The story of Under Realm takes place in the present-day era of peace across the continent of ATEM. At this point in history, humans are the dominant race, holding control over the land after centuries of conflict.

But this peace came at a cost.

The Origins of ATEM

Long ago, ATEM was ruled by Angels and Elves: powerful races born with innate magical abilities. They coexisted (sometimes uneasily) with other tribes: Knights, Assassins, Beasts, and Evils. At that time, humans were nothing more than slaves, forced to craft weapons for the higher races using magic they themselves could not wield.

Over generations, however, humans began to secretly steal fragments of magical knowledge and learned to wield weapons and eventually, magic itself. This culminated in an age of betrayal, where humanity rose against the ruling races in a long and brutal war.

Despite their lack of true magic, humans ultimately won through cunning, steel, and sacrifice. But they could not destroy the ancient races entirely. Instead, they sealed them in magical coffins, relics forged of stone and iron, and buried them deep underground in forgotten dungeons across the continent.

These sealed entities are the very cards players use in Under Realm. Unlike traditional card games, these are not paper cards but coffin-like prisons holding powerful beings of old. This buried world is known as the Under Realm, the forsaken domain beneath ATEM. The game’s full title, Under Realm: Rise of Magic, marks the reawakening of this long-lost arcane force.

Present Day — The Game Setting

Steel, blood, and brute force have ruled the battlefield for decades… until something changed. Mankind has mysteriously rediscovered the ancient magical scripts, allowing them to summon sealed entities from the Under Realm. Now, with power once thought extinct returning to the surface, factions across ATEM scramble to claim it.

Players in Under Realm step into the shoes of Adventurers — individuals hired or driven to uncover the forgotten dungeons scattered across ATEM. These adventurers duel, explore, and unlock lost knowledge. And through each match and mission, they slowly uncover the forgotten history of this world.

Elemental Interaction

Each card will have an element and the element will interact uniquely on the battlefield as the Generating and Overcoming processes. Knowing this will give you an extra chance to win a battle by combining the action of cards accordingly.