Beginner

The Ironclad Guide

Tank & Exhaust Specialist

The Ironclad is a battle-hardened warrior who excels at building massive armor and exhausting cards for powerful effects. Reliable and beginner-friendly, the Ironclad has multiple viable build paths and strong self-sustain through HP recovery on exhaust.

Key Mechanics

Exhaust

Remove a card from your hand permanently for the rest of combat. Many Ironclad cards gain bonuses when you exhaust.

Strength

Each point of Strength adds 1 damage to every attack. Scales exponentially with multi-hit cards.

Block

Prevents incoming damage. Ironclad can generate massive block through skills and relics.

Best Builds

Strength Build

Stack Strength as high as possible, then unleash with scaling attacks. Limit Break doubles your Strength — use it twice for exponential scaling.

InflameLimit BreakHeavy BladeWhirlwind

Block Build

Accumulate block that persists between turns with Barricade, then convert it to damage with Body Slam.

BarricadeBody SlamEntrenchImpervious

Exhaust Build

Exhaust your entire hand each turn for massive card draw and block generation. Corruption makes all Skills free and exhausting.

Feel No PainDark EmbraceCorruptionDead Branch

Pro Tips

→Prioritize relics that trigger on exhaust — they multiply your value significantly.
→Limit Break + Inflame early can carry you through Act 1 and 2.
→Don't over-invest in block if you have strong Strength scaling — offense is the best defense.
→Bloodletting is underrated — the HP cost is worth the extra energy in most builds.