The Last Wick
Rare attack
Deal 8 damage. Snuff: +7 damage per Brand.
The Sootveil
Mark the wick. Pinch it out.
A smoke-cloaked wickwarden who brands foes with ember sigils, then snuffs every sigil at once.
- Max HP
- 66
- Hush
- up to 5
- Cards
- 76
Reach Act 2 on any expedition to awaken the Sootveil.
Play the SootveilHow the Sootveil plays
Brand enemies to stack ember sigils on them (up to 5 each; Brands never fade). Snuff cards consume every Brand on their target for a bigger payoff; a card that Snuffs 3+ Brands grants 1 Hush after it resolves. Hush (cap 5) lasts the whole battle and is spent by finishers. Press: your previous card this turn targeted the same enemy. Pivot: it targeted a different one. Lamplighter's Thread: every battle opens with 1 Brand on each enemy, and a fallen enemy's Brands pass to the next.
Starting deck
Every Sootveil run begins with these ten cards.
- 4x Ember Notch: Deal 6 damage. Brand 1.
- 4x Smoke Step: Gain 5 Block.
- 1x Snuff the Wick: Deal 3 damage. Snuff: +3 damage per Brand.
- 1x Cinder Sign: Brand 2.
A few rare cards
Cinder Coronation
Rare power
Power. Brand cap +3 on every enemy.
Pyre Reckoning
Rare attack
Move all Brands from other enemies onto the target. Deal 4 damage. Snuff: +6 damage per Brand. Exhaust.
Hush of Ending
Rare attack
Spend all Hush: deal 6 damage per Hush.
Disciplines
At the start of a run, and again at the start of each new act, you choose one of three Disciplines. They last for the rest of the run.
- Deep Tally: Enemies can hold 1 more Brand.
- Quiet Hands: Start battles with 1 Hush; Hush cap +2.
- Tar Veins: Smolder you apply is increased by 1.
- Ghost Step: Your first Pivot each turn grants 1 Haze.
- Clean Cut: When you Snuff, that enemy also takes 1 damage per Brand removed.
- Ember Sight: Gain 1 extra Energy on your first turn of each battle.
Builds to try
Last-wick snuffer
Stack Brands on one target, Press to keep them there, then Snuff for a single huge hit. Bank Hush for Hush of Ending.
Key cards: Burnt Ledger, Full Tally, Ember Sever, The Last Wick, Hush of Ending, Pinpoint Heat, Cinder Coronation.
Disciplines that fit: Clean Cut, Quiet Hands.
Tar-and-brand smolderer
Turn Brands and Hush into Smolder, copy it to every enemy and cash it out with Coal Sermon or Cinder Choir.
Key cards: Brand to Burn, Pitch Mark, Banked Embers, Ashen Spread, Black Tar Rite, Cinder Choir, The Long Burn.
Disciplines that fit: Tar Veins, Deep Tally.
Grey waltz evader
Pivot between enemies for Haze and Block, Smother the biggest hitter, then spend banked Haze on Unwind the Veil.
Key cards: Ash Hop, Turnabout Cut, Smoke and Mirrors, Smoke Waltz, Unseen Hand, Turning Smoke, Unwind the Veil.
Disciplines that fit: Ghost Step, Ember Sight.