Buffs

A buff is a positive effect given to the character by certain Cards, Potions, or Relics. Buffs can also be applied to enemies through their moves or certain Relics, or they can simply start combat with the buff. All buffs are removed at the end of combat and do not carry over to the next fight. Certain relics (for example, Girya) apply buffs at the start of combat.

Buffs may stack by duration, lasting X turns, or by intensity, applying their effect with X power. Some buffs do not stack at all. However, most stack by intensity.

Shared Buffs[]

Buffs that can be found from multiple sources in the game, both in the player's arsenal and on enemies.

Name	Effects	Stacks?
Artifact	Negates X debuffs.	Counter
Barricade	Block is not removed at the start of turn.	No
Buffer	Prevent the next X times you would lose HP.	Counter
Dexterity	Increases Block gained from cards by X.	Intensity
Draw Card	Draw X additional cards next turn.	Intensity
Energized	Gain X additional Energy next turn.	Intensity
Energized	Gain X additional Energy next turn.	Intensity
Focus	Increases the effectiveness of Orbs by X.	Intensity
Intangible	Reduce ALL damage taken and HP loss to 1 this turn. (lasts X turns)	Duration
Mantra	When you gain 10 Mantra, enter Divinity	Counter
Metallicize	At the end of your/its turn, gain X Block.	Intensity
Next Turn Block	Gain X Block next turn.	Intensity
Plated Armor	At the end of your turn, gain X Block. Receiving unblocked attack damage reduces Plated Armor by 1.	Intensity
Regen	At the end of its turn, heals X HP.	Intensity
Ritual	At the end of its turn, gains X Strength.	Intensity
Strength	Increases attack damage by X.	Intensity
Thorns	When attacked, deals X damage back.	Intensity
Vigor	Your next Attack deals X additional damage.	Intensity

Name	Player	Enemies
Artifact	Panacea, Core Surge, Clockwork Souvenir,	Sentry, Spheric Guardian, Bronze Automaton, Donu and Deca, Corrupt Heart, Ancient Augmentation
Barricade	Barricade	Spheric Guardian
Buffer	Buffer, Fossilized Helix
Dexterity	Footwork, Reprogram, Fasting, Kunai, Oddly Smooth Stone, Duality, Dexterity Potion, Speed Potion
Draw Card	Predator, Doppelganger, Simmering Fury
Energized	Doppelganger, Flying Knee, Outmaneuver
Energized	Charge Battery
Focus	Biased Cognition, Consume, Defragment, Data Disk, Focus Potion
Intangible	Apparition, Wraith Form, Incense Burner, Ghost in a Jar	Nemesis, Hauntings
Mantra	Prostrate, Devotion, Worship, Pray, Damaru
Metallicize	Metallicize, Heart of Iron	Lagavulin, The Champ, Burning Elite
Next Turn Block	Dodge and Roll, Self-Forming Clay
Plated Armor	Wish, Thread and Needle, Essence of Steel.	Shelled Parasite, Donu and Deca (Ascension 19+), Ancient Augmentation
Regen		Awakened One, Burning Elite, Ancient Augmentation
Ritual	Cultist Potion.	Cultist
Strength	Inflame, Rupture, Spot Weakness, Demon Form, Reprogram, Fasting, J.A.X., Ritual, Du-Vu Doll, Girya, Red Skull, Shuriken, Vajra, Strength Potion, Flex Potion	Cultist, Fungi Beast, Jaw Worm, Louses, Mad Gremlin, Gremlin Nob, Hexaghost, The Guardian, Byrd, Chosen, Mystic, Bronze Automaton, The Champ, The Collector, Orb Walker, Maw, Awakened One, Donu and Deca, Time Eater, Spire Spear, Corrupt Heart, Burning Elite
Thorns	Caltrops, Bronze Scales, Liquid Bronze	Spiker
Vigor	Wreath of Flame, Akabeko

Unique Buffs[]

Buffs granted to the player that comes from a single source, usually a Power cards, but not always. Their source are usually the card of the same name, unless stated otherwise.

