Claw

Claw
Class	Defect
Type	Attack
Rarity	Common
Cost	0
Effect	Deal 3 damage. Increase the damage of ALL Claw cards by 2 this combat.
Claw+
Cost+	0
Effect+	Deal 5 damage. Increase the damage of ALL Claw cards by 2 this combat.

Claw is a common Attack card for The Defect. For zero Energy, Claw deals an escalating amount of damage that also amps up your other Claw cards. As a common card, Claw can be found as a post-battle reward and be purchased from the Merchant.

Upgrading Claw increases the base damage of the card from 3 to 5.

Claws added to your deck after Claw is played, such as through Discovery, Hello World or an Attack Potion, do not have their damage increased while they aren't part of your deck.

Strategy

• Claw is a straightforward build-around card - draw and play Claws as often as possible and stack up huge numbers.

• To get the most out of Claw, acquire as many copies as possible, aggressively Remove cards from your deck, take as few other cards as possible, and draw lots of cards during battle.

• Upgrading Claw isn't recommended - instead, upgrade your support and draw cards likeSkim andScrape. Playing your non-upgraded Claws more often not only gives you bonus damage, but also deals the damage you've already accumulated. With a disciplined deck and good card draw, it's not difficult to swing 30-damage Claws by turn five.

• Claw is at its strongest when accompanied by card draw and little else.Skim,Scrape, Unceasing Top, and really anything that draws cards will outperform with Claw. There are some good colorless card draw cards that also work well in a Claw deck
  • Secret Weapon
  • Deep Breath
    
  • Master of Strategy
    
  • Violence
    

• Replaying a Claw withHologram andEcho Form helps accelerate you into big damage when you can't find extra copies.

• AddingRecycle to strip irrelevant cards from the deck sets up a consistent Claw onslaught. Adding an Unceasing Top and exhausting every other card lets The Defect go infinite like the classicAnger andFeel No Pain build.