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 unless the ship is overheated.
• 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
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
Charged Shot (rare)	3-7	Deal 5 Shredding If enemy has shields deal maximum Damage	3 Ordnance 2 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 Removes all

3 1 1

Rare Ion cards

Boomerang

8

If shielded gain 1 for every enemy removed

3 2 3

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
Ion Spear	Deal 8 Ion Damage If breaking shields disable targeted equipment for 2 turns Precision	2 Ordnance 3 Energy	3
Sling	Deal 6 Ion Damage If breaking shields deal 6 Ionize	1 Ordnance 2 Energy	3

Laser cards

Bean Sweep

6 3

3 3 2

Catalyst Pulse

4 4

Pulse cards deal +1 this turn

4 2 2

Infrared Pulse

3 3 3

If enemy is overheated deal double damage

4 3

Quick Pulse

3 3

-1 for the next Attack card played this turn

2 2

Repeater Pulse

4 4

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

4 3 2

Rare laser cards

Blinding Pulse

4 4

Next enemy attack deals -50%

4 3 2

Booster Pulse

4 4

Laser cards cost -1 this turn

4 3 3

Heavy Pulse

8 8

4 5 2

Lacerate

6

Sustain 1 Coolant Loss

4 3 2

Paired Pulse

3 3

Effect applies twice

3 4 1

Scrape

4 3

Apply 1 Coolant Loss for each point of added by the attack

3 3 2

Swift Charge

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

6 1 3

Turbolaser

Play as many Laser Pulse cards as resources allow (max 10) Deplete Exhuastive

4 6 2

Card	Damage	Effects	Cost	Cooldown
Laser Pulse	4	Precision	3 Ordnance	3
Disarm (rare)	0	Play 1 Covering Fire card for each attack card the enemy intends to play	4 Ordnance 4 Energy	4

Railgun cards

Kinetic Catapult

2 2

+2 per production -2 production for 1 turn

4 4

Pyroelectric Round

Sustain equal to ship threshold Deal 2 per 1 sustained Requires below the ship threshold

4 2 2

Tungsten Round

4 6

50% bonus damage to equipment

4 2 3

Rare Railgun cards

Cascade Shot

6 6

If attack destroys equipment skip

6 2 1

Reinforced Accelerant

This turn add +1 to Railgun cards for every Support card played

5 3

Seebeck Shot

Reduces to 0 Deal 2 and per removed Sustain 1 Coolant Loss for every 2 removed

5 3 3

Card	Damage	Effect	Cost	Cooldown
Drill Round	4	If destroys equipment deals 4 more Damage Precision	3 Ordnance 1 Mass	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

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

Surge

If unshielded gain 4 If shielded gain 1

3 1

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
Flash Shields (rare)	12	Lose all shields at the start of next turn	4 Energy	4

Engineering Bay cards

Deterrence

+1 on next Attack card for each Attack card on enemy's equipment Sustain 1

4 1 1

Rare Engineering Bay cards

Armamant

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

5 3

Attack Mode

Add 1 card slot Attack cards have -2 this turn Draw 2 Attack cards Requires 5 production

5 2 3

Cautious Tactics

+1 for 3 turns If you take no damage for 3 turns this card becomes an Upgrade

3 2 4

Harnessed Strike

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

6 4

Steel Resolve

Next attack this turn deals +1 for each Hack on you Sustain 1

3 2 3

Card	Effect	Cost	Cooldown
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
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

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

Ammo Dump

Gain 4 Sustain 2 Deplete

3

Asteroid Ore

Gain 4 Sustain 2 Deplete

3

Build-Up

Gain 1 random resource for each Support card in hand at the end of the turn Upgrade

4 2 2

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 1 production Disable production for 2 turns

5

Overclock Reactor

Gain 1 Reactor Power Sustain 4 Requires 0 to play Deplete

4 4

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

War Effort

Gain 1 for every 1 production Draw 1 Attack card Sustain 2

4 2 2

Card	Effect	Cost	Cooldown
Tinker	Lose 1 Mass production for 3 turns Add 1 Reactor Power after 3 turns Deplete	2 Energy 2 Mass	5

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

Radiate

If ship has remove up to 2 If ship has no gain 2

4

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

Increased Conduction

+2 Dissipation Duration: 4 turns

5 3 1

Thermal Buffer

+2 Heat Threshold

4 4

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