• Type: Attack
• Cost: 1
• Effect: Deal 6 damage. Deal 3 additional damage for each card in your Exude pile.

Upgraded

• Cost: 1
• Effect: Deal 6 damage. Deal 4 additional damage for each card in your Exude pile.

A Cost 1 attack that deals 6 damage plus 3 per Exude card (4 per card upgraded). Power scales exponentially with Exude count, making it a finisher for Exude decks. With 10 cards Exuded, it deals 36 damage (46 upgraded) for 1 Energy. In decks packed with Exude tools (Searing Blow, Havoc, Unyielding Spirit, War Drum, Charred), it becomes one of the most devastating cards in the late game. Mediocre in the early game when the Exude pile is small, but rapidly scales as the game progresses.

Save it for mid-to-late game after accumulating Exudes. Early on, it acts as a plain attack, but once the Exude pile surpasses 5 cards, it delivers exceptional damage for 1 Energy. With War Drum (exudes top card each turn), the Exude count grows by 1 per turn, continuously powering up Ash Strike by 3-4. Paired with End of the Contract (0 cost, 17 AoE damage with 3+ Exudes), Exude decks gain two reliable finishers. Always consider including it when building around Exude.

• War Drum: Power that exudes the top card of the draw pile at turn start. Ash Strike gets +3-4 damage every turn.
• Searing Blow: Skill that exudes a card and draws 2-3. Builds Exude count while drawing into Ash Strike.
• Havoc: Skill that plays and exudes the top card of the draw pile. Core Exude engine.
• Unyielding Spirit: Block + Exude skill. Gains Block and powers up Ash Strike simultaneously.
• End of the Contract: 0-cost attack dealing 17-23 AoE with 3+ Exudes. The two-finisher combo for Exude decks.

• Ironclad Will-o-Wisp Exude Combo Build (B Tier)
• Ironclad Exude Build (Key Card) (S Tier)