Greed

Curse
  • Eternal: a Curse that is Unplayable and Eternal, it cannot be removed or transformed, so once it is in your deck it stays for the run.
  • Dead card: it has no effect beyond being a dead card in hand, and in combat it can still be Exhausted or discarded like any card.
  • Generation: run modifiers that hand out Curses never produce it.
  • Source: the main source is Cursed Pearl, which gives 333 Gold alongside it, and Neow and Sunken Treasury can also deal it out.
Type
Curse
Cost
Unplayable

When to take Greed

Accept the Pearl when the deck is large enough that one more dead card barely changes draws, or the Gold buys removals worth it. Avoid it in a thin combo deck where every draw counts.

Cards that synergize with Greed

Second Wind
Skill
1
Exhaust all non-Attack cards in your Hand. Gain 5 Block for each card Exhausted.
Second Wind, Purity and Burning Pact Exhaust it in combat.Exhaust all non-Attack cards in your Hand. Gain 5 Block for each card Exhausted.
Purity
Skill
0
Retain.
Exhaust up to 3 cards in your Hand.
Exhaust.
Second Wind, Purity and Burning Pact Exhaust it in combat.Retain.
Exhaust up to 3 cards in your Hand.
Exhaust.
Burning Pact
Skill
1
Exhaust 1 card.
Draw 2 cards.
Second Wind, Purity and Burning Pact Exhaust it in combat.Exhaust 1 card.
Draw 2 cards.
Tyranny
Power
1
At the start of your turn, draw 1 card and Exhaust 1 card from your Hand.
Tyranny Exhausts a card each turn.At the start of your turn, draw 1 card and Exhaust 1 card from your Hand.
Dark Embrace
Power
2
Whenever a card is Exhausted,
draw 1 card.
Dark Embrace draws when it goes.Whenever a card is Exhausted,
draw 1 card.

Relics that synergize with Greed

Darkstone Periapt
Darkstone Periapt pays 6 Max HP when you obtain it.Whenever you obtain a Curse, raise your Max HP by 6.

Rules and timing

Excluded from cards generated by run modifiers.

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Ascender's Bane
Curse
Ethereal.
Unplayable.
Eternal.
Bad Luck
Curse
Unplayable.
At the end of your turn, if this is in your Hand, lose 13 HP.
Eternal.
Curse of the Bell
Curse
Unplayable.
Eternal.
Folly
Curse
Ethereal.
Innate.
Unplayable.
Eternal.
Clumsy
Curse
Ethereal.
Unplayable.
Debt
Curse
Unplayable.
At the end of your turn, if this is in your Hand, lose 10 Gold.
Decay
Curse
Unplayable.
At the end of your turn, if this is in your Hand, take 2 damage.
Doubt
Curse
Unplayable.
At the end of your turn, if this is in your Hand, gain 1 Weak.

Changes by version

  1. 19 Mar 2026Bug fixEternalSunken TreasuryBeta branch
    Fixed missing Eternal hovertip when showing card preview for Greed curse in Sunken Treasury event
  2. 5 Feb 2026ChangeInternal playtest
    Can no longer give Greed curse
  3. 16 Oct 2025ArtInternal playtest
    Added card art
All 6 patch notes3 older
  1. 21 Aug 2025BuffNeowInternal playtest
    Buffed Neow's Mystery Machine blessing: no longer has the downside of giving Greed curse
  2. 20 Jun 2025MentionInternal playtest
    Now also has the downside "Add 1 Greed to your Deck."
  3. 12 Jun 2025ChangeInternal playtest
    No longer gives Greed
    TextInternal playtest
    For the Sturdy Brace ancient relic, the curse Greed is rendered in red text instead of gold

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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