Synergy Chain
How the core cards connect
Bouncing Flask
Skill · 2 cost
How It Plays
Poison is the Silent's signature scaling mechanic. Each stack deals damage at the start of the enemy's turn and decreases by 1, making it a race to stack faster than it decays. Deadly Poison and Bouncing Flask apply the stacks, while Catalyst doubles or triples them for explosive scaling. The beauty of Poison is that it's entirely passive — once stacks are applied, you can focus entirely on blocking. This makes it one of the safest and most consistent archetypes in the game.
Core Cards
Must-have cards for this archetype
Deadly Poison
Skill · Common
Bouncing Flask
Skill · Uncommon
Poisoned Stab
Attack · Common
Footwork
Power · Uncommon
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Support Cards
Good additions that strengthen the build
Key Relics
Snecko Skull
The Specimen
Twisted Funnel
Act-by-Act Strategy
Act 1
Deadly Poison and Poisoned Stab are your early Poison sources. Prioritize picking up at least 2-3 Poison applicators. Neutralize helps with early damage. Footwork shores up your defense.
Act 2
Catalyst is the archetype-defining card — it doubles your Poison stacks. Finding even one copy transforms your scaling. Bouncing Flask hits multiple enemies with Poison. Add defensive cards like Leg Sweep to survive while Poison does its work.
Act 3
With Catalyst and multiple Poison sources, your damage scales automatically. Focus on defense — Footwork + block cards keep you alive while Poison melts bosses. Against multi-enemy fights, Bouncing Flask and AoE are key.
Boss Matchups
Strong Against
Weak Against
Poison excels in long fights where stacks accumulate. Against bosses with high HP, Catalyst is your win condition. Be careful of enemies that cleanse debuffs. Prioritize applying Poison early, then shift to pure defense while it ticks.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Completely passive damage — block while Poison kills
- +Catalyst provides exponential scaling
- +Works against high-HP bosses that other builds struggle with
- +Flexible — can mix Poison with other Silent tools
Weaknesses
- -Slow against multi-enemy fights without AoE Poison
- -Useless against Poison-immune enemies (if any)
- -Needs time to stack — vulnerable to burst damage early
- -Catalyst without Poison stacks is a dead card
Other Silent Archetypes
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