This article contains the complete list of archetypes in Expedition.
Types
There are 3 types of archetype:
- Mono: Single region
- Duo: Two regions
- Bonus: No fixed number of regions
Terms
- Cohesiveness Rating: A value that controls how quickly a given archetype will stop showing up in Wild Picks if you haven't been taking cards from it.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: A value that allows us to make archetypes which are highly reliant on synergy.
Mono Archetypes
Afterlife
- Region:
Shadow Isles - Descriptions: Death doesn't hold back these guys.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Low.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
Demacian Steel
- Region: Demacia
- Descriptions: Build an imposing army of Elite soldiers to march on your enemies.
- Cohesiveness Rating: None.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
- 1 Chain Vest
- 2 En Garde
- 6 For Demacia!
- 3 Mobilize
- 1 Radiant Strike
- 1 Ranger's Resolve
- 8 Reinforcements
- 3 Succession
Discipline
- Region: Ionia
- Descriptions: Strengthen the units in your hand, then strike when the time is right.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Low.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
First to the Draw
- Region: Bilgewater
- Descriptions: Up the ante with constant draws 'til you're the one left holding all the cards.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Low.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
Frozen Solid
- Region: Freljord
- Descriptions: Encase your enemy's units in strength-sapping ice.
- Cohesiveness Rating: None.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
Noxian Might
- Region: Noxus
- Descriptions: Overwhelm your enemies with powerful units in devastating attacks.
- Cohesiveness Rating: None.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
- 1 Blade's Edge
- 3 Culling Strike
- 2 Death Lotus
- 6 Decimate
- 1 Guile
- 5 Intimidating Roar
- 3 Might
- 7 Reckoning
- 5 Shunpo
- 3 Whirling Death
Shroom and Boom
- Region: Piltover & Zaun
- Descriptions: Combine the explosive power of nature AND technology!
- Cohesiveness Rating: High.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: High.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
Duo Archetypes
Ancient Evil
- Regions: Freljord and Shadow Isles
- Descriptions: Survive long enough to summon forth mighty, ancient terrors.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Low.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
Arachnophilia
- Regions: Noxus and Shadow Isles
- Descriptions: Spawn a swarm of spiders to wrap things up.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Low.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: Medium.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
Battle Scars
- Regions: Freljord and Noxus
- Descriptions: Damage your own units to unleash their destructive potential.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Low.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: Medium.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
Cloning Program
- Regions: Freljord and Piltover & Zaun
- Descriptions: More is more! Copy your units to multiply their benefits.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Medium.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
Death's Door
- Regions: Piltover & Zaun and Shadow Isles
- Descriptions: Utilize a variety of spells to kill your enemy's units and control the board.
- Cohesiveness Rating: None.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
- 7 Atrocity
- 3 Black Spear
- 5 Grasp of the Undying
- 4 The Box
- 9 The Ruination
- 6 Vengeance
- 2 Vile Feast
- 4 Withering Wail
Disruption
- Regions: Ionia and Noxus
- Descriptions: Interrupt your enemy's plans by stunning and recalling their units at the perfect moment.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Low.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
Enlightenment
- Regions: Freljord and Ionia
- Descriptions: Unlock the secrets of the universe with every mana crystal.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Low.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
Grand Moments
- Regions: Demacia and Piltover & Zaun
- Descriptions: Cast spells early and often.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Low.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
Mega Keg
- Regions: Bilgewater and Noxus
- Descriptions: Build up a bounty of barrels, then blow your enemies up.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Low.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
- 5 Double Up
- 2 Make it Rain
- 2 More Powder!
- 1 Parrrley
- 7 Scrapshot
- 6 Strong-arm
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
Raiding Party
- Regions: Bilgewater and Freljord
- Descriptions: Deploy strong units that only get stronger when you damage the enemy's Nexus first.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Low.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
Relentless
- Regions: Demacia and Noxus
- Descriptions: Attack with these sturdy units again and again... and again.
- Cohesiveness Rating: None.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
Retribution
- Regions: Demacia and Shadow Isles
- Descriptions: Avenge your fallen followers with these valiant warriors.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Low.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
Scout it Out
- Regions: Bilgewater and Demacia
- Descriptions: Assemble an unlikely crew of pirates and rangers who'll happily chew through your problems.
