Waste Away

Debuff

Gain 1 less Energy per turn.

Only the Knowledge Demon boss hands this out. Its Curse of Knowledge move offers two cards, and the third offer pairs Disintegration with Waste Away. Picking Waste Away adds no card to your deck; the choice itself applies 1 stack, and each stack cuts the Energy you receive at the start of every turn by 1 for the rest of the fight. It never decays.

Kind

Debuff

Stacks

Yes

Applied by

1 card

Where it comes from

Cards that apply Waste Away

Waste Away

Status

Gain 1 less per turn.

Notes

No other effect can generate the card. The debuff arrives as a regular power, so a charge of Artifact absorbs it outright. Disintegration, the alternative, deals 8 damage to you at the end of each turn on that third offer (6 and 7 on the earlier two). Over a long boss fight a third of your Energy costs more than the damage; take Disintegration unless the kill is close.

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