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Manifest Authority

RegentSkillUncommon
Gain 7 Block.
Add 1 random Colorless card into your Hand.

Seven Block (8 upgraded), then one random Colorless card from the unlocked pool is created in your Hand; the generator skips cards already created this fight, so repeats are rare. Upgraded, the created card arrives Upgraded. It counts as a created card for every Regent payoff that watches for one.

Character
Regent
Type
Skill
Rarity
Uncommon
Cost
1 Energy
Target
Yourself

When to take Manifest Authority

A dependable Act 1 Defend replacement for the Regent, with a free card on top that cheaply fuels the create-a-card Powers. Take one or two, and upgrade once that engine is running.

Cards that synergize with Manifest Authority

Arsenal
Power
1
Whenever you create a card, gain 1 Strength.
Arsenal gives 1 Strength per created card.Whenever you create a card, gain 1 Strength.
Pillar of Creation
Power
1
Whenever you create a card, gain 3 Block.
Pillar of Creation adds 3 Block on each.Whenever you create a card, gain 3 Block.
Supermassive
Attack
1
Deal 5 damage.
Deals 3 additional damage for each card you created this combat.
Supermassive grows 3 damage per creation.Deal 5 damage.
Deals 3 additional damage for each card you created this combat.
Heirloom Hammer
Attack
2
Deal 20 damage.
Choose a Colorless card in your Hand. Add a copy of that card into your Hand.
Heirloom Hammer copies the Colorless card it makes.Deal 20 damage.
Choose a Colorless card in your Hand. Add a copy of that card into your Hand.
Beacon of Hope
Power
1
Whenever you gain Block on your turn, other players gain half that much Block.
Beacon of Hope makes Block count for more, and Manifest Authority gains itWhenever you gain Block on your turn, other players gain half that much Block.
Entrench
Skill
2
Double your Block.
Entrench makes Block count for more, and Manifest Authority gains itDouble your Block.
Prolong
Skill
0
Next turn, gain Block equal to your current Block.
Exhaust.
Prolong makes Block count for more, and Manifest Authority gains itNext turn, gain Block equal to your current Block.
Exhaust.

Relics that synergize with Manifest Authority

Regalite
Regalite pays 2 Block per creation.Whenever you create a card, gain 2 Block.
Parrying Shield
Parrying Shield makes Block count for more, and Manifest Authority gains itIf you end a turn with at least 10 Block, deal 6 damage to a random enemy.
Sturdy Clamp
Sturdy Clamp makes Block count for more, and Manifest Authority gains itUp to 10 Block persists across turns.
Pael's Legion
Pael's Legion makes Block count for more, and Manifest Authority gains itDoubles Block gained from a card, then goes to sleep for 2 turns.
Vambrace
Vambrace makes Block count for more, and Manifest Authority gains itThe first time you gain Block from a card each combat, double the amount gained.
✦
CHARGE!!
Skill
1
Choose 2 cards in your Draw Pile to Transform into
Minion Dive Bombs.
Conqueror
Skill
1
Forge 3.
Sovereign Blade deals double damage to the enemy this turn.
Convergence
Skill
1
Next turn,
gain and .
Retain your Hand this turn.
Glimmer
Skill
1
Draw 3 cards.
Put 1 card from your Hand on top of your Draw Pile.
Plot
Skill
1
Next turn, ALL players draw 2 cards.
Reflect
Skill
1
3
Gain 15 Block.
Blocked attack damage is reflected to your attacker this turn.
Resonance
Skill
1
3
Gain 1 Strength. ALL enemies lose 1 Strength.
Summon Forth
Skill
1
Put Sovereign Blade into your Hand from anywhere.
Forge 8.

Changes by version

  1. 18 Sep 2025ArtInternal playtest
    Added portrait art
  2. 21 Aug 2025TextInternal playtest
    Updated wording
  3. 3 Jul 2025Block9(11)7(8)ExhaustExhaustno ExhaustInternal playtest
    Block decreased from 9 to 7 (upgraded 11 to 8) and removed Exhaust
All 9 patch notes6 older
  1. 13 Feb 2025Block8(11)9(11)Internal playtest
    Block gain increased from 8 to 9
  2. 9 Jan 2025ChangeInternal playtest
    Now generates any colorless card, not just skills
  3. 16 Aug 2024ChangeInternal playtest
    Changed Manifest Victory and Manifest Authority cards: both now exhaust
  4. 12 Jul 2024Bug fixInternal playtest
    Nimble may now correctly be applied to Manifest Authority
  5. 29 Jun 2024Bug fixInternal playtest
    Manifest Authority card now has the Block tooltip
  6. 7 Jun 2024AddedInternal playtest
    Added Manifest Authority 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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