Compact

DefectSkillUncommon
Gain 6 Block.
Transform all Status cards in your Hand into Fuel.

You gain 6 Block (7 upgraded). Then every Status card in your Hand becomes a Fuel: a 0-cost Skill that gives 1 Energy, draws 1 card (2 for the Fuel+ made by the upgraded version) and Exhausts. Only Statuses count, not Curses, and only those in Hand. With two Statuses in Hand this is 6 Block, 2 Energy and 2 cards for 1 Energy.

Character
Defect
Type
Skill
Rarity
Uncommon
Cost
1 Energy
Target
Yourself

When to take Compact

Worth it once your deck makes its own Statuses, from cards like Fight Through, TURBO or Boost Away. Two makers or more turns it into an engine, so upgrade it for the extra draw.

Cards that synergize with Compact

Fight Through
Skill
1
Gain 13 Block.
Add 2 Wounds into your Discard Pile.
Fight Through adds 2 Wounds for 13 Block, which Compact converts.Gain 13 Block.
Add 2 Wounds into your Discard Pile.
TURBO
Skill
0
Gain .
Add a Void into your Discard Pile.
TURBO and Overclock leave a Void or Burn to fuel.Gain .
Add a Void into your Discard Pile.
Overclock
Skill
0
Draw 2 cards.
Add a Burn into your Discard Pile.
TURBO and Overclock leave a Void or Burn to fuel.Draw 2 cards.
Add a Burn into your Discard Pile.
Boost Away
Skill
0
Gain 6 Block.
Add a Dazed into your Discard Pile.
Boost Away makes a Dazed for free.Gain 6 Block.
Add a Dazed into your Discard Pile.
Iteration
Power
1
The first time you draw a Status each turn, draw 2 cards.
Iteration draws 2 the first time you draw a Status each turn, so the Statuses arrive in Hand.The first time you draw a Status each turn, draw 2 cards.
Smokestack
Power
1
Whenever you create a Status, deal 5 damage to ALL enemies.
Smokestack rewards the same Status makers.Whenever you create a Status, deal 5 damage to ALL enemies.
Gunk Up
Attack
1
Deal 4 damage 3 times.
Add a Slimed into your Discard Pile.
Gunk Up creates Status cards, which Compact puts to useDeal 4 damage 3 times.
Add a Slimed into your Discard Pile.
Beacon of Hope
Power
1
Whenever you gain Block on your turn, other players gain half that much Block.
Beacon of Hope makes Block count for more, and Compact gains itWhenever you gain Block on your turn, other players gain half that much Block.
Entrench
Skill
2
Double your Block.
Entrench makes Block count for more, and Compact gains itDouble your Block.
Prolong
Skill
0
Next turn, gain Block equal to your current Block.
Exhaust.
Prolong makes Block count for more, and Compact gains itNext turn, gain Block equal to your current Block.
Exhaust.

Relics that synergize with Compact

Blessed Antler
Blessed Antler creates Status cards, which Compact puts to useGain at the start of each turn. At the start of each combat, shuffle 3 Dazed into your Draw Pile.
Tea of Discourtesy
Tea of Discourtesy creates Status cards, which Compact puts to useAt the start of the next combat, shuffle 2 Dazed into your Draw Pile.
Biiig Hug
Biiig Hug creates Status cards, which Compact puts to useUpon pickup, remove 4 cards from your Deck. Whenever you shuffle your Draw Pile, add a Soot into your Draw Pile.
Parrying Shield
Parrying Shield makes Block count for more, and Compact gains itIf you end a turn with at least 10 Block, deal 6 damage to a random enemy.
Sturdy Clamp
Sturdy Clamp makes Block count for more, and Compact gains itUp to 10 Block persists across turns.
Pael's Legion
Pael's Legion makes Block count for more, and Compact gains itDoubles Block gained from a card, then goes to sleep for 2 turns.
Vambrace
Vambrace makes Block count for more, and Compact gains itThe first time you gain Block from a card each combat, double the amount gained.
✦
Iteration
Power
1
The first time you draw a Status each turn, draw 2 cards.
Smokestack
Power
1
Whenever you create a Status, deal 5 damage to ALL enemies.
Rocket Punch
Attack
2
Deal 13 damage.
Draw 1 card.
Whenever you create a Status, reduce this card's cost to 0 until played.
Trash to Treasure
Power
1
Whenever you create a Status, Channel 1 random Orb.
Flak Cannon
Attack
2
Exhaust ALL your Status cards.
Deal 8 damage to a random enemy for each card Exhausted.

Changes by version

  1. 2 Jul 2026NerfFuelPlaytest
    Nerfed Compact card's Fuel token; No longer draws cards; upgrade changed from increasing card draw to granting 1 additional energy
  2. 18 Jun 2026Bug fixv0.107.1
    Fixed several softlocks: returning to the main menu and resuming a run, playing Compact with status cards in hand, the tutorial shuffle popup, and run histories from older versions
  3. 7 May 2026Bug fixBeta branch
    Fixed rare softlock when playing Compact with status cards in hand
All 6 patch notes3 older
  1. 26 Mar 2026ArtBeta branch
    Added Portrait art
  2. 8 Jan 2026ArtInternal playtest
    Added beta portrait art
    Bug fixThe DefectSubroutineSmokestackInternal playtest
    Updated atlas references for renamed Defect cards (Compact, Subroutine, Smokestack)
  3. 1 Jan 2026TextInternal playtest
    Compactor card renamed to Compact

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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