Preserved Fog

Preserved Fog

Ancient
Upon pickup, remove 3 cards from your Deck. Add Folly to your Deck.

At pickup you pick 3 cards to strip from your deck, then Folly is added. Folly is a Curse with Innate, Ethereal, Unplayable and Eternal: it starts every combat in your hand, does nothing, Exhausts itself at the end of turn 1, and can never be removed or transformed. In practice it costs one hand slot on the first turn of every fight and nothing else.

Rarity
Ancient
Character
All characters

When to take Preserved Fog

The strongest thinning offer among the Ancients: three free removals for one mild tax card, Folly. Take it early, since a thinner deck pays out every fight after.

Cards that synergize with Preserved Fog

Feel No Pain
Power
1
Whenever a card is Exhausted, gain 3 Block.
Feel No Pain gives 3 Block every time Folly Exhausts.Whenever a card is Exhausted, gain 3 Block.
Dark Embrace
Power
2
Whenever a card is Exhausted,
draw 1 card.
Dark Embrace draws a card off it.Whenever a card is Exhausted,
draw 1 card.
Grand Finale
Attack
0
Can only be played if there are no cards in your Draw Pile. Deal 60 damage to ALL enemies.
Grand Finale loves the thinner deck.Can only be played if there are no cards in your Draw Pile. Deal 60 damage to ALL enemies.

Relics that synergize with Preserved Fog

Charon's Ashes
Charon's Ashes deals 3 to all enemies when it Exhausts.Whenever you Exhaust a card, deal 3 damage to ALL enemies.
Darkstone Periapt
Darkstone Periapt gives 6 Max HP, because Folly counts as obtaining a Curse.Whenever you obtain a Curse, raise your Max HP by 6.
Joss Paper
Joss Paper counts the Exhaust toward its draw.Every 5 times you Exhaust a card, draw 1 card.

As offered in events

Remove 3 cards from your Deck. Add Folly to your Deck.

Changes by version

  1. 19 Mar 2026Cards removed53Beta branch
    Cards removed decreased from 5 to 3 and Folly curse is now Ethereal
  2. 19 Feb 2026TextInternal playtest
    Broken Chain to Preserved Fog

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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