Discovery

ColorlessSkillUncommon
Choose 1 of 3 random cards to add into your Hand. It's free to play this turn.
Exhaust.
  • Cost: for 1 energy you see 3 distinct random cards drawn from your own character's pool, only cards you have unlocked, and you may skip.
  • Chosen card: the one you choose goes into your hand costing 0 this turn only, then it goes where a played card of its kind goes.
  • Copy: it is a combat-only copy, never added to the deck.
  • Upgrade: the base version exhausts, the upgrade removes Exhaust so it comes back every shuffle.
  • Counts: the pick counts as a card created.
Pool
Colorless
Type
Skill
Rarity
Uncommon
Cost
1 Energy
Target
Yourself

When to take Discovery

Plan to upgrade it soon, since unupgraded it is only a one time gamble. It shines in Regent decks that reward creating cards, best once the pool holds strong Uncommons and Rares.

Cards that synergize with Discovery

Arsenal
Power
1
Whenever you create a card, gain 1 Strength.
Arsenal gives 1 Strength per created card.Whenever you create a card, gain 1 Strength.
Pillar of Creation
Power
1
Whenever you create a card, gain 3 Block.
Regalite gives 2 Block and Pillar of Creation 3 for the same trigger.Whenever you create a card, gain 3 Block.
Supermassive
Attack
1
Deal 5 damage.
Deals 3 additional damage for each card you created this combat.
Supermassive grows by 3 damage each time.Deal 5 damage.
Deals 3 additional damage for each card you created this combat.
Evil Eye
Skill
1
Gain 8 Block.
Gain another 8 Block if you have Exhausted a card this turn.
Evil Eye triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Discovery Exhausts itselfGain 8 Block.
Gain another 8 Block if you have Exhausted a card this turn.
Pact's End
Attack
0
If you have 3 or more cards in your Exhaust Pile,
deal 17 damage to ALL enemies.
Pact's End triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Discovery Exhausts itselfIf you have 3 or more cards in your Exhaust Pile,
deal 17 damage to ALL enemies.
Ashen Strike
Attack
1
Deal 6 damage.
Deals 3 additional damage for each card in your Exhaust Pile.
Ashen Strike triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Discovery Exhausts itselfDeal 6 damage.
Deals 3 additional damage for each card in your Exhaust Pile.
Feel No Pain
Power
1
Whenever a card is Exhausted, gain 3 Block.
Feel No Pain triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Discovery Exhausts itselfWhenever a card is Exhausted, gain 3 Block.
Forgotten Ritual
Skill
1
If you Exhausted a card this turn, gain .
Exhaust.
Forgotten Ritual triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Discovery Exhausts itselfIf you Exhausted a card this turn, gain .
Exhaust.
Dark Embrace
Power
2
Whenever a card is Exhausted,
draw 1 card.
Dark Embrace triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Discovery Exhausts itselfWhenever a card is Exhausted,
draw 1 card.
Midnight
Attack
12
Deal 60 damage.
Costs 1 less for each card Exhausted this combat by ANYONE.
Midnight triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Discovery Exhausts itselfDeal 60 damage.
Costs 1 less for each card Exhausted this combat by ANYONE.

Relics that synergize with Discovery

Regalite
Regalite gives 2 Block and Pillar of Creation 3 for the same trigger.Whenever you create a card, gain 2 Block.
Burning Sticks
Burning Sticks copies it into your hand the first time it exhausts.The first time each combat you Exhaust a Skill, add a copy of it into your Hand.
Toxic Egg
Toxic Egg adds it upgraded.Whenever you add a Skill into your Deck, Upgrade it.
Charon's Ashes
Charon's Ashes triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Discovery Exhausts itselfWhenever you Exhaust a card, deal 3 damage to ALL enemies.
Joss Paper
Joss Paper triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Discovery Exhausts itselfEvery 5 times you Exhaust a card, draw 1 card.
Forgotten Soul
Forgotten Soul triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Discovery Exhausts itselfWhenever you Exhaust a card, deal 1 damage to a random enemy.

Changes by version

  1. 19 Mar 2026CostBeta branch
    "It costs 0 Energy this turn." to "It's free to play this turn."
  2. 29 Jan 2026InterfaceInternal playtest
    Discovery icons for game over screen
  3. 15 Jan 2026TextSea GlassInternal playtest
    Discovery Totem to Sea Glass
All 17 patch notes14 older
  1. 2 Oct 2025InterfaceInternal playtest
    Added a half-second delay before you can select cards from a Choose a Card screen (Ex. Discovery card)
  2. 27 Aug 2025InterfaceInternal playtest
    Discovery order now applies in multiplayer, using the superset of all players' discoveries
  3. 14 Aug 2025ChangeOrobasInternal playtest
    Combined all Orobas Discovery relics into a single relic in the Compendium screen
  4. 17 Jul 2025Bug fixRoyaltiesInternal playtest
    Discovery card can no longer generate Royalties card
  5. 26 Jun 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Discovery card no longer sets the chosen card's Star cost to 0
  6. 29 May 2025Bug fixOrobasThe DefectInternal playtest
    Orobas' Discovery blessing now correctly offers Defect cards
  7. 1 May 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    X-cost cards' energy cost text now remains white, even if they were generated by an effect like Discovery that modifies the card's cost
  8. 13 Feb 2025Bug fixOrobasInternal playtest
    Fixed capitalization in Orobas' Venom Discovery title
  9. 6 Feb 2025Bug fixOrobasInternal playtest
    Fixed Orobas' Discovery relic loc in run history
  10. 30 Jan 2025TextOrobasInternal playtest
    Discovery option at Orobas now mentions character names instead of colors
  11. 23 Jan 2025Bug fixOrobasInternal playtest
    Orobas's Discovery blessings now properly allow you to select any number of cards instead of just 5
  12. 3 Oct 2024Bug fixMad ScienceInternal playtest
    Discovery, Mad Science, and Stars in His Eyes cards can no longer generate healing cards
  13. 14 Jun 2024InterfaceInternal playtest
    Card choice from Discovery and attack/skill/power/colorless potions can now be skipped
  14. 25 Aug 2023ArtInternal playtest
    Updated Discovery card art

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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