Tyranny

Tyranny

Buff
At the start of your turn, draw a card and Exhaust a card from your Hand.

The Regent's Rare Power Tyranny costs 1 Energy (upgrading makes it Innate) and grants one stack. Each stack adds one card to the hand you draw as your turn begins, and then forces you to choose that many cards from your hand and Exhaust them. Two copies mean 2 extra cards and 2 forced Exhausts. Because the removal is a true Exhaust, every effect that rewards exhausting fires.

Kind
TyrannyBuff
Stacks
Yes
Character
Applied by
1 card

Where it comes from

Cards that apply Tyranny

Tyranny
Power
1
At the start of your turn, draw 1 card and Exhaust 1 card from your Hand.
At the start of your turn, draw 1 card and Exhaust 1 card from your Hand.

Notes

The pick is mandatory and happens before you act, so the exhausted card is gone for the fight; only an empty hand escapes it. The extra card is part of the regular draw rather than a separate one afterward. The power does nothing on the turn you play it; the first draw and Exhaust come next turn. In multiplayer it touches only the owner's hand.

Changes by version

  1. 7 Aug 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fixed typo in Tyranny power
  2. 26 Jun 2025Bug fixStratagemInternal playtest
    Fixed an ordering issue with Tyranny and Stratagem powers

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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