priority. bartering
2. The monster card is moved to the stack, then the reward Players are encouraged to trade for favors
is put on the stack, then any on-death triggered effects or nefarious acts. When bartering, a player
from the monster are put on the stack; when they resolve, can pay another player any amount of ¢ for
continue. The active player gets priority. practically any favor. Player’s can’t trade
items or loot in this fashion. Players can give ¢ away without
3. The active player gains the monster card as a soul card if it is getting anything in return, but the receiving player must agree to
a boss, or discards it if it is a basic monster. If the monster it. Bartering does not use the stack.
slot is empty, trigger a refill of that monster slot (see
Refilling). Once paid, promises don’t have to be kept. Be warned: if you go
back on your promises, it will be hard for others to trust you.

refilling fizzling
Monster slots must be filled when empty. Think of each
slot as having a triggered ability that reads “When this Cards like No! and Butter Bean!
slot becomes empty, refill it.” Whenever this happens: cancel effects. When something is
canceled it is removed from the
1. Put the refill effect on the stack; when it resolves, continue. stack without resolving then discarded if it is a card. Effects and
The active player gets priority. game events can also be canceled for a variety of reasons due to
2. The active player reveals the top card of the monster deck. If a change in game state. This is called fizzling. Below are some
it is a monster card, put it into the empty monster slot. The common fizzles:
refill is done. If it is a non-monster, the active player plays it, Invalid Targets - Players must declare targets when playing
then gains priority. Once that card resolves, repeat this step. effects. If the target leaves play or becomes untargetable for any
Shop items also need to be replaced when there is an empty slot. other reason, the effect fizzles.
Follow the steps above, ignoring step 2 because there are no Condition Not Met - Some effects require a condition to trigger
cards that are played from the shop deck. and/or resolve. The effect will fizzle on resolution if the condition
Whenever a deck runs out of cards, instantly shuffle its discard is false. Examples: Eden’s Blessing, Sacred Heart, etc.
pile and make it the deck. This can happen in the middle of an Attack Fizzle - If the target of your attack declaration is an active
effect resolving and does not use the stack. monster and it leaves play, the declaration will fizzle and the
attack won’t start. You do not lose your attack (it didn’t happen)
and you can simply declare another attack.
Purchase Fizzle - If the target of your purchase declaration
leaves play, the declaration will fizzle and the purchase won’t
happen. A purchase declaration will fizzle on resolution (be
canceled instead of resolving) if you don’t have enough ¢ when
your declaration resolves. In either case, you do not lose your
purchase (it didn’t happen) and you can simply declare another
purchase.
Leaving Combat - If a player or monster leaves an attack for any
player death reason, any attack roll or combat damage on the stack fizzles.
This can be from the player or monster dying, an effect canceling
When you are reduced to 0 health or killed by the attack, or an effect ending the turn.
an effect:
1. Put your death on the stack; continue when it has resolved.
The active player gets priority.
2. Discard any curses afflicting you, then The Death Penalty is
put on the stack, then “before paying penalties…” and “when
a player dies” effects trigger; The active player gets priority.
To pay The Death Penalty you discard a loot card, lose 1¢,
destroy one non-eternal item you control, deactivate (turn
sideways without using) your items and character card, and end
your turn if you are the active player.
You can only die once per turn, and you will heal to full health at
the next ending phase. When your death is prevented, your health
is returned to what it was before you took lethal damage or were
killed by an effect. A dead player will sometimes need to refill a
monster slot and play non-monster cards. 5
 souls other souls
There are a number of souls to be gained that aren’t boss souls or
bonus souls.