Name	Sources	Effects	Stacks?
Accuracy		Shivs deal X additional damage.	Intensity
After Image		Whenever you play a card, gain X Block	Intensity
Amplify		Your next X Power cards are played twice.	Counter
Battle Hymn		At the start of each turn add X Smites into your hand.	Intensity
Berserk		At the start of your turn, gain X Energy.	Intensity
Blasphemer	Blasphemy	At the start of your turn, die. ^[1]	No
Blur		Block is not removed at the start of your next X turns.	Duration
Brutality		At the start of your turn, lose X HP and draw X cards.	Intensity
Burst		Your next X Skills are played twice.	Counter
Collect		Put a Miracle+ into your hand at the start of your next X turns.	Duration
Combust		At the end of your turn, lose 1 HP(for each Combust played) and deal X damage to ALL enemies.	Intensity
Corruption		Skills cost 0. Whenever you play a Skill, Exhaust it.	No
Creative AI		At the start of your turn, add X random Power cards into your hand.	Intensity
Dark Embrace		Whenever a card is Exhausted, draw X cards.	Intensity
Demon Form		At the start of your turn, gain X Strength.	Intensity
Deva	Deva Form	At the start of your turn gain Energy N times and increase this gain by X.	Intensity^[2]^[3]
Devotion		At the start of your turn, gain X Mantra.	Intensity
Double Damage	Phantasmal Killer	Attacks deal double damage for X turns.	Duration
Double Tap		Your next X Attacks are played twice.	Counter
Duplication	Duplication Potion	Your next X cards are played twice.	Counter
Echo Form		The first X cards you play each turn are played twice.	Counter
Electro	Electrodynamics	Lightning hits ALL enemies.	No
Envenom		Whenever you deal unblocked attack damage, apply X Poison	Intensity
Equilibrium		Retain your hand for X turns.	Duration
Establishment		Whenever a card is Retained, lower its cost by X.	Intensity
Evolve		Whenever you draw a Status, draw X cards.	Intensity
Feel No Pain		Whenever a card is Exhausted, gain X Block	Intensity
Fire Breathing		Whenever you draw a Status or Curse card, deal X damage to ALL enemies.	Intensity
Flame Barrier		When attacked, deals X damage back. Wears off at the start of your next turn.	Intensity
Foresight		At the start of your turn, Scry X.	Intensity
Free Attack Power	Swivel	The next X Attacks you play costs 0.	Counter
Heatsink	Heatsinks	Whenever you play a Power card, draw X cards.	Intensity
Hello	Hello World	At the start of your turn, add X random Common cards into your hand.	Intensity
Infinite Blades		At the start of your turn, add X Shivs into your hand.	Intensity
Juggernaut		Whenever you gain Block, deal X damage to a random enemy.	Intensity
Like Water		At the end of your turn, if you are in Calm, gain X Block.	Intensity
Loop		At the start of your turn, trigger the passive ability of your next Orb X times.	Intensity
Machine Learning		At the start of your turn, draw X additional cards.	Intensity
Magnetism		At the start of your turn, add X random colorless cards into your hand.	Intensity
Master Reality		Whenever a card is created during combat, Upgrade it.	No
Mayhem		At the start of your turn, play the top X card of your draw pile.	Intensity
Mental Fortress		Whenever you switch Stances, gain X Block.	Intensity
Nightmare		Add X of a chosen card into your hand next turn.	Special^[4]
Nirvana		Whenever you Scry, gain X Block.	Intensity
Noxious Fumes		At the start of your turn, apply X Poison to ALL enemies.	Intensity
Omega		At the end of your turn, deal X damage to ALL enemies.	Intensity
Panache		If you play N^[5] more cards this turn, deal X damage to all enemies.	Intensity^[6]
Pen Nib		Your next Attack deals double damage.	No
Phantasmal	Phantasmal Killer	Deal Double Damage for the next X turns.	Duration
Rage		Whenever you play an Attack, gain X Block.	Intensity
Rebound		The next X cards you play this turn are placed on top of your draw pile.	Counter
Regeneration	Regen Potion	At the end of your turn, heal X HP and reduce Regen by 1.	Intensity and Duration
Rushdown		Whenever you enter Wrath, draw X cards.	Intensity
Repair	Self Repair	At the end of combat, heal X HP.	Intensity
Rupture		Whenever you lose HP from a card, gain X Strength.	Intensity
Sadistic	Sadistic Nature	Whenever you apply a debuff to an enemy, deal X damage.	Intensity
Simmering Rage	Simmering Fury	At the start of your next turn, enter Wrath	No
Static Discharge		Whenever you receive attack damage, channel X Lightning.	Intensity
Storm		Whenever you play a Power card, channel X Lightning.	Intensity
Study		At the end of your turn, shuffle X Insights into your draw pile.	Intensity
Surrounded	Spire Shield and Spire Spear	Receive 50% more damage if attacked from behind. Use targeting cards or potions to change your orientation.	No
The Bomb		At the end of N^[7] turns, deal X damage to all enemies.	Special^[4]
Thousand Cuts	A Thousand Cuts	Whenever you play a card, deal X damage to ALL enemies.	Intensity
Tools of the Trade		At the start of your turn, draw X cards and discard X cards.	Intensity
Wave of the Hand		Whenever you gain Block this turn, apply X Weak to ALL enemies.	Intensity
Well-Laid Plans		At the end of your turn, Retain up to X cards.	Intensity

