Echo Form

DefectPowerRare
Ethereal.
The first card you play each turn is played an extra time.
  • Effect: playing it gives you one stack of the Echo Form power.
  • Trigger: from then on the first card play you start each turn gets one extra play, whatever its type, so lead with the card you most want twice.
  • Stacking: a second copy adds a stack and the first two cards each turn are doubled instead.
  • Ethereal: the base card is Ethereal, draw it without 3 spare Energy and it exhausts at end of turn.
  • Upgrade: it only removes Ethereal.
Character
Defect
Type
Power
Rarity
Rare
Cost
3 Energy
Target
Yourself

When to take Echo Form

Worth it once your deck holds expensive payoffs worth repeating, usually by Act 2. It costs 3 Energy and makes that turn dead, so have Frost or a Block card ready.

Cards that synergize with Echo Form

Multi-Cast
Skill
X
Evoke your rightmost Orb X times.
Multi-Cast evokes your rightmost orb twice as often for the same X.Evoke your rightmost Orb X times.
Hyperbeam
Attack
2
Deal 28 damage to ALL enemies.
Lose 3 Focus.
Hyperbeam hits everything twice for one Focus loss each.Deal 28 damage to ALL enemies.
Lose 3 Focus.
Reboot
Skill
0
Shuffle ALL your cards into your Draw Pile.
Draw 4 cards.
Exhaust.
Reboot refills your hand twice.Shuffle ALL your cards into your Draw Pile.
Draw 4 cards.
Exhaust.
Signal Boost
Skill
1
The next Power you play is played an additional time.
Exhaust.
Signal Boost plays Echo Form itself again for two stacks.The next Power you play is played an additional time.
Exhaust.
Storm
Power
1
Whenever you play a Power, Channel 1 Lightning.
Storm triggers on Powers played, and Echo Form is oneWhenever you play a Power, Channel 1 Lightning.
Subroutine
Power
1
Whenever you play a Power, gain .
Subroutine triggers on Powers played, and Echo Form is oneWhenever you play a Power, gain .
Synthesis
Attack
2
Deal 14 damage.
The next Power you play costs 0 .
Synthesis triggers on Powers played, and Echo Form is oneDeal 14 damage.
The next Power you play costs 0 .

Relics that synergize with Echo Form

Mummified Hand
Mummified Hand frees a card after the Power so the setup turn still does something.Whenever you play a Power, a random card in your Hand is free to play that turn.
Burning Sticks
Burning Sticks triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Echo Form 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 Echo Form Exhausts itselfEvery 5 times you Exhaust a card, draw 1 card.
Forgotten Soul
Forgotten Soul triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Echo Form Exhausts itselfWhenever you Exhaust a card, deal 1 damage to a random enemy.
Permafrost
Permafrost triggers on Powers played, and Echo Form is oneThe first time you play a Power each combat, gain 7 Block.
Lost Wisp
Lost Wisp triggers on Powers played, and Echo Form is oneWhenever you play a Power, deal 8 damage to ALL enemies.
Game Piece
Game Piece triggers on Powers played, and Echo Form is oneWhenever you play a Power, draw 1 card.
Intimidating Helmet
Intimidating Helmet triggers on cards that cost 2 or more, and Echo Form is oneWhenever you play a card that costs or more, gain 4 Block.
✦
Apparition
Skill
1
Ethereal.
Gain 1 Intangible.
Exhaust.

Changes by version

  1. 13 Aug 2026Bug fixThe DefectPlaytest
    Fixed Defect's power-up animation freezing when interrupted while playing Echo Form card
  2. 19 Feb 2026Bug fixHand DrillFeralInternal playtest
    Fixed the Hand Drill card disappearing if it would proc both Echo Form and Feral
  3. 8 May 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Echo Form card now works properly when playing two copies spread out across multiple turns
All 6 patch notes3 older
  1. 12 Jul 2024Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fixed various bugs with Echo Form duplicating the wrong card
  2. 1 Sep 2023Bug fixInternal playtest
    Echo form no longer has tooltip for focus
    Bug fixNormalityInternal playtest
    Normality no longer prevents players from playing cards after Echo Form dupe
  3. 25 Aug 2023Bug fixInternal playtest
    Amplify no longer causes Echo Form to apply 3 times

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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