NIKKE Trading Card Game – Nivel Arena

Arena Nivel is a trading card game (TCG) that’s modeled after the widely-played mobile game Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, which debuted in Korea on October 29, 2024. The creators at Gemblo collaborated with Shift Up, the developers of the original mobile game, to incorporate characters, abilities, and items from the mobile version into this fresh card game.

Initially, the debut of Nivel Arena featured three Starting Kits and a Base Set. Later on, additional Starting Kits and another Base Set were introduced, and it’s been confirmed that a third Booster Pack will hit the shelves on May 23, 2025.

As a fervent enthusiast, I’ve heard rumors that Nivel Arena might be more than just a Goddess of Victory: NIKKE card game. Given that NIKKE is currently the sole game in the arena, some of us fans affectionately call it Nikketak or the Nikke card game. Interestingly, NIKKE made its debut in Weiß Schwarz back in April 2025, marking the first Korean version of the venerable Trading Card Game.

Nivel Arena TCG Basics

Here’s a brief rundown on how to play the NIKKE TCG Nivel Arena.

Deck Requirements

In the game called Nivel Arena, participants engage in combat using decks consisting of 40 cards and one Leader card. Each deck’s cards should all belong to the same attribute or color as the Leader card. A maximum of three identical cards (having the same ID number) can be included within a deck.

Victory Condition

As a dedicated gamer, I’m all about being the first one to inflict 10 points of damage on my opponent in our thrilling match-ups. However, if I find myself empty-handed, unable to draw a card from my deck, it sadly spells the end of the game for me.

Card Layout

Key Terms:

Cost: Resources needed to place on the field
Power: Strength when battling other units
Hit: Damage dealt to opponent
Effect: Abilities and effects
Card Name and Attribute
Type and Affiliation
ID Number and Rarity

Card Attributes and Types

In the thrilling world of Nivel Arena, I find myself wielding cards that bear one of five distinct elements: Fire (red as a blazing inferno), Nature (green like lush foliage), Storm (purple as an ominous cloud), Water (blue as the deepest ocean), and Electricity (yellow as a bolt of lightning).

There are four card types so far: Leader, Unit, Skill, and Item.

Play Area

Legend:

Level zone: The Leader is placed here. Each turn, the Leader’s level increases by 1.
Damage zone: When a Unit deals Hit damage to you, place the top card of your deck face up into this zone. The sum of your Level and Damage zone values is your available resources for the turn.
Unit zone: Unit cards can be placed into one of the three spots. Items can be placed under Units already in the field.
Skill zone: Skill cards are placed here and discarded at end of turn.
Deck zone: Place your deck here.
Trash zone: All discard cards are placed here.

Gameplay Video

Watch the quick gameplay video of NIKKE card game below (turn subtitles on and auto-translate).

Nivel Arena Starter Decks

Each Starter Deck is composed of 41 cards, featuring one leader card displayed on the packaging, a brief instruction manual for gameplay, and a dual-sided play mat.

There are five Starter decks available: