Slippery
Buff
The next time this creature loses HP, it only loses 1 HP instead.
Slippery caps the next HP loss its owner takes at 1, then spends a stack. Inklet starts with 1 stack and Vantom with 8 (9 on Ascension 8). Any hit that would remove HP removes exactly 1 instead, and a hit that deals no unblocked damage does not use a stack. Block works normally on top of it; the cap only applies to what gets through.
Kind
Buff
BuffStacks
Yes
Applied by
2 enemies
Where it comes from
Inklet
VantomNotes
What burns a stack
Hits, not damage: the stack count is effectively the number of damaging hits you must land, so multi-hit attacks strip it far faster than one big Attack, a 3-hit card removes 3 stacks for 3 HP total.
Poison counts: Poison ticks count as hits and burn a stack each.
Against Vantom: your first 8 damaging hits do 1 HP apiece, so hold your heavy Attacks.- Multiplayer: the amount is multiplied by the player count.
Rules and timing
In co-op an enemy receives more of it: the amount rises with the number of players.
Changes by version
All 8 patch notes5 older
- Slippery hovertip now includes the monster's name in its description
- Nerfed Vantom: A1 Slippery decreased from 12 to 11Bug fixOstyFriendshipInternal playtestFixed an issue where the Slippery power was preventing damage from Osty's Friendship attack in addition to the attack card that triggered it
- A Thousand Cuts power now correctly decrements Slippery
- Slippery only reduces damage to HP
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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