Cards

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

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: 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

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
Covering Fire	3-6	10% chance to discard an enemy attack card per point of Hull Damage dealt	3 Ordnance 2 Mass	3
Flak Barrage	3-7	Deal 5 Shredding	3 Ordnance 1 Mass	3
Light Barrage	2-5	Deal 5 Shredding	3 Ordnance	2
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	25px]] 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

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

Card	Damage	Effects	Cost	Cooldown
Beam Sweep	6	Ignite	3 Ordnance 2 Energy	3
Booster Pulse	4	Precision Laser cards cost 1 Ordnance less this turn	3 Ordnance 3 Energy	4
Catalyst Pulse	4	Precision All Pulse cards played this turn deal +1 Damage	2 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
Quick Pulse	3	Precision -1 Cooldown on next attack this turn	2 Ordnance	2
Repeater Pulse	4	Precision Return a Laser card from the Cooldown Pile to hand (cannot return itself)	3 Ordnance 2 Energy	4
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
Blinding Pulse (rare)	4	Precision Next enemy attack does half damage	3 Ordnance 2 Energy	4
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
Heavy Pulse (rare)	8	Precision	5 Ordnance 2 Energy	4
Paired Pulse (rare)	3	Deal the Damage twice Precision	4 Ordnance 1 Energy	3
Scrape (rare)	4	Ignite Apply -1 Dissipation for each Heat added by the attack	3 Ordnance 2 Energy	3

Railgun cards

Card	Effect	Cost	Cooldown
Kinetic Catapult	Deal 2 Damage Deal 2 Damage per Mass production Reduces Mass production by 2 for 1 turn Precision	4 Ordnance	4
Pinpoint	Deal 4 Hull Damage +1 Equipment Damage for each destroyed or disabled enemy equipment Precision	2 Ordnance 2 Energy	4
Tugsten Round	Deal 4 Damage 50% bonus Precision damage	2 Ordnance 3 Mass	4

Shield Generator cards

Card	Shield Points	Effects	Cost	Cooldown
Auto-Shield	4	Draw 1 Shield card from the Draw Pile If the draw succeeds gain 2 Shield Points	3 Energy	3
Barrier	6		3 Energy 1 Mass	3
Bolster	4	Gain 2 Shiel Points per Shield Duration	3 Energy	5
Charged Barrier	6	Gain 1 Shield Duration	3 Energy 2 Mass	4
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
Rampart	10	Gain 1 Shield Duration	4 Energy 2 Mass	5
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

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
Harnessed Strike (rare)	Gain 1 Shield Point for every played Laser or Ion card Upgrade	4 Mass	6

Resource Bay cards

Card	Effect	Cost	Cooldown
Ammo Replicator	Double the current Ordnance Sustain 4 Heat Deplete Exhaustive		5
Blueprint	Draw 2 Support cards All Support cards cost 1 Mass less this turn Deplete	2 Energy	5
Cache	Add 2 random resource cards to the deck		6
Conservation	Gain 1 Energy for every 2 Ordnance you spent this turn		4
Equivalence	Gain 1 Mass for every 2 Energy you spent this turn		4
Optimization	Gain 1 Ordnance for every 2 Mass you spent this turn		4
Energy Surge	Gain 4 Energy until the end of the turn Sustain 1 Heat		5
Mass Surge	Gain 4 Mass until the end of the turn Sustain 1 Heat		5
Ordnance Surge	Gain 4 Ordnance until the end of the turn Sustain 1 Heat		5
Fabrication	Gain 1 Mass for every Mass production Draw 1 card	2 Energy	5
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

Radiators cards

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
Weapon Coolant	Return up to 2 Attack cards from the Cooldown Pile to the Draw Pile Sustain 2 Heat		4

Point Defense cards

Card	Effect	Cost	Cooldown
PDC Burst	If a missile is incoming destroy 1 enemy missile If a missile is not incoming deal 2 Damage Deplete	1 Ordnance 1 Energy	2
Gridfire (rare)	If a missile is incoming destroy up to 3 enemy missiles If a missile is not incoming deal 2 Damage 3 times	3 Ordnance 3 Energy	4
PDC Repeater (rare)	If a missile is incoming destroy the closest enemy missile If a missile is not incoming deal 2 Damage Return the card to the hand and increase its cost by 1 Energy	1 Ordnance 2 Energy	5

Other cards

Card	Type	Effect	Cost	Cooldown
Ion Missile	Missile	Deal 12 Ion Damage in 1 turn Deplete	1 Energy	2
Hack Heatsinks	Hack	Next turn enemy loses 2 Dissipation Consumes all Security Hack	2 Energy	3
Thermal Tick	Hack	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
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