Changes: Corpse Explosion

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Corpse Explosion is a Rare Skill for The Silent that applies Poison to one enemy and causes it to inflict a huge amount of damage to its companions upon death.

Upgrading Corpse Explosion increases the Poison from 6 (21 total damage) to 9 (45 total damage).

Strategy

Corpse Explosion is an exceptionally strong card when fighting multiple enemies. Even without the above-average amount of Poison, it can inflict massive amounts of area-of-effect damage and easily clear boards.

The "death explosion" effect lasts indefinitely, and doesn't require the fatal damage to come from Poison. Even better, it can stack, allowing an enemy to deal two or more times its max HP to all foes.

Because the poison and explosion damage is dealt after Block is removed, very few enemies can block it.

As a Poison enabler, it's strong but clunky. 9 Poison is the single largest printed amount of Poison, but two Energy is a big investment. Consider it a step up from Bouncing Flask in most situations.

A key decision when casting Corpse Explosion is whether to target an enemy with low HP to wipe it off the board earlier, or to target the enemy with the highest max HP to wipe the entire board at once. Generally, targeting the beefiest enemy and then focusing all of your attacks on it is the optimal play, though if a shuffle is imminent, it may be smarter to pick a weaker enemy and try to stack the effect again.

Corpse Explosion is an excellent workhorse for defensive decks. The Poison cuts through Block while the explosion scales the damage up, allowing you to fully focus on defense.

Upgrading Corpse Explosion is recommended to increase its potency against single enemies.

Synergies

Burst allows Corpse Explosion to apply a huge amount of Poison and area-of-effect damage.

Corpse Explosion triggers Sadistic Nature twice.

The card synergizes with all Poison-matters cards like Bane and Catalyst. The large amount of Poison makes Corpse Explosion a particularly strong setup for the latter.

Trivia

This card is most likely a reference to the Diablo II Necromancer Corpse Explosion ability; in addition to have the exact same name, the mechanics of the card are also the same (deal damage to other enemies based on the health of the target)

Update History

Weekly Patch 51: Recursion
- Adding beta art for Bane, Charge Battery, Fission, Choke, Corpse Explosion, and Equilibrium.
- Fixed Corpse Explosion card's portrait using incorrect card type.
Weekly Patch 35: Aggregate
- Corpse Explosion power is now a debuff.
Weekly Patch 33: Terror
- Corpse Explosion power can now trigger on Darklings.
- Updating Power icon for Corpse Explosion.
Weekly Patch 32: Face Trader
- Rework: Corpse Explosion card: Apply 6 Poison. When this enemy dies, deal damage to ALL enemies equal to its max HP.
Weekly Patch 6: We're Back!
- Corpse Explosion is now affected by Powers (Vulnerable, Strength, Pen Nib, etc)
Weekly Patch 3: Balance Balance Balance
- Corpse Explosion card's type is now Attack.

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Starters		Strike • Defend • Neutralize • Survivor
Attacks	Common	Bane • Dagger Spray • Dagger Throw • Flying Knee • Poisoned Stab • Quick Slash • Slice • Sneaky Strike • Sucker Punch
	Uncommon	All-Out Attack • Backstab • Choke • Dash • Endless Agony • Eviscerate • Finisher • Flechettes • Heel Hook • Masterful Stab • Predator • Riddle with Holes • Skewer
	Rare	Die Die Die • Glass Knife • Grand Finale • Unload
Skills	Common	Acrobatics • Backflip • Blade Dance • Cloak and Dagger • Deadly Poison • Deflect • Dodge and Roll • Outmaneuver • Piercing Wail • Prepared
	Uncommon	Blur • Bouncing Flask • Calculated Gamble • Catalyst • Concentrate • Crippling Cloud • Distraction • Escape Plan • Expertise • Leg Sweep • Reflex • Setup • Tactician • Terror
	Rare	Adrenaline • Alchemize • Bullet Time • Burst • Corpse Explosion • Doppelganger • Malaise • Nightmare • Phantasmal Killer • Storm of Steel
Powers	Uncommon	Accuracy • Caltrops • Footwork • Infinite Blades • Noxious Fumes • Well-Laid Plans
Powers	Rare	A Thousand Cuts • After Image • Envenom • Tools of the Trade • Wraith Form

