Black Blood

Black Blood

StarterIronclad
At the end of combat, heal 12 HP.

It is the ancient form of Burning Blood, swapped in by Touch of Orobas at the Orobas event. After every combat you win you heal 12 HP, twice the starter's 6. The heal is skipped if you are dead when the fight ends. It fires after boss wins too.

Rarity
StarterThe Ancient version of Burning Blood, from the Touch of Orobas event
Character

When to take Black Blood

Take Touch of Orobas for it when your Ironclad deck treats HP as a resource. Its 12 HP a fight makes Offering, Bloodletting and Hemokinesis nearly free.

Cards that synergize with Black Blood

Offering
Skill
0
Lose 6 HP.
Gain .
Draw 3 cards.
Exhaust.
Offering, Bloodletting, Blood Wall and Brand spend HP you get back.Lose 6 HP.
Gain .
Draw 3 cards.
Exhaust.
Bloodletting
Skill
0
Lose 3 HP.
Gain .
Offering, Bloodletting, Blood Wall and Brand spend HP you get back.Lose 3 HP.
Gain .
Blood Wall
Skill
2
Lose 2 HP.
Gain 16 Block.
Offering, Bloodletting, Blood Wall and Brand spend HP you get back.Lose 2 HP.
Gain 16 Block.
Brand
Skill
0
Lose 1 HP.
Exhaust 1 card.
Gain 1 Strength.
Offering, Bloodletting, Blood Wall and Brand spend HP you get back.Lose 1 HP.
Exhaust 1 card.
Gain 1 Strength.
Rupture
Power
1
Whenever you lose HP on your turn, gain 1 Strength.
Rupture and Inferno turn that spending into damage.Whenever you lose HP on your turn, gain 1 Strength.
Inferno
Power
1
At the start of your turn, lose 1 HP.
Whenever you lose HP on your turn, deal 6 damage to ALL enemies.
Rupture and Inferno turn that spending into damage.At the start of your turn, lose 1 HP.
Whenever you lose HP on your turn, deal 6 damage to ALL enemies.

Relics that synergize with Black Blood

Red Skull
Red Skull rewards sitting low, and the heal keeps you from dying there.While your HP is at or below 50%, you have 3 additional Strength.

Changes by version

  1. 21 Apr 2023ChangeInternal playtest
    Remove Black Blood relic

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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