The Lost
winning the game The Lost starts the game with 1 soul. This
soul can’t be destroyed, stolen, or lost in
Any card with the soul symbol can turn into a soul any other way.
card. The soul symbol says how many souls that
soul card is worth.
The first player to have 4 souls wins the game.
The Bone
Resolving the final paid effect on The
Bone will turn it into a soul card. If it is
ever discarded after becoming a soul card,
it is lost for good similar to a bonus soul.

bonus souls
Once you have a better understanding of the Pandora’s Box
game’s mechanics, you are encouraged to add the Resolving the activated effect on
bonus souls to your games. These bonus cards are Pandora’s Box with a 6 for the roll turns it
not added to any deck, but instead lay face up next into a soul.
to the game in view of all the players.
These souls, once gained, act like any other soul
card. Bonus souls can only be gained once per game; if these soul
cards are ever discarded, they are placed face down next to the The Chest
game and cannot be gained again. If you own The Chest and it is destroyed
(including by the death penalty), it turns
Soul of Greed into a soul card for you instead of going
The first player to have 25¢ or more instantly gains to the discard pile.
the Soul of Greed.

Lost Soul
You play Lost Soul like any other loot
card. When it resolves, it becomes a soul
Soul of Gluttony card and you gain it.
The first player to have 10 or more loot cards in
their hand instantly gains the Soul of Gluttony.

Holy Chest
If Holy Chest resolves with a 6 for the roll,
it turns into a soul for whoever played it
Soul of Guppy (almost always the active player).
The first player to have 2 or more Guppy items in
their possession instantly gains the Soul of Guppy.

guppy items

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 reference In Play - Items owned by players, items in the shop, and active
monsters are all considered in play.
Loot X - Draw X cards from the loot deck.
Next Player - The next player in turn order.

glossary glossary (continued)

+ - Gives you additional max health. Think of these as heart Priority - The person with priority is the only person at any given
containers. The extra health is full when you get it. If you lose moment who can play effects or take actions like purchasing or
this bonus while damaged, you simply lose the “empty” heart attacking. Once everyone has passed priority in succession, the
container top of the stack resolves.
+/- - Affects how much damage you do with combat damage. The Stack - The place where loot cards, effects, and other
Your bonus is checked as combat damage resolves, not when it is game events wait to resolve. When something happens and that
put on the stack. something uses the stack, it is placed on top of the stack, and the
+/- to Rolls - Dice modifiers that add or subtract to all of your active player gets priority.
dice rolls are applied to all of your rolls. This modifier is applied Steal/swap - Unless an effect says otherwise, the stealing/
when a dice roll would resolve. See Dice Rolls. swapping player chooses what to steal/swap. Counters stay on
Active Player - The player whose turn it is. stolen/swapped items.

