Curl Up
Louse Progenitor, a normal Hive fight, starts with 14 stacks (18 at Ascension 8+). It waits for the first powered attack from a card to hit it, blocked or not, remembers that card, and once the card finishes resolving it curls, gains Block equal to the stacks, and removes itself. Every hit of a multi-hit card lands before the Block appears.
Buff
Where it comes from
Enemies that apply Curl Up
Louse ProgenitorNotes
Damage without a card source, such as potions or relic pings, never triggers it. In multiplayer the amount is multiplied by the player count. Because the Block comes after the whole triggering card, lead with your biggest card rather than a cheap poke. Enemy Block clears at the start of the enemy turn, so the curl only protects it for the rest of your turn.
Rules and timing
- It only counts damage from Attack cards and enemy attacks. HP loss and damage dealt by relics, potions and other powers do not count.
- In co-op an enemy receives more of it: the amount rises with the number of players.
Changes by version
- Curl Up move's Block gain now scales with Ascension from 14 to 18
- Curl up procs after multi-hits fire
- Fixed Curl Up and Sandpit power descriptions
All 4 patch notes1 older
- Curl Up now uses correct amount for block
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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