Defect
Orb scaling, Focus, and energy bursts
Defect turns a small Focus lead into a whole fight plan. Good decks either scale orb output every turn or compress the fight with energy and zero-cost tempo.
Strengths
- High passive damage and block
- Strong draw and energy spikes
- Excellent long-fight scaling
Risks
- Setup turns can be vulnerable
- Needs orb slots or Focus to avoid stalling
- Some attacks fall off without support
Core Builds
Top Cards To Notice
Doubling your best card every turn is game-winning scaling; Ethereal means you must play it the turn you draw it.
Focus boosts every Orb’s output permanently — the core scaling stat for any Orb-based Defect deck.
Block plus two Frost orbs at once — the most efficient defensive card Defect has, and it scales with Focus.
A free Power every turn snowballs into unbeatable value in long fights; too slow for short ones.
A huge instant Focus spike that wins short fights outright — the decay only matters in drawn-out ones.
More Orb slots means more passive value every turn — foundational for any multi-Orb scaling deck.
Doubles your best Orb’s passive every turn — the engine behind Frost-wall and Lightning-ping decks.
Dumps all energy into repeated Evokes — a burst finisher that pairs with a charged Lightning or Dark orb.
Permanent extra draw compounds all game — one of the best early Powers to stabilize any Defect deck.
Four Evokes off one card is a massive burst — pair it with a charged Dark or Lightning orb to delete a target.