Activated - Items turned sideways are considered activated and

can’t be activated until recharged. Paid effects are not activated
effects. treasure errata
Additional Attacks - If you are forced to attack again, you must Flush* - Put all shop items not being purchased on the bottom…
declare an attack at the first possible time (during your action Dad’s Lost Coin - When anyone would roll a 1, you may force
phase while the stack is empty). If the effect says “this turn,” that player to reroll it instead.
the attacks don’t need to happen immediately but does need
to happen before leaving the action phase (i.e. you can’t pass The Dead Cat - Each time you would take damage…
priority during your action phase until you’ve made the attack). Guppy’s Collar - Each time you would die, roll…
¢ - There are only 100¢ available. When these run out, players Jawbone - Steal up to 3¢ from a player.
need to spend or lose ¢ to increase the supply. Used for
purchasing, bartering, and to pay the costs of some paid items. The Missing Page - When anyone would roll a 5, you may force
that player to reroll it instead.
Counters - Counters are markers you place on specific cards
that ask for them. They can be represented by anything you’d Ouija Board - …You may force the active player to play one
like (stone, dice, coin, etc.). If a card with counters is stolen, the non-monster card revealed this way...
counters stay on it.
Sacred Heart - Each time you would roll a 1, you may turn it into
Damage Prevention - Damage prevention is used to prevent a 6 instead..
incoming damage to a target. You don’t take damage that is
Void* - Discard an active monster that is not being attacked or a
prevented. Unused instances of prevention last until the end of
shop item not being purchased.
the turn, but the entire instance is used on any incoming damage,
even if there is more prevention than damage at the time.
Death - Monsters and Players can die when reduced to 0 HP or
killed by an effect. If a player or monster is killed by damage, put loot errata
any effects that trigger on damage on the stack first, followed by Broken Ankh - Each time you would die, roll…
the death. Think of the check for damage coming before the check
for 0 health. Guppy’s Hairball - Each time you would take damage, roll…
Destroy - When a card is destroyed, it is placed in the appropriate
discard pile. Destroying an active monster is the same as killing
it. Destroying a player is the same as killing them.
monster errata
Discard - Send to the appropriate discard pile. The final part Curse cards - When revealed, Give this curse to any player...
of a loot card or non-monster card resolving is that card being
put into its discard pile. Discarding active monsters yields no Duke of Flies - When this would take damage...
rewards. When a shop item or active monster is discarded, We Need To Go Deeper - ...back on top of the monster deck in
replace them if the slot they were in becomes empty (see any order.
Refilling). Unless an effect says otherwise, a player being forced
to discard loot or soul cards gets to choose which cards to
discard.
Expand - Effects can expand the shop or the number of monster
slots. Fill the new slots from the top of the correct deck.
Healing - Effects that heal cannot put a player’s or monster’s
health above its current maximum. *These errata don’t quite fit once the concept of priority is added to
7 the game, but I have included them for completeness.
card rulings combat. This will fizzle if the active monster targeted is discarded
before this resolves.
Remote Detonator - Vote in turn order starting with the active
player.
Sacred Heart/Dad’s Lost Coin/The Missing Page - They can
Character Cards fizzle if the roll is modified to a number that doesn’t meet their
condition when their effect resolves. See Dice Rolling and Errata.
Eden - The two cards not selected are put on the bottom of the
deck. Items with “destroy this: effect” don’t function with Eden Shadow - If there are more than one in play, they trigger in turn
because the item gains eternal. Glass Cannon is an exception order, then whichever resolves last gets to choose/receive stuff.
because destroying it is not a cost of initial activation. A roll 1-5 Two of Clubs - Multiple activations of this do not further multiply
will not draw you loot. an effect.

