The Necrobinder
NEW CHARACTERA sassy lich bound to the undead
The Necrobinder fights alongside Osty, a giant reanimated skeletal hand. With 66 HP, the Necrobinder relies on Osty to absorb damage. Osty re-summons at the start of each turn and gains +1 HP for each turn it survives. Master Doom to execute enemies and harvest Souls for card draw.
Starting Relic
Bound Phylactery
At the start of turn, Summon 1 (Osty HP +1)
Core Mechanics
Osty
Your undead companion. Osty has its own health pool and attacks independently. Damage aimed at you is absorbed by Osty first.
Doom
A debuff that kills creatures when accumulated damage equals their current HP. Build up Doom for devastating finishing blows.
Souls
A resource gained from combat. Cards marked as 'Soul' provide card-draw capabilities. Spend Souls to power abilities.
Transformation
Alter other cards by adding new keywords to them
Keywords
Doom
NEWWhen a creature's Doom is greater than or equal to its current HP, it dies at end of turn.
The Necrobinder's signature death-mark. Stack Doom on enemies to set up executions. When Doom >= enemy HP, the enemy is instantly killed at end of turn. Higher damage values compensate for delayed kills.
Souls
NEWA resource gained from Soul cards that powers card-draw abilities.
Soul cards like Seance, Dirge, Severance, and Soul Storm generate soul resources. Souls power draw engines and synergize with the Power card Haunt (6 damage per Soul played).
Summon
NEWSummon X: Summons Osty with X HP. If Osty is alive, heals Osty for X HP instead.
The Necrobinder's companion mechanic. Osty is a skeletal hand that tanks damage. Starts at 1 HP via Bound Phylactery and re-summons at the start of each turn. Gains +1 HP per turn survived.
Transformation
NEWAlter cards by adding new keywords or changing their effects.
The Necrobinder can transform cards in the deck, adding new keywords and effects for powerful deck manipulation mid-run.
Build Strategies
Osty Tank
Keep Osty healthy and let them absorb all incoming damage while you focus on offense
Doom Master
Stack Doom on enemies and execute them when their HP drops low enough
Soul Harvester
Generate Souls rapidly for powerful draw engines and finisher abilities
Known Cards
View All →Afterlife
NEWSummon 6. Exhaust.
Banshee's Cry
NEWDeal 33 damage to ALL enemies. Costs less for each Ethereal card played this combat.
Blight Strike
NEWDeal 8 damage. Apply Doom equal to damage dealt.
Bodyguard
NEWSummon 5.
Bone Shards
NEWIf Osty is alive, he deals 9 damage to ALL enemies and you gain 9 Block. Osty dies.
Borrowed Time
NEWApply 4 Doom to yourself. Gain 1 energy.
Bury
NEWDeal 52 damage.
Calcify
NEWOsty's attacks deal 4 additional damage.
Call of the Void
NEWAt the start of your turn, add 1 random card into your Hand. It gains Ethereal.
Capture Spirit
NEWEnemy loses 3 HP. Add 3 Souls into your Draw Pile.
Carve Ghost
NEWDeal 8 damage. Add 1 Soul into your Hand.
Cleanse
NEWSummon 3. Exhaust 1 card from your Draw Pile.
Countdown
NEWAt the start of your turn, apply 6 Doom to a random enemy.
Danse Macabre
NEWWhenever you play a card that costs or more, gain 3 Block.
Death March
NEWDeal 8 damage. Deals 3 additional damage for each card drawn during your turn.
Death's Door
NEWGain 6 Block. If you applied Doom this turn, gain Block 2 additional times.
Death's Visage
NEWDeal 7 damage. Apply 1 Vulnerable.
Deathbringer
NEWApply 21 Doom and 1 Weak to ALL enemies.
Debilitate
NEWDeal 7 damage. Vulnerable and Weak are twice as effective against the enemy for the next 3 turns.
Defend
NEWGain 5 Block.
Defile
NEWEthereal. Deal 13 damage.
Defy
NEWEthereal. Gain 6 Block. Apply 1 Weak.
Delay
NEWGain 11 Block. Next turn, gain .
Demesne
NEWEthereal. At the start of your turn, gain and draw 1 additional card.
Devour Life
NEWWhenever you play a Soul, Summon 1.
Dirge
NEWX Summon 3 X times. Add X Souls into your Draw Pile. Exhaust.
Doom Spike
NEWDeal 12 damage. If enemy has Doom, deal damage equal to their Doom.
Drain Power
NEWDeal 10 damage. Upgrade 2 random cards in your Discard Pile.
Dredge
NEWPut 3 cards from your Discard Pile into your Hand. Exhaust.
Eidolon
NEWExhaust your Hand. If 9 cards were Exhausted this way, gain 1 Intangible.
Empower
NEWOsty's attacks deal 3 additional damage.
End of Days
NEWApply 29 Doom to ALL enemies. Kill enemies with at least as much Doom as HP.
Enfeebling Touch
NEWEthereal. Enemy loses 8 Strength this turn.
Eradicate
NEWX Retain. Deal 11 damage X times.
Fear
NEWEthereal. Deal 7 damage. Apply 1 Vulnerable.
Fearmonger
NEWWhenever you apply Doom this turn, gain 4 Block.
