Guilty

Curse
Unplayable.
Removed from your Deck after 5 combats.

An Unplayable Curse with a timer. Each time a combat ends with it still in your deck its counter ticks, and after the fifth such combat it removes itself. It is not Eternal, so a shop or event can remove it sooner. The number on the card shows the combats remaining. It comes from The Trial and Wellspring.

Type
Curse
Cost
Unplayable

When to take Guilty

Accept it when the event's reward is worth five combats of a dead draw, most of an act. Only spend Gold removing it if those fights include a boss you need clean hands for.

Cards that synergize with Guilty

Second Wind
Skill
1
Exhaust all non-Attack cards in your Hand. Gain 5 Block for each card Exhausted.
Second Wind and Purity 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 and Purity Exhaust it in combat.Retain.
Exhaust up to 3 cards in your Hand.
Exhaust.
Burning Pact
Skill
1
Exhaust 1 card.
Draw 2 cards.
Burning Pact turns it into 2 cards.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 it for free.At the start of your turn, draw 1 card and Exhaust 1 card from your Hand.

Relics that synergize with Guilty

Darkstone Periapt
Darkstone Periapt gives 6 Max HP for obtaining it.Whenever you obtain a Curse, raise your Max HP by 6.

Changes by version

  1. Added new Neow relic, Neow's Sacrifice - "Upon pickup, procure 1 Ambergris and add 1 Guilty to your Deck."
  2. 9 Jan 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Hopefully fixed a softlock related to Guilty curse card
  3. 12 Dec 2024ChangeRegretInternal playtest
    Curse card from Guilty Merchant changed from Guilt to Regret
All 8 patch notes5 older
  1. 14 Nov 2024ChangeDoubtInternal playtest
    Changed Cursed Choice event: "Plain" option curse card changed from Doubt to Guilty
  2. 1 Nov 2024ChangeInternal playtest
    "Drink" choice now gives 1 Guilty curse card
    ChangeInternal playtest
    "Bathe" choice now gives 3 Guilty curse cards
  3. 19 Apr 2024Bug fixInternal playtest
    Guilty card being removed no longer softlocks run
  4. 25 Aug 2023Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fixes softlock on win combat after Guilty was removed
    Bug fixInternal playtest
    Guilty card pluralization now working correctly
  5. 14 Jul 2023Bug fixInternal playtest
    Guilty curse's 'number of combats left' value now carries over between saves and reloads

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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