Buffer

Buffer

Buff
Prevent the next time you would lose HP.
  • Cancels HP loss: each stack cancels one instance of HP loss outright, sitting at the late stage of the HP-loss pipeline, after Osty's redirection and other reducers, turning whatever remains into 0, then spending a stack.
  • Already blocked: if something else already brought the loss to 0, no stack is used. It catches any HP loss, including Poison ticks and self-damage.
  • Buffer: a Rare Defect Power costing 2 that gives 1 stack, or 2 upgraded.
  • Lucky Tonic: a Rare potion that gives 1.
Kind
BufferBuff
Stacks
Yes
Applied by
1 card, 1 potion1 card, 1 potion

Where it comes from

Cards that apply Buffer

Buffer
Power
2
Prevent the next time you would lose HP.
Prevent the next time you would lose HP.

Potions that apply Buffer

Lucky Tonic

Notes

Block is checked first, so a fully blocked hit never touches Buffer. A multi-hit attack spends one stack per hit that gets through. An enemy receiving Buffer in multiplayer gets it multiplied by twice the extra player count plus 1, so 2 players turn 1 into 3; a player's own Buffer is never scaled. Never decays; both sources stack.

Changes by version

  1. 21 Aug 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Buffer power no longer decrements when it prevents fractional damage that would be rounded down to 0 anyways
    Bug fixOstyInternal playtest
    Buffer power no longer prevents Osty from losing HP
  2. 14 Aug 2025Bug fixTungsten RodInternal playtest
    Buffer power no longer uses up a stack if Tungsten Rod relic reduces HP loss to 0 on its own
  3. 13 Feb 2025ChangeArtifactSlipperyPlatingInternal playtest
    Certain powers are now scaled specially: Artifact, Slippery, Plating, and Buffer

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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