Torch Head Amalgam

Minion
Health
199/211 HPAlways 199. 211 from Ascension 8.
Gold
10075 goldAlways 100. 75 from Ascension 3.Always 75. 100 below Ascension 3.
Found in
Glorythe Queen fight, 1 in 3 from the boss pool.
See fight
Part of
Queen fightOne of its opening enemies.
Starts with
attack18/19
Torch Head Amalgam199/199/211/211Torch Head AmalgamMinion1

Turn 1

How to beat Torch Head Amalgam

The bodyguard switch

  • It is the Queen's bodyguard in the Glory boss fight, and its death flips a switch.
  • While it lives: the Queen keeps casting Burn Bright For Me, giving the Amalgam 1 Strength and herself 20 Block.
  • Once it dies: she moves into her attack loop of Off With Your Head, Execution and Enrage, swapping straight to Enrage if Burn Bright was next.

Choosing the phase

  • Ignore the Amalgam: eat growing Tackles and Beams while chipping a 400-HP Queen through 20 Block a turn.
  • Kill the Amalgam: costs 199 HP of damage and starts her offense.
  • Minion means killing the Queen removes it, so decks that can burst 400 through Block can skip the Amalgam entirely.

Notes

  • HP is fixed at 199 (211 at Ascension 8+).
  • It is flagged both as a boss and as a minion, which is why the Queen encounter lists it but it leaves with her.
  • Beam's 8 does not rise at Ascension 9+.
  • When Doom takes it, its torches go out.

Changes by version

  1. 2 Jul 2026Upgraded Weak Tackle damage1516Upgraded Tackle damage1922Playtest
    Increased damage at Ascension 9, Weak Tackle damage with Ascension increased from 15 to 16 and Tackle damage with Ascension increased from 19 to 22
    Bug fixPlaytest
    Fixed Torch Head Amalgam's laser attack VFX not reaching the player when it was shrunk
  2. 1 Jan 2026Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fixed Torch Head Amalgam dealing more damage than shown in intent
  3. 21 Aug 2025BlockQueenIntangibleInternal playtest
    Changed Queen: no longer has Intangible, but starts with Block from the Torch Head Amalgam
    Bug fixDoomInternal playtest
    Torch Head Amalgam no longer has strange black boxes appear when the Doom death animation plays
All 6 patch notes3 older
  1. 15 May 2025SoundInternal playtest
    Added background music and SFX
  2. 9 Jan 2025Tackle move damage18(21)15(16)Soul Beam damage33(37)30(34)Internal playtest
    Tackle move damage decreased from 18 to 15 (21 to 16 with Ascension) and Soul Beam damage decreased from 33 to 30 (37 to 34 with Ascension)
  3. 26 Apr 2024ChangeInternal playtest
    Torch Head Amalgam 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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