Arcana cards are special upgrades in Warhammer Survivors that provide powerful effects during a run. Each card has its own abilities, and choosing the right one can change how your character performs in battle. Some improve damage and survivability, while others provide additional Redeployments, increase your stats, or trigger special effects.
Before you can use Arcana cards, you need to unlock the system in the corresponding universe. For Warhammer 40,000, you need to collect The Emperor’s Tarot. For Age of Sigmar, you must find the Celestial Orrery. Both relics unlock the ability to obtain and equip their respective cards.
In this guide, we’ll cover all the Arcana cards listed in the Warhammer Survivors database, including their names, effects, and universe. I’ll also explain how to unlock the Arcana system so you can start collecting these powerful upgrades.
Warhammer Survivors All Arcana Cards and Effects Guide
You need to collect a specific relic before you can obtain and equip Arcana cards. The required relic depends on which universe you’re playing.
Warhammer 40,000 – The Emperor’s Tarot
- Required Relic: The Emperor’s Tarot
- Location: Imperial Shipyard
- Effect: Unlocks the ability to obtain and equip powerful Emperor’s Tarot Cards.
Find The Emperor’s Tarot in Imperial Shipyard to unlock the Arcana system for Warhammer 40,000.
Age of Sigmar – Celestial Orrery
- Required Relic: Celestial Orrery
- Location: Under-Empire
- Effect: Unlocks the ability to obtain and equip powerful Celestial Arcana.
For Age of Sigmar, you need to collect the Celestial Orrery in Under-Empire. Once you have it, you can obtain and equip Celestial Arcana cards.
All Warhammer 40,000 Arcana Cards
The database lists 10 Arcana cards for Warhammer 40,000. Each one provides a different effect, so consider your character and build before choosing a card.
1. 0 – The Fool
- Universe: Warhammer 40,000
The Fool increases your chance of finding a Collectathon pickup. It also triggers a Collectathon when your character reaches Critical HP, once per Redeployment.
Additionally, any currency you collect has a chance to heal you or increase Corruption.
2. I – Galaxy
- Universe: Warhammer 40,000
Galaxy emits Warp Rifts within your Aura range. Your character also starts gaining +1% Range with every level.
This card combines an additional effect within your Aura range with a scaling Range bonus as you progress.
3. III – The Hulk
- Universe: Warhammer 40,000
The Hulk provides additional damage against Tyranid enemies. Your attacks against them have a chance to deal double damage.
It also changes your stats as you level up:
- Gains +2% Range every level.
- Gains +2% Skill every level.
- Loses 2% Move every level.
The trade-off is worth considering if you want to improve Range and Skill while accepting reduced movement speed.
4. IV – The Silver Key
- Universe: Warhammer 40,000
The Silver Key increases the chance of inflicting status effects on enemies, along with their duration and damage, by 20%.
It also cycles through four status effects every 10 seconds:
- Blessed
- Cursed
- Frenzied
- Warded
This card is useful for builds that rely on applying status effects to enemies.
5. VIII – The God-Emperor
- Universe: Warhammer 40,000
The God-Emperor provides additional Redeployment opportunities at specific character levels.
You gain +1 Redeployment at:
- Level 2
- Level 20
- Level 40
Whenever you consume a Redeployment, you become Frenzied for 10 seconds. The following stats are also increased:
- Wounds
- Strength
- Skill
- Reload
- Aura
6. IX – Daemon
- Universe: Warhammer 40,000
Daemon provides +2 Skip, Banish, and Reroll.
You also gain Corruption with every level. Corruption slightly reduces your Reload stat while increasing Skill and Move.
This card provides additional level-up options but also changes your stats as Corruption increases.
7. X – Astartes
- Universe: Warhammer 40,000
Astartes gives your attacks a chance to deal double damage against Ork enemies.
It also improves melee weapons with the following bonuses:
- +15% Range
- +20% Knockback
- +20% Strength
- +25% base damage
This is a useful choice for melee-focused builds, especially when fighting Ork enemies.
8. XIV – The Young Warrior
- Universe: Warhammer 40,000
The Young Warrior provides +5 Rerolls and improves your character based on the number of Followers you have.
You gain:
- +10% Veterancy for each Follower.
- -5% Reload for each Follower.
Laud Hailers are also easier to find while using this Arcana.
9. XV – The Tides of the Warp
- Universe: Warhammer 40,000
The Tides of the Warp attracts Stage Items, Pickups, and Light Sources towards your character when specific amounts of enemies are killed.
This card can make collecting items easier as you defeat enemies throughout the stage.
10. XVI – The Tree of Life
- Universe: Warhammer 40,000
The Tree of Life doubles your healing and provides immunity to several negative status effects.
