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Memento Mori

SilentAttackUncommon
Deal 9 damage.
Deals 4 additional damage for each card discarded this turn.

Nine damage (11 upgraded) plus 4 (5 upgraded) for every card you have discarded this turn, counted from the combat log of your own discards. Exhausted cards do not count, and the end-of-turn discard happens after you could play it. Discarding four cards with Calculated Gamble first makes it 25 for 1 Energy, 31 upgraded.

Character
Silent
Type
Attack
Rarity
Uncommon
Cost
1 Energy
Target
One enemy

When to take Memento Mori

Take it once the deck has two or more discard outlets, since without them it is just a Strike. It is the cheap finisher of a discard Silent, so play it last in the turn.

Cards that synergize with Memento Mori

Calculated Gamble
Skill
0
Discard your Hand,
then draw that many cards.
Exhaust.
Calculated Gamble and Storm of Steel discard the whole Hand.Discard your Hand,
then draw that many cards.
Exhaust.
Storm of Steel
Skill
1
Discard your Hand.
Add 1 Shiv into your Hand for each card discarded.
Calculated Gamble and Storm of Steel discard the whole Hand.Discard your Hand.
Add 1 Shiv into your Hand for each card discarded.
Tools of the Trade
Power
1
At the start of your turn, draw 1 card and discard 1 card.
Tools of the Trade discards at turn start, so it is always 1 up.At the start of your turn, draw 1 card and discard 1 card.
Acrobatics
Skill
1
Draw 3 cards.
Discard 1 card.
Acrobatics, Survivor and Dagger Throw add one each while doing their job.Draw 3 cards.
Discard 1 card.
Survivor
Skill
1
Gain 8 Block.
Discard 1 card.
Acrobatics, Survivor and Dagger Throw add one each while doing their job.Gain 8 Block.
Discard 1 card.
Dagger Throw
Attack
1
Deal 9 damage.
Draw 1 card.
Discard 1 card.
Acrobatics, Survivor and Dagger Throw add one each while doing their job.Deal 9 damage.
Draw 1 card.
Discard 1 card.
Shadow Step
Skill
1
Discard your Hand.
Next turn, Attacks deal double damage.
Shadow Step discards cards, and Memento Mori triggers when you discardDiscard your Hand.
Next turn, Attacks deal double damage.
Hidden Daggers
Skill
0
Discard 2 cards.
Add 2 Shivs into your Hand.
Hidden Daggers discards cards, and Memento Mori triggers when you discardDiscard 2 cards.
Add 2 Shivs into your Hand.
Prepared
Skill
0
Draw 1 card.
Discard 1 card.
Prepared discards cards, and Memento Mori triggers when you discardDraw 1 card.
Discard 1 card.

Relics that synergize with Memento Mori

Tingsha
Tingsha adds damage to the same discards.Whenever you discard a card during your turn, deal 3 damage to a random enemy for each card discarded.
Gambling Chip
Gambling Chip discards cards, and Memento Mori triggers when you discardAt the start of each combat, discard any number of cards then draw that many.
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Finisher
Attack
1
Deal 6 damage for each Attack already played this turn.
Flechettes
Attack
1
Deal 5 damage for each Skill in your Hand.
Strangle
Attack
1
Deal 8 damage.
Whenever you play a card this turn, the enemy loses 2 HP.
Backstab
Attack
0
Innate.
Deal 11 damage.
Exhaust.
Dagger Spray
Attack
1
Deal 4 damage to ALL enemies twice.
Dagger Throw
Attack
1
Deal 9 damage.
Draw 1 card.
Discard 1 card.
Dash
Attack
2
Gain 10 Block.
Deal 10 damage.
Echoing Slash
Attack
1
Deal 10 damage to ALL enemies.
Repeat this effect for each enemy killed.

Changes by version

  1. 9 Apr 2026Base damage8(10)9(11)Beta branch
    Base damage increased from 8 to 9 (upgraded 10 to 11)
  2. 8 Jan 2026RarityInternal playtest
    Changed Memento Mori and Shadowstep cards: swapped rarity
  3. 26 Jun 2025Base damage9(10)8(10)Damage scaling3(4)4(5)Internal playtest
    Base damage decreased from 9 to 8 and Damage scaling increased from 3 to 4 (upgraded 4 to 5)
All 6 patch notes3 older
  1. 6 Feb 2025ReworkInternal playtest
    Reworked Memento Mori card
  2. 10 Oct 2024ArtInternal playtest
    Added art
  3. 12 Sep 2024AddedWraith FormInternal playtest
    Added Wraith Form and Memento Mori Legendary cards

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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