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Howl from Beyond

IroncladAttackUncommon
Deal 16 damage to ALL enemies.
At the end of your turn, if this is in your Exhaust Pile, play it.
  • Hit: for 3 Energy it hits every enemy for 16.
  • Rider: at the end of your turn, if the card sits in your Exhaust Pile, it plays itself for free.
  • Loop: because the card has no Exhaust keyword, after that free play it goes to the Discard Pile like any Attack, so you get one bonus cast per exhaust and it comes back around later, and Exhausting it again fires it again.
  • Upgrade: it deals 21.
Character
Type
Attack
Rarity
Uncommon
Cost
3 Energy
Target
All enemies

When to take Howl from Beyond

Take it in an Ironclad exhaust deck with ways to exhaust from hand, like Fiend Fire. Skip it without exhaust outlets, since paying 3 Energy for it by hand is rarely good.

Cards that synergize with Howl from Beyond

Fiend Fire
Attack
2
Exhaust your Hand.
Deal 7 damage for each card Exhausted.
Exhaust.
Fiend Fire exhausts it and deals damage on top.Exhaust your Hand.
Deal 7 damage for each card Exhausted.
Exhaust.
Burning Pact
Skill
1
Exhaust 1 card.
Draw 2 cards.
Burning Pact exhausts it for 1 Energy and draws.Exhaust 1 card.
Draw 2 cards.
True Grit
Skill
1
Gain 7 Block.
Exhaust 1 card at random.
True Grit and Havoc are cheap exhaust triggers.Gain 7 Block.
Exhaust 1 card at random.
Havoc
Skill
1
Play the top card of your Draw Pile and Exhaust it.
True Grit and Havoc are cheap exhaust triggers.Play the top card of your Draw Pile and Exhaust it.
Feel No Pain
Power
1
Whenever a card is Exhausted, gain 3 Block.
Charon's Ashes and Feel No Pain reward every exhaust.Whenever a card is Exhausted, gain 3 Block.
Second Wind
Skill
1
Exhaust all non-Attack cards in your Hand. Gain 5 Block for each card Exhausted.
Second Wind can Exhaust Howl from Beyond from your hand, which sets it offExhaust all non-Attack cards in your Hand. Gain 5 Block for each card Exhausted.
Stoke
Skill
1
Exhaust your Hand.
Add 1 random card into your Hand for each card Exhausted.
Stoke can Exhaust Howl from Beyond from your hand, which sets it offExhaust your Hand.
Add 1 random card into your Hand for each card Exhausted.
Thrash
Attack
1
Deal 4 damage twice.
Exhaust a random Attack in your Hand and add its damage to this card.
Thrash can Exhaust Howl from Beyond from your hand, which sets it offDeal 4 damage twice.
Exhaust a random Attack in your Hand and add its damage to this card.
Brand
Skill
0
Lose 1 HP.
Exhaust 1 card.
Gain 1 Strength.
Brand can Exhaust Howl from Beyond from your hand, which sets it offLose 1 HP.
Exhaust 1 card.
Gain 1 Strength.
Cinder
Attack
2
Deal 18 damage.
Exhaust 1 card at random.
Cinder can Exhaust Howl from Beyond from your hand, which sets it offDeal 18 damage.
Exhaust 1 card at random.
Corruption
Power
3
Skills cost 0 .
Whenever you play a Skill, Exhaust it.
Corruption can Exhaust Howl from Beyond from your hand, which sets it offSkills cost 0 .
Whenever you play a Skill, Exhaust it.
Purity
Skill
0
Retain.
Exhaust up to 3 cards in your Hand.
Exhaust.
Purity can Exhaust Howl from Beyond from your hand, which sets it offRetain.
Exhaust up to 3 cards in your Hand.
Exhaust.

Relics that synergize with Howl from Beyond

Charon's Ashes
Charon's Ashes and Feel No Pain reward every exhaust.Whenever you Exhaust a card, deal 3 damage to ALL enemies.
Pael's Eye
Pael's Eye can Exhaust Howl from Beyond from your hand, which sets it offThe first time each combat you end your turn without playing cards, Exhaust your Hand, and take an extra turn.
Toasty Mittens
Toasty Mittens can Exhaust Howl from Beyond from your hand, which sets it offAt the start of your turn, Exhaust the top card of your Draw Pile and gain 1 Strength.
Intimidating Helmet
Intimidating Helmet triggers on cards that cost 2 or more, and Howl from Beyond is oneWhenever you play a card that costs or more, gain 4 Block.

Changes by version

  1. 2 Jul 2026Damage16(21)18(24)Playtest
    Damage increased from 16 to 18 (upgraded 21 to 24)
  2. 18 Jun 2026Bug fixExhaustv0.107.1
    Howl From Beyond card now plays from the Exhaust pile after you've drawn your hand instead of before
  3. 21 May 2026BuffBeta branch
    Trigger moved from start of turn to end of turn
All 16 patch notes13 older
  1. 26 Apr 2026Bug fixExhaustBeta branch
    Howl From Beyond card now plays from the Exhaust pile after you've drawn your hand instead of before
  2. 19 Mar 2026TextBombardmentBeta branch
    Improved wording clarity for Bombardment and Howl from Beyond cards
  3. 11 Dec 2025Bug fixMayhemBombardmentExhaustInternal playtest
    When Mayhem card auto-plays Bombardment (or Howl From Beyond with added Exhaust), the card is no longer played a second time via its "plays from the Exhaust pile" effect
  4. 4 Dec 2025Bug fixBombardmentDrum of BattleInternal playtest
    Bombardment and Howl From Beyond cards are no longer immediately autoplayed after being exhausted by Drum of Battle card
  5. 20 Nov 2025Damage21(27)16(21)Internal playtest
    Damage decreased from 21 to 16 (upgraded 27 to 21)
  6. Ironclad Epoch 5 now unlocks Drum of Battle instead of Howl From Beyond
    Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fixed an issue where, if an AoE attack (like Howl from Beyond card) had Replay and killed the final living enemy during the first play, the second play would cause a softlock
  7. 27 Aug 2025TextInternal playtest
    Updated wording
  8. 27 Feb 2025ArtInternal playtest
    Updated portrait art for various cards
  9. 13 Feb 2025TypeSkillAttackInternal playtest
    Type changed from Skill to Attack
  10. 1 Nov 2024Cost53Internal playtest
    Cost changed from 5 to 3
  11. 14 Jun 2024ReworkInternal playtest
    It is now a skill that causes ALL enemies to lose 20(25) HP
  12. 17 May 2024TextInternal playtest
    Removed "card" from Howl From Beyond's description
  13. 21 Apr 2023Bug fixInternal playtest
    Howl from Beyond card not playing correctly

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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