Routes win runs—not glossaries
You might not be missing a broken card—you're missing a route that closes the run.
Pick a character below: key picks, synergies, and fit scoring are shelved by meta lane. Learn the skeleton, check your deck—play smarter, not longer.
A lot of climbers are threading around Demon Form right now—is your deck drifting the same way?
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Strategy guides
Build routes you can use in a real run
Start with the signals, priorities, and pivot rules—not just a finished deck list.
Defect Status Engine: Turn Junk into Fuel
A practical route for Compact, Iteration, temporary Focus, and Status-generating cards.
Read guide →IroncladIronclad Exhaust-Down Infinite: Shrink During Combat
Draft a working deck, then exhaust it down to a compact endgame engine during combat.
Read guide →RegentRegent Skill Chain: Created Cards into Big Bang
Connect created Skills, Star economy, recursion, and payoffs without forcing a pure build.
Read guide →Ironclad · Block
Block into damage; Barricade lines reward staying thick.
Ironclad · Exhaust
Exhaust synergy—Corruption plus Dark Embrace fuels the loop.
Ironclad · Self-Damage Burst
Bleed for payoff—pair self-damage with heal or burst finishers.
Ironclad · Strength
Stack Strength, then cash out with Body Slam—classic scaling damage.
Ironclad · Strike
Strike-count scaling with Perfected Strike and pommel draw.
Ironclad · Strike Infinite (Hellraiser)
Hellraiser loop: thin deck, high strike density, auto-play chains.