Cards

Cards represent actions the ship can take each turn. Cards have a different, scripted cost during the Prologue.

Attributes

Cards may have the following attributes:

Deplete: Removed from battle when played.
Ignite: Hull Damage adds Heat to the enemy ship but is reduced equal to Dissipation at the end of the turn.
Missile: The damage is dealt the following turn.
ongoing: Persistent Effect removed if equipment is disabled.
Precision: Able to target enemy equipment.
Shredding: Each stack of Shred increases minimum Flak damage by 1.
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.

Laser cards can be added to Weapon Mount equipment.

Card	Effect	Cost	Cooldown
Catalyst Pulse	Deal 4 Damage Precision All Pulse cards played this turn deal +1 Damage	3 Ordnance 2 Energy	3
Infrared Pulse	Deal 3 Damage Deal 3 Ignite Precision If enemy is overheating deal 6 Damage	3 Ordnance	4
Laser Pulse	Deal 4 Damage Precision	3 Ordnance	3
Quick Pulse	Deal 3 Damage Precision -1 Cooldown on next attack this turn	2 Ordnance	2
Repeater Pulse	Deal 4 Damage Precision Return a Laser card from the Cooldown Pile to hand (cannot return itself)	3 Ordnance 2 Energy	4
Streamline	Each Laser card played this turn reduces the cost of other Laser cards by 1 Ordnance	4 Mass	6
Swift Charge	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)	Deal 4 Damage Precision Next enemy attack does half damage	3 Ordnance 2 Energy	4
Booster Pulse (rare)	Deal 4 Damage Precision Laser cards cost 1 less Ordnance this turn	3 Ordnance 3 Energy	4

Shield cards can be added to Tactical Hardpoint equipment.

Card	Effect	Cost	Cooldown
Auto-Shield	Gain 4 Shield Points Draw 1 Shield card from the Draw Pile If the draw succeeds gain 2 Shield Points	3 Energy	3
Barrier	Gain 6 Shield Points	3 Energy 1 Mass	3
Charged Barrier	Gain 6 Shield Points Gain 1 Shield Duration	3 Energy 2 Mass	4
Rampart	Gain 10 Shield Points Gain 1 Shield Duration	4 Energy 2 Mass	5
Surge	If unshielded gain 4 Shield Points If shielded gain 1 Shield Duration	1 Energy	3

Resource Bay cards can be added to Utility Hardpoint equipment.

Card	Effect	Cost	Cooldown
Blueprint	Draw 2 Support cards All Support cards cost 1 Mass less this turn Deplete	2 Energy	5
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 Gain 1 Heat		5
Mass Surge	Gain 4 Mass until the end of the turn Gain 1 Heat		5
Ordnance Surge	Gain 4 Ordnance until the end of the turn Gain 1 Heat		5

Card	Type	Effect	Cost	Cooldown
Light Barrage	Flak	Deal 2-5 Damage Deal 5 Shredding	3 Ordnance	2
Harnessed Strike	Engineering Bay	Gain 1 Shield Point for every played Laser or Ion card Upgrade	4 Mass	6