• Category: Action Lock
• Effect: Apply 2 Null (Ink)
• Unlock: Unlocked through progression

Squid Charm adds 2 Null (Ink) to the equipped card's attacks. Null prevents the affected card from acting while its Null value is above zero, decreasing by 1 each turn. It is effectively a hard disable rather than the soft delay that Snow provides.

Ink is among the most powerful control effects in Wildfrost. A card with Ink 2 cannot act for two turns — not slowed, but stopped entirely. Applied consistently, this can render the most dangerous enemy Companions permanently unable to act, provided you reapply faster than the Ink depletes.

The tradeoff is that Null (Ink) targets individual units and requires consistent reapplication. Unlike Snow, which stacks in Counter delays, Ink either has a target locked or it does not. Maintaining Ink on a target requires hitting them repeatedly, which means a fast-attacking Companion with Squid Charm can keep one enemy perpetually locked.

A tier in control builds, B tier generally.

Attach to a Companion with short Counter that reliably attacks the same target each turn. The goal is to keep a high-threat enemy in perpetual Ink lockdown. Two applications per turn of Ink 2 means the target is always at Ink 2-4 and never acts.

Barrage extends Ink to multiple targets, potentially disabling the entire front row simultaneously.

• Lumin Ring: increase Ink from 2 to 3 per application, extending disable duration
• Pomegranate Charm (バラージ): apply Ink to all front-row enemies simultaneously
• Snowball Charm: combine Snow delay with Ink lockdown for complete tempo dominance
• Fast-attacking Companions: reapply Ink each turn to maintain permanent lockdown