Cards

Cards represent actions the ship can take each turn. Cards have different, scripted effects and costs during the Prologue.

Winning a regular combat encounter will allow picking one new card as long as any equipment can use it and has a free card slot. Winning an elite or boss combat encounter will allow picking one of two cards per equipment instead.

Attributes

Cards may have the following attributes:

• Deplete: Removed from current combat encounter when played.
• Exhaustive: Makes other cards unplayable this turn.
• Hack: Effect applies if target has 0 Security, otherwise removes 1 Security.
• Ignite: Hull Damage adds Heat to the enemy ship but is reduced equal to Dissipation at the end of the turn.
• Ion Damage: Only deals damage to shields. Hull damage inflicts equal Ionize instead.
• Ionize: On enemy, every 6 Ionize remove 1 pip from a random card. On player, every 6 Ionize reduces Reactor Power by 1 for the rest of the combat encounter.
• Missile: The damage is dealt the following turn.
• Ongoing: Persistent Effect removed if equipment is disabled.
• Precision: Able to target enemy equipment.
• Security: Protects against enemy Hack and increases the effects of Hack cards.
• Shredding: applies a stack of Shred if hull damage is equal to Shredding value. Each stack of Shred increases minimum Flak damage by 1. Counts down on turns with no Shredding applied.
• Upkeep: As long the condition is met the card's Persistent Effect will remain active.
• Upgrade: Grants a permanent Persistent Effect to the user and is removed from battle while its Persistent Effect is active.

Flak cards

Covering Fire

3-6

10% chance to discard an enemy attack card per point of hull damage dealt

3 3 2

Light Barrage

3-7

Shredding 5

2 3

Card	Damage	Effects	Cost	Cooldown
Concussive Shells	4	+2 Max Damage per stack of Shred +1 Min Damage per stack of Shred	3 Ordnance 3 Mass	3
Flak Barrage	3-7	Deal 5 Shredding	3 Ordnance 1 Mass	3
Opening Shot	2-4	Deal 1 Shredding if enemy has none	2 Ordnance 1 Mass	3
Spread Shot	2-5	Destroy the closest enemy missile	3 Ordnance 1 Mass	3
Twin Barrel	2-6	Deal 5 Shredding Add a Light Barrage card to hand	3 Ordnance 2 Mass	4
Volatile Barrage	0-8	Deal 5 Shredding	2 Ordnance 2 Mass	4
Charged Shot (rare)	3-7	Deal 5 Shredding If enemy has shields deal maximum Damage	3 Ordnance 2 Mass	3
Honed Shot (rare)	3-8	Deal 4 Shredding Cost reduced by 1 Ordnance for each Shred stack	4 Ordnance 1 Mass	3

Ion cards

Ion Harpoon

9

If shielded gain 1 for every 3 enemy removed

4 2 2

Ion Javelin

6

Deal double damage if you are unshielded

3 1 2

Shield Switch

If unshielded gain 4 If shielded deal 4 + 1 per Shield Point Removes all

3 1 1

Rare Ion cards

Total Discharge

Lost all and play 2 Ion Dart cards for each duration lost Requires

4 1 3

Trim Excess

Buff your next Attack by 50% of Halve Requires Deplete

2 3 2

Card	Effect	Cost	Cooldown
Combined Arms	Deal 8 Ion Damage Draw an attack card from the Cooldown Pile	2 Ordnance 2 Energy	3
Ion Javelin	If shielded deal 6 Ion Damage If unshielded deal 12 Ion Damage	1 Ordnance 2 Energy	3
Ion Spear	Deal 8 Ion Damage If breaking shields disable targeted equipment for 2 turns Precision	2 Ordnance 3 Energy	3
Shield Switch	If unshielded gain 4 Shield Points If shielded deal 4 Ion Damage and +1 for each Shield Point but removes all Shield Points	1 Ordnance 1 Energy	3
Sling	Deal 6 Ion Damage If breaking shields deal 6 Ionize	1 Ordnance 2 Energy	3

Laser cards

Catalyst Pulse

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Pulse cards deal +1 this turn

4 2 2

Quick Pulse

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-1 for the next Attack card played this turn

2 2

Repeater Pulse

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Return a Laser card from the Cooldown pile to your hand (cannot return itself)

4 3 2

Rare laser cards

Blinding Pulse

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Next enemy attack deals -50%

4 3 2

Booster Pulse

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Laser cards cost -1 this turn

