Ironclad

Explosive damage scaling through Strength stacking and multi-hit attacks.

• Balance of three elements: acquire "stall", "scaling", and "attack" cards in good proportion.
• Strong against normal enemies: in fights against regular enemies, you can win quickly without waiting for scaling to complete.
• High versatility: has independent strengths, pairs well with other attack builds, and can be combined flexibly.

Combine exhaust synergy cards to generate explosive value, then end the fight quickly before running out of cards.

• The build needs many key power cards — actively pick up essential pieces whenever they appear.
• Exhausting cards shortens your deck each cycle, making long fights unsustainable. Prepare a finisher such as Body Slam, Ashen Strike, or Pact's End to close out quickly.
• Because cards are exhausted, keep acquiring cards to maintain deck size — a slightly larger deck is acceptable and expected with this archetype.

Retain Block between turns with Barricade, then deal it back with Body Slam.

• Whether the deck succeeds depends entirely on finding Barricade — it is the non-negotiable centerpiece.
• In the early game, keep a balance with normal attack cards; Block generation alone cannot carry you before Barricade is online.
• Body Slam is the finisher — once Block stacks high enough, a single play ends the fight.

Use self-damage cards to stack Rupture and turn HP loss into Strength, energy, block, or direct damage before closing fights with scaled attacks.

• Self-damage only pays off when the deck converts HP loss into tempo, so prioritize Rupture or strong payoff cards before adding too many painful enablers.
• Crimson Mantle is one of the cleanest engines because it triggers self-damage every turn while also covering defense.
• The build still needs a way to finish fights quickly; cards like Hemokinesis and Tear Asunder scale well once Rupture is active.