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.

5 core cards·3 synergies

Exhaust Machine

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

5 core cards·3 synergies

Strength Engine

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

3 core cards·2 synergies

Silent

3 archetypes

Discard Engine

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

5 core cards·3 synergies

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.

4 core cards·3 synergies

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.

4 core cards·3 synergies

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.

3 core cards·1 synergies

Frost Wall

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

5 core cards·2 synergies

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.

2 core cards·2 synergies

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.

1 core cards·3 synergies

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.

2 core cards·3 synergies

Summon Swarm

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

1 core cards·2 synergies