Shadow Step

SilentSkillRare
Discard your Hand.
Next turn, Attacks deal double damage.

First discards your whole hand, then gives you a power that becomes Double Damage at the start of your next turn.

  • Double Damage: every Attack card you play that turn deals twice its damage.
  • Discard: it is real, so Retain does not stop it, and any Sly card in hand is played for free as it leaves.
  • Two copies: in one turn do not quadruple anything; Double Damage checks for the power, not the count, so the second stack is a second doubled turn.
  • Upgrade: drops the cost to 0.
Character
Silent
Type
Skill
Rarity
Rare
Cost
10 Energy
Target
Yourself

When to take Shadow Step

Play it as your last card, after Block, so the discard costs nothing, and load next turn with your biggest Attacks. In a Sly deck it is a free burst too.

Cards that synergize with Shadow Step

Flick-Flack
Attack
1
Sly.
Deal 6 damage to ALL enemies.
Flick-Flack, Ricochet and Haze are all played for free by the discard.Sly.
Deal 6 damage to ALL enemies.
Ricochet
Attack
2
Sly.
Deal 3 damage to a random enemy 4 times.
Flick-Flack, Ricochet and Haze are all played for free by the discard.Sly.
Deal 3 damage to a random enemy 4 times.
Haze
Skill
3
Sly.
Apply 4 Poison to ALL enemies.
Flick-Flack, Ricochet and Haze are all played for free by the discard.Sly.
Apply 4 Poison to ALL enemies.
Skewer
Attack
X
Deal 8 damage X times.
Skewer doubled is 16 per Energy.Deal 8 damage X times.
Finisher
Attack
1
Deal 6 damage for each Attack already played this turn.
Finisher doubles its per-Attack scaling.Deal 6 damage for each Attack already played this turn.
Abrasive
Power
3
Sly.
Gain 1 Dexterity.
Gain 4 Thorns.
Abrasive has Sly, so discarding it with Shadow Step plays it for freeSly.
Gain 1 Dexterity.
Gain 4 Thorns.
Reflex
Skill
3
Sly.
Draw 2 cards.
Reflex has Sly, so discarding it with Shadow Step plays it for freeSly.
Draw 2 cards.
Sneaky
Power
2
Sly.
Whenever another player attacks an enemy, gain 1 Block.
Sneaky has Sly, so discarding it with Shadow Step plays it for freeSly.
Whenever another player attacks an enemy, gain 1 Block.
Tactician
Skill
3
Sly.
Gain .
Tactician has Sly, so discarding it with Shadow Step plays it for freeSly.
Gain .
Untouchable
Skill
2
Sly.
Gain 6 Block.
Untouchable has Sly, so discarding it with Shadow Step plays it for freeSly.
Gain 6 Block.
Memento Mori
Attack
1
Deal 9 damage.
Deals 4 additional damage for each card discarded this turn.
Memento Mori triggers when you discard, which Shadow Step doesDeal 9 damage.
Deals 4 additional damage for each card discarded this turn.
Hand Trick
Skill
1
Gain 7 Block.
Add Sly to a Skill in your Hand this turn.
Hand Trick makes a Skill Sly, and Shadow Step discards it to play it for freeGain 7 Block.
Add Sly to a Skill in your Hand this turn.

Relics that synergize with Shadow Step

Tingsha
Tingsha deals 3 per discarded card, and Tough Bandages gives 3 Block each.Whenever you discard a card during your turn, deal 3 damage to a random enemy for each card discarded.
Tough Bandages
Tingsha deals 3 per discarded card, and Tough Bandages gives 3 Block each.Whenever you discard a card during your turn, gain 3 Block.
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Storm of Steel
Skill
1
Discard your Hand.
Add 1 Shiv into your Hand for each card discarded.
Acrobatics
Skill
1
Draw 3 cards.
Discard 1 card.
Survivor
Skill
1
Gain 8 Block.
Discard 1 card.
Calculated Gamble
Skill
0
Discard your Hand,
then draw that many cards.
Exhaust.
Hidden Daggers
Skill
0
Discard 2 cards.
Add 2 Shivs into your Hand.
Prepared
Skill
0
Draw 1 card.
Discard 1 card.
Tools of the Trade
Power
1
At the start of your turn, draw 1 card and discard 1 card.
Dagger Throw
Attack
1
Deal 9 damage.
Draw 1 card.
Discard 1 card.
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