Ashwater

Exude any number of cards from your hand.

Ironclad-exclusive Uncommon potion specialized for deck thinning. Since you can freely exude any number of cards from your hand, it lets you discard unneeded Strikes and Defends in one go, dramatically improving deck quality. The lack of an exude limit is extremely strong — used on a turn when your hand is packed with unwanted cards, you can compress a huge chunk of the deck at once.

It's most powerful when obtained early in Act 1, quickly removing the starting Strikes and Defends to raise deck turnover. It also serves as an emergency answer to Curses and Status cards, letting you deal with them immediately without waiting for a shop or exude event. Combining with draw cards to load up your hand before using lets you exude even more cards in a single use.

That said, it can only be used in combat, so you need to time it for when the cards you want to exude are actually in hand. Also worth noting: if you have cards that benefit from exuding, the potion provides far more value than simple thinning.

• Exude Strikes and Defends together early in Act 1 to thin the deck
• Use after drawing cards to maximize the number of exudes
• Deploy immediately as removal for Curses and Status cards