Finally got my 1st A20 Heart Kill
Finally got my 1st A20 Heart Kill
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I'm not often a fan of Dead Branch runs because of how unpredictable they can be but this run was fueled by Shivs with the Shurikan and Kunai relics generating a ton of strength and dexterity so I was really just trying to play as many cards as possible every turn and see what fun Dead Branch created! Picking up an early Apotheosis certainly didn't hurt either as it meant I was happy to get Fusion Hammer for the extra energy per turn!
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What is a Dead Branch run?
Dead Branch is a relic that gives you a random card every time a card is exhausted. Shivs exhaust when you play them so if you have a Blade Dance or 2 (especially if you can upgrade them) you can generate several random cards every turn. Some of these randomly generated cards might also be 0 cost or will exhaust also when they are played which generates more random cards. Basically a Dead Branch run is where you lean in to playing as many exhaustable cards as you can and just seeing what happens. It's inherently an impossible run to utilise a consistent strategy for because the cards you get every fight are always different. This particular run I was lucky that I picked up a Lizard's Tail relic (revives you to 50% HP when you die) as well as a Fairy in a Bottle (revives you to 30% HP when you die) so even if I happened to draw a useless set of cards via Dead Branch at a crucial turn, I was still somewhat safe from just being insta-killed.
Thank you so very much! I appreciate the detailed response.