Sandpit

Sandpit

Buff
A power used by The Insatiable.
  • Sandpit is the countdown The Insatiable sets with Liquify Ground, its opening move.
  • The boss puts 4 stacks on itself, tied to you as the target, and shuffles 6 Frantic Escape status cards into your piles, 3 in the draw pile and 3 in the discard.
  • At the start of each enemy turn the count drops by 1.
  • When it reaches 0 the power ends and the Insatiable swallows you: you and Osty are killed outright.
Kind
SandpitBuff
Stacks
Yes
Wears off
1 per turnStart of the enemies' turn
Applied by
1 enemy

Where it comes from

Enemies that apply Sandpit

The Insatiable

Also named on

Frantic Escape

Notes

Playing a Frantic Escape raises the count by 1 and makes that copy cost 1 more for the rest of the fight, so each escape buys a turn at a rising price. The kill fires whenever the power leaves the boss while both of you are alive, so stripping it early is fatal rather than helpful. If the Insatiable dies first, nothing happens.

Rules and timing

It loses 1 stack at the start of the enemies' turn, whoever has it.

Changes by version

  1. 19 Mar 2026TextThe InsatiableBeta branch
    The Insatiable boss's Sandpit power is now worded more clearly on the turn that it will eat you
  2. 10 Jul 2025Bug fixOstyInternal playtest
    Fixed various visual issues with Osty and Sandpit
  3. 20 Feb 2025ChangeSoulWitherInternal playtest
    Changed Soul Wither and Sandpit powers: both now count down separately for different players
All 5 patch notes2 older
  1. 26 Sep 2024Bug fixCurl UpInternal playtest
    Fixed Curl Up and Sandpit power descriptions
  2. 23 Aug 2024ChangeFairy in a BottleLizard TailInternal playtest
    Sandpit death goes through Fairy in a Bottle and Lizard Tail relics

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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