Deckalypse Positions Guide — Front Row, Back Row, and Enemy Range

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Position changes what can hit and what is exposed; update the board after each move before spending the shared energy pool.

Deckalypse combat is positional. The official press kit says heroes occupy front and back rows while enemies occupy distance bands. A card can therefore change value after a movement action: the target may become reachable, a vulnerable hero may become protected, or a response may need to come from a different deck.

Read the board in this order

1. Check which hero is exposed in the front or back row.
2. Check the enemy distance band and the effect needed to reach or stop it.
3. Choose whether movement, defense, or damage changes the immediate risk.
4. Re-read the shared energy pool before the next action.

The developer uses the Tank, DPS, Ranged, and Support labels to explain the four-hero party. Those labels are useful role prompts, not proof that every Tank must remain forward or every Ranged card solves a distant enemy. Use the labels alongside the visible card text and current board.

Avoid a fixed formation guide until release-build examples can be checked. The official material confirms front/back rows, distance bands, positional cards, and status effects; it does not publish a complete enemy range table or a universal boss formation.

For a clean test, change only one position and repeat the same encounter where possible. Record which targets became reachable and which hero became exposed before assigning the result to a card or class.

For the resource decision that follows every movement, read the Deckalypse shared energy guide. Return to the Deckalypse guide for persistent systems and safe first-run priorities.

Sources

• Deckalypse official press kit
• Deckalypse on Steam