treasure cards loot cards

9 Volt - You can use recharged items before the next turn (When Butter Bean! - When you cancel a loot card on the stack, the loot
the stack is empty, you can still add effects). card is discarded first, then Butter Bean. Butter Bean can cancel
trinkets and Lost Soul while they are on the stack because they
Baby Haunt - Despite being purple this is not a curse. It is an are still loot cards (i.e., not items/a soul card) until they resolve.
item; it stays in the shop when revealed and can be targeted by Butter bean will merely delay the use of an item like Mom’s
effects that target items. Shovel because destroying the item is part of the effect.
Blank Card - See Blank Card in the Appendix. Counterfeit Penny - This only triggers when ¢ are gained from
Bum-bo! - You must put counters on this. The triggered effect the supply (not when stealing/bartering). The effect adds 1 to the
that puts counters on Bum-bo! effectively keeps you from total ¢ gained; it is not an additional instance of gaining ¢.
gaining ¢ from the supply, but you can still get ¢ from stealing or O. The Fool - You can play this with your death on the stack to
bartering. The effects can stack; if you have 25 or more counters, survive. The death effect fizzles and you still move to the ending
you have all three bonuses. phase. Fizzling death in this way is the same as preventing it; your
Contract From Below - One of the items destroyed can be itself. health is returned to what it was before you took lethal damage
or were killed by an effect.
Crystal Ball - This will fizzle if there is a roll on the stack. As
with all effects that trigger on dice rolls, this triggers on a roll VIII. Justice - You gain loot and ¢ equal to the difference between
resolving, which includes any modifications to the roll. what you have and the target has. Imagine you have 2 cards and
3¢, and your opponent has 5 cards and 1¢. You play Justice and
Daddy Haunt - The effect adds 1 to the total damage you take. It loot 3 cards (up to 5) but gain 0¢ (you had more).
isn’t an additional instance of damage. Despite being purple this
is not a curse. It is an item; it stays in the shop when revealed
and can be targeted by effects that target items. monster cards
Diplopia/Modeling Clay - Copying an item with counters on it Ambush - If your first attack is against the top of the deck and
does not also copy the counters. Counters earned while copying you pull Ambush, you only need to make one more attack against
persist after copying ends. Counters are generalized and can be the top to make a total of two attacks for the turn.
used with any card that interacts with counters. Copying Dead
Cat is a special case. If an item copies Dead Cat, the number of Cursed and Holy monsters - Effects on these monsters can
counters on it is set to 9. This happens each time you copy Dead trigger outside of combat. Most other monster effects that trigger
Cat. Counters generated by copying Dead Cat are still generalized. on dice rolls only trigger when you are attacking them.
Glass Cannon - As with all effects that require a roll, the roll Death’s Head - If this is revealed when attacking the top of the
needs to be resolved before the effect to determine what the monster deck, you still put it into a slot, but you can’t attack it.
effect will be. If you put more than one activation on the stack You lose your attack.
(through recharges), the first instance of a 1-5 will fizzle the rest Devil Deal - For the third option, you can’t use the item before
because glass cannon can’t be recharged or destroyed. taking 2 damage.
Lemon Mishap - Lemon Mishap creates a triggered effect that Dinga - If you kill on a 6, roll once and double for the total ¢
isn’t attached to any card in play. There can be multiple of these gained.
triggered effects active at once, and all of them will stop existing
at the same time when effects that last until end of turn wear off. The Haunt - The effect triggers for every 2 points of cumulative
damage it takes in a turn. The damage does not have to be dealt
Mom’s Shovel - This will stay deactivated in the shop. This can be in a single instance.
recharged while in the shop with an effect. Purchasing this does
not recharge it. Ragman - Ragman’s effect can undo getting the soul, potentially
keeping a player from winning.
Monster Manual - It forces the active player to make an attack
against the specified monster at the next possible opportunity Satan - The active player must kill themself if they are the last
following normal attack timing. The forced attack can “use up” player alive.
the players attach if it is the first attack of the turn. You can
Stoney - If this is revealed when attacking the top of the monster
force an attack against the top of the monster deck. You can
deck, you still put it into a slot, but you can’t attack it. You lose
force additional attacks. This will fizzle if used against a player in
