Lord of Mysteries
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Auto Chess
Auto Chess: Bonds and Battle Mechanics
A self-contained side mode where you field phantom projections of your roster as chess pieces, chase Pathway bonds for team-wide buffs, and battle through rounds to outlast the board.
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Mode at a Glance
The total count of triggers, bonds, and effects that drive a match.
Trigger Constants
28
Shop, streaks, leveling, and similar mechanics
Bonds
29
Roster bonds you can activate
Bond Effects
76
Tiered effects unlocked at different activation counts
Trigger Buckets
5
Grouped into economy, round flow, growth, and more
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How a Match Works
Each match comes down to fielding phantom pieces on a board, leaning on bonds and shop economy to survive round after round.
Phantom Pieces
Field Your Roster as Phantoms
Characters you've recruited or befriended can be summoned onto the board as phantom pieces, each one keeping its own role and skill leanings.
Pathway Bonds
Activate Bonds by Hitting Thresholds
Field enough pieces sharing a Pathway or trait, and the matching bond activates — the more you stack, the higher the tier.
Tiered Effects
Bond Power Scales With Activation Count
Each bond unlocks stronger effects the more pieces you commit to it, so drafting is partly about deciding which bond to build around.
The Board
Draft Spots and Spawn Points
You draft and position your pieces on the board each round, then watch your phantoms fight it out automatically.
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Mechanic Categories
The underlying mechanics grouped by what they govern during a match.
Buckets
Economy, Round Flow, and Growth
Shop refreshes and income sit in the economy layer, win/loss streaks and battle timing drive round flow, and leveling up covers growth.
Round Flow (13)Growth (6)Economy (3)Mode Rules (3)Synergy (3)
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Bond Distribution
Bonds break down by type, each with its own activation thresholds and top tier.
Bond Types
Bond Types at a Glance
Bonds generally split into Pathway-based, faction-based, and special-trait groups.
Type 1 (28)Type 2 (1)
Bond 1
Sample Activation Ladder
This bond has 3 activation thresholds, topping out at a rarity tier of 2.
x1x2x3
Bond 2
Sample Activation Ladder
This bond has 3 activation thresholds, topping out at a rarity tier of 4.
x3x4x5