After Image

After Image
Class	Silent
Type	Power
Rarity	Rare
Cost	1
Effect	Whenever you play a card, gain 1 Block.
After Image+
Cost+	1
Effect+	Innate. Whenever you play a card, gain 1 Block.

After Image
Description	Whenever you play a card, gain X Block
Type	Buff
StackingBehavior	Intensity

After Image is a Rare Power for the Silent. Whenever the player plays another card, they gain 1 Block immediately afterwards. When Upgraded, After Image becomes Innate.

Mechanics

• Dexterity does not affect the Block gained from After Image, as the Block is generated by a buff and not the card itself.
• The After Image buff is stackable, so playing multiple copies of After Image will provide even more Block per card. Since After Image+ only costs 1 Energy and is Innate, playing more than 1 copy on the first turn is easily done.

Tips

• After Image is helpful for countering the Corrupt Heart's Beat of Death status, which inflicts 1 damage immediately after the player plays a card.
• This card is an excellent addition to any Shiv-based deck, as every individual Shiv grants 1 Block.
• Playing many cards in a turn (e.g. with Shivs) is liable to generate excess Block, so Blur can be used to carry it over to the next turn.

Update History

• Weekly Patch 11: A Library of Features
  • Curses/Statuses that play themselves no longer trigger Powers (Time Warp, After Image, etc)
• Weekly Patch 4: Full speed ahead!
  • After Image card's large portrait now renders.
• Weekly Patch 3: Balance Balance Balance
  • AfterImage now works when playing Curse/Status cards via Medical Kit and Blue Candle.