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 examples attacking example
Andres declares an attack against the active monster Gurdy.
When the declaration resolves, the attack begins. He rolls a 5
(a hit!), a 4 (a hit!), and then two 1’s (misses) and dies, ending
combat. Each roll is resolved before the next. Poor Andres.
conventions
In the following examples, the player whose name begins with
the letter “a” is the active player, and all players whose name monster death example
begins with the letter “n” are non-active players. Ava is about to resolve an attacking dice roll that will kill
Death. Death’s soul will be the first soul gained by anyone
so far this game. Nick has 1 loot card in hand: XX. Judgement.
priority/stack example Nick thinks there might be a chance to play Judgement to
discard Ava’s new soul card. Death goes to 0 health and dies.
Amy has just entered her action phase. Neil (next in turn order) When it dies it is moved to the stack until all death related stuff
has a Gold Bomb that he play targeting Amy, but he doesn’t have is dealt with. Its reward is put onto the stack, and then it’s on-
priority yet. Amy chooses to declare a purchase. When she does, death triggered effect is stacked on top of the rewards. Ava gets
she keeps priority. She could do something in response to her priority, but neither player has any plays. The trigger resolves
purchase before anyone else, but she has no resonses, so she and Ava kills Nick. Nick’s death goes onto the stack, resolves,
passes priority to Neil. Neil plays the Gold Bomb targeting Amy. and he has to pay penalties including discarding Judgement.
Again, he has an opportunity to play something in response Next, Ava gets a treasure as a reward. Finally, Death becomes a
first because he retains priority, but he has no other plays, soul card for Ava. The slot is refilled, and the game continues.
so he passes priority back to Amy. Amy has no response to
the Gold Bomb, so she passes priority back to Neil. All players
have passed priority in succession, so the top of the stack
(Gold Bomb) resolves and kills Amy. This triggers Amy’s death refilling example
effect and it goes onto the stack above the purchase. Because Aubrey just killed and got rewards from a monster they
something resolved, after triggers go on the stack, Amy (the killed. It was the last active monster in the slot, so the refill
active player) will get priority. effect is now on the stack. If, in response, Nash kills Aubrey,
they would need to process their death and go to the end of the
turn. Effects that trigger at the end of the turn would be put on
sequencing example the stack on top of the refill effect, but eventually the slot would
be refilled before the next player takes their turn.
Abel has an attack roll on the stack. He controls Godhead while
Nathan controls The D6. If Abel resolves Godhead first to change
his roll to a 6, Nathan could force a reroll to get a random
result. If Abel waits until Nathan resolves The D6 first, he can player death example
ensure that the random reroll changes into a 6. Amber has 1¢, 1 loot card, and owns Bloody Penny, Suicide
King, and Lazarus’ Rags. Nicole plays and resolves XIII. Death
targeting Amber. Their death is put on the stack, and without
dice roll example a way to prevent it, it resolves and they die. The Death Penalty
is put on the stack, followed by Bloody penny and Suicide King
Alex owns Dad’s Lost Coin, Meat, and the Relic. He makes an when they trigger. Amber chooses the order in which they go
attack roll and rolls a 5 intially. Meat’s +1 bonus goes on the on the stack. Suicide King’s effect resolves and Amber loots 3,
stack right away, and then players get a chance to play stuff. then Bloody Penny’s effect resolves and Amber loots 1. One of
Nola has a Dice Shard. She tactically waits for Meat’s bonus to the loot cards drawn is O. The Fool. While Amber could play
resolve before playing Dice Shard and forcing Alex to reroll. He something in response to The Death Penalty, The Fool will not
rolls a 1. With no more modifiers from either player, the roll cancel it; The Death Penalty must be paid, similar to refilling
resolves as a 1. Combat damage diirected at Alex is put onto monster slots, shop slots, or shuffling the deck. The Death
the stack, followed by The Relic and Dad’s Lost Coin. The Relic’s Penalty resolves and Amber discards 1 loot card, loses 1¢,
effect resolves and Alex loots 1, then Dad’s Lost Coin’s effect destroys one of their non-eternal items, deactivates their items
resolves and he makes a final reroll. It’s a 6, so the combat and character card, and ends their turn because they are the
damage needs to be updated to match the new result. active player. At the beginning of the Ending Phase, Lazaruz’s
Rags triggers, along with any other items that trigger at the end
of the turn. They are stacked using normal timing rules.

