Vexing Puzzlebox

Vexing Puzzlebox

Rare
At the start of each combat, add a random card into your Hand. It's free to play this turn.
  • First turn: a random card from your character's unlocked pool is created in your hand, its cost set to 0 for that turn only.
  • Basic, Ancient and Event cards are filtered out, along with cards that cannot be generated in combat. The pick is uniform, so a Rare is as likely as any Common.
  • It counts as a created card and vanishes after the fight.
Rarity
Rare
Character
All characters
Shop price
275 gold
Unlock
CivilizationFill the score bar at the end of a run

When to take Vexing Puzzlebox

A free extra card every combat, though the pick is random and sometimes a Power you would never play. Buy it early when the shop has nothing better to fix your deck.

Cards that synergize with Vexing Puzzlebox

Arsenal
Power
1
Whenever you create a card, gain 1 Strength.
Regalite gives 2 Block and Arsenal 1 Strength for the created card.Whenever you create a card, gain 1 Strength.
The Sealed Throne
Power
1
3
Whenever you play a card, gain .
The Sealed Throne gains a Star when you play it.Whenever you play a card, gain .

Relics that synergize with Vexing Puzzlebox

Regalite
Regalite gives 2 Block and Arsenal 1 Strength for the created card.Whenever you create a card, gain 2 Block.
Toolbox
Toolbox and Orange Dough pile more free cards into the same turn.At the start of each combat, choose 1 of 3 random Colorless cards and add the chosen card into your Hand.
Orange Dough
Toolbox and Orange Dough pile more free cards into the same turn.At the start of each combat, add 2 random Colorless cards into your Hand.

Changes by version

  1. 26 Mar 2026CostBeta branch
    Now uses Free to Play instead of Costs 0 Energy (Now also only lasts until end of turn)
  2. 29 Jan 2026ChangeBellowsInternal playtest
    The 3rd relic unlock set now unlocks Vexing Puzzlebox rather than Bellows
  3. 6 Nov 2025AddedInternal playtest
    Added to the game

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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