Stoke

IroncladSkillRare
Exhaust your Hand.
Add 1 random card into your Hand for each card Exhausted.

Exhausts every card left in your hand, then adds that many random cards from the Ironclad pool into your hand.

  • Upgraded: the new cards arrive Upgraded.
  • Count: taken before the exhausts, so a 5-card hand becomes 5 new cards.
  • Triggers: each exhaust fires your on-exhaust effects one at a time, and each new card counts as a created card.
  • Costs: the new cards keep their normal costs, so you can be handed a 3-cost Power with 0 Energy left.
Character
Ironclad
Type
Skill
Rarity
Rare
Cost
1 Energy
Target
Yourself

When to take Stoke

Best once you have an exhaust engine, since Dark Embrace also makes it a draw 5. Play it into a hand of Strikes, Statuses and Curses, never your good cards.

Cards that synergize with Stoke

Dark Embrace
Power
2
Whenever a card is Exhausted,
draw 1 card.
Dark Embrace draws for every exhaust.Whenever a card is Exhausted,
draw 1 card.
Feel No Pain
Power
1
Whenever a card is Exhausted, gain 3 Block.
Feel No Pain gives 3 Block each.Whenever a card is Exhausted, gain 3 Block.
Ashen Strike
Attack
1
Deal 6 damage.
Deals 3 additional damage for each card in your Exhaust Pile.
Ashen Strike grows with the pile.Deal 6 damage.
Deals 3 additional damage for each card in your Exhaust Pile.
Forgotten Ritual
Skill
1
If you Exhausted a card this turn, gain .
Exhaust.
Forgotten Ritual refunds 3 Energy afterward.If you Exhausted a card this turn, gain .
Exhaust.
Corruption
Power
3
Skills cost 0 .
Whenever you play a Skill, Exhaust it.
Corruption makes the random Skills free.Skills cost 0 .
Whenever you play a Skill, Exhaust it.
Evil Eye
Skill
1
Gain 8 Block.
Gain another 8 Block if you have Exhausted a card this turn.
Evil Eye triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Stoke Exhausts themGain 8 Block.
Gain another 8 Block if you have Exhausted a card this turn.
Pact's End
Attack
0
If you have 3 or more cards in your Exhaust Pile,
deal 17 damage to ALL enemies.
Pact's End triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Stoke Exhausts themIf you have 3 or more cards in your Exhaust Pile,
deal 17 damage to ALL enemies.
Midnight
Attack
12
Deal 60 damage.
Costs 1 less for each card Exhausted this combat by ANYONE.
Midnight triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Stoke Exhausts themDeal 60 damage.
Costs 1 less for each card Exhausted this combat by ANYONE.
Drum of Battle
Skill
1
Draw 2 cards.
When this card is Exhausted, gain .
Drum of Battle works from the Exhaust Pile, where Stoke can put itDraw 2 cards.
When this card is Exhausted, gain .
Howl from Beyond
Attack
3
Deal 16 damage to ALL enemies.
At the end of your turn, if this is in your Exhaust Pile, play it.
Howl from Beyond works from the Exhaust Pile, where Stoke can put itDeal 16 damage to ALL enemies.
At the end of your turn, if this is in your Exhaust Pile, play it.

Relics that synergize with Stoke

Charon's Ashes
Charon's Ashes deals 3 to the room per card.Whenever you Exhaust a card, deal 3 damage to ALL enemies.
Burning Sticks
Burning Sticks triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Stoke Exhausts themThe first time each combat you Exhaust a Skill, add a copy of it into your Hand.
Joss Paper
Joss Paper triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Stoke Exhausts themEvery 5 times you Exhaust a card, draw 1 card.
Forgotten Soul
Forgotten Soul triggers when cards are Exhausted, and Stoke Exhausts themWhenever you Exhaust a card, deal 1 damage to a random enemy.
✦
Brand
Skill
0
Lose 1 HP.
Exhaust 1 card.
Gain 1 Strength.
Burning Pact
Skill
1
Exhaust 1 card.
Draw 2 cards.
Havoc
Skill
1
Play the top card of your Draw Pile and Exhaust it.
Second Wind
Skill
1
Exhaust all non-Attack cards in your Hand. Gain 5 Block for each card Exhausted.
True Grit
Skill
1
Gain 7 Block.
Exhaust 1 card at random.
Thrash
Attack
1
Deal 4 damage twice.
Exhaust a random Attack in your Hand and add its damage to this card.
Fiend Fire
Attack
2
Exhaust your Hand.
Deal 7 damage for each card Exhausted.
Exhaust.
Cinder
Attack
2
Deal 18 damage.
Exhaust 1 card at random.

Changes by version

  1. 19 Mar 2026ReworkExhaustBeta branch
    Skill - Cost 1 - Rare - "Exhaust your Hand. Add 1 random (Upgraded) card into your Hand for each card Exhausted."
  2. 22 May 2025Exhaustno ExhaustExhaustInternal playtest
    Added Exhaust
  3. 1 Nov 2024TextFiend FireInternal playtest
    Tweaked wording on Stoke and Fiend Fire cards
All 6 patch notes3 older
  1. 14 Jun 2024RarityUncommonRareInternal playtest
    Rarity changed from Uncommon to Rare
  2. 4 May 2024Bug fixTauntInternal playtest
    Stoke and Taunt now correctly use cast animation
  3. 21 Apr 2023ChangeInternal playtest
    Stoke card reworked

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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