Phantom Blades

Basic Info

• Type: Power
• Cost: 1
• Effect: Shivs gain Retain. The first Shiv you play each turn deals 9 additional damage.

Upgraded

• Effect: Shivs gain Retain. The first Shiv you play each turn deals 12 additional damage.

Rating

A 1-cost Power Silent card. Permanent passives like this compound across a fight, so their upside grows with every extra turn you survive to use them.

How to Use

Land it as early as the energy curve allows — the payoff scales with how many turns it stays in play. Effect: Shivs gain Retain. The first Shiv you play each turn deals 9 additional damage..

Good Synergies

• Power-count references — cards that benefit from the number of Powers in play
• Energy generators — the faster you land Powers, the more value they accumulate
• Effect upgraders — relics that enhance Power effects across the run