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Shining Strike

RegentAttackUncommon
Deal 8 damage.
Gain .
Put this card on top of your Draw Pile.

Deals 8, 11 upgraded, gives 2 Stars, then puts itself on top of your draw pile.

  • Next draw: it is the first card you draw next turn, unless it has Exhaust or a one-time exhaust flag.
  • Loop: it never reaches the discard pile on its own, so you replay it every turn for the rest of the fight, 1 Energy for 8 and 2 Stars.
  • Cost: one draw slot each turn.
  • Tag: it has the Strike tag.
Character
Regent
Type
Attack
Rarity
Uncommon
Cost
1 Energy
Target
One enemy

When to take Shining Strike

The steadiest Star income the Regent has, since two Stars a turn funds most Star costs on its own. A second copy locks up two draw slots.

Cards that synergize with Shining Strike

Black Hole
Power
1
Whenever you spend or gain , deal 3 damage to ALL enemies.
Black Hole deals 3 to every enemy whenever you gain Stars, every turn.Whenever you spend or gain , deal 3 damage to ALL enemies.
Radiate
Attack
0
Deal 3 damage to ALL enemies for each gained this turn.
Radiate deals 3 to all per Star gained this turn, 6 after this card.Deal 3 damage to ALL enemies for each gained this turn.
Comet
Attack
0
5
Deal 33 damage.
Apply 3 Weak.
Apply 3 Vulnerable.
Comet, Devastate and Seven Stars are what the Stars are for.Deal 33 damage.
Apply 3 Weak.
Apply 3 Vulnerable.
Devastate
Attack
1
4
Deal 30 damage.
Comet, Devastate and Seven Stars are what the Stars are for.Deal 30 damage.
Seven Stars
Attack
2
7
Deal 7 damage to ALL enemies 7 times.
Comet, Devastate and Seven Stars are what the Stars are for.Deal 7 damage to ALL enemies 7 times.
Decisions, Decisions
Skill
0
6
Draw 3 cards.
Choose a Skill in your Hand and play it 3 times.
Exhaust.
Decisions, Decisions costs Stars, and Shining Strike gains themDraw 3 cards.
Choose a Skill in your Hand and play it 3 times.
Exhaust.
Neutron Aegis
Power
1
5
Gain 8 Plating.
Neutron Aegis costs Stars, and Shining Strike gains themGain 8 Plating.
Royal Gamble
Skill
0
5
Gain 9 .
Exhaust.
Royal Gamble costs Stars, and Shining Strike gains themGain 9 .
Exhaust.
The Smith
Skill
1
4
Forge 30.
The Smith costs Stars, and Shining Strike gains themForge 30.
Alignment
Skill
0
3
Gain .
Alignment costs Stars, and Shining Strike gains themGain .
Astral Pulse
Attack
0
3
Deal 6 damage to ALL enemies twice.
Astral Pulse costs Stars, and Shining Strike gains themDeal 6 damage to ALL enemies twice.
Dying Star
Attack
1
3
Ethereal.
Deal 9 damage to ALL enemies. ALL enemies lose 9 Strength this turn.
Dying Star costs Stars, and Shining Strike gains themEthereal.
Deal 9 damage to ALL enemies. ALL enemies lose 9 Strength this turn.
Gamma Blast
Attack
0
3
Deal 13 damage.
Apply 2 Weak.
Apply 2 Vulnerable.
Gamma Blast costs Stars, and Shining Strike gains themDeal 13 damage.
Apply 2 Weak.
Apply 2 Vulnerable.
Reflect
Skill
1
3
Gain 15 Block.
Blocked attack damage is reflected to your attacker this turn.
Reflect costs Stars, and Shining Strike gains themGain 15 Block.
Blocked attack damage is reflected to your attacker this turn.
Resonance
Skill
1
3
Gain 1 Strength. ALL enemies lose 1 Strength.
Resonance costs Stars, and Shining Strike gains themGain 1 Strength. ALL enemies lose 1 Strength.
The Sealed Throne
Power
1
3
Whenever you play a card, gain .
The Sealed Throne costs Stars, and Shining Strike gains themWhenever you play a card, gain .
Falling Star
Attack
0
2
Deal 8 damage.
Apply 1 Weak.
Apply 1 Vulnerable.
Falling Star costs Stars, and Shining Strike gains themDeal 8 damage.
Apply 1 Weak.
Apply 1 Vulnerable.
Guiding Star
Attack
1
2
Deal 12 damage.
Draw 2 cards.
Guiding Star costs Stars, and Shining Strike gains themDeal 12 damage.
Draw 2 cards.
Meteor Shower
Attack
0
2
Deal 14 damage to ALL enemies.
Apply 2 Weak and Vulnerable to ALL enemies.
Meteor Shower costs Stars, and Shining Strike gains themDeal 14 damage to ALL enemies.
Apply 2 Weak and Vulnerable to ALL enemies.
Particle Wall
Skill
0
2
Gain 9 Block.
Return this card to your Hand.
Particle Wall costs Stars, and Shining Strike gains themGain 9 Block.
Return this card to your Hand.
Quasar
Skill
0
2
Choose 1 of 3 random Colorless cards to add into your Hand.
Quasar costs Stars, and Shining Strike gains themChoose 1 of 3 random Colorless cards to add into your Hand.
Cloak of Stars
Skill
0
1
Gain 7 Block.
Cloak of Stars costs Stars, and Shining Strike gains themGain 7 Block.
Crescent Spear
Attack
1
1
Deal 8 damage.
Deals 2 additional damage for ALL your cards that have a cost.
Crescent Spear costs Stars, and Shining Strike gains themDeal 8 damage.
Deals 2 additional damage for ALL your cards that have a cost.
Constellation
Skill
0
2
Another player draws 1 card, gains , and gains 9 Block.
Constellation costs Stars, and Shining Strike gains themAnother player draws 1 card, gains , and gains 9 Block.