purchasing example
Ash has put a purchase declaration for the top of the
treasure deck on the stack. Ash missed something though: Noah
bartering example
has The Curse recharged and ready to mess up the purchase. In Adam is about to be killed by Fat Bat. Ned offers to use
response, Noah activates The Curse to put the top card of the his Yum Heart to prevent the damage for 5¢. Adam says that
treasure discard pile on top of the treasure deck. When Ash’s is too much, and offers 3¢. Ned and Adam eventually agree on
declaration to purchase resolves, they must purchase the card 4¢. Adam hands over 4¢, and while Ned thinks about betraying
that was put on top. Unfortunately for Ash, the card that was Adam by taking the money and letting Adam die, he decides to
put on top was Baby Haunt. 9 follow through and use Yum Heart to save Adam.
 appendix basic loot (continued)
Joker - Look at a player’s hand, you may steal two loot cards
from it.
Mega Battery - Doubling has no effect.

blank card *Perthro - Doubling has no effect.

Multiple activations of Blank Card do not further *Pills! (black) - Roll:
multiply an effect. Blank Card cannot duplicate 1-2: Deal 2 damage to a player.
trinkets or Lost Soul. In general, this card doubles 3-4: Deal 2 damage to an active monster.
any countable quality of an effect. See below for 5-6: Take 2 damage.
specific interactions. The doubled effect is listed. Pills! (blue) - Roll:
* These cards are from the upcoming expansion 1-2: Loot 2.
and have not been finalized as of now. 3-4: Loot 6.
5-6: Discard 2 loot.
basic loot Pills! (red) - Roll:
2 Cents! - Gain 4¢. 1-2: +2 attack till the end of turn.
3-4: +2 health till the end of turn.
3 Cents! - Gain 6¢. 5-6: Take 2 damage.
4 Cents! - Gain 8¢. Pills! (yellow) - Roll:
A Dime!! - Gain 20¢. 1-2: Gain 8¢.
3-4: Gain 14¢.
A Nickel! - Gain 10¢. 5-6: Lose 8¢.
A Penny! - Gain 2¢. Pills! (purple) - Roll:
1-2: Recharge all of your items.
A Sack - Loot 6.
3-4: +2 to your dice rolls till the end of turn.
*Ansuz - Look at the top 8 cads of any deck and put them back 5-6: -4 to your dice rolls till the end of turn.
in any order.
*Pills! (White) - Roll:
*Black Rune - Roll: 1-2: Cancel the effect of any loot card being played.
1-2: Deal 2 damage to all active monsters. 3-4: All other players discard 2 loot cards.
3-4: Destroy an item and replace it with the top card of the
5-6: Nothing.
treasure deck.
5-6: Discard your hand then loot 6. *Pills! (White with spots) - Roll:
1-2: Reroll two of your items.
Blank Rune - Roll:
3-4: Reroll any item.
1: Everyone gains 2¢.
5-6: Reroll all of your items.
2: Everyone loots 4.
(Reroll = destroy an item and replace it with the top card of the
3: Everyone takes 6 damage.
treasure deck.)
4: Everyone gains 8¢.
5: Everyone loots 10. Soul Heart - Prevent 2 damage to any player.
6: Everyone gains 12¢.
Two of Diamonds - Quadruple the number of cents a player has.
Bomb! - Deal 2 damage to a monster or player.
*? Card - Doubling has no effect.
Butter Bean! - Doubling has no effect.
Charged Penny - Gain 2¢, then recharge an item. tarot cards (by numeral)
Credit Card - Doubling has no effect. O. The Fool - Doubling has no effect.

Dagaz - Choose one: I. The Magician - Doubling has no effect.

Destroy a Curse. II. The High Priestess - Choose a player or monster, then roll:
Prevent 2 damage to any player. Deal damage to that target equal to 2 times the number rolled.
Dice Shard - Doubling has no effect. III. The Empress - A player gains +2 attack and +2 to all dice
Ehwaz - Doubling has no effect. rolls till the end of turn.

