History Course

History Course

Event
At the start of your turn, play a copy of your last played Attack or Skill.

From turn 2 onward, before you act, the relic looks for the last Attack or Skill you played on your previous turn and auto-plays a copy of it. Powers are ignored, and copies made by the relic are never chosen. Turn 1 does nothing. Event relic from War Historian, Repy.

Rarity
Event
Character
All characters

When to take History Course

Take it when your deck has cards worth replaying and you control what you play last: ending on your strongest card is the whole skill. Decline it if turns end on a Strike.

Cards that synergize with History Course

Bludgeon
Attack
3
Deal 32 damage.
Bludgeon, Reap and Bury are free damage every turn.Deal 32 damage.
Reap
Attack
3
Retain.
Deal 27 damage.
Bludgeon, Reap and Bury are free damage every turn.Retain.
Deal 27 damage.
Bury
Attack
4
Deal 52 damage.
Bludgeon, Reap and Bury are free damage every turn.Deal 52 damage.
Prophesize
Skill
2
Draw 6 cards.
Prophesize or Adrenaline as the last play refills next turn.Draw 6 cards.
Adrenaline
Skill
0
Gain .
Draw 2 cards.
Exhaust.
Prophesize or Adrenaline as the last play refills next turn.Gain .
Draw 2 cards.
Exhaust.
The Smith
Skill
1
4
Forge 30.
The Smith repeats a 30 Forge.Forge 30.
Nostalgia
Power
1
The first Attack or Skill you play each turn is placed on top of your Draw Pile.
Nostalgia keeps the same card coming back.The first Attack or Skill you play each turn is placed on top of your Draw Pile.
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Related relics

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Changes by version

  1. 16 Jul 2026NerfPlaytest
    Now only repeats Attacks, does not affect Skills
    Bug fixThe BallPlaytest
    Fixed an issue where, if a player played The Ball card while another played had History Course relic, History Course could incorrectly end up playing a copy of The Ball next turn
  2. 2 Jul 2026Bug fixShining StrikePlaytest
    Fixed History Course copy of Shining Strike card going back into your Draw Pile
    Bug fixFeralHelix DrillPlaytest
    Feral card no longer puts History Course copy of Helix Drill card back into your hand
  3. 9 Apr 2026Bug fixBelieve in YouBeta branch
    Fixed History Course relic playing Believe in You card before the start-of-turn Energy reset
All 9 patch notes6 older
  1. 2 Apr 2026CostBeta branch
    When it plays a copy of an X-cost card, it now uses your current energy for its X-value instead of the energy spent the last time the card was played. Note: It still plays the copy for free
  2. 19 Feb 2026ChangeChains of BindingInternal playtest
    When it auto-plays a copy of a Bound card, it no longer counts towards Chains of Binding's one-Bound-card limit that turn
    ArtInternal playtest
    Added assets
  3. 4 Sep 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    History Course relic no longer causes cards to get stuck on screen
  4. 5 Jun 2025ChangeThe Lantern KeyInternal playtest
    Changed The Lantern Key event's History Course relic: no longer plays cards from two turns ago if you did not play cards the previous turn
    Bug fixNostalgiaInternal playtest
    Nostalgia card's power no longer triggers when playing cards that were duplicated by effects like History Course relic
  5. 7 Mar 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fixed an issue where History Course relic could replay a Scrutinized version of a card after Scrutiny had worn off
  6. 27 Feb 2025ArtInternal playtest
    Added beta art for various relics
    Bug fixInternal playtest
    History Course relic now properly displays the card that it's autoplaying

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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