Version

Sculpting Strike

NecrobinderAttackCommon
Deal 9 damage.
Add Ethereal to a card in your Hand.

It hits for 9 (12 upgraded), then lets you pick a card in your hand that lacks Ethereal and stamps Ethereal on it for the rest of the combat. The stamped card behaves like a native Ethereal card: it exhausts if still in hand at end of turn, and playing it counts as an Ethereal play for every effect that tracks that. It carries the Strike tag.

Character
Necrobinder
Type
Attack
Rarity
Common
Cost
1 Energy
Target
One enemy
Unlock
To KillBeat Ascension 1 with the Necrobinder

When to take Sculpting Strike

Common damage at a fair rate, replacing a Strike in Act 1. Its real value is in an Ethereal deck, where marking a card you were already playing makes the trigger free.

Cards that synergize with Sculpting Strike

Banshee's Cry
Attack
9
Deal 33 damage to ALL enemies.
Costs less for each Ethereal card played this combat.
Banshee's Cry gets 2 Energy cheaper for every Ethereal card played.Deal 33 damage to ALL enemies.
Costs less for each Ethereal card played this combat.
Pull from Below
Attack
1
Deal 5 damage for each Ethereal card played this combat.
Pull from Below deals 5 per Ethereal card played this combat.Deal 5 damage for each Ethereal card played this combat.
Spirit of Ash
Power
1
Whenever you play an Ethereal card, gain 4 Block.
Spirit of Ash pays 4 Block per Ethereal play.Whenever you play an Ethereal card, gain 4 Block.
Veilpiercer
Attack
1
Deal 10 damage.
The next Ethereal card you play costs 0 .
Veilpiercer makes the next Ethereal card free, which can be the one you marked.Deal 10 damage.
The next Ethereal card you play costs 0 .

Relics that synergize with Sculpting Strike

Strike Dummy
Strike Dummy adds 3 damage.Cards containing “Strike” deal 3 additional damage.
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Defile
Attack
1
Ethereal.
Deal 13 damage.
Fear
Attack
1
Ethereal.
Deal 7 damage.
Apply 1 Vulnerable.
Pull from Below
Attack
1
Deal 5 damage for each Ethereal card played this combat.
Veilpiercer
Attack
1
Deal 10 damage.
The next Ethereal card you play costs 0 .
Banshee's Cry
Attack
9
Deal 33 damage to ALL enemies.
Costs less for each Ethereal card played this combat.
Defy
Skill
1
Ethereal.
Gain 6 Block.
Apply 1 Weak.
Call of the Void
Power
1
At the start of your turn, add 1 random card into your Hand. It gains Ethereal.
Enfeebling Touch
Skill
1
Ethereal.
Enemy loses 8 Strength this turn.

Changes by version

  1. 19 Mar 2026Damage8(11)9(12)Beta branch
    Damage increased from 8 to 9 (upgraded 11 to 12)
  2. 29 Jan 2026ChangeThe NecrobinderVeilpiercerBanshee's CryInternal playtest
    Necrobinder's last card unlock set is now Sculpting Strike, Veilpiercer and Banshee's Cry
  3. 25 Sep 2025Damage9(12)8(11)RarityUncommonCommonInternal playtest
    Damage decreased from 9 to 8 (upgraded 12 to 11) and rarity changed from Uncommon to Common
All 8 patch notes5 older
  1. 14 Aug 2025ArtInternal playtest
    Added portrait art
  2. 31 Jul 2025RarityRareUncommonInternal playtest
    Rarity changed from Rare to Uncommon
  3. 24 Jul 2025ReworkInternal playtest
    Reworked the card
  4. 12 Jun 2025Cost01Internal playtest
    Cost changed from 0 to 1
  5. 22 May 2025AddedInternal playtest
    Added to the game

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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