Dark Embrace | The Ironclad Card (2024)

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Dark Embrace

D+

Whenever a card is Exhausted, draw 1 card.

power

Dark Embrace+

D+

Whenever a card is Exhausted, draw 1 card.

What we think of Dark Embrace

Dark embrace is usually only picked in conjunction with corruption. In theory it is possible to get value out of this power through cards that exhaust themselves or other cards but the payoff is rarely worth it.

Card Super Synergies

power
Corruption
3
A+
Skills cost 0.
Whenever you play a Skill, Exhaust it.
attack
Fiend Fire
2
B+
Exhaust your hand.
Deal 7 damage for each Exhausted card.
Exhaust.
skill
Second Wind
1
D+
Exhaust all non-Attack cards in your hand and gain 5 Block for each.
attack
Sever Soul
2
C+
Exhaust all non-Attack cards in your hand.
Deal 16 damage.

Card Synergies

skill
Armaments
1
C+
Gain 5 Block.
Upgrade a card in your hand for the rest of combat.
skill
Burning Pact
1
D
Exhaust 1 card.
Draw 2 cards.
attack
Carnage
2
B+
Ethereal.
Deal 20 damage.
skill
Disarm
1
A
Enemy loses 2 Strength.
Exhaust.
skill
Dual Wield
1
D+
Create a copy of an Attack or Power card in your hand.
skill
Exhume
1
C
Choose an Exhausted card and put it in your hand.
Exhaust.
power
Fire Breathing
1
C+
Whenever you draw a Status or Curse card, deal 6 damage to ALL enemies.
skill
Ghostly Armor
1
B
Ethereal.
Gain 10 Block.
skill
Havoc
1
C-
Play the top card of your draw pile and Exhaust it.
attack
Headbutt
1
C+
Deal 9 damage.
Place a card from your discard pile on top of your draw pile.
skill
Impervious
2
B+
Gain 30 Block.
Exhaust.
skill
Infernal Blade
1
C
Add a random Attack to your hand.
It costs 0 this turn.
Exhaust.
skill
Intimidate
C-
Apply 1 Weak to ALL enemies.
Exhaust.
skill
Limit Break
1
D
Double your Strength.
Exhaust.
skill
Offering
A+
Lose 6 HP.
Gain .
Draw 3 cards.
Exhaust.
attack
Pummel
1
C
Deal 2 damage 4 times.
Exhaust.
attack
Rampage
1
C
Deal 8 damage.
Every time this card is played, increase its damage by 5 for this combat.
skill
Seeing Red
1
B
Gain .
Exhaust.
skill
Sentinel
1
E+
Gain 5 Block.
If this card is Exhausted, gain .
skill
Shockwave
2
B+
Apply 3 Weak and Vulnerable to ALL enemies.
Exhaust
skill
True Grit
1
C
Gain 7 Block.
Exhaust a random card from your hand.
skill
Bandage Up
S-
Heal 4 HP.
Exhaust.
skill
Beta
2
E
Shuffle an Omega into your draw pile.
Exhaust.
skill
Chrysalis
2
B-
Add 3 random Skills into your Draw Pile.
They cost 0 this combat.
Exhaust.
skill
Dark Shackles
A-
Enemy loses 9 Strength for the rest of this turn.
Exhaust.
skill
Discovery
1
B+
Choose 1 of 3 random cards to add to your hand.
It costs 0 this turn.
Exhaust.
attack
Dramatic Entrance
A+
Innate.
Deal 6 damage to ALL enemies.
Exhaust.
skill
Insight
S-
Retain.
Draw 2 cards.
Exhaust.
skill
J.A.X.
B+
Lose 3 HP.
Gain 2 Strength.
skill
Jack Of All Trades
C
Add 1 random Colorless card to your hand.
Exhaust.
skill
Madness
1
C
Reduce the cost of a random card in your hand cost to 0 this combat.
Exhaust.
skill
Master of Strategy
A+
Draw 3 cards.
Exhaust.
skill
Metamorphosis
2
B
Add 3 random Attacks into your Draw Pile.
They cost 0 this combat.
Exhaust.
skill
Miracle
A
Retain.
Gain .
Exhaust.
skill
Panacea
B-
Gain 1 Artifact.
Exhaust.
power
Panache
D+
Every time you play 5 cards in a single turn, deal 10 damage to ALL enemies.
skill
Panic Button
C+
Gain 30 Block.
You cannot gain Block from cards for the next 2 turns.
Exhaust.
skill
Purity
D-
Choose and exhaust 3 cards in your hand.
Exhaust.
attack
Ritual Dagger
1
C+
Deal 15 Damage.
If this kills an enemy, permanently increase this card's damage by 3.
Exhaust.
skill
Safety
1
A
Retain.
Gain 12 Block.
Exhaust.
skill
Secret Technique
A
Choose a Skill from your draw pile and place it into your hand.
Exhaust.
skill
Secret Weapon
A
Choose an Attack from your draw pile and place it into your hand.
Exhaust.
attack
Shiv
B
Deal 4 damage.
Exhaust.
attack
Smite
1
A-
Retain.
Deal 12 damage.
Exhaust.
skill
Thinking Ahead
B
Draw 2 cards.
Place a card from your hand on top of your draw pile.
Exhaust.
attack
Through Violence
S+
Retain.
Deal 20 damage.
Exhaust.
skill
Transmutation
X
C+
Add X random Colorless cards into your hand.
They cost 0 this turn.
Exhaust.
skill
Violence
B-
Place 3 random Attack cards from your draw pile into your hand.
Exhaust.
curse
Clumsy
Unplayable.
Ethereal.

Relic Synergies

Happy Flower
common
Every 3 turns, gain 1 Energy.
C
C
C
C
Blue Candle
uncommon
Curse cards can now be played. Playing a Curse will make you lose 1 HP and Exhausts the card.
C-
D+
D+
D+
Frozen Egg
uncommon
Whenever you add a Power card to your deck, Upgrade it.
B+
B+
B+
B+
Mummified Hand
uncommon
Whenever you play a Power, a random card in your hand costs 0 for the turn.
B-
B-
A-
B-
Bird-Faced Urn
rare
Whenever you play a Power, heal 2 HP.
B-
B+
A-
B+
Frozen Eye
rare
When viewing your Draw Pile, the cards are now shown in order.
C
C+
C
D
Gambling Chip
rare
At the start of each combat, discard any number of cards then draw that many.
A-
A
A-
A
Sundial
rare
Every 3 times you shuffle your deck, gain 2 Energy.
D+
C
C-
C
Medical Kit
shop
Status cards can now be played. Playing a Status will Exhaust the card.
B-
B-
B-
B-
The Abacus
shop
Gain 6 Block whenever you shuffle your draw pile.
D+
C-
D+
D+
Charon's Ashes
rare
Whenever you Exhaust a card, deal 3 damage to ALL enemies.
B+
Pure Water
starter
At the start of each combat, add a Miracle into your hand.
B-
Holy Water
boss
Replaces Pure Water. At the start of each combat, add 3 Miracles into your hand.
A-
Melange
shop
Whenever you shuffle your draw pile, Scry 3.
C-

Card Antisynergies

skill
Battle Trance
A
Draw 3 cards.
You cannot draw additional cards this turn.
curse
Regret
Unplayable.
At the end of your turn, lose 1 HP for each card in your hand.

Relic Antisynergies

Velvet Choker
boss
Gain 1 Energy at the start of each turn. You cannot play more than 6 cards per turn.
A
A-
A
A-

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