My take on a combat tutorial for Library of Ruina, going over topics not sufficiently covered by the manual while trying to be as spoiler-free as possible.


The video takes a while to lead you to the proper mindset, but if you don't mind being a bit confused from the lack of context, you can skip directly to 8:07.

For people with limited time on their hands, you can skip to 37:38 for a quick 1-minute summary.

Full chapter timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:12 Why I made this guide
03:13 Notes before we start
04:03 What is Library of Ruina?
05:59 Top-level game loop (ie. what the game is about outside combat)
08:07 Preparation Phase
09:22 The Reception
11:42 Combat Pages
13:06 Clashing
14:04 Dice, Offensive Dice
14:50 Health System
15:50 Resistances
16:33 Defensive Dice
19:01 One-sided Actions
20:08 Unit Speed
23:34 Redirection
26:05 Digression: Not in Card Game Land anymore
27:32 Managing complex clashes
29:31 Emotion, Emotion Coins
31:54 Emotion Levels
35:19 Key Pages
35:51 Page Rarity and Limits
37:38 Summary
38:51 One Tip for Beginners
40:05 End

* not entirely spoiler-free as the video also contains footage from promotional material which may or may not be spoilers.