Ringing

Ringing

Debuff
You can only play 1 card this turn.
  • Ringing is the debuff the Ceremonial Beast inflicts with Beast Cry once it has been stunned.
  • It stamps every card you own in this combat with a Ringing affliction, and any card added later is stamped too.
  • While the debuff is on you: a Ringing card can only be played if you have not started a card play this turn, so you get one card.
  • At the end of your turn the debuff is removed and all marks are cleared.
Kind
RingingDebuff
Stacks
No
Wears off
All at onceEnd of its owner's turn
Applied by
1 enemy

Where it comes from

Enemies that apply Ringing

Ceremonial Beast

Notes

Cards already carrying a different affliction are skipped and stay freely playable. The limit counts card plays that started this turn, including ones triggered by other effects, so a free play spends your single card. Beast Cry returns every third enemy move in the stunned beast's cycle, so save one big card for each Ringing turn.

Rules and timing

It is removed at the end of its owner's turn.

Changes by version

  1. 2 Apr 2026ArtBeta branch
    Added to the game
  2. 12 Feb 2026Bug fixInternal playtest
    Ringing affliction now only applies to the player that played the card
  3. 29 Jan 2026InterfaceInternal playtest
    Ringing Affliction now displays on all valid cards when the Ringing debuff is on the player, not just after they play a card
All 8 patch notes5 older
  1. 15 Jan 2026InterfaceCeremonial BeastInternal playtest
    Ceremonial Beast's Ringing power now only visually afflicts cards after your first card has been played
    Bug fixCeremonial BeastInternal playtest
    Ceremonial Beast's Ringing affliction now properly applies to all card types
  2. 4 Dec 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fixed Ringing blocking other players cards in multiplayer
  3. 6 Mar 2025ChangeInternal playtest
    Afflictions can now afflict unplayable cards except for Ringing
  4. 14 Jul 2023Bug fixInternal playtest
    Ringing affliction now filters out statuses, curses, and unplayable cards
  5. 2 Jun 2023DamageInternal playtest
    Ringing affliction changed from attacks deal half damage until played to lose 1 energy on card play

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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