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Blight Strike

NecrobinderAttackCommon
Deal 8 damage.
Apply Doom equal to damage dealt.
  • Hits once for 8, 10 upgraded.
  • Applies Doom equal to the damage the hit did, counting both the part Block absorbed and the part that went through, but not overkill.
  • Strength and Vulnerable raise the damage and therefore the Doom. Weak lowers both.
  • Doom never decays. At the end of the enemy turn, any enemy whose Doom is at least its current HP dies.
  • The card carries the Strike tag.
Character
Necrobinder
Type
Attack
Rarity
Common
Cost
1 Energy
Target
One enemy

When to take Blight Strike

A solid Act 1 Common for the Necrobinder. Each play both hurts and shortens the enemy's life, since the Doom it applies stays until the fight ends.

Cards that synergize with Blight Strike

No Escape
Skill
1
Apply 10 Doom, plus an additional 5 Doom for every 10 Doom already on this enemy.
No Escape adds more Doom for every 10 already there, so early Blight Strikes raise its output.Apply 10 Doom, plus an additional 5 Doom for every 10 Doom already on this enemy.
Time's Up
Attack
2
Deal damage equal to the enemy's Doom.
Exhaust.
Time's Up deals damage equal to the enemy's Doom.Deal damage equal to the enemy's Doom.
Exhaust.
Reaper Form
Power
3
Whenever Attacks deal damage, apply that much Doom.
Reaper Form applies Doom for every Attack, so this card applies it twice.Whenever Attacks deal damage, apply that much Doom.
Shroud
Power
1
Whenever you apply Doom, gain 2 Block.
Shroud gives Block each time you apply Doom.Whenever you apply Doom, gain 2 Block.
Death's Door
Skill
1
Gain 6 Block.
If you applied Doom this turn, gain Block 2 additional times.
Death's Door builds on Doom, which Blight Strike appliesGain 6 Block.
If you applied Doom this turn, gain Block 2 additional times.
End of Days
Skill
3
Apply 29 Doom to ALL enemies.
Kill enemies with at least as much Doom as HP.
End of Days builds on Doom, which Blight Strike appliesApply 29 Doom to ALL enemies.
Kill enemies with at least as much Doom as HP.

Relics that synergize with Blight Strike

Strike Dummy
Strike Dummy adds 3 damage because of the Strike tag.Cards containing “Strike” deal 3 additional damage.
Undying Sigil
Undying Sigil halves the damage of enemies whose Doom has caught up with their HP.Enemies with at least as much Doom as HP deal 50% less damage.
Book Repair Knife
Book Repair Knife builds on Doom, which Blight Strike appliesWhenever a non-Minion enemy dies to Doom, heal 3 HP.
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Negative Pulse
Skill
1
Gain 5 Block.
Apply 7 Doom to ALL enemies.
Scourge
Skill
1
Apply 13 Doom.
Draw 1 card.
Countdown
Power
1
At the start of your turn, apply 6 Doom to a random enemy.
No Escape
Skill
1
Apply 10 Doom, plus an additional 5 Doom for every 10 Doom already on this enemy.
Deathbringer
Skill
2
Apply 21 Doom and 1 Weak to ALL enemies.
End of Days
Skill
3
Apply 29 Doom to ALL enemies.
Kill enemies with at least as much Doom as HP.
Oblivion
Skill
0
Whenever you play a card this turn, apply 3 Doom to the enemy.
Reaper Form
Power
3
Whenever Attacks deal damage, apply that much Doom.

Changes by version

  1. 20 Nov 2025BuffDoomInternal playtest
    No longer requires the damage to be unblocked to apply Doom
  2. 25 Sep 2025Damage7(9)8(10)Internal playtest
    Damage increased from 7 to 8 (upgraded 9 to 10)
  3. 27 Feb 2025TextRetainInternal playtest
    Harvest card's random Retain power was incorrectly named "Blight Strike" and has now been corrected to "Harvest"
All 7 patch notes4 older
  1. 5 Dec 2024Upgraded damage119Internal playtest
    Upgraded damage decreased from 11 to 9
  2. 14 Nov 2024Damage6(9)7(11)Internal playtest
    Damage increased from 6 to 7 (upgraded 9 to 11)
  3. 8 Sep 2023TextDoomInternal playtest
    Blight Strike: "Apply Doom equal to damage done" to "Apply Doom equal to unblocked damage done"
  4. 5 May 2023DamageInternal playtest
    Blight Strike damage nerfed from 7 to 6

Internal playtest notes are from before the Early Access release. Names and numbers in them can differ from the game today.

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