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Enfeebling Touch

NecrobinderSkillUncommon
Ethereal.
Enemy loses 8 Strength this turn.

It gives one enemy a temporary Strength loss of 8. The game applies minus 8 Strength at once and restores it at the end of that enemy's turn, so the cut covers exactly the attack it is about to make. Strength can go negative, so a 12 damage hit becomes 4. Ethereal means it exhausts if left in hand. Upgraded it takes 11.

Character
Type
Skill
Rarity
Uncommon
Cost
1 Energy
Target
One enemy

When to take Enfeebling Touch

Pick it up in Act 1 or 2 when a boss telegraphs one heavy attack your Block cannot cover, since it shaves that hit rather than walling it. It also feeds Ethereal payoffs.

Cards that synergize with Enfeebling Touch

Pull from Below
Attack
1
Deal 5 damage for each Ethereal card played this combat.
Pull from Below and Banshee's Cry count it as an Ethereal card played.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 it as an Ethereal card played.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 pays Block whenever you play it.Whenever you play an Ethereal card, gain 4 Block.
Misery
Attack
0
Deal 7 damage.
Apply any debuffs on the enemy to ALL other enemies.
Misery copies the Strength loss to every other enemy.Deal 7 damage.
Apply any debuffs on the enemy to ALL other enemies.
Sleight of Flesh
Power
2
Whenever you apply a debuff to an enemy, they take 9 damage.
Sleight of Flesh deals damage when the debuff lands.Whenever you apply a debuff to an enemy, they take 9 damage.
Pagestorm
Power
1
Whenever you draw an Ethereal card, draw 1 card.
Pagestorm rewards Ethereal cards, and Enfeebling Touch is oneWhenever you draw an Ethereal card, draw 1 card.
Veilpiercer
Attack
1
Deal 10 damage.
The next Ethereal card you play costs 0 .
Veilpiercer rewards Ethereal cards, and Enfeebling Touch is oneDeal 10 damage.
The next Ethereal card you play costs 0 .

Relics that synergize with Enfeebling Touch

Unsettling Lamp
Unsettling Lamp doubles your first debuff of the fight to 16.Each combat, the first time you play a card that Debuffs an enemy, double its effect.
Burning Sticks
Burning Sticks triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Enfeebling Touch 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 Enfeebling Touch Exhausts itselfEvery 5 times you Exhaust a card, draw 1 card.
Forgotten Soul
Forgotten Soul triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Enfeebling Touch Exhausts itselfWhenever you Exhaust a card, deal 1 damage to a random enemy.

Changes by version

  1. Fixed Enfeebling Touch + Misery combo causing enemies with Artifact to gain Strength next turn
  2. Fixed Test Subject starting phase 2 with extra Strength when killed by Sleight of Flesh via Enfeebling Touch
  3. Fixed Test Subject starting phase 2 with extra strength if it is killed by Sleight of Flesh via Enfeebling Touch
All 11 patch notes8 older
  1. 19 Feb 2026Bug fixSleight of FleshInternal playtest
    Sleight of Flesh card no longer double-counts Enfeebling Touch
  2. 10 Jul 2025TextDebilitateInternal playtest
    Renamed Enfeeble card to Debilitate in order to avoid confusion with Enfeebling Touch card
  3. 5 Jun 2025ArtInternal playtest
    Added portrait art for various cards
  4. 6 Feb 2025Strength loss9(13)8(11)Internal playtest
    Strength loss decreased from 9 to 8 (upgraded 13 to 11)
  5. 21 Nov 2024RarityCommonUncommonStrength loss7(10)9(13)Internal playtest
    Rarity changed from Common to Uncommon and Strength loss increased from 7 to 9 (upgraded 10 to 13)
  6. 1 Nov 2024RemovedSoulRageInternal playtest
    Deprecated cards: Carve Soul, Ghost Eater, Morph Form, Barbs, Better Than Ever, Big Hand, Binding Chains, Blood Dividend, Caged Rage, Chain Punch, Dark Siphon, Death Grip, Dragged Prey, Encase, For My Own Good, Loyalty, One-Inch Punch, Twist Soul, Heel, Grab, Enfeebling Touch
    NameSoulInternal playtest
    Renamed Soul Prison card to Enfeebling Touch
  7. 10 May 2024Bug fixInternal playtest
    Enfeebling Touch no longer gets rid of negative strength
  8. 4 May 2024AddedInternal playtest
    Added Enfeebling Touch card

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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