| Summoner Wars is a fast-playing, action-packed 2-4 player card game. Players take on the role of Summoners: powerful beings who harness the power of mysterious Summoning Stones to lead their race to conquest on the war-torn planet of Itharia. These Summoners wield terrible magic on the battlefield, freezing their foes in place, draining their enemies of power, and even bringing rains of fire down from the heavens. But most notoriously, they summon their great race's hordes of warriors to the battlefield, to clash in the never-ending struggle for supremacy. 
 Summoner Wars: Alliances Master Set, a big box starter set for Summoner Wars akin to the Summoner Wars: Master Set, features 8 complete faction decks and can be played on its own or combined with other Summoner Wars products. All 16 factions in the Summoner Wars world are represented as each new summoner is a hybrid of 2 existing factions, blending the themes of the 2 factions and expanding deck-building possibilities. The factions are:
 
 
 
Fallen Phoenix: Phoenix Elves/Fallen KingdomCave Filth: Filth/Cave GoblinsTundra Guild: Guild Dwarves/Tundra OrcsSwamp Mercenaries: Swamp Orcs/MercsVargath Vanguard: Vanguard/VargathSand Cloaks: Cloaks/Sand GoblinDeep Benders: Deep Dwarves/BendersJungle Shadows: Shadow Elves/Jungle Elves |