- Cohesiveness Rating: None.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
Scrapheap
- Regions: Noxus and Piltover & Zaun
- Descriptions: Cycle through your cards in search of the perfect plays.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Medium.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
Shadows and Dust
- Regions: Ionia and Shadow Isles
- Descriptions: Overrun the enemy with swarms of Ephemeral units.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Medium.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: High.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
Shield Wall
- Regions: Demacia and Ionia
- Descriptions: Protect your valuable but fragile units with an array of defensive spells.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Low.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
- 2 Blinding Assault
- 5 Detain
- 2 En Garde
- 8 Judgment
- 3 Prismatic Barrier
- 4 Riposte
- 2 Single Combat
Smash and Grab
- Regions: Bilgewater and Piltover & Zaun
- Descriptions: These cards won't stick around forever, so get ‘em into the fray while you can.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Low.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
Spell Slingers
- Regions: Bilgewater and Ionia
- Descriptions: Cast multiple spells per round to keep your enemy guessing.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Low.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: Very High.
- List of Cards:
Suit Up
- Regions: Demacia and Freljord
- Descriptions: Build your own legends by piling on the buffs.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Low.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
Terrors from the Deep
- Regions: Bilgewater and Shadow Isles
- Descriptions: Toss your cards overboard to summon forth monsters from the darkest depths.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Medium.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
- 4 Chum the Waters
- 1 Jettison
- 3 Lure of the Depths
- 2 Pick a Card
- 4 Riptide
- 4 Salvage
- 7 Scrapshot
- 1 Ye Been Warned
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
Total Recall
- Regions: Ionia and Piltover & Zaun
- Descriptions: Reuse your units' beneficial summon effects as many times as you can.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Low.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: High.
- List of Cards:
Bonus Archetypes
Cataclysm
- Regions: All Regions
- Descriptions: For the card sophisticate looking for a unique experience... and a giant, cat-driven mechstrosity.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Medium.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: None.
- List of Cards:
- Followers
- Spells
- Followers
- Spells
- 5 Concerted Strike
- 5 Detain
- 4 Deny
- 8 Judgment
- 3 Prismatic Barrier
- 2 Purify
- 6 Redoubled Valor
- 6 Remembrance
- 4 Riposte
- 2 Single Combat
- Followers
- 6 Alpha Wildclaw
- 7 Ancient Yeti
- 5 Avarosan Hearthguard
- 3 Avarosan Marksman
- 2 Avarosan Sentry
- 4 Babbling Bjerg
- 4 Bull Elnuk
- 3 Ember Maiden
- 7 Icy Yeti
- 3 Kindly Tavernkeeper
- 1 Lonely Poro
- 3 Rimefang Wolf
- 5 Scarmaiden Reaver
- 6 Scarmother Vrynna
- 2 Stalking Wolf
- 5 Tarkaz the Tribeless
- 4 Wolfrider
- 3 Wyrding Stones
- Spells
- Followers
- 2 Claws of the Dragon
- 3 Emerald Awakener
- 2 Eye of the Dragon
- 6 Horns of the Dragon
- 4 Kinkou Lifeblade
- 9 Minah Swiftfoot
- 2 Navori Conspirator
- 2 Navori Highwayman
- 3 Rivershaper
- 3 Scaled Snapper
- 3 Scales of the Dragon
- 3 Shadow Assassin
- 7 The Empyrean
- 7 Windfarer Hatchling
- 6 Yone, Windchaser
- 5 Yusari
- 6 Zephyr Sage
- Spells
- Followers
- Spells
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
- Followers
- Spells
Crimson Guard
- Regions: Demacia and Noxus
- Descriptions: Let the blood of sturdy Demacian soldiers power the hemomancy of Noxus' Crimson Circle.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Medium.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: Medium.
- List of Cards:
- Champion
- Followers
- Spells
- Champion
- Followers
- Spells
Fishbones
- Regions: All Regions
- Descriptions: Who needs reasons? Rile up a scrappy crew and buff 'em up to go plunderin'.
- Cohesiveness Rating: Medium.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: Very High.
- List of Cards:
Fluft and Tuft
- Regions: All Regions
- Descriptions: For the true poro connoisseur.
- Cohesiveness Rating: High.
- Wild Pick Bonus Ratio: High.
- List of Cards:
- Champions
- Followers
- Spells
Trivia
- Internally:
- First To The Draw archetype is called What's Yours is Mine.