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Nostalgia

ColorlessPowerRare
The first Attack or Skill you play each turn is placed on top of your Draw Pile.

For 1 Energy, 0 upgraded, you gain a Nostalgia counter.

  • Once per turn: your first Attack or Skill skips the discard pile after it resolves and lands on top of your draw pile, so it is the first card you see next turn.
  • Redirect: only a card headed for the discard is affected; an Exhaust card still exhausts, a card that returns to hand still returns, and Powers are ignored.
  • Stacking: a second copy catches your first two plays.
Pool
Colorless
Type
Power
Rarity
Rare
Cost
10 Energy
Target
Yourself
Unlock
SlumberFill the score bar at the end of a run

When to take Nostalgia

Take it when one card is worth playing every turn, a big cheap Attack, a draw engine or a key debuff. Pass it in a deck of interchangeable Strikes.

Cards that synergize with Nostalgia

Mayhem
Power
2
At the start of your turn, play the top card of your Draw Pile.
Mayhem plays the top card of your draw pile each turn, so the looped card comes back free.At the start of your turn, play the top card of your Draw Pile.
Ultimate Strike
Attack
1
Deal 14 damage.
Ultimate Strike and Rend are cheap hits worth repeating.Deal 14 damage.
Rend
Attack
2
Deal 15 damage.
Deals 5 additional damage for each unique debuff on the enemy.
Ultimate Strike and Rend are cheap hits worth repeating.Deal 15 damage.
Deals 5 additional damage for each unique debuff on the enemy.
Jackpot
Attack
3
Deal 25 damage.
Add 3 random 0 cards into your Hand.
Jackpot returns each turn with three fresh 0-cost cards.Deal 25 damage.
Add 3 random 0 cards into your Hand.
Salvo
Attack
1
Deal 12 damage.
Retain your Hand this turn.
Salvo loops 12 damage and keeps your hand.Deal 12 damage.
Retain your Hand this turn.
Signal Boost
Skill
1
The next Power you play is played an additional time.
Exhaust.
Signal Boost triggers on Powers played, and Nostalgia is oneThe next Power you play is played an additional time.
Exhaust.
Storm
Power
1
Whenever you play a Power, Channel 1 Lightning.
Storm triggers on Powers played, and Nostalgia is oneWhenever you play a Power, Channel 1 Lightning.
Subroutine
Power
1
Whenever you play a Power, gain .
Subroutine triggers on Powers played, and Nostalgia is oneWhenever you play a Power, gain .
Synthesis
Attack
2
Deal 14 damage.
The next Power you play costs 0 .
Synthesis triggers on Powers played, and Nostalgia is oneDeal 14 damage.
The next Power you play costs 0 .

Relics that synergize with Nostalgia

Permafrost
Permafrost triggers on Powers played, and Nostalgia is oneThe first time you play a Power each combat, gain 7 Block.
Lost Wisp
Lost Wisp triggers on Powers played, and Nostalgia is oneWhenever you play a Power, deal 8 damage to ALL enemies.
Mummified Hand
Mummified Hand triggers on Powers played, and Nostalgia is oneWhenever you play a Power, a random card in your Hand is free to play that turn.
Game Piece
Game Piece triggers on Powers played, and Nostalgia is oneWhenever you play a Power, draw 1 card.
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Beacon of Hope
Power
1
Whenever you gain Block on your turn, other players gain half that much Block.
Entropy
Power
1
At the start of your turn, Transform 1 card in your Hand.
Automation
Power
1
Every 10 cards you draw, gain .
Calamity
Power
3
Whenever you play an Attack, add a random Attack into your Hand.
Eternal Armor
Power
3
Gain 9 Plating.
Fasten
Power
1
Gain an additional 4 Block from Defend cards.
Mayhem
Power
2
At the start of your turn, play the top card of your Draw Pile.
Prep Time
Power
1
At the start of your turn, gain 4 Vigor.

Changes by version

  1. 21 Aug 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Nostalgia card no longer triggers on the next Attack/Skill played this turn if another Attack/Skill was played before it
  2. 24 Jul 2025Cost01(0)Upgradeadds Innateno InnateInternal playtest
    Cost changed from 0 to 1 (0) and upgrade no longer adds Innate
  3. 26 Jun 2025Bug fixSlyInternal playtest
    Fixed a broken interaction between Nostalgia card and Sly
All 7 patch notes4 older
  1. 5 Jun 2025Bug fixHistory CourseInternal playtest
    Nostalgia card's power no longer triggers when playing cards that were duplicated by effects like History Course relic
  2. 29 May 2025ArtInternal playtest
    Added portrait art
  3. 3 Apr 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Nostalgia card now works properly on the turn it is played
  4. 13 Feb 2025AddedInternal playtest
    Added Nostalgia 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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