Version

Putrefy

NecrobinderSkillUncommon
Apply 2 Weak.
Apply 2 Vulnerable.
Exhaust.

Applies 2 Weak and then 2 Vulnerable to one enemy as two separate debuff applications, then Exhausts. Weak cuts the target's attack damage by 25 percent; Vulnerable raises the damage it takes from attacks by 50 percent; both tick down at the end of the enemy turn. Upgraded it applies 3 of each. Artifact on the target eats one application per charge, Weak first.

Character
Necrobinder
Type
Skill
Rarity
Uncommon
Cost
1 Energy
Target
One enemy

When to take Putrefy

A cheap setup card for elites and bosses, where 2 or 3 turns of Vulnerable beats 1 Energy. Best when your damage comes from big hits, not Doom, which ignores Vulnerable.

Cards that synergize with Putrefy

Debilitate
Attack
1
Deal 10 damage.
Vulnerable and Weak are twice as effective against the enemy for the next 2 turns.
Debilitate doubles the effect of both debuffs for 2 turns.Deal 10 damage.
Vulnerable and Weak are twice as effective against the enemy for the next 2 turns.
Sleight of Flesh
Power
2
Whenever you apply a debuff to an enemy, they take 9 damage.
Sleight of Flesh deals 9 damage per debuff applied, so 18 from one play.Whenever you apply a debuff to an enemy, they take 9 damage.
Misery
Attack
0
Deal 7 damage.
Apply any debuffs on the enemy to ALL other enemies.
Misery copies both debuffs onto every other enemy.Deal 7 damage.
Apply any debuffs on the enemy to ALL other enemies.
Rend
Attack
2
Deal 15 damage.
Deals 5 additional damage for each unique debuff on the enemy.
Rend gets 10 extra damage from the two unique debuffs.Deal 15 damage.
Deals 5 additional damage for each unique debuff on the enemy.

Relics that synergize with Putrefy

Unsettling Lamp
Unsettling Lamp doubles the first debuff of the combat.Each combat, the first time you play a card that Debuffs an enemy, double its effect.
Burning Sticks
Burning Sticks triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Putrefy Exhausts itselfThe first time each combat you Exhaust a Skill, add a copy of it into your Hand.
Joss Paper
Joss Paper triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Putrefy Exhausts itselfEvery 5 times you Exhaust a card, draw 1 card.
Forgotten Soul
Forgotten Soul triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Putrefy Exhausts itselfWhenever you Exhaust a card, deal 1 damage to a random enemy.
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Defy
Skill
1
Ethereal.
Gain 6 Block.
Apply 1 Weak.
Fear
Attack
1
Ethereal.
Deal 7 damage.
Apply 1 Vulnerable.
High Five
Attack
2
Osty deals 11 damage
and applies 2 Vulnerable
to ALL enemies.
Debilitate
Attack
1
Deal 10 damage.
Vulnerable and Weak are twice as effective against the enemy for the next 2 turns.
Cleanse
Skill
1
Summon 3.
Exhaust 1 card from your Draw Pile.
Dredge
Skill
1
Put 3 cards from your Discard Pile into your Hand.
Exhaust.
Afterlife
Skill
1
Summon 6.
Exhaust.
Deathbringer
Skill
2
Apply 21 Doom and 1 Weak to ALL enemies.

Changes by version

  1. 1 Nov 2024RarityRareUncommonInternal playtest
    Rarity changed from Rare to Uncommon
  2. 24 May 2024Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fixed punctuation on Putrefy description
  3. 4 May 2024ReworkVulnerableWeakExhaustInternal playtest
    Now "Apply 2(3) Vulnerable. Apply 2(3) Weak. Exhaust."
All 4 patch notes1 older
  1. 5 May 2023ArtInternal playtest
    Update Putrefy card portrait
    Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fix misspelled Putrefy card title

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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