Sweeping Beam

DefectAttackCommon
Deal 6 damage to ALL enemies.
Draw 1 card.

It hits every enemy for 6, 9 upgraded, then draws 1 card. Strength is added to each enemy's hit and Vulnerable applies per target. The draw comes after the damage, so a kill with Gremlin Horn draws twice.

Character
Defect
Type
Attack
Rarity
Common
Cost
1 Energy
Target
All enemies

When to take Sweeping Beam

Take one in Act 1 for a Defect without room damage, since it replaces itself and is never a dead draw. It falls off in Act 3 without multi-enemy payoffs.

Cards that synergize with Sweeping Beam

Automation
Power
1
Every 10 cards you draw, gain .
Automation triggers when you draw, and Sweeping Beam drawsEvery 10 cards you draw, gain .
Enlightenment
Skill
0
Reduce the cost of ALL cards in your Hand to 1 this turn.
Exhaust.
Enlightenment wants a full hand, which Sweeping Beam drawsReduce the cost of ALL cards in your Hand to 1 this turn.
Exhaust.
Equilibrium
Skill
2
Gain 13 Block.
Retain your Hand this turn.
Equilibrium wants a full hand, which Sweeping Beam drawsGain 13 Block.
Retain your Hand this turn.
Salvo
Attack
1
Deal 12 damage.
Retain your Hand this turn.
Salvo wants a full hand, which Sweeping Beam drawsDeal 12 damage.
Retain your Hand this turn.

Relics that synergize with Sweeping Beam

Bag of Marbles
Bag of Marbles makes it 9 to everyone from the start.At the start of each combat, apply 1 Vulnerable to ALL enemies.
Vajra
Vajra adds 1 to every target.Start each combat with 1 Strength.
Shuriken
Shuriken and Kusarigama count it toward three Attacks.Every time you play 3 Attacks in a single turn, gain 1 Strength.
Kusarigama
Shuriken and Kusarigama count it toward three Attacks.Every time you play 3 Attacks in a single turn, deal 6 damage to a random enemy.
Pen Nib
Pen Nib doubles it on the tenth.Every 10th Attack you play deals double damage.
Cloak Clasp
Cloak Clasp wants a full hand, which Sweeping Beam drawsAt the end of your turn, gain 1 Block for each card in your Hand.
Ringing Triangle
Ringing Triangle wants a full hand, which Sweeping Beam drawsRetain your Hand on the first turn of combat.
✦
Compile Driver
Attack
1
Deal 7 damage.
Draw 1 card for each unique Orb you have.
Scrape
Attack
1
Deal 7 damage.
Draw 4 cards.
Discard all cards drawn this way that do not cost 0 .
Coolheaded
Skill
1
Channel 1 Frost.
Draw 1 card.
Rocket Punch
Attack
2
Deal 13 damage.
Draw 1 card.
Whenever you create a Status, reduce this card's cost to 0 until played.
Iteration
Power
1
The first time you draw a Status each turn, draw 2 cards.
Machine Learning
Power
1
At the start of your turn, draw 1 additional card.
Skim
Skill
1
Draw 3 cards.
Modded
Skill
0
Gain 1 Orb Slot.
Draw 1 card. Increase this card's cost by 1.

Changes by version

  1. 12 Feb 2026ArtInternal playtest
    Added Sweeping Beam VFX

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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