Archetype Build Guides

Stack Block permanently with Barricade, then double it with Entrench. Once your Block is sky-high, Body Slam converts it into massive damage.

Exhaust Machine

Exhaust cards for value, triggering powerful effects every time a card leaves your deck. Thin your deck into a perfect engine.

Strength Engine

Stack Strength to amplify every attack, then unleash devastating multi-hit or heavy attacks. The classic Ironclad power fantasy.

Silent

3 archetypes

Discard Engine

Discard cards for value using Reflex and Calculated Gamble. Turn hand management into a powerful draw-and-damage engine.

Poison Rush

Apply and amplify Poison to melt enemies over time. Stack it high, double it with Catalyst, and watch the damage tick up every turn.

Shiv Storm

Generate and buff Shivs for explosive burst turns. Accuracy turns each 0-cost Shiv into a serious threat, and multi-Shiv turns overwhelm enemies.

Defect

3 archetypes

Dark Orb Scaling

Dark Orbs grow in damage every turn they sit in your Orb slots. Evoke them at the right moment for devastating single-target damage.

Frost Wall

Channel Frost Orbs for massive passive Block generation. With Focus, each Frost Orb generates more Block than most dedicated Block cards.

Lightning Storm

Channel Lightning Orbs for constant passive damage to all enemies. Storm generates Lightning every time you play a Power, creating a self-fueling engine.

Necrobinder

3 archetypes

Curse Control

Use Curses as fuel rather than a hindrance. Cards that benefit from Curses in your deck turn the Necrobinder's dark theme into a powerful advantage.

Sacrifice Engine

Sacrifice HP, summons, and resources for devastating payoffs. Trade short-term safety for long-term power in this high-risk, high-reward archetype.

Summon Swarm

Overwhelm enemies with summoned spirits and minions. Each summon fights alongside you, creating a numbers advantage that compounds every turn.

Regent

3 archetypes

Divinity Scaling

Accumulate Mantra to reach Divinity Stance for triple damage turns. Patient buildup leads to game-ending burst turns.

Stance Dance

Rapidly switch between Stances to chain bonuses. Each transition triggers effects, and mastering the rhythm lets you deal damage and generate energy in the same turn.

Wrath Burst

Enter Wrath Stance for double damage, play your strongest attacks, then exit safely. High risk, massive reward.