Scavenge

DefectSkillUncommon
Exhaust a card.
Next turn, gain .

You choose one card from your hand to Exhaust, then you get 2 Energy (3 upgraded) at the start of your next turn through an Energy Next Turn stack. The Exhaust is mandatory if you have any other card; with an otherwise empty hand it skips the Exhaust and still banks the Energy. The bonus stacks with other next turn Energy such as Charge Battery.

Character
Defect
Type
Skill
Rarity
Uncommon
Cost
1 Energy
Target
Yourself
Unlock
Ooh Shiny!Beat Ascension 1 with the Defect

When to take Scavenge

An Energy card for the Status Defect, where a Dazed or Burn in hand is exactly what you want to Exhaust for 2 Energy next turn. Only profits when a dead card feeds it.

Cards that synergize with Scavenge

Boost Away
Skill
0
Gain 6 Block.
Add a Dazed into your Discard Pile.
Boost Away and Fight Through supply the Statuses to Exhaust.Gain 6 Block.
Add a Dazed into your Discard Pile.
Fight Through
Skill
1
Gain 13 Block.
Add 2 Wounds into your Discard Pile.
Boost Away and Fight Through supply the Statuses to Exhaust.Gain 13 Block.
Add 2 Wounds into your Discard Pile.
Charge Battery
Skill
1
Gain 7 Block.
Next turn, gain .
Charge Battery adds another next turn Energy.Gain 7 Block.
Next turn, gain .
Meteor Strike
Attack
5
Deal 24 damage.
Channel 3 Plasma.
Meteor Strike and Multi-Cast spend the big turn.Deal 24 damage.
Channel 3 Plasma.
Multi-Cast
Skill
X
Evoke your rightmost Orb X times.
Meteor Strike and Multi-Cast spend the big turn.Evoke your rightmost Orb X times.
Double Energy
Skill
1
Double your Energy.
Exhaust.
Double Energy doubles the pile once it lands.Double your Energy.
Exhaust.
Tempest
Skill
X
Channel X Lightning.
Tempest costs X, so every Energy Scavenge gives goes into itChannel X Lightning.
Volley
Attack
X
Deal 10 damage to a random enemy X times.
Volley costs X, so every Energy Scavenge gives goes into itDeal 10 damage to a random enemy X times.

Relics that synergize with Scavenge

Joss Paper
Joss Paper draws a card every 5 Exhausts.Every 5 times you Exhaust a card, draw 1 card.
Burning Sticks
Burning Sticks triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Scavenge Exhausts themThe first time each combat you Exhaust a Skill, add a copy of it into your Hand.
Forgotten Soul
Forgotten Soul triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Scavenge Exhausts themWhenever you Exhaust a card, deal 1 damage to a random enemy.
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Double Energy
Skill
1
Double your Energy.
Exhaust.
Energy Surge
Skill
1
ALL players gain .
Exhaust.
Supercritical
Skill
0
Gain 4.
Exhaust.
Flak Cannon
Attack
2
Exhaust ALL your Status cards.
Deal 8 damage to a random enemy for each card Exhausted.
Charge Battery
Skill
1
Gain 7 Block.
Next turn, gain .
Subroutine
Power
1
Whenever you play a Power, gain .
TURBO
Skill
0
Gain .
Add a Void into your Discard Pile.
Sunder
Attack
3
Deal 24 damage.
If this kills an enemy, gain .

Changes by version

  1. 29 Jan 2026ChangeThe DefectTURBOFeralSupercriticalInternal playtest
    Defect's last card unlock set unlocks Turbo and Scavenge rather than Feral and Supercritical
  2. 11 Dec 2025TextInternal playtest
    Recycle card renamed to Scavenge
  3. 4 May 2024RemovedInternal playtest
    Deprecated Scavenge card
All 5 patch notes2 older
  1. 16 Jun 2023ReworkInternal playtest
    Rework Scavenge card to deal 5 (7) damage
  2. 19 May 2023ArtInternal playtest
    Added card portrait for Scavenge

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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