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Hand of Greed

ColorlessAttackRare
Deal 20 damage.
If Fatal, gain 20 Gold.

Deal 20 damage. If that hit kills a non-minion enemy, you gain 20 Gold; finishing a minion pays nothing. It is excluded from random in-combat card generation. Upgraded it deals 25 and pays 25.

Pool
Colorless
Type
Attack
Rarity
Rare
Cost
2 Energy
Target
One enemy

When to take Hand of Greed

A 2-cost 20 is fair damage on its own, with the Gold as a bonus. Take it in Act 1 and aim it at the killing blow.

Cards that synergize with Hand of Greed

Right Hand Hand
Attack
0
Osty deals 4 damage.
Whenever you play a card that costs or more, return this to your Hand from the Discard Pile.
Right Hand Hand triggers on cards that cost 2 or more, and Hand of Greed is oneOsty deals 4 damage.
Whenever you play a card that costs or more, return this to your Hand from the Discard Pile.
Danse Macabre
Power
1
Whenever you play a card that costs or more, gain 4 Block.
Danse Macabre triggers on cards that cost 2 or more, and Hand of Greed is oneWhenever you play a card that costs or more, gain 4 Block.

Relics that synergize with Hand of Greed

Bowler Hat
Bowler Hat adds 25% to the payout.Gain 25% additional Gold.
Dragon Fruit
Dragon Fruit turns each payout into Max HP.Whenever you gain Gold, raise your Max HP by 1.
Akabeko
Akabeko adds Vigor to the first swing.At the start of each combat, gain 8 Vigor.
Bag of Marbles
Bag of Marbles makes the 20 hit for 30.At the start of each combat, apply 1 Vulnerable to ALL enemies.
Membership Card
Membership Card doubles what the Gold buys.50% discount on all products!
Intimidating Helmet
Intimidating Helmet triggers on cards that cost 2 or more, and Hand of Greed is oneWhenever you play a card that costs or more, gain 4 Block.

Rules and timing

Excluded from random card generation in combat.

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Rend
Attack
2
Deal 15 damage.
Deals 5 additional damage for each unique debuff on the enemy.
Bolas
Attack
0
Deal 3 damage.
At the start of your next turn, return this to your Hand.
Gold Axe
Attack
1
Deal damage equal to the number of cards played this combat.
Jackpot
Attack
3
Deal 25 damage.
Add 3 random 0 cards into your Hand.
Knockdown
Attack
3
Deal 10 damage.
The enemy takes double damage from other players this turn.
Salvo
Attack
1
Deal 12 damage.
Retain your Hand this turn.
Tag Team
Attack
2
Deal 11 damage.
The next Attack another player plays on the enemy is played an extra time.
Dramatic Entrance
Attack
0
Innate.
Deal 11 damage to ALL enemies.
Exhaust.

Changes by version

  1. 29 Jan 2026Bug fixInternal playtest
    Hand of Greed card now only plays its Gold VFX when it is fatal
  2. 14 Aug 2025TextInternal playtest
    Improved wording
  3. 7 Aug 2025ChangeFatalInternal playtest
    Fatal effects like Hand of Greed card no longer trigger on infinitely-reviving enemies like Decimillipede unless they've been killed for the final time
All 9 patch notes6 older
  1. 26 Jun 2025ExhaustExhaustno ExhaustInternal playtest
    Removed Exhaust
  2. 19 Sep 2024Bug fixFeedFatalInternal playtest
    Hand of Greed and Feed cards' Fatal effects no longer trigger when they kill a minion
  3. 30 Aug 2024Bug fixPanic ButtonInternal playtest
    Fixed spacing on Panic Button and Hand of Greed cards
  4. 14 Jun 2024ChangeInternal playtest
    Now has the healing tag so it cannot be generated from other effects mid combat
  5. 10 May 2024Bug fixSpectrum ShiftInternal playtest
    Hand of Greed can no longer be generated by Spectrum Shift
  6. 14 Jul 2023ArtInternal playtest
    Updated Hand of Greed art

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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