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Defile

NecrobinderAttackCommon
Ethereal.
Deal 13 damage.

One energy for 13 damage, 17 upgraded, more than double a Strike. The catch is Ethereal: if it is still in your hand at the end of the turn it exhausts. Playing it counts as an Ethereal card played, which several Necrobinder cards reward, and drawing it can trigger Pagestorm.

Character
Necrobinder
Type
Attack
Rarity
Common
Cost
1 Energy
Target
One enemy

When to take Defile

Good early in Act 1 for cheap elite damage, the best common the Necrobinder has for it. Upgrade it once the deck is hungry for damage; 17 for 1 is strong.

Cards that synergize with Defile

Veilpiercer
Attack
1
Deal 10 damage.
The next Ethereal card you play costs 0 .
Veilpiercer makes the next Ethereal card cost 0, so Defile becomes a free 13.Deal 10 damage.
The next Ethereal card you play costs 0 .
Pull from Below
Attack
1
Deal 5 damage for each Ethereal card played this combat.
Pull from Below and Banshee's Cry count each Ethereal card you play.Deal 5 damage for each Ethereal card played this combat.
Banshee's Cry
Attack
9
Deal 33 damage to ALL enemies.
Costs less for each Ethereal card played this combat.
Pull from Below and Banshee's Cry count each Ethereal card you play.Deal 33 damage to ALL enemies.
Costs less for each Ethereal card played this combat.
Spirit of Ash
Power
1
Whenever you play an Ethereal card, gain 4 Block.
Spirit of Ash gives 4 Block per Ethereal play.Whenever you play an Ethereal card, gain 4 Block.
Pagestorm
Power
1
Whenever you draw an Ethereal card, draw 1 card.
Pagestorm draws a card when you draw it.Whenever you draw an Ethereal card, draw 1 card.
Lethality
Power
1
Ethereal.
The first Attack each turn deals 50% additional damage.
Lethality makes it 19, or 25 upgraded, as your first Attack.Ethereal.
The first Attack each turn deals 50% additional damage.

Relics that synergize with Defile

Burning Sticks
Burning Sticks triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Defile Exhausts itselfThe 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 Defile Exhausts itselfEvery 5 times you Exhaust a card, draw 1 card.
Forgotten Soul
Forgotten Soul triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Defile Exhausts itselfWhenever you Exhaust a card, deal 1 damage to a random enemy.
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Fear
Attack
1
Ethereal.
Deal 7 damage.
Apply 1 Vulnerable.
Defy
Skill
1
Ethereal.
Gain 6 Block.
Apply 1 Weak.
Enfeebling Touch
Skill
1
Ethereal.
Enemy loses 8 Strength this turn.
Lethality
Power
1
Ethereal.
The first Attack each turn deals 50% additional damage.
Parse
Skill
1
Ethereal.
Draw 3 cards.
Seance
Skill
1
Ethereal.
Transform a card in your Draw Pile into Soul.
Demesne
Power
3
Ethereal.
At the start of your turn, gain and draw 1 additional card.
Sculpting Strike
Attack
1
Deal 9 damage.
Add Ethereal to a card in your Hand.

Changes by version

  1. 31 Jul 2025ArtInternal playtest
    Added card portraits
  2. 5 Jun 2025ChangeThe NecrobinderVeilpiercerNeowInternal playtest
    Changed Necrobinder's Veilpiercer Neow bundle: Defile to Death's Visage
  3. 16 Jan 2025Damage12(16)13(17)Internal playtest
    Damage increased from 12 to 13 (upgraded 16 to 17)
All 5 patch notes2 older
  1. 21 Nov 2024Damage11(14)12(16)Internal playtest
    Damage increased from 11 to 12 (upgraded 14 to 16)
  2. 1 Nov 2024AddedInternal playtest
    Added to the game

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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