Strike

DefectAttackBasic
Deal 6 damage.

The Defect's starting Attack: 1 Energy for 6 damage to one enemy, 9 once upgraded. It adds your Strength and gets the Vulnerable bonus. It carries the Strike tag, so anything that reads cards named Strike counts it. The five characters' Strikes differ only in art and sound.

Character
Defect
Type
Attack
Rarity
Basic
Cost
1 Energy
Target
One enemy
Starting deck
4 copies

When to take Strike

You start with these and they are the first cards to remove or transform. Upgrading one at an early Rest Site is fine if nothing else needs it.

Relics that synergize with Strike

Strike Dummy
Strike Dummy adds 3 to every Strike.Cards containing “Strike” deal 3 additional damage.
Miniature Cannon
Miniature Cannon adds 3 once upgraded.Upgraded Attacks deal 3 additional damage.
Whetstone
Whetstone upgrades two for free.Upon pickup, Upgrade 2 random Attacks.
Vajra
Vajra gives every hit 1 Strength.Start each combat with 1 Strength.
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Ball Lightning
Attack
1
Deal 7 damage.
Channel 1 Lightning.
Barrage
Attack
1
Deal 5 damage for each Channeled Orb.
Cold Snap
Attack
1
Deal 6 damage.
Channel 1 Frost.
Compile Driver
Attack
1
Deal 7 damage.
Draw 1 card for each unique Orb you have.
Focused Strike
Attack
1
Deal 9 damage.
Gain 1 Focus this turn.
Gunk Up
Attack
1
Deal 4 damage 3 times.
Add a Slimed into your Discard Pile.
Momentum Strike
Attack
1
Deal 10 damage.
Reduce this card's cost to 0 .
Scrape
Attack
1
Deal 7 damage.
Draw 4 cards.
Discard all cards drawn this way that do not cost 0 .

Changes by version

  1. 16 Oct 2025PoolThe DefectInternal playtest
    Changed Seeking Strike card: moved card pools from Defect to Colorless
  2. 25 Sep 2025RemovedInternal playtest
    Deprecated Second Strike card
  3. 11 Sep 2025Bug fixThe IroncladInternal playtest
    Second Strike card no longer softlocks when played as Ironclad
All 8 patch notes5 older
  1. 17 Jul 2025ChangeInternal playtest
    Second Strike
  2. 12 Jun 2025ChangeInternal playtest
    Changed Seeking Strike card
  3. 22 May 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fixed typo in Seeking Strike card description
  4. 15 May 2025ChangeInternal playtest
    Seeking Strike
  5. 1 Sep 2023ArtThe DefectInternal playtest
    Updated Defect's Strike card art

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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