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The Necrobinder

NEW CHARACTER

A sassy lich bound to the undead

❤️35 HP
⭐Primary: Souls
DoomSoulsOsty

The first new character revealed for Slay The Spire 2. The Necrobinder fights alongside Osty, a giant reanimated left hand. Despite having very low HP (35), Osty absorbs damage meant for you. Master the arts of Doom and Souls to control life and death itself.

Starting Relic

Osty's Binding

Start each combat with Osty, your undead companion

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

NEW

A debuff that kills enemies when accumulated damage equals their current HP.

Apply Doom to enemies to set up devastating finishing blows. When an enemy with Doom takes damage that brings them to or below their Doom threshold, they die instantly.

Souls

NEW

A resource gained from combat that powers card-draw abilities.

Cards marked as 'Soul' provide card-draw capabilities. Accumulate Souls through combat to fuel powerful abilities and maintain hand advantage.

Transformation

NEW

Alter cards by adding new keywords to them.

The Necrobinder can transform cards in their deck, adding new keywords and effects. This allows 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

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1

Bone Shards

NEW
attack•necrobinder

If Osty is alive: Osty deals 9 damage to ALL enemies, gain 9 Block. Osty dies.

2

Bodyguard

NEW
attack•necrobinder

Summon 5. Osty deals 10 damage.

1

Blight Strike

NEW
attack•necrobinder

Deal 8 damage. Apply Doom equal to unblocked damage.

1

Sculpting Strike

NEW
attack•necrobinder

Deal 8 damage. Add Ethereal to a card in your hand.

1

Grave Warden

NEW
skill•necrobinder

Gain 8 Block. Add a Soul to your draw pile.

1

Transfigure

NEW
skill•necrobinder

Add Replay to a card in your hand. It costs 1 more. Exhaust.

0

Neurosurge

NEW
power•necrobinder

Gain 3 Energy. Draw 2 cards. At the start of each turn, apply 3 Doom to yourself.

0

Soul

NEW
skill•necrobinder

Draw 2 cards. Exhaust.

1

Unleash

NEW
attack•necrobinder

Osty deals 5 + Osty's current HP as damage.

2

Doom Spike

NEW
attack•necrobinder

Deal 12 damage. If enemy has Doom, deal damage equal to their Doom.

0

Poke

NEW
attack•necrobinder

Osty's basic attack card.

1

Scourge

NEW
skill•necrobinder

Apply 12 Doom.

1

Carve Ghost

NEW
attack•necrobinder

Deal 8 damage. Add 1 Soul into your Hand.

1

Putrefy

NEW
skill•necrobinder

Apply 2 Weak. Apply 2 Vulnerable. Exhaust.

1

Swipe

NEW
attack•necrobinder

Deal 5 damage to all enemies. If they have Doom, deal another 5 damage.

1

Friendship

NEW
power•necrobinder

Whenever you play a Soul, Summon 3.

1

Negative Pulse

NEW
skill•necrobinder

Gain 7 Block. Apply 4 Doom to all enemies.

1

Plague Carrier

NEW
power•necrobinder

Whenever Osty attacks, apply 5 Doom to the enemy.

0

Fearmonger

NEW
skill•necrobinder

Whenever you apply Doom this turn, gain 4 Block.

1

Time's Up!

NEW
attack•necrobinder

Deal damage equal to the enemy's Doom. Exhaust.

1

Drain Power

NEW
attack•necrobinder

Deal 6 damage. Upgrade a card in your Hand for the rest of combat.

2

Pull Aggro

NEW
skill•necrobinder

Summon 10. Gain 5 Block.

1

Oblivion

NEW
skill•necrobinder

Double the enemy's Doom. Exhaust.

1

Death's Visage

NEW
attack•necrobinder

Deal 7 damage. Apply 1 Vulnerable.

2

Severance

NEW
attack•necrobinder

Deal 13 damage. Add a Soul to your Draw Pile, Hand, and Discard Pile.

1

Defile

NEW
attack•necrobinder

Ethereal. Deal 13 damage.

1

Enfeebling Touch

NEW
skill•necrobinder

Ethereal. Enemy loses 8 Strength this turn.

1

Death's Door

NEW
skill•necrobinder

Gain 6 Block. If you applied Doom this turn, gain Block 2 additional times.

1

Sow

NEW
attack•necrobinder

Retain. Deal 8 damage to ALL enemies.

1

Veilpiercer

NEW
attack•necrobinder

Deal 10 damage. The next Ethereal card you play costs 0.

1

Pagestorm

NEW
power•necrobinder

Whenever you draw an Ethereal card, draw 1 card.

0

Wisp

NEW
skill•necrobinder

Gain 1 Energy. Exhaust.

1

Graveblast

NEW
attack•necrobinder

Deal 4 damage. Put a card from your Discard Pile into your Hand. Exhaust.

2

Deathbringer

NEW
skill•necrobinder

Apply 18 Doom and 1 Weak to ALL enemies.

1

Symbiosis

NEW
power•necrobinder

The first time Osty attacks each turn, draw 1 card.

3

Reap

NEW
attack•necrobinder

Retain. Deal 27 damage.

1

Fear

NEW
skill•necrobinder

Ethereal. Gain 6 Block. Apply 1 Weak.

1

Empower

NEW
power•necrobinder

Osty's attacks deal 3 additional damage.

1

Seeking Strike

NEW
attack•necrobinder

Deal 6 damage. Choose 1 of 3 cards in your Draw Pile to add to your Hand.

1

Danse Macabre

NEW
power•necrobinder

Whenever you play a card that costs 2 or more, gain 4 Block.

1

Strike

NEW
attack•necrobinder

Deal 6 damage.

1

Defend

NEW
skill•necrobinder

Gain 5 Block.

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."