Relics that synergize with Shining Strike

Strike Dummy
Strike Dummy adds 3 to each hit.Cards containing “Strike” deal 3 additional damage.
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Knockout Blow
Attack
3
Deal 30 damage.
If this kills an enemy, gain .
Solar Strike
Attack
1
Deal 9 damage.
Gain .
Black Hole
Power
1
Whenever you spend or gain , deal 3 damage to ALL enemies.
Gather Light
Skill
1
Gain 8 Block.
Gain .
Glow
Skill
1
Gain .
Draw 1 card.
Next turn, draw 1 card.
Hidden Cache
Skill
1
Gain .
Next turn, gain .
Royal Gamble
Skill
0
5
Gain 9 .
Exhaust.
The Sealed Throne
Power
1
3
Whenever you play a card, gain .

Changes by version

  1. 2 Jul 2026Bug fixHellraiserPlaytest
    Hellraiser card no longer infinitely plays Shining Strike card when it's enchanted with Swift
    Bug fixHistory CoursePlaytest
    Fixed History Course copy of Shining Strike card going back into your Draw Pile
  2. 18 Sep 2025Damage7(11)8(11)Internal playtest
    Damage increased from 7 to 8
  3. 14 Aug 2025Damage6(10)7(11)Internal playtest
    Damage increased from 6 to 7 (upgraded 10 to 11)
All 7 patch notes4 older
  1. 24 Jul 2025Upgrade+1 star+4 damageInternal playtest
    Upgrade changed from +1 star to +4 damage
  2. 27 Feb 2025ArtInternal playtest
    Replaced Shining Strike card's portrait art with Polish card's art
  3. 20 Feb 2025ChangeThe RegentNeowSeven StarsInternal playtest
    Changed Regent's Neow blessing bundle: no longer contains Seven Stars card, replaced with Shining Strike card
  4. 13 Feb 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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