World of Warcraft Trading Card Game The World of Warcraft Trading Card Game was released in October of 2006 by Upper Deck Entertainment . In March 2010 they lost the Licence from Blizzard Entertainment . On March 24th , 2010 Cryptozoic Entertainment announced the acquisition of the game ' s license and that planned sets will be released . On August 23 , 2013 , Blizz ard announced that the license for the TCG was ending after the Timewalkers : Reign of Fire set which effectively spells the end for the TCG . Unlike most TCG s , the game has a larger focus on multiplayer , having both raids and battlegrounds . Upperdeck has already released five raid decks featuring Onyxia the black dragon , Ragnaros the Firelord , Magtheridon , the Black Temple , and Naxxramas . Raid decks are meant to be tackled by three to five players . Game details . Each player uses a hero card and a deck consisting of allies and other supporting cards . In booster and starter packs , gamers can find cards representing weapons , abilities , armor , items and quests . Some booster packs also contain legendary rares , or " loot cards " ( i . e . special versions of normal cards ) which contain a scratch - off code . This code can then be redeemed in the online game for a virtual prize . The prizes include special tabards , gimmick items , noncombat pets , and mounts . During play , players start with a single hero , and then play additional cards to augment the hero ' s powers or add additional members to his or her party . As in games such as " " , the goal is to reduce the remaining health of the opponent to zero . Unlike " Magic " , combat attacks are always directed at individual heroes or allies , rather than simply declaring an attack with a number of creatures . Furthermore , damage done to characters accumulates between turns , making combat more expensive for both the attacker and defender . Raid Decks . In addition to standard 2 - player game play , the game also features " Raid Decks " , representing struggles involving large numbers of players against epic foes . These need 1 " Raid Master " and 3 to 5 other players . The Raid Master controls all monsters and foes , while the other players control the characters participating in the raid . Players who are victorious may be able to win certain " loot " cards from the " treasure pack " that came with the deck . A " treasure pack " contains holofoils , and sometimes contains a random insertion of a " loot " card . Upper Deck Entertainment also made treasure packs available from their UDE points store , although the cards in these packs are not holofoil . As of 2010 , five Raid Decks have been released , each based on a location in the " WoW " MMORPG : Onyxia ' s Lair , Molten Core , Magtheridon ' s Lair , The Black Temple , and Naxxramas . Next raid to be released this fall is Icecrown Citadel . Card types . The following types of cards are featured in the game : World of Warcraft reward items . Loot Cards . The TCG currently offers " legendary " loot cards . These cards are special versions of the normal card , however , they have a scratch off bar which contains a long hexadecimal code . These cards are entered on the Blizzard web site which converts them to a similar code that is specific to the realm of your choice . You then use the code with Landro Longshot , a vendor in Booty Bay , to obtain the item . The codes are single - use , so you get one item on one character on one server for each loot card code you get . You do not get the item on all your characters , unlike the collector ' s edition pets . If you are having trouble with your loot cards , check out the loot card walk - through . These loot cards are divided into three categories : For more information , see Loot Cards . UDE Points . One of the original " pulls " of the WoW TCG was that each booster pack had a guaranteed UDE points card , which featured 100 UDE points on it . These cards could be turned in at the Upper Deck website , and be used to buy various items . After a while , the points cards became material cards , while still featuring points . The UDE points program did not transfer with the TCG when it moved to Cryptozoic , so material cards released after Wrathgate no longer have UDE points on them . For more information , see TCG UDE points . Released sets . Promotions . Sanctioned TCG events and special World of Warcraft merchandise have featured promotional cards and items , including extended art cards , tokens , and playmats . Upcoming sets . All upcoming products can be viewed on the UpperDeck webpage . Cryptozoic Entertainment intends to proceed with these releases . Normal sets . Timewalkers Block Rules and errata . Cryptozoic era . The current version of Cryptozoic rules is 7 . 2 ( circa Spring 2013 ) : CZE stands for Cryptozoic Entertainment . Upper Deck era . The last version of Upper Deck rules was 4 . 01 ( all the links below are dead ) :