4 3 3

Heavy Pulse

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4 5 2

Paired Pulse

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Effect applies twice

3 4 1

Card	Damage	Effects	Cost	Cooldown
Beam Sweep	6	Ignite	3 Ordnance 2 Energy	3
Cutting Beam	3	Deal Damage again each turn Ignite Sustain 1 Heat per turn Duration: 3 turns	3 Ordnance 1 Energy	3
Infrared Pulse	3	Ignite Precision If enemy is overheating deal 6 Damage	3 Ordnance	4
Laser Pulse	4	Precision	3 Ordnance	3
Streamline	0	Each Laser card played this turn reduces the cost of other Laser cards by 1 Ordnance	4 Mass	6
Swift Charge	0	Adds 3 Blink cards to the hand (if hand is full they're added to the Draw Pile instead)	1 Energy 3 Mass	6
Booster Pulse (rare)	4	Precision Laser cards cost 1 less Ordnance this turn	3 Ordnance 3 Energy	4
Disarm (rare)	0	Play 1 Covering Fire card for each attack card the enemy intends to play	4 Ordnance 4 Energy	4
Scrape (rare)	4	Ignite Apply -1 Dissipation for each Heat added by the attack	3 Ordnance 2 Energy	3

Railgun cards

Card	Damage	Effect	Cost	Cooldown
Drill Round	4	If destroys equipment deals 4 more Damage Precision	3 Ordnance 1 Mass	4
Kinetic Catapult	2	Deal 2 Damage per Mass production Reduces Mass production by 2 for 1 turn Precision	4 Ordnance	4
Kinetic Shot	6	Precision	3 Ordnance 2 Mass	4
Pinpoint	4	Ignores shields +1 Equipment Damage for each destroyed or disabled enemy equipment Precision	2 Ordnance 2 Energy	4
Tugsten Round	4	50% bonus Precision damage	2 Ordnance 3 Mass	4

Missile cards

Ion Missile

12

Missile Deplete

5 2

Rare Missile cards

Heatseeker

12

Missile Deplete +6 Damage if enemy is overheated at launch

4 3

Shield Generator cards

Auto-Shield

4

Draw a Shield card from the Draw Pile If draw succeeds gain 2

3 3

Charged Barrier

6 1

4 3 2

Palisade

Add 3 Shield Pulse cards to hand Cards that can't be added are added to the Draw Pile

4 2

Rampart

10 1

5 4 2

Repel

Play 1 Shield Pulse card for every attack the enemy intends to play

4 3

Tactical Defense

4

Gain 2 for each Tactical card in hand

4 3

Rare Shield Generator cards

Backup Shields

Gain 1 Provisional Slot Add 1 Shield Pulse card to hand when ending the turn without Tactical cards Duration: 4 Turns

5 3

Battlement

6

Gain 2 every time you play a Tactical card Upkeep: Ship has

5 3 2

Card	Shield Points	Effects	Cost	Cooldown
Barrier	6		3 Energy 1 Mass	3
Bolster	4	Gain 2 Shiel Points per Shield Duration	3 Energy	5
Fortify	6	Gain 1 Shield Point for each Fortify card played (max 12)	4 Energy 1 Mass	4
Hasty Defense	12	Gain 1 Shield Diration Lost 3 HP	2 Mass	4
Shield Pulse	4	Deplete	1 Energy	3
Shield Stream	4	Gain 4 Shield Points per turn Gain 1 Shield Duration per turn Reduces Energy Generation by 1 Duration: 3 turns	4 Energy 3 Mass	5
Surge	0	If unshielded gain 4 Shield Points If shielded gain 1 Shield Duration	1 Energy	3
Flash Shields (rare)	12	Lose all shields at the start of next turn	4 Energy	4

Engineering Bay cards

Rare Engineering Bay cards

Armamant

Gain 1 for every 2 Attack cards you hold at the end of the turn Upgrade

5 3

Harnessed Strike

Gain 1 every time you play a Laser or Ion card Upgrade

6 4

Card	Effect	Cost	Cooldown
Attack Mode	Gain 1 card slot Reduce Attack cooldown by 2 this turn Draw 2 Attack Cards Requires 5 Ordnance production	2 Energy 3 Mass	4
Battle Repairs	Repair 3 HP Remove 2 Shred charges	2 Energy 1 Mass	4
Conduction Amplifier	Next attack this turn gets bonus damage equal to its Energy cost	2 Mass	4
Defensive Stance	Gain 2 Energy Draw or return a Shield card	2 Mass	5
Deterrence	Next attack this turn deals +1 Damage for each attack card in enemy hand Sustain 1 Heat	1 Energy 1 Mass	4
Maintenance Cycle	Repair 1 HP each turn the enemy doesn't do Hull Damage Upkeep: 1 Energy Duration: 5 turns	3 Energy 2 Mass	5
Offensive Assurance	Deal +1 Damage Upkeep: Don't take Hull Damage	2 Energy 2 Mass	4
Tactical Recoup	If enemy breaks the shield first Shield card next turn gives +35% Shield Points Upgrade	2 Energy 4 Mass	6

