- BGG rating
- 7.9
Expansion for DC Deck-Building Game
DC Deck-Building Game: Crisis Expansion Pack 5 – Dark Nights: Death Metal
2025
Rules assistance for DC Deck-Building Game: Crisis Expansion Pack 5 – Dark Nights: Death Metal
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–5 players
- 90 min
- 15+
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for DC Deck-Building Game: Crisis Expansion Pack 5 – Dark Nights: Death Metal
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DC Deck-Building Game: Crisis Expansion Pack 5 – Dark Nights: Death Metal is an expansion for DC Deck-Building Game released in 2025 for 1–5 players, 90 minutes per game, and ages 15 and up. Its main mechanics are Cooperative Game and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
About the game
DARK MULTIVERSE INVASION! The Dark Multiverse has sent more envoys to terrorize Earth. Team-up with your friends to take down The Batman Who Laughs’s forces and rescue Characters along the way to join your team. Watch out for Weakness cards as they can cause your Characters to be Captured! Not a standalone game. A copy of any DC Deck-Building Game base game is required to play. KEY FEATURES: 30 New Crisis main deck cards now fill their own Crisis Line-Up! 11 New Characters face off against 12 New Nemesis Cards and 13 New Crisis Cards Includes 2 Storylines (Dark Nights: Metal and Dark Nights: Death Metal) to progress through, with each Storyline building unique challenges to overcome Compatible with any DC Deck-Building Game base game, but optimized for Dark Nights: Metal. CONTENTS: 14 Oversized Cards 56 Standard Cards 1 Multiverse Divider 1 Rulebook —description from the publisher
Publishers
- Cryptozoic Entertainment
Questions and answers
DC Deck-Building Game: Crisis Expansion Pack 5 – Dark Nights: Death Metal supports 1–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for DC Deck-Building Game: Crisis Expansion Pack 5 – Dark Nights: Death Metal is 90 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists DC Deck-Building Game: Crisis Expansion Pack 5 – Dark Nights: Death Metal for ages 15 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
DC Deck-Building Game: Crisis Expansion Pack 5 – Dark Nights: Death Metal has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
DC Deck-Building Game: Crisis Expansion Pack 5 – Dark Nights: Death Metal belongs to these categories: Card Game, Comic Book / Strip, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Cooperative Game and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The catalogue lists DC Deck-Building Game: Crisis Expansion Pack 5 – Dark Nights: Death Metal as an expansion for DC Deck-Building Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need DC Deck-Building Game to use it. Check that your edition of DC Deck-Building Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.