Poseidon on his sea-worn throne on the Aegean coast, trident in hand, surf breaking behind sunset-gilded columns.
Poseidon's medallion
Warden of the Deep Tide

Poseidon

“Even mountains remember the sea.”

Board tempo and alternating tides

Power: Tidal Call

Tidal Call power icon

2 Aether · once per turn

At Low Tide, summon a 1/2 Nereid with Guard. At High Tide, give a friendly unit +1/+1 permanently.

Low Tide defends, High Tide grows. Plan the turn the tide turns.

Mechanic: Tide

Start at Low Tide. At the start of each of your turns after the first, the Tide turns. Cards marked Low Tide or High Tide use only the clause that matches the current Tide.

Strength
Resilient boards, defensive summons, alternating aggression and protection.
Weakness
Needs units to exploit buffs; returning enemies does not permanently remove them.
Poseidon on his throne in the campaign opening film.
From Poseidon’s campaign opening film.

Decks

Free starter deck

Sovereign Tide

A complete 30-card deck, free from the start. Poseidon’s pool holds 70 exclusive cards (43 units, 27 spells), played alongside the 90 Mortals.

Recipe decks

Three more ways to play Poseidon

  • Low-Tide Bulwark
  • High-Tide Vanguard
  • Undertow Tempo

Signature cards

Mythic and signature cards from Poseidon’s pool, with their flavor and lore as written in the game.

Amphitrite, Sea-Crowned Queen — Mythic Poseidon unit card art from Twelve Thrones 6

Amphitrite

Sea-Crowned Queen

Mythic · Poseidon · Unit 4/6

Arrival: Summon 2 Nereids.

“The deep does not send its queen alone.”

She refused Poseidon twice and was fetched back by a dolphin the third time. The Nereids who attend her have never once been dismissed.

Charybdis, The Swallowing Throat — Mythic Poseidon unit card art from Twelve Thrones 8

Charybdis

The Swallowing Throat

Mythic · Poseidon · Unit 5/7

Arrival: Destroy all enemy units with 3 or less maximum Health.

“Three times a day I am hungry. Plan the crossing.”

She drinks the strait down to its stones and gives it back again, and nothing small that was floating on it comes back with the water. The few who cross her twice describe only the noise.

The Ninth Wave — Mythic Poseidon spell card art from Twelve Thrones 7

The Ninth Wave

Mythic · Poseidon · Spell

In one batch, deal damage to the enemy hero and to every enemy unit equal to the number of friendly units you control.

“Count my ships. That is the number.”

Sailors number the waves and dread the ninth, which comes in higher than the eight that taught them what to expect. Poseidon has never denied choosing it deliberately.

Nereus, Elder of the Salt Deep — Mythic Poseidon unit card art from Twelve Thrones 7

Nereus

Elder of the Salt Deep

Mythic · Poseidon · Unit 4/7

Guard. At the start of your turn, restore 2 Health to all friendly characters.

“Fifty daughters and no patience. Ask quickly.”

The old man of the sea answers truthfully to anyone who can hold on to him, and the list of those who managed it is short. His daughters come up the beach behind him without being called.

Triton, Herald of the Depths — Mythic Poseidon unit card art from Twelve Thrones 7

Triton

Herald of the Depths

Mythic · Poseidon · Unit 6/6

Arrival: Low Tide — Give your other units +0/+2. High Tide — Give them +2 Attack this turn instead.

“Hear the conch. Know what follows.”

His conch can calm a sea or raise one, and he has never explained how he chooses. The fleets simply listen and act.

Skyphios, First Out of the Stone — Mythic Poseidon unit card art from Twelve Thrones 4

Skyphios

First Out of the Stone

Mythic · Poseidon · Unit 4/3

Onslaught. After this attacks, return this unit to your hand.

“Hold the reins loosely. I am only lent.”

Poseidon drove his trident into a Thessalian hillside and the first horse came out of the split, still wet. No stable built since has held him past a single evening.

See all 24 Mythic cards →

The Dawn We Owe

Poseidon’s road to Eidra

Surf breaks behind Poseidon’s sea-worn throne on the Aegean coast, and the sunset gilds its columns.

The harbor will not empty: every ship that reaches the outer water is folded back to the same quay.

  1. I
  2. II

    The Underworld

  3. III
  4. IV

    Eidra