螺旋漩涡

"Dive In"

• Lose 10 HP. Gain 1 Rare card

"Search Around the Vortex"

• Gain 50 Gold

"Leave"

• No effect

If you can spare the HP, "Dive In" has the highest expected value. Rare cards contain some of the best deck-defining options in the game, and opportunities to pick one up in Act 1 are limited. The 10 HP cost is steep, but a single Rare card often sets the direction for the whole run.

"Search Around the Vortex" for 50 Gold is a solid fallback. You can put the Gold toward card removal at the shop (around 75 Gold) or stretch it into a key-card purchase. If your HP is shaky, this is the smarter play.

"Leave" is almost never correct. Even if you are too low to dive, the Gold option has no cost, so "Search" is a strict upgrade over leaving.

• 10 HP is on the heavy end for Act 1 event costs. Dive in only when you are above 30 HP or have a Rest Site coming up
• Rare cards are often deck cores. Pulling a Rare in early Act 1 clarifies your build direction
• 50 Gold is roughly one shop card removal. If deck compression is your plan, taking the Gold to delete a starter at the shop is just as strong
• If you are at 20 HP or below, diving is risky. It is pointless to grab a Rare and die in the next fight before using it
• Taking 50 Gold always beats "Leave". There is almost no reason to leave with nothing