Keywords

Keywords are terms that appear throughout the game — on cards, status effects, artefacts, and elsewhere — to describe special rules and mechanics. Each keyword has a consistent meaning wherever it appears.

	Keyword	Description
	Attack Damage	HP damage if this attack BREAKS your stance.
	Attack Force	Removes PARRY points from primary stance. Stance will BREAK if PARRY drops below zero.
	Break	Stance deactivated and card returned to discard pile.
	Combo	A countdown status applied to certain enemies. When Combo reaches zero, the enemy performs a dangerous Finisher move. Can be interrupted with a counter-attack.
	Counter-Attack	Triggers during enemy turn if PARRY perfectly matches incoming ATTACK FORCE, deal counter damage then SWITCH.
	Piercing Parry Counter-Attack	Counter-attack variant that bypasses armor.
	Steady Parry Counter-Attack	Counter-attack variant that maintains PARRY and position.
	Curse	A card type. Curse cards typically have drawbacks when drawn but powerful effects when played. Several artefacts trigger bonus effects whenever you draw or play a Curse card.
	Encounter	Voyages are measured in encounters. Combat encounters include multiple waves.
	Exhaust	Card removed until next Wave.
	Finisher	A dangerous move performed when COMBO status reaches zero.
	Leeway	Allows counter-attacks to trigger while PARRY is 1 off from a perfect match.
	Max HP	Your maximum health points, dictated by your choice of weapon.
	Max Parry	Maximum amount of PARRY that a stance can apply.
	Natural	A stance with the NATURAL tag is active at the start of each combat. Draws to hand when STANCELESS.
	Open	When you play an attack against an enemy with OPEN, the cost of the attack card is refunded.
	Parry	Deflects ATTACK FORCE of enemy attacks and can be used to trigger a counter-attack.
	Piercing	Damage that bypasses armor.
	Poison	Lose X HP when you end your turn. Clears after this encounter.
	Poise	This stance's next X counter-attacks deal +50% damage. Stack reduced by 1 at start of turn.
	Primary Stance	Your main stance.
	Primary Attack	Triggers attack of primary stance.
	Secondary Stance	Your reserve stance.
	Secondary Attack	Triggers attack of secondary stance.
	Stamina	The resource used to play cards. Replenishes each turn.
	Stanceless	No active stance.
	Strength Stance	Increases attack and counter-attack damage of stance.
	Strength Enemy	Increases ATTACK FORCE and ATTACK DAMAGE.
	Switch	Stances swap positions.
	Wave	Each combat ENCOUNTER has several waves that must be survived.
	Weak Enemy	Negative STRENGTH. Weakens ATTACK FORCE and ATTACK DAMAGE (to a minimum of 1). Reduced by 1 each turn.
	Weak Stance	Negative STRENGTH. Weakens attack and counter-attack damage. Reduced by 1 each turn.