Outsiders is the 9th EFER faction. Launching Q1 2027. Here is the design doc.
The thesis
The Outsiders chose to leave.
Every other faction is defined by what it chose to believe in (the Sylvan chose to remember, the Clockwork chose to transcend, the Cursed chose the Void). The Outsiders are defined by what they chose to leave: the eight-pointed star, the Convergence, the factions themselves.
The mechanic: Exile
Every Outsider card has the Exile keyword. Exile cards are removed from your deck permanently (sent to the exile zone). Outsider cards scale based on the number of cards exiled from your deck.
Examples:
- Wanderer Initiate (3 mana, 3/3): “When this enters play, exile the top card of your deck. This gets +1/+1 for each exiled card.”
- Exile Adept (5 mana, 4/4): “Battlecry: Exile 2 cards from your deck. Draw 2 cards.”
- Wanderer Champion (8 mana, 6/6): “Costs 1 less for each 5 cards exiled from your deck.”
The lore hook
The Outsiders were once part of the other 8 factions. They left. The lore book v2.1 chapter is the story of Kael the Wanderer, an Outsider who left the Alliance because he could not bear the cost of bridging.
The card list (16 cards)
- 3x Wanderer Initiate (cost reducer + exile trigger)
- 2x Exile Adept (card draw + exile)
- 2x Lonely Hunter (scales with exile count)
- 2x Outcast Shaman (exile-from-hand, draw)
- 2x Wanderer Champion (cost reducer, late-game finisher)
- 2x The Exile (rare, 9-mana, wins the game if 20+ cards exiled)
- 3x Wanderer’s Cache (artifact, draws when you exile)
What this means for the EFURC meta
Outsiders introduce a new axis: exile count. The mechanic rewards slow, deliberate deck-building. It is the polar opposite of aggro. Expect Outsider decks to take 8-12 turns to win.
What this means for the lore
The Outsiders add a thesis to the EFER universe: some people cannot stay. Every other faction has a reason to be in the Convergence. The Outsiders have a reason to leave it. The thesis is the missing piece of the EFER lore.
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