Hacking Module cards

Card	Effect	Cost	Cooldown
Firewall	Gain 1 Security Cost is increased by Security Returns to the Draw Pile when played	2 Energy	3
Glitch	Disables targeted equipment for 1 turn If ship has Security removes 1 pip from the targeted equipment per Security Hack	3 Energy	3
Hack Heatsinks	Next turn enemy loses 2 Dissipation Consumes all Security Hack	2 Energy	3
Thermal Tick	This turn every card deals deals 1 Ignite If ship has Security it reduced is by 1 and doubles the Ignite effect Hack	2 Energy	3

Resource Bay cards

Blueprint

Draw 2 Support cards Support cards cost -1 this turn

5 2

Conservation

Gain 1 for every 2 you spend this turn

4

Energy Surge

Gain 4 Sustain 1 Lose up to 4 on turn end

5

Equivalence

Gain 1 for every 2 you spend this turn

4

Mass Surge

Gain 4 Sustain 1 Lose up to 4 on turn end

5

Optimization

Gain 1 for every 2 you spend this turn

4

Ordnance Surge

Gain 4 Sustain 1 Lose up to 4 on turn end

5

Rare Resource Bay cards

Asteroid Ore

Gain 4 Sustain 2 Deplete

3

Capacitor

Gain 4 Sustain 2 Deplete

3

Fabrication

Gain 1 for every 1 produced Draw 1 card

5 2

Grid Overload

Gain 2 for every active production Disable production for 2 turns

5

Reactor Boost

Gain 1 Reactor Power Upkeep: Ship is not overheated on turn end

4 1 1

Tactical Gambit

Reshuffle all Tactical cards into the Draw Pile and gain 1 for each card

4

Card	Effect	Cost	Cooldown
Ammo Replicator	Double the current Ordnance Sustain 4 Heat Deplete Exhaustive		5
Cache	Add 2 random resource cards to the deck		6
Tinker	Lose 1 Mass production for 3 turns Add 1 Reactor Power after 3 turns Deplete	2 Energy 2 Mass	5
Rearm	Gain 2 Ordnance if you end the turn with 3 or less Upgrade	1 Energy 3 Mass	4

Cooling System cards

Coolant Flow

-2 for all cards in Cooldown Pile Sustain 1 for every 4 cards affected

5

Force Draw

Draw 1 card Sustain 1

4

Operations Cool-Off

Reduce by Dissipation amount

4 2 2

Rush

Return 1 card from Cooldown Pile to Draw Pile Sustain 1 Repeat until reaching max

4

Weapon Coolant

Return up to 2 Attack cards from Cooldown Pile to Draw Pile Sustain 2

4

Rare Cooling System cards

Heat Convertor

Gain 1 for every 2 points of overheat

5

Card	Effect	Cost	Cooldown
Radiate	If ship has Heat it loses up to 2 Heat If ship has no Heat gain 2 Energy		4
Swift Overhaul	Repair 1 HP for every 3 Shield Points lost during enemy turn Sustain 2 Heat Duration: 3 turns Deplete	3 Energy 2 Mass	5

Point Defense cards

PDC Burst

If a missile is incoming destroy 1 missile If a missile is not incoming deal 2 Deplete

2 1 1

Rare Point Defense cards

Gridfire

If a missile is incoming destroy up to 3 missiles If a missile is not incoming deal 2 3 times

4 3 3

High Alert

Add a PDC Burst card to hand in each empty slot This turn PDC Burst cards cost -1 Deplete

4 3 4

PDC Repeater

If a missile is incoming destroy the closest missile If a missile is not incoming deal 2 Return this card to hand where it costs +1 3 Charges

5 1 2

Other cards

Card	Type	Effect	Cost	Cooldown
Armory Upgrade	Production	Increase max Ordnance production capacity by 1 Deplete	1 Energy 4 Mass	6
Target Lock		Deal +1 Damage Upkeep: Play at least one attack card per turn	2 Energy 2 Mass	3