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+{{Modifiers_Templete|title1 = Corpse Explosion|image1 = Icon CorpseExplosion.png|description = On death, the enemy deals X times its Max HP worth of damage to all other enemies.|type = [[Debuff]]|stacking_behavior = Intensity}}
+Corpse Explosion is a Rare Skill for The Silent that applies Poison to one enemy and causes it to inflict a huge amount of damage to its companions upon death.
-Despite being based on Poison damage, Corpse Explosion is an [[Attack]].
+Upgrading Corpse Explosion increases the Poison from 6 (21 total damage) to 9 (45 total damage).
-== Interactions ==
-* Because it's an [[Attack]], several things may affect Corpse Explosion that you wouldn't expect.
+== Strategy ==
-** [[Strength]]...? Needs confirmation.
+Corpse Explosion is an exceptionally strong card when fighting multiple enemies. Even without the above-average amount of Poison, it can inflict massive amounts of area-of-effect damage and easily clear boards.
-** [[Vulnerable]]...? Needs confirmation.
-** [[Weak]]...? Needs confirmation.
+The "death explosion" effect lasts indefinitely, and doesn't require the fatal damage to come from Poison. Even better, it can stack, allowing an enemy to deal two or more times its max HP to all foes.
-* Typical [[Poison]] synergies
+Because the poison and explosion damage is dealt after [[Block]] is removed, very few enemies can block it.
+As a Poison enabler, it's strong but clunky. 9 Poison is the single largest printed amount of Poison, but two Energy is a big investment. Consider it a step up from [[Bouncing Flask]] in most situations.
+A key decision when casting Corpse Explosion is whether to target an enemy with low HP to wipe it off the board earlier, or to target the enemy with the highest max HP to wipe the entire board at once. Generally, targeting the beefiest enemy and then focusing all of your attacks on it is the optimal play, though if a shuffle is imminent, it may be smarter to pick a weaker enemy and try to stack the effect again.
+Corpse Explosion is an excellent workhorse for defensive decks. The Poison cuts through Block while the explosion scales the damage up, allowing you to fully focus on defense.
+Upgrading Corpse Explosion is recommended to increase its potency against single enemies.
+== Synergies ==
+[[Burst]] allows Corpse Explosion to apply a huge amount of Poison and area-of-effect damage.
+Corpse Explosion triggers [[Sadistic Nature]] twice.
+The card synergizes with all Poison-matters cards like [[Bane]] and [[Catalyst]]. The large amount of Poison makes Corpse Explosion a particularly strong setup for the latter.
+==Trivia==
+This card is most likely a reference to the Diablo II Necromancer [http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/skills/necromancer-poison.shtml#corpseexplosion Corpse Explosion] ability; in addition to have the exact same name, the mechanics of the card are also the same (deal damage to other enemies based on the health of the target)
+==Update History==
+*Weekly Patch 51: Recursion
+**Adding beta art for Bane, Charge Battery, Fission, Choke, Corpse Explosion, and Equilibrium.
+**Fixed Corpse Explosion card's portrait using incorrect card type.
+*Weekly Patch 35: Aggregate
+**Corpse Explosion power is now a debuff.
+*Weekly Patch 33: Terror
+**Corpse Explosion power can now trigger on Darklings.
+**Updating Power icon for Corpse Explosion.
+*Weekly Patch 32: Face Trader
+**Rework: Corpse Explosion card: Apply 6 Poison. When this enemy dies, deal damage to ALL enemies equal to its max HP.
+*Weekly Patch 6: We're Back!
+**Corpse Explosion is now affected by Powers (Vulnerable, Strength, Pen Nib, etc)
+*Weekly Patch 3: Balance Balance Balance
+**Corpse Explosion card's type is now Attack.
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