Malediction

What is Malediction

Malediction bills itself as “the world’s first 3D-printable Miniatures Card Game.” It’s a fantasy skirmish game from Loot Studios, the company behind a big library of printable miniature files, and it’s their first published game. It launched on Gamefound in January 2025, and the official site says it funded more than $700K in under 11 minutes.

Everything you put on the table comes out of a deck. Each player picks a Seeker, a hero who leads the warband, and a deck of units, spells and attachments. The boxes come with cardboard standees so you can play straight away, plus a code for the STL files of every miniature, so you can print the real thing when you’re ready.

The world is Agnar, and the lore was written with Tracy Hickman, co-author of the original Dragonlance novels. There are four factions: Legion of the Fallen, Order of the Shattered Throne, Conclave of the Spheres, and Primal Blood.

How it plays

Cards are the rules. Units, spells and items all live in your deck, and each card carries its own stats and rules text. Keywords are defined in the rulebook, so you aren’t guessing.
Echo is your currency. You spend it to summon units, equip them and cast spells, and you get more each round.
Four phases. Each round runs Refresh, Deploy, Action and End. In the Action phase, players take turns activating one unit at a time.
Two actions per unit. Moving and attacking cost one each. Charging and shifting away from an enemy cost both.
A d20 that always does something. Roll a d20 and add your accuracy. Meet the target’s defence and you hit; miss and you still graze for a smaller amount. A natural 1 still does 1 damage.
Fight over relics. The board starts with husks. Hold one uncontested at the end of the round and you claim a relic. Relics and kills both earn Mastery, and the first to the target wins. Kill a relic carrier and a new husk drops where they fell.
Game modes. Clash is the standard one-on-one duel. Team play is two against two. Dominion, added in the July 2026 rulebook update, is a free-for-all for three or four.

How to start

Try it free. The Print & Play demo has printable cards, the rulebook, and STL files for a small starter clash. You have to fill in a form to get it.
Get a Two Player Starter Box. $67.90 from the official store. There are two: Polinore vs Vorendal and Sigrith vs Thundersteps. The Polinore vs Vorendal box has two decks of 47 and 48 cards, a code for 45 STL files, bases for standees, 84 tokens, a D20, a quick guide, a paper playmat and a ruler.
Add a Seeker. Each Seeker Deck is $35.90 for 55 cards, with STL files for 20 miniatures and a 5-piece terrain set. Standee packs are $12.90. Reinforcement Packs, $21.90, add cards to a faction.
Print or buy the minis. Printing is the cheap route, since the files come with everything. Loot also sells a Miniature Pack for each Seeker’s warband, 15 to 17 sculpts for $139.90.
Grab the rules. The complete rulebook, FAQ and tournament guide are free on the game page. There’s also an online deck builder.