Frequently asked questions
Welcome to the official FAQ for Emberleaf, on this page you will find answers to all the frequently asked questions about the game.
Card clarifications
I have a question about a specific card:
You can find a list of card clarifications here.
War banners
Some cards show a war banner icon — this refers to the war banners you collect by clearing dangerous areas. The number indicates how many are required, and the banners can be any colour.
In most cases, you’ll need to spend a war banner. To do this, choose one you’ve collected and remove it from the game. You keep the points, but lose the banner.
Card sleeves
I would like to sleeve my cards, what do I need?
Emberleaf game:
- 234 sleeves that fit 63mm x 88mm cards.
Hero Pack 1:
- 13 sleeves that fit 63mm x 88mm cards.
Hero Pack 2:
- 13 sleeves that fit 63mm x 88mm cards.
Hero Pack 3:
- 13 sleeves that fit 63mm x 88mm cards.
Trophies & Bonuses expansion:
- 29 sleeves that fit 63mm x 88mm cards.
Bag’o’Banners
- 1 sleeve that fits 63mm x 88mm cards.
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7 comments
Bianca
6th June 2025 at 12:45 pm
Hi,
About the hero Maple, her action is “play a hero” does this mean that you can place another card?
Frank West
6th June 2025 at 1:43 pm
Hi Bianca, that is correct yes. When playing Maple you can immediately play another hero card to your fellowship board.
Laurence Parsons
7th June 2025 at 8:26 pm
Malaria’s ability is “spend 2 wood to build 1”. Do you also have to pay the normal building costs or is this a replacement cost?
Frank West
9th June 2025 at 11:17 am
Hi Laurence,
I can confirm you still have to pay the normal building costs as well.
KATHERINE YODER
12th June 2025 at 3:18 am
When you do an attack for how many wood icons you have shown. (hero Lark #35) can you add any sword icons you have also to up the count. Ie 3 wood tokens shown and attack of 2 plus three sword icons for a total of 5 attack?
Frank West
12th June 2025 at 11:35 am
Hi Katherine,
You do not count the swords, Lark is a special card that only uses wood when calculating their attack value.
I hope this helps!
KATHERINE YODER
12th June 2025 at 11:49 am
Thanks! That is how we played it. Just wanted to be sure wasn’t cheating anyone out of anything. 🙂