Deck of destruction

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Type Miscellaneous item
Name deck of destruction
Icon Deck of destruction.png
A deck of magical cards, most of which hurl death and destruction at one's foes (or, if unlucky, at oneself).

The deck of destruction focuses on damaging and debilitating enemies. It is one of Nemelex Xobeh's decks.

The possible cards across versions in this deck are shown in the table below.

pre-0.14 0.14 0.15 0.16 - 0.18 0.19 onwards

Flame
Frost
the Hammer
the Orb
Pain
the Spark
Venom
Vitriol

Flame
Frost
the Hammer
the Orb
Pain
the Spark
Venom
Vitriol

the Cloud
Degeneration
Fortitude
the Hammer
the Orb
Pain
the Storm
Venom
Vitriol

Degeneration
the Hammer
the Orb
Pain
the Storm
Venom
Vitriol

Degeneration
the Orb
Pain
the Storm
Wild Magic
Vitriol

Strategy

The Deck of destruction's cards can be simplified into three main categories:

  • 2 bolt spells - targetable, elemental, and piercing, but lose 1 range per monster pierce.
  • 3 LOS attacks - which blow enemies away, mutate them, or deal damage.
  • 1 Orb of Destruction - See the page for more details.

Therefore, most of the deck's cases come when there's a line of monsters, or when there's a ton of monsters at once. Of its cards, only Degeneration is likely to be harmful; it polymorphs (which heals monsters), but tends to make easier monsters and inflicts malmutate.

History

  • Prior to 0.23, decks were physical items.
  • Prior to the deck simplification in 0.19, the deck of destruction was an archetype deck, with physical decks of destruction only pulling from the archetype. It was one of 4 decks to be kept in this version.

See also

Decks Nemelex's Cards
Deck of destruction Degeneration The Orb Pain The Storm Vitriol Wild Magic
Deck of escape The Cloud The ElixirExile The Tomb Velocity
Deck of summoning The Dance The Elements The Illusion The Swarm The Pentagram The Rangers
Deck of punishment Swine TormentWraith Wrath