Free Power

Buff

The next Power you play costs 0 .

Synthesis (2 Energy, Uncommon, Defect) hits for 14 (20 upgraded) and grants 1 stack. Every Power card in your hand then costs 0 until you play one; that play removes 1 stack. The counter grows with repeated Synthesis plays, one free Power per stack, and it never decays on its own.

Kind

Buff

Stacks

Yes

Character

Defect

Applied by

1 card

Where it comes from

Cards that apply Free Power

Synthesis

Attack

Deal 14 damage.
The next Power you play costs 0 .

Notes

Order matters: Synthesis first, then the expensive Power, because the very next Power you play consumes the stack regardless of its printed cost, even one that was already free. The cost is set to 0 as a late override, so it does not add to other reductions. Only your own Powers played from hand qualify. Unrelenting and Pounce carry the matching Attack and Skill buffs.

Changes by version

27 Aug 2025TextInternal playtest
Updated wording

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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