These buffs are exclusive to enemies, and cannot be obtained by the player.

Name	Enemy/Enemies	Effects	Stacks?
Angry	Mad Gremlin	Upon receiving attack damage, gains X Strength.	Intensity
Back Attack	Spire Shield and Spire Spear	Deals 50% more damage as it is attacking you from behind.	No
Back Attack	Spire Shield and Spire Spear	Deals 50% more damage as it is attacking you from behind.	No
Beat of Death	Corrupt Heart	Whenever you play a card, take X damage.	Intensity
Curiosity	Awakened One	Whenever you play a Power card, gains X Strength.	Intensity
Curl Up	Louses	On receiving attack damage, rolls up and gains X Block (Once per combat).	Intensity
Enrage	Gremlin Nob	Whenever you play a skill, gains X Strength	Intensity
Explosive	Exploder	Explodes in N^[8] turns, dealing X damage.	Special
Fading	Transient	Dies in X^[9] turns.	Duration
Invincible	Corrupt Heart	Can only lose X more HP this turn.	Intensity
Life Link	Darkling	If other Darklings are still alive, revives in 2 turns.^[10]	No
Malleable	Snake Plant, Writhing Mass	Upon receiving attack damage, gains X Block. Block gain increases as Malleable is triggered. Resets to X at the start of your turn.	Intensity
Minion	Gremlin Leader's Gremlins, Bronze Automaton's Bronze Orbs, The Collector's Torch Heads, Reptomancer's Daggers	Minions abandon combat without their leader.^[11]	No
Mode Shift	The Guardian	After receiving X damage, changes to a defensive mode.	Intensity
Painful Stabs	Corrupt Heart, Book of Stabbing	Whenever you receive attack damage from this enemy, add X Wounds into your discard pile.	Intensity
Reactive	Writhing Mass	Upon receiving attack damage, changes its intent.	No
Sharp Hide	The Guardian	Whenever you play an attack, take X damage.	Intensity
Shifting	Transient	Upon losing HP, loses that much Strength until the end of the turn.	No
Split	Acid Slime, Spike Slime, Slime Boss	When its HP is at or below 50%, will split into 2 smaller Slimes with its current HP.	No
Spore Cloud	Fungi Beast	On death, applies X Vulnerable	Intensity
Stasis	Bronze Orbs	On death, a stolen card is returned to your hand.	No
Strength Up	Orb Walker	At the end of its turn, gains X Strength.	Intensity
Thievery	Thieves	Steals X Gold whenever it attacks.	Intensity
Time Warp	Time Eater	Whenever you play N^[12] cards, ends your turn and gains X Strength.	Counter^[13]
Unawakened	Awakened One	This enemy hasn't awakened yet...	No