You become immune to:
- Bleeding
- Burning
- Cursed
- Poisoned
- Slowed
- Stunned
- Vulnerable
Whenever you Overheal, you also become Blessed for a duration equal to the amount of Overheal.
All Age of Sigmar Arcana Cards
The database lists 8 Age of Sigmar Arcana cards. These cards include bonuses against specific enemy factions, additional Redeployments, and powerful effects related to healing and status effects.
1. 0 – The Realm of Ulgu
- Universe: Age of Sigmar
The Realm of Ulgu provides +2 Reroll, Skip, and Banish.
It also increases Sustain and Strength, but these bonuses become smaller for every Follower you have.
When you reach critical Wounds, all enemies become Battle Shocked, and your character becomes Hastened for 10 seconds.
2. I – Dracothian
- Universe: Age of Sigmar
Dracothian increases the chance of inflicting status effects on enemies, along with their duration and damage, by 20%.
It also provides +3 Attacks to weapons at Level 1.
This card can be useful when building around status effects and weapons that benefit from additional Attacks.
3. II – The Twin-Tailed Comet
- Universe: Age of Sigmar
The Twin-Tailed Comet gives your attacks a chance to deal double damage against Gloomspite Gitz enemies.
It also changes its bonuses depending on your current Wounds:
Above 50% Wounds:
- Doubles Tithe.
- Inflicts the Cursed status effect.
Below 50% Wounds:
- Doubles Veterancy.
- Inflicts the Blessed status effect.
Your current health therefore determines which bonuses you receive.
4. VI – Glimmerlust
- Universe: Age of Sigmar
Glimmerlust increases your chance of finding a Collectathon pickup and provides +25% Tithe.
It also changes how currency and healing pickups work:
- Currency heals you.
- Healing pickups award currency instead of healing.
- You gain Bleeding if you do not collect any currency for 1 minute.
This card rewards you for collecting currency regularly, but ignoring it for too long comes with a penalty.
5. VIII – The Eightpoints
- Universe: Age of Sigmar
The Eightpoints reduces Skill by 120%. However, if you have any Status Effects, you also become Frenzied.
Your Strength, Wounds, and Corruption increase with every level.
This Arcana has a significant Skill penalty, so consider its effects before selecting it for your build.
6. X – The Anvil of Apotheosis
- Universe: Age of Sigmar
The Anvil of Apotheosis gives your attacks a chance to deal double damage against Chaos enemies.
It also provides additional Redeployments at specific levels:
- Level 2
- Level 20
- Level 40
Whenever you consume a Redeployment, you become Blessed, and the following stats increase:
- Save
- Strength
- Sustain
- Skill
7. XIII – Cursed Skies
- Universe: Age of Sigmar
Cursed Skies allows you to ignore terrain and increases your Move by 10%.
It also gives all enemies a chance to spawn Poisoned.
Your Corruption increases by +1% with every level, so this card gradually increases Corruption throughout your run.
8. XIV – The Necroquake
- Universe: Age of Sigmar
The Necroquake gives your attacks a chance to deal double damage against Skaven enemies.
It also provides several effects related to Endless Spells:
- Spawns an Endless Spell.
- Increases Sustain every minute.
- Makes Endless Spells easier to find.
- Endless Spells may trigger a second time after expiring.
This card is particularly interesting if you want to build around Endless Spells.
9. XV – The Realm of Azyr
- Universe: Age of Sigmar
The Realm of Azyr attracts Stage Items, Pickups, and Light Sources towards your character after you have stood still for a total of 1 minute.
It also provides an additional interaction between two status effects:
- If you have Blessed, you also gain Warded.
- If you have Warded, you also gain Blessed.
10. XVI – The Realm of Ghyran
- Universe: Age of Sigmar
The Realm of Ghyran doubles healing and provides immunity to several negative status effects.
You become immune to:
- Bleeding
- Burning
- Cursed
- Poisoned
- Slowed
- Stunned
- Vulnerable
It also provides additional Wounds, Toughness, and Corruption with every level.
As an additional effect, all enemy bosses have the Healing status effect.
Arcana cards provide some of the most interesting upgrades in Warhammer Survivors. Some focus on increasing damage against particular enemy factions, while others improve healing, provide extra Redeployments, or change how your character interacts with pickups and status effects.
Before collecting these cards, remember to unlock the correct relic for your universe. The Emperor’s Tarot is required for Warhammer 40,000, while the Celestial Orrery unlocks Celestial Arcana for Age of Sigmar.
Once you’ve unlocked the system, experiment with different cards to find combinations that work best with your character and weapons.