Fetch
NEWOsty deals 3 damage. If this is the first time this card has been played this turn, draw 1 card.
Flatten
NEWOsty deals 12 damage. This card costs 0 if Osty has attacked this turn.
Friendship
NEWLose 2 Strength. Gain at the start of each turn.
Glimpse Beyond
NEWALL players add 3 Souls into their Draw Pile. Exhaust.
Grave Warden
NEWGain 8 Block. Add a Soul into your Draw Pile.
Graveblast
NEWDeal 4 damage. Put a card from your Discard Pile into your Hand. Exhaust.
Hang
NEWcards deal to this enemy.
Haunt
NEWWhenever you play a Soul, a random enemy loses 6 HP.
High Five
NEWOsty deals 11 damage and applies 2 Vulnerable to ALL enemies.
Invoke
NEWNext turn, Summon 2 and gain .
Legion of Bone
NEWALL players Summon 6. Exhaust.
Lethality
NEWEthereal. The first Attack each turn deals 50% additional damage.
Melancholy
NEWGain 13 Block. Reduce this card's cost by whenever ANYONE dies.
Misery
NEWDeal 7 damage. Apply any debuffs on the enemy to ALL other enemies.
Necro Mastery
NEWSummon 5. Whenever Osty loses HP, ALL enemies lose that much HP as well.
Negative Pulse
NEWGain 5 Block. Apply 7 Doom to ALL enemies.
Neurosurge
NEWGain . Draw 2 cards. At the start of your turn, apply 3 Doom to yourself.
No Escape
NEWApply 10 Doom, plus an additional 5 Doom for every 10 Doom already on this enemy.
Oblivion
NEWWhenever you play a card this turn, apply 3 Doom to the enemy.
Pagestorm
NEWWhenever you draw an Ethereal card, draw 1 card.
Parse
NEWEthereal. Draw 3 cards.
Plague Carrier
NEWWhenever Osty attacks, apply 5 Doom to the enemy.
Poke
NEWOsty deals 6 damage.
Pull Aggro
NEWSummon 4. Gain 7 Block.
Pull from Below
NEWDeal 5 damage for each Ethereal card played this combat.
Putrefy
NEWApply 2 Weak. Apply 2 Vulnerable. Exhaust.
Rattle
NEWOsty deals 7 damage. Hits an additional time for each other time he has attacked this turn.
Reanimate
NEWSummon 20. Exhaust.
Reap
NEWRetain. Deal 27 damage.
Reaper Form
NEWWhenever Attacks deal damage, they also apply that much Doom.
Reave
NEWDeal 9 damage. Add a Soul into your Draw Pile.
Right Hand Hand
NEWOsty deals 4 damage. Whenever you play a card that costs or more, return this to your Hand from the Discard Pile.
Sacrifice
NEWRetain. If Osty is alive, he dies and you gain Block equal to double his Max HP.
Scourge
NEWApply 13 Doom. Draw 1 card.
Sculpting Strike
NEWDeal 8 damage. Add Ethereal to a card in your Hand.
Seance
NEWEthereal. Transform a card in your Draw Pile into Soul.
Seeking Strike
NEWDeal 6 damage. Choose 1 of 3 cards in your Draw Pile to add to your Hand.
Sentry Mode
NEWAt the start of your turn, add 1 Sweeping Gaze into your Hand.
Severance
NEWDeal 13 damage. Add a Soul into your Draw Pile, Hand, and Discard Pile.
Shared Fate
NEWLose 2 Strength. Enemy loses 2 Strength. Exhaust.
Shroud
NEWWhenever you apply Doom, gain 2 Block.
Sic 'Em
NEWOsty deals 5 damage. Whenever Osty hits this enemy this turn, Summon 2.
Sleight of Flesh
NEWWhenever you apply a debuff to an enemy, they take 9 damage.
Snap
NEWOsty deals 7 damage. Add Retain to a card in your Hand.
Soul Storm
NEWDeal 9 damage. Deals 2 additional damage for each Soul in your Exhaust Pile.
Sow
NEWRetain. Deal 8 damage to ALL enemies.
Spirit of Ash
NEWWhenever you play an Ethereal card, gain 4 Block.
Spur
NEWRetain. Summon 3. Osty heals 5 HP.
Squeeze
NEWOsty deals 25 damage. Deals 5 additional damage for ALL your other OstyAttacks.
Strike
NEWDeal 6 damage.
Swipe
NEWDeal 5 damage to all enemies. If they have Doom, deal another 5 damage.
Symbiosis
NEWThe first time Osty attacks each turn, draw 1 card.
The Scythe
NEWDeal 13 damage. Permanently increase this card's damage by 3. Exhaust.
Time's Up!
NEWDeal damage equal to the enemy's Doom. Exhaust.
Transfigure
NEWAdd Replay to a card in your Hand. It costs an extra . Exhaust.
Undeath
NEWGain 7 Block. Add a copy of this card into your Discard Pile.
Unleash
NEWOsty deals 6 damage. Deals additional damage equal to Osty's current HP.
Veilpiercer
NEWDeal 10 damage. The next Ethereal card you play costs 0 .
Wisp
NEWGain . Exhaust.
Lore
“A necromancer who bound their soul to Osty, a colossal undead hand. Sassy, dark-humored, and surprisingly cheerful for someone who deals in death.”