Cleanse

NecrobinderSkillUncommon
Summon 3.
Exhaust 1 card from your Draw Pile.

Cleanse first Summons 3 (5 upgraded): Osty appears with that much HP, or gains that much Max HP if he is already out. Then a selection screen opens over your Draw Pile and you choose one card to Exhaust. The choice is yours, not random, and the removal lasts for the rest of the combat only.

Character
Necrobinder
Type
Skill
Rarity
Uncommon
Cost
1 Energy
Target
Yourself

When to take Cleanse

A modest Summon with deck thinning attached, best when your deck carries Curses, Statuses or dead Strikes. Take it in Act 1 or 2 for an Osty deck, and upgrade it once his HP matters.

Cards that synergize with Cleanse

Protector
Attack
1
Osty deals 10 damage.
Deals additional damage equal to Osty's Max HP.
Protector and Sacrifice scale with Osty's Max HP, which Cleanse raises.Osty deals 10 damage.
Deals additional damage equal to Osty's Max HP.
Sacrifice
Skill
1
Retain.
If Osty is alive, he dies and you gain Block equal to double his Max HP.
Protector and Sacrifice scale with Osty's Max HP, which Cleanse raises.Retain.
If Osty is alive, he dies and you gain Block equal to double his Max HP.
Calcify
Power
1
Osty's attacks deal 4 additional damage.
Calcify rewards keeping Osty alive.Osty's attacks deal 4 additional damage.
Soul Storm
Attack
1
Deal 9 damage.
Deals 2 additional damage for each Soul in your Exhaust Pile.
Soul Storm deals 2 more per Soul in your Exhaust Pile, so exhausting a Soul from the pile counts.Deal 9 damage.
Deals 2 additional damage for each Soul in your Exhaust Pile.
Squeeze
Attack
3
Osty deals 25 damage.
Deals 5 additional damage for ALL your other Osty Attacks.
Squeeze counts on Osty, whom Cleanse SummonsOsty deals 25 damage.
Deals 5 additional damage for ALL your other Osty Attacks.
Flatten
Attack
2
Osty deals 12 damage.
This card costs 0 if Osty has attacked this turn.
Flatten counts on Osty, whom Cleanse SummonsOsty deals 12 damage.
This card costs 0 if Osty has attacked this turn.
Rattle
Attack
1
Osty deals 7 damage.
Hits an additional time for each other time he has attacked this turn.
Rattle counts on Osty, whom Cleanse SummonsOsty deals 7 damage.
Hits an additional time for each other time he has attacked this turn.
Snap
Attack
1
Osty deals 7 damage.
Add Retain to a card in your Hand.
Snap counts on Osty, whom Cleanse SummonsOsty deals 7 damage.
Add Retain to a card in your Hand.
Poke
Attack
0
Osty deals 6 damage.
Poke counts on Osty, whom Cleanse SummonsOsty deals 6 damage.
Unleash
Attack
1
Osty deals 6 damage.
Deals additional damage equal to Osty's current HP.
Unleash counts on Osty, whom Cleanse SummonsOsty deals 6 damage.
Deals additional damage equal to Osty's current HP.
Bone Shards
Attack
1
If Osty is alive, he deals 9 damage to ALL enemies and you gain 9 Block.
Osty dies.
Bone Shards counts on Osty, whom Cleanse SummonsIf Osty is alive, he deals 9 damage to ALL enemies and you gain 9 Block.
Osty dies.
High Five
Attack
2
Osty deals 11 damage
and applies 2 Vulnerable
to ALL enemies.
High Five counts on Osty, whom Cleanse SummonsOsty deals 11 damage
and applies 2 Vulnerable
to ALL enemies.
Necro Mastery
Power
2
Summon 5.
Whenever Osty loses HP,
ALL enemies lose that much HP as well.
Necro Mastery counts on Osty, whom Cleanse SummonsSummon 5.
Whenever Osty loses HP,
ALL enemies lose that much HP as well.
Sic 'Em
Attack
1
Osty deals 5 damage.
Whenever Osty hits this enemy this turn, Summon 3.
Sic 'Em counts on Osty, whom Cleanse SummonsOsty deals 5 damage.
Whenever Osty hits this enemy this turn, Summon 3.
Spur
Skill
1
Retain.
Summon 3.
Osty heals 5 HP.
Spur counts on Osty, whom Cleanse SummonsRetain.
Summon 3.
Osty heals 5 HP.
Right Hand Hand
Attack
0
Osty deals 4 damage.
Whenever you play a card that costs or more, return this to your Hand from the Discard Pile.
Right Hand Hand counts on Osty, whom Cleanse SummonsOsty deals 4 damage.
Whenever you play a card that costs or more, return this to your Hand from the Discard Pile.
Fetch
Attack
0
Osty deals 3 damage.
If this is the first time this card has been played this turn, draw 1 card.
Fetch counts on Osty, whom Cleanse SummonsOsty deals 3 damage.
If this is the first time this card has been played this turn, draw 1 card.

Relics that synergize with Cleanse

Bone Flute
Bone Flute gives 2 Block whenever Osty attacks.Whenever Osty attacks, gain 2 Block.
Burning Sticks
Burning Sticks triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Cleanse Exhausts themThe first time each combat you Exhaust a Skill, add a copy of it into your Hand.
Joss Paper
Joss Paper triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Cleanse Exhausts themEvery 5 times you Exhaust a card, draw 1 card.
Forgotten Soul
Forgotten Soul triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Cleanse Exhausts themWhenever you Exhaust a card, deal 1 damage to a random enemy.
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Afterlife
Skill
1
Summon 6.
Exhaust.
Dirge
Skill
X
Summon 3 X times.
Add X Souls into your Draw Pile.
Exhaust.
Legion of Bone
Skill
2
ALL players Summon 6.
Exhaust.
Reanimate
Skill
3
Summon 20.
Exhaust.
Spur
Skill
1
Retain.
Summon 3.
Osty heals 5 HP.
Bodyguard
Skill
1
Summon 5.
Invoke
Skill
1
Next turn, Summon 2 and gain .
Eidolon
Skill
2
Exhaust your Hand.
If 9 cards were Exhausted this way, gain 1 Intangible.

Changes by version

  1. 11 Dec 2025ReworkInternal playtest
    Reworked Cleanse card, is now also Uncommon
  2. 2 Oct 2025Block6(9)4(6)ExhaustExhaustno ExhaustInternal playtest
    Block decreased from 6 to 4 (upgraded 9 to 6) and removed Exhaust
  3. 14 Aug 2025Block7(10)6(9)Internal playtest
    Block decreased from 7 to 6 (upgraded 10 to 9)
All 8 patch notes5 older
  1. 7 Aug 2025ArtInternal playtest
    Updated Cleanse card portrait art
  2. 21 Jun 2024AddedTezcataraInternal playtest
    Added Scourging Cleanse Tezcatara choice
  3. 19 Apr 2024Bug fixInternal playtest
    Cleanse no longer shows draw pile in order
  4. 12 May 2023BlockExhaustInternal playtest
    Cleanse card nerfed. Block lowered by 1 and Exhaust added
  5. 5 May 2023Bug fixHeadbuttInternal playtest
    Cleanse and Headbutt cards could allow you to back out of selection

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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