Supercritical

Basic Info

• Type: Skill
• Cost: 0
• Effect: Gain 4 energy. Exude.

Upgraded

• Cost: 0
• Effect: Gain 5 energy. Exude.

Rating

S-tier

A 0-cost, single-use energy bomb that instantly grants 4 energy. Because it Exudes, you only get one shot — but that one shot can absolutely decide a fight.

Paired with X-cost cards like Tempest or Multi-Cast, X skyrockets and the turn can end the fight on the spot. With Double Energy, the chain Supercritical -> Double Energy hands you an absurd pile of energy. It is routinely one of the best single cards in Defect combo decks.

How to Use

• Save for your big X-cost turn — Tempest / Multi-Cast — to max out X
• Chain Supercritical -> Double Energy for a huge energy surplus
• Don't waste it on small turns; hold for the key combo turn of a boss fight
• Playing it on a 0-energy turn effectively nets you the full 4 energy for free

Good Synergies

• Tempest: X-cost Lightning creator. Supercritical pushes X up by 4
• Multi-Cast: X-cost Evoke. Supercritical adds huge Evoke counts to Dark / Frost chains
• Double Energy: Supercritical first, then Double Energy — absurd energy pile
• Fusion / Plasma: stacks with Plasma's passive energy for a mountain of spendable energy

Builds

• Defect Plasma Build (A-tier)
• Defect Dark Orb Build (A-tier)