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− | Decks are magical devices which are used by | + | {{flavour|A deck of powerful magical cards painted in the ichor of demons. They may have any number of helpful or dangerous effects when drawn.}} |
+ | == Overview == | ||
+ | Decks are magical devices granted by [[Nemelex Xobeh]] which are used by e'''V'''oking them, similar to [[wand]]s. This draws a random [[Cards|card]] from the deck to produce a certain effect. Each deck comes with 4-13 cards. Their power is governed by [[invocations]] skill and piety, not [[evocations]]. | ||
− | == | + | ===Power level=== |
− | + | Decks can be either plain, ornate or legendary. Ornate and legendary decks get bonuses to card power. | |
− | == | + | {| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center" |
− | + | ! Plain || Ornate || Legendary | |
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− | + | | [[File:Deck.png]] || [[File:Deck 2.png]] || [[File:Deck 3.png]] | |
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− | === | + | ===Composition of decks=== |
− | + | Decks of destruction, summoning and escape are composed of 6 different types of card which are randomly placed throughout the deck. The player will only draw from the deck of punishment if they try to deal four on a deck with less than four cards remaining, or when suffering from Nemelex's wrath. | |
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− | == | + | {| class="prettytable" |
+ | !rowspan=1|Deck | ||
+ | !colspan=1|Cards | ||
+ | |---- | ||
+ | ![[Deck of destruction|Destruction]] | ||
+ | !style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-weight:normal"| | ||
+ | [[Degeneration card|Degeneration]] | ||
+ | <br>[[Orb card|the Orb]] | ||
+ | <br>[[Pain card|Pain]] | ||
+ | <br>[[Storm card|the Storm]] | ||
+ | <br>[[Vitriol card|Vitriol]] | ||
+ | <br>[[Wild Magic card|Wild Magic]] | ||
+ | |---- | ||
+ | ![[Deck of escape|Escape]] | ||
+ | !style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-weight:normal"| | ||
+ | [[Cloud card|the Cloud]] | ||
+ | <br>[[Elixir card|the Elixir]] | ||
+ | <br>[[Exile card|Exile]] | ||
+ | <br>[[Shaft card|the Shaft]] | ||
+ | <br>[[Tomb card|the Tomb]] | ||
+ | <br>[[Velocity card|Velocity]] | ||
+ | |---- | ||
+ | ![[Deck of summoning|Summoning]] | ||
+ | !style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-weight:normal"| | ||
+ | [[Dance card|the Dance]] | ||
+ | <br>[[Elements card|the Elements]] | ||
+ | <br>[[Foxfire card|Foxfire]] | ||
+ | <br>[[Illusion card|the Illusion]] | ||
+ | <br>[[Pentagram card|the Pentagram]] | ||
+ | <br>[[Rangers card|the Rangers]] | ||
+ | |---- | ||
+ | ![[Deck of punishment|Punishment]] | ||
+ | !style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-weight:normal"| | ||
+ | [[Famine card|Famine]] | ||
+ | <br>[[Swine card|the Swine]] | ||
+ | <br>[[Torment card|Torment]] | ||
+ | <br>[[Wraith card|the Wraith]] | ||
+ | <br>[[Wrath card|Wrath]] | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | == | + | ==History== |
− | + | *Prior to [[0.19]], decks could be found as loot on the floor. Also, [[scroll of identify|scrolls of identify]] could be used to reveal both the deck type and the current top card. There were also many more decks and many more cards that existed. The full list of removed cards can be found on the [[Cards]] page. | |
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Revision as of 20:05, 16 May 2018
Version 0.21: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
A deck of powerful magical cards painted in the ichor of demons. They may have any number of helpful or dangerous effects when drawn. |
Overview
Decks are magical devices granted by Nemelex Xobeh which are used by eVoking them, similar to wands. This draws a random card from the deck to produce a certain effect. Each deck comes with 4-13 cards. Their power is governed by invocations skill and piety, not evocations.
Power level
Decks can be either plain, ornate or legendary. Ornate and legendary decks get bonuses to card power.
Plain | Ornate | Legendary |
---|---|---|
Composition of decks
Decks of destruction, summoning and escape are composed of 6 different types of card which are randomly placed throughout the deck. The player will only draw from the deck of punishment if they try to deal four on a deck with less than four cards remaining, or when suffering from Nemelex's wrath.
Deck | Cards |
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Destruction | |
Escape | |
Summoning |
the Dance
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Punishment |
History
- Prior to 0.19, decks could be found as loot on the floor. Also, scrolls of identify could be used to reveal both the deck type and the current top card. There were also many more decks and many more cards that existed. The full list of removed cards can be found on the Cards page.
- Prior to 0.16, players had to wield the deck that they wished to draw from.