Card Effects

Complete glossary of card effect keywords. Understand every mechanic to build stronger decks.

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Knockback
Effect

Prevents an enemy from attacking next turn.

Affected by enemy knockback resistance. Some enemies have immunity to knockback.

Disarm
Disarm
Effect

High chance of preventing a single enemy attack.

Applied as a debuff on enemies. Disarm* prevents up to 2 attacks.

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Destroy
Effect

Card burns up on use β€” one-time use only.

Destroyed cards are removed from your deck after use.

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Crawler
Character Effect

Only on character cards. Describes how the character reacts to card types played while active.

Lasts for the duration shown on the character card. Triggers on specific card type plays.

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Crit
Damage Effect

Critical hit chance. Deals 2x damage on crit.

Base crit chance affected by Luck stat. Can be modified by gems and relics.

Big Bird
Big Bird
Special

Disperse all active birds, dealing increased damage.

Used by specific character abilities. Maximizes bird-type weapon effectiveness.

Countdown
Countdown
Cooldown Effect

Reduces cooldowns of linked cards by 1 turn.

Works with cards that have the same Countdown group label.

Little Heart
Little Heart
Heal Effect

Small heal effect (1-2 HP).

Found on certain stat boost cards and character abilities.

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Mana Scaling
Scaling Effect

Scales with current mana. Higher mana = stronger effect.

Some weapons and cards deal more damage based on your current mana pool.

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Free
Cost Effect

Card won't consume any Mana when played.

Shown above mana cost on new cards. Free cards enable big combo turns.

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Scuffle
Combat State

A special combat state during enemy attacks. Some cards behave differently during Scuffle.

Scuffle triggers when enemies attack. Plan your hand accordingly.

Raw Mana
Raw Mana
Mana Effect

Pure mana generation with no additional effect.

Cards like Arca provide raw mana for playing more cards.

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Temporary
Debuff

Temporary stat modifier from boss debuffs. Removes after duration.

Curse, Confuse, and Disarm are temporary debuffs that expire after a set duration.