Notes[]

↑ Despite its description, Blasphemer actually causes you to receive an amount of damage so large that you will die, which can be prevented by Buffer and Intangible.
↑ N of Deva starts at 1, and X is 1 by default. The turn after it is applied, you will gain Energy N times, and then X is added to N every turn after. Each further application add 1 to both N and X.
↑ Its buff counter also only identify X, or a number of time this card is applied to be exact. It does not have an identification for a total N of each turn.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 The Bomb and Nightmare create separate buffs for each card use rather than stacking normally.
↑ N of Panache is 5 by default and decreases by 1 whenever you play a card. Once it reaches 0, it deals damage and roll back to 5 again.
↑ Using multiple Panache only increases its damage. Its N, or card countdown, is always 5.
↑ N of The Bomb is 3 by default and decreases by 1 at the end of your turn. Once it reaches 0, it deals damage and expires.
↑ N of Explosive starts at 3 and decreases by 1 at the end of its turn. Once it reaches 0, Exploder deals 30 damage and expires. Its intent will change to identify that it is about to explode.
↑ N of Fading starts at 5 (6 from Ascension 17 onward) and decreases by 1 at the end of its turn. Transient immediately dies once Fading reaches 0.
↑ Life Link effectively prevents Darkling from being dead until all the other Darkling are killed. Its intent will change to signify its revive. Fatal does not work unless it kills the last Darkling. Card or relic that simply works on enemy kill and does not have Fatal, such as Sunder and Gremlin Horn, still works after you killed an individual Darkling.
↑ Cultists in Awakened One boss fight also abandon combat when the boss is killed in its second phase, even though they do not have Minion buff.
↑ Time Warp starts at 0 and increases by 1 after you played a card. By default, once it reaches 12 you will immediately end your turn as the effect of 12^th card resolves and Time Eater will gain Strength.
↑ The number on Time Warp buff is only a counter of the number of cards the player has played, and does not indicate the potency of the buff.

[1] Despite its description, Blasphemer actually causes you to receive an amount of damage so large that you will die, which can be prevented by Buffer and Intangible.

[2] N of Deva starts at 1, and X is 1 by default. The turn after it is applied, you will gain Energy N times, and then X is added to N every turn after. Each further application add 1 to both N and X.

[3] Its buff counter also only identify X, or a number of time this card is applied to be exact. It does not have an identification for a total N of each turn.

[Special-4] 4.0 ^4.1 The Bomb and Nightmare create separate buffs for each card use rather than stacking normally.

[5] N of Panache is 5 by default and decreases by 1 whenever you play a card. Once it reaches 0, it deals damage and roll back to 5 again.

[6] Using multiple Panache only increases its damage. Its N, or card countdown, is always 5.

[7] N of The Bomb is 3 by default and decreases by 1 at the end of your turn. Once it reaches 0, it deals damage and expires.

[8] N of Explosive starts at 3 and decreases by 1 at the end of its turn. Once it reaches 0, Exploder deals 30 damage and expires. Its intent will change to identify that it is about to explode.

[9] N of Fading starts at 5 (6 from Ascension 17 onward) and decreases by 1 at the end of its turn. Transient immediately dies once Fading reaches 0.

[10] Life Link effectively prevents Darkling from being dead until all the other Darkling are killed. Its intent will change to signify its revive. Fatal does not work unless it kills the last Darkling. Card or relic that simply works on enemy kill and does not have Fatal, such as Sunder and Gremlin Horn, still works after you killed an individual Darkling.

[11] Cultists in Awakened One boss fight also abandon combat when the boss is killed in its second phase, even though they do not have Minion buff.

[12] Time Warp starts at 0 and increases by 1 after you played a card. By default, once it reaches 12 you will immediately end your turn as the effect of 12^th card resolves and Time Eater will gain Strength.

[13] The number on Time Warp buff is only a counter of the number of cards the player has played, and does not indicate the potency of the buff.

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