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Serpent Form

SilentPowerRare
Whenever you play a card, deal 4 damage to a random enemy.

After each card you play finishes resolving, a random enemy takes 4 damage, 6 upgraded.

  • Direct: not an Attack, so Strength, Vigor and the enemy's Vulnerable do not change it, though Block absorbs it as usual.
  • Timing: the power remembers the stack count at the moment each card was played, so a card already mid-play when the power lands does not trigger.
  • New copy: playing a second copy deals damage at the old amount for that one play, then two copies mean 8 per card.
Character
Silent
Type
Power
Rarity
Rare
Cost
3 Energy
Target
Yourself

When to take Serpent Form

Needs volume, Shivs, 0-cost Attacks, cheap Skills, anything that lets you play eight or more cards a turn, where it out-damages most Rares.

Cards that synergize with Serpent Form

Blade Dance
Skill
1
Add 3 Shivs into your Hand.
Exhaust.
Blade Dance is three triggers for 1 Energy.Add 3 Shivs into your Hand.
Exhaust.
Infinite Blades
Power
1
At the start of your turn, add 1 Shiv into your Hand.
Infinite Blades adds a free trigger every turn.At the start of your turn, add 1 Shiv into your Hand.
Storm of Steel
Skill
1
Discard your Hand.
Add 1 Shiv into your Hand for each card discarded.
Storm of Steel converts a full hand into free plays.Discard your Hand.
Add 1 Shiv into your Hand for each card discarded.
Adrenaline
Skill
0
Gain .
Draw 2 cards.
Exhaust.
Adrenaline and Tactician fund more cards.Gain .
Draw 2 cards.
Exhaust.
Tactician
Skill
3
Sly.
Gain .
Adrenaline and Tactician fund more cards.Sly.
Gain .
Afterimage
Power
1
Whenever you play a card, gain 1 Block.
Afterimage rides the same card count for Block.Whenever you play a card, gain 1 Block.
Anticipate
Skill
0
Gain 2 Dexterity this turn.
Anticipate costs 0 Energy, and Serpent Form rewards playing many cardsGain 2 Dexterity this turn.
Assassinate
Attack
0
Innate.
Deal 10 damage.
Apply 1 Vulnerable.
Exhaust.
Assassinate costs 0 Energy, and Serpent Form rewards playing many cardsInnate.
Deal 10 damage.
Apply 1 Vulnerable.
Exhaust.
Backstab
Attack
0
Innate.
Deal 11 damage.
Exhaust.
Backstab costs 0 Energy, and Serpent Form rewards playing many cardsInnate.
Deal 11 damage.
Exhaust.
Calculated Gamble
Skill
0
Discard your Hand,
then draw that many cards.
Exhaust.
Calculated Gamble costs 0 Energy, and Serpent Form rewards playing many cardsDiscard your Hand,
then draw that many cards.
Exhaust.
Deflect
Skill
0
Gain 4 Block.
Deflect costs 0 Energy, and Serpent Form rewards playing many cardsGain 4 Block.
Escape Plan
Skill
0
Draw 1 card.
If you draw a Skill, gain 3 Block.
Escape Plan costs 0 Energy, and Serpent Form rewards playing many cardsDraw 1 card.
If you draw a Skill, gain 3 Block.
Expose
Skill
0
Remove all Artifact and Block from the enemy.
Apply 2 Vulnerable.
Exhaust.
Expose costs 0 Energy, and Serpent Form rewards playing many cardsRemove all Artifact and Block from the enemy.
Apply 2 Vulnerable.
Exhaust.
Grand Finale
Attack
0
Can only be played if there are no cards in your Draw Pile. Deal 60 damage to ALL enemies.
Grand Finale costs 0 Energy, and Serpent Form rewards playing many cardsCan only be played if there are no cards in your Draw Pile. Deal 60 damage to ALL enemies.
Hidden Daggers
Skill
0
Discard 2 cards.
Add 2 Shivs into your Hand.
Hidden Daggers costs 0 Energy, and Serpent Form rewards playing many cardsDiscard 2 cards.
Add 2 Shivs into your Hand.
Neutralize
Attack
0
Deal 3 damage.
Apply 1 Weak.
Neutralize costs 0 Energy, and Serpent Form rewards playing many cardsDeal 3 damage.
Apply 1 Weak.
Precise Cut
Attack
0
Deal 13 damage.
Deals 2 less damage for each other card in your Hand.
Precise Cut costs 0 Energy, and Serpent Form rewards playing many cardsDeal 13 damage.
Deals 2 less damage for each other card in your Hand.
Prepared
Skill
0
Draw 1 card.
Discard 1 card.
Prepared costs 0 Energy, and Serpent Form rewards playing many cardsDraw 1 card.
Discard 1 card.
Scare
Skill
0
Apply 1 Weak to ALL enemies.
Exhaust.
Scare costs 0 Energy, and Serpent Form rewards playing many cardsApply 1 Weak to ALL enemies.
Exhaust.
Slice
Attack
0
Deal 6 damage.
Slice costs 0 Energy, and Serpent Form rewards playing many cardsDeal 6 damage.
Suppress
Attack
0
Innate.
Deal 11 damage.
Apply 3 Weak.
Suppress costs 0 Energy, and Serpent Form rewards playing many cardsInnate.
Deal 11 damage.
Apply 3 Weak.
Believe in You
Skill
0
Another player gains .
Believe in You costs 0 Energy, and Serpent Form rewards playing many cardsAnother player gains .
Bolas
Attack
0
Deal 3 damage.
At the start of your next turn, return this to your Hand.
Bolas costs 0 Energy, and Serpent Form rewards playing many cardsDeal 3 damage.
At the start of your next turn, return this to your Hand.
Brightest Flame
Skill
0
Gain .
Draw 2 cards.
Lose 1 Max HP.
Brightest Flame costs 0 Energy, and Serpent Form rewards playing many cardsGain .
Draw 2 cards.
Lose 1 Max HP.

Relics that synergize with Serpent Form

Permafrost
Permafrost triggers on Powers played, and Serpent Form is oneThe first time you play a Power each combat, gain 7 Block.
Lost Wisp
Lost Wisp triggers on Powers played, and Serpent Form is oneWhenever you play a Power, deal 8 damage to ALL enemies.
Mummified Hand
Mummified Hand triggers on Powers played, and Serpent Form 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 Serpent Form is oneWhenever you play a Power, draw 1 card.
Intimidating Helmet
Intimidating Helmet triggers on cards that cost 2 or more, and Serpent Form is oneWhenever you play a card that costs or more, gain 4 Block.
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Afterimage
Power
1
Whenever you play a card, gain 1 Block.
Strangle
Attack
1
Deal 8 damage.
Whenever you play a card this turn, the enemy loses 2 HP.
Panache
Power
0
Every time you play 5 cards in a single turn, deal 10 damage to ALL enemies.

Changes by version

  1. 26 Mar 2026Upgraded Damage56Beta branch
    Upgraded Damage increased from 5 to 6
  2. 16 Oct 2025ArtInternal playtest
    Added card art
  3. 26 Jun 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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