Nutritious Soup

Nutritious Soup

Ancient
Upon pickup, Enchant all Strikes in your Deck with Tezcatara's Ember.
  • Enchants every Strike: with Tezcatara's Ember.
  • The enchantment: sets the card's cost to 0, adds 3 damage and gives it Eternal, so the card can never be removed or transformed.
  • Result: a plain Strike becomes a free 9-damage Attack, an upgraded one becomes a free 12.
  • Only free Strikes: cards already carrying Sharp or Momentum are skipped.
  • Offered by Tezcatara in the Hive.
Rarity
Ancient
Character
All characters

When to take Nutritious Soup

Take it with four or five Strikes and no plan to remove them: each becomes a free 9-damage Attack that feeds every Attack-count relic. Pass if you plan to remove or transform them.

Cards that synergize with Nutritious Soup

Perfected Strike
Attack
2
Deal 6 damage.
Deals 2 additional damage for ALL your cards containing “Strike”.
Strike Dummy adds 3 more damage to each, Perfected Strike counts every Strike you keep, and Hellraiser plays them for free the moment they are drawn.Deal 6 damage.
Deals 2 additional damage for ALL your cards containing “Strike”.
Hellraiser
Power
2
Whenever you draw a card containing “Strike”, it is played against a random enemy.
Strike Dummy adds 3 more damage to each, Perfected Strike counts every Strike you keep, and Hellraiser plays them for free the moment they are drawn.Whenever you draw a card containing “Strike”, it is played against a random enemy.

Relics that synergize with Nutritious Soup

Strike Dummy
Strike Dummy adds 3 more damage to each, Perfected Strike counts every Strike you keep, and Hellraiser plays them for free the moment they are drawn.Cards containing “Strike” deal 3 additional damage.
Pen Nib
Pen Nib, Nunchaku and Ornamental Fan all count free Attacks, and Soldier's Stew gives every Strike Replay for a combat.Every 10th Attack you play deals double damage.
Nunchaku
Pen Nib, Nunchaku and Ornamental Fan all count free Attacks, and Soldier's Stew gives every Strike Replay for a combat.Every time you play 10 Attacks, gain .
Ornamental Fan
Pen Nib, Nunchaku and Ornamental Fan all count free Attacks, and Soldier's Stew gives every Strike Replay for a combat.Every time you play 3 Attacks in a single turn, gain 4 Block.

As offered in events

Enchant all Strikes in your Deck with Tezcatara's Ember.

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Related relics

Alchemical CofferArcane ScrollArchaic ToothAstrolabeBeautiful BraceletBiiig HugBlood-Soaked RoseCalling BellClawsCursed Pearl

Changes by version

  1. 18 Jun 2026BuffEternalv0.107.1
    In addition to making your Strikes cost 0 and giving them Eternal, now makes all your Strikes deal 3 additional damage
    Bug fixTezcatarav0.107.1
    Players can no longer roll Tezcatara's Nutritious Soup blessing with no Strikes in their deck
  2. 28 May 2026Bug fixTezcatara
    Fixed the Nutritious Soup option appearing in the Tezcatara screen when you have no Strikes
  3. 26 Apr 2026BuffEternalBeta branch
    In addition to making your Strikes cost 0 and giving them Eternal, now makes all your Strikes deal 3 additional damage
    Bug fixTezcataraBeta branch
    Players can no longer roll Tezcatara's Nutritious Soup blessing if there are no Strikes in their deck
All 5 patch notes2 older
  1. 29 Jan 2026TextFur CoatInternal playtest
    Fur Coat and Nutritious Soup relic descriptions now mention that they trigger "on pickup"
  2. 15 Jan 2026TextInternal playtest
    Heap of Coals to Nutritious Soup

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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