*Get Out of Jail Free Card - Doubling has no effect. IV. The Emperor - Look at the top 10 cards of the monster deck.
Put 8 on the bottom of the deck and 2 back on top in any order.
Gold Bomb!! - Deal 6 damage to a monster or player.
V. The Hierophant - Prevent up to 4 damage dealt to a player or
*Gold Key - Doubling has no effect. monster.
Holy Card - Doubling has no effect. VI. The Lovers - A player gains +4 health till the end of turn.
Lil Battery - Doubling has no effect. VII. The Chariot - A player gains +2 attack and +2 health till the
end of turn.
Jera - Loot 2 times X, where X is equal to the number of loot
cards in your hand. VIII. Justice - Doubling has no effect.
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tarot cards (by numeral, continued)
IX. The Hermit - Look at the top 10 cards of the treasure deck.
Put 8 on the bottom of the deck and 2 back on top in any order.
variants
X. Wheel of Fortune - Roll:
1: Gain 2¢.
2: Take 4 damage. 2 player mini draft
3: Loot 6. Setup the game as normal. Once a player is chosen to go first,
4: Lose 8¢. that player takes the top 3 cards of the treasure deck and
5: Gain 10¢. places them face up on the table so both players can see. The
6: Gain +2 treasure. player going first chooses one of the 3 items, then the player
XI. Strength - A player gains +2 attack till the end of turn and going second chooses one out of the 2 remaining items. The
may attack two additional times. 3rd item is placed at the bottom of the treasure deck. Repeat
this process, alternating who picks first until both players have
XII. The Hanged Man - Look at the top card of all decks. You taken 2 items each in addition to their starting eternal item.
may put those cards on the bottom of their decks, then loot 4. Play the game as normal.
XIII. Death - Doubling has no effect.
XIV. The Tower - Roll:
1-2: All players take 2 damage. enhanced bartering
3-4: All monsters take 2 damage. Loot cards and Items can be traded as well as ¢. Bartering with
5-6: All players take 4 damage. items cannot be done while dead or during an attack. You still
XV. The Devil - Doubling has no effect. don’t have to keep your promises and you can’t trade souls.
XVI. Temperance - Choose one:
Take 2 damage: gain 8¢.
Take 4 damage: gain 16¢. souls are $$$
XVII. The Stars - Gain +2 treasure. Starting items that aren’t being used are shuffled into a deck.
During your action phase, you have an additional action: Soul
XVIII. The Moon - Look at the top 10 cards of the loot deck. Put Purchase - You can discard a soul card to gain 5¢, draw 1 loot
8 on the bottom of the deck and 2 back on top in any order. card, and gain the top card of the starting item deck.
XIX. The Sun - If it is your turn, gain two additional turns after
this one. Put this card on the bottom of the loot deck.
XX. Judgement - Choose the player with the most souls or tied casino mode
for the most souls. That player discards two soul cards they Everybody starts with an Eternal copy of
control. Portable Slot Machine. Use an unused character
XXI. The World - Look at all player’s hands, then loot 4. card or starting item card to denote this copy.

selectable characters
Pick your character! Select from all available characters, or deal
out two characters to choose from to each player.

rewards for everyone!

When a monster dies all non-active players get the reward, but
the active player gets double the reward.

super shop
Whenever a player gains a soul, every other player gains 5¢ and
the shop is expanded by 1.

minions die first

You can’t attack a Boss monsters while there is an active Basic
monster.

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 credits
Lead Design & Art Direction
Edmund McMillen
Additional Design & Production
Danielle McMillen
Additional Design
Tyler Glaiel
Layout/Background Art & Illustration
@TikaraTheMew
Card Back Design/Box Art & Illustration
@KrystalFlamingo
Figure Design & Illustration
@Rojen241
Illustration
@Wormchild and @Tar_Head
Business Development (Studio71)
Javon Frazier and Garima Sharma
Testers
Jackson Moore, Tyler Glaiel, Danielle McMillen, George
Fan, Eli Evans, Acacia Evans, Jay Lewis, Graeme Little,
Leon Masters, Dan Zaelit, Cole O’Brien, Doug O’Brien,
Crystal Evans, Joe Evans, Alex Austin, Caitlyn Yantis,
Peach McMillen

English Rule Rewrite and Original Document Design

Jon Paull (@jonzo11)
English Rule Rewrite Editing
Iris Bull (@ibull)
Rule Consultant
Charlie Gill (@YuggyHD)
Version 1.3
4/1/2019
Thanks to the Four Souls community for having lots of
questions and feedback.
Magic: The Gathering Comprehensive Rules (2018) was
used as a reference.

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