Dredge

NecrobinderSkillUncommon
Put 3 cards from your Discard Pile into your Hand.
Exhaust.
  • Effect: one energy to open your discard pile and pick up to 3 cards to put in hand.
  • Limit: the pick is limited by free hand space, since the hand holds 10 cards, so with a full hand it does nothing, then it exhausts.
  • Retain: upgraded it gains Retain, so you can hold it until the discard pile has what you want.
  • Interaction: the cards are moved, not drawn, so Death March does not count them.
Character
Necrobinder
Type
Skill
Rarity
Uncommon
Cost
1 Energy
Target
Yourself

When to take Dredge

Worth it once the deck has cards worth replaying in one fight, like Bury or Deathbringer, best in long Act 2 and 3 fights. Upgrade it for Retain, so the draw becomes a planned play.

Cards that synergize with Dredge

Bury
Attack
4
Deal 52 damage.
Bury for 52 again.Deal 52 damage.
Scourge
Skill
1
Apply 13 Doom.
Draw 1 card.
Scourge and Deathbringer to re-apply Doom.Apply 13 Doom.
Draw 1 card.
Deathbringer
Skill
2
Apply 21 Doom and 1 Weak to ALL enemies.
Scourge and Deathbringer to re-apply Doom.Apply 21 Doom and 1 Weak to ALL enemies.
Drain Power
Attack
1
Deal 10 damage.
Upgrade 2 random cards in your Discard Pile.
Drain Power leaves upgraded cards in the discard pile to fetch.Deal 10 damage.
Upgrade 2 random cards in your Discard Pile.
Undeath
Skill
0
Gain 7 Block.
Add a copy of this card into your Discard Pile.
Undeath copies keep the pile stocked.Gain 7 Block.
Add a copy of this card into your Discard Pile.

Relics that synergize with Dredge

Bookmark
Bookmark lowers the cost of a Retained card each turn, so the upgraded Dredge can drop to 0.At the end of each turn, lower the cost of a random Retained card by 1 until played.
Burning Sticks
Burning Sticks triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Dredge 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 Dredge Exhausts itselfEvery 5 times you Exhaust a card, draw 1 card.
Forgotten Soul
Forgotten Soul triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Dredge Exhausts itselfWhenever you Exhaust a card, deal 1 damage to a random enemy.
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Wisp
Skill
0
Gain .
Exhaust.
Time's Up
Attack
2
Deal damage equal to the enemy's Doom.
Exhaust.
Cleanse
Skill
1
Summon 3.
Exhaust 1 card from your Draw Pile.
Putrefy
Skill
1
Apply 2 Weak.
Apply 2 Vulnerable.
Exhaust.
Spur
Skill
1
Retain.
Summon 3.
Osty heals 5 HP.
Afterlife
Skill
1
Summon 6.
Exhaust.
Dirge
Skill
X
Summon 3 X times.
Add X Souls into your Draw Pile.
Exhaust.
Glimpse Beyond
Skill
1
ALL players add 3 Souls into their Draw Pile.
Exhaust.

Changes by version

  1. 4 Dec 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Dredge card now properly limits the number of cards you can select if your hand is close to full
  2. 27 Aug 2025TextInternal playtest
    Updated wording
  3. 20 Jun 2025ChangeInternal playtest
    Changed Dredge card
All 8 patch notes5 older
  1. 10 Apr 2025ReworkExhaustInternal playtest
    Now grabs cards from Discard pile rather than Exhaust pile
    ArtInternal playtest
    Added portrait art
  2. 21 Nov 2024ChangeExhaustEtherealInternal playtest
    Now has Exhaust instead of Ethereal
  3. 14 Nov 2024ChangeSkill PotionInternal playtest
    Can no longer be generated by effects like Skill Potion
  4. 7 Nov 2024ChangeInternal playtest
    If it is played while your hand is almost full, the extra cards are now added to your discard pile
  5. 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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