The Ironclad

Ironclad's playstyle

The Ironclad is the simplest character, using attacks for damage and blocks to defend. Has some of the highest impact single-use attack and defend cards, but in synergies other characters can surpass it. Can raise damage output with Strength. Some of the stronger cards are balanced by Exhaust - rendering them single use for the combat. Other cards shuffle negative Statuses into your deck, offering immediate help tied to potential punishment later. These sort of cards push the character into a faster playstyle, that wants to end fights quickly.

That's not the only option, a balanced approach is to manage Statuses with targeted exhaustion or capitalize off them with powers.

On the other end Ironclad has block related synergies to promote a slow and meticulous playstyle.

Ironclad also has some interesting self-damage cards, and various combo pieces to recover health. This archetype has the least support, but can be fun nevertheless.

This character has generally limited card draw and energy generation, though some Exhaust synergies can make up for it.

Ironclad's cards