Dual Wield

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<h2 class="pi-item pi-item-spacing pi-title"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dual Wield</span></h2>

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		<h3 class="pi-data-label pi-secondary-font">Class</h3>
	
	<div class="pi-data-value pi-font">Ironclad</div>
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		<h3 class="pi-data-label pi-secondary-font">Type</h3>
	
	<div class="pi-data-value pi-font"><a href="/wiki/Skill" title="Skill" class="mw-redirect">Skill</a></div>
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		<h3 class="pi-data-label pi-secondary-font">Rarity</h3>
	
	<div class="pi-data-value pi-font">Uncommon</div>
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		<h3 class="pi-data-label pi-secondary-font">Cost</h3>
	
	<div class="pi-data-value pi-font">1</div>
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		<h3 class="pi-data-label pi-secondary-font">Effect</h3>
	
	<div class="pi-data-value pi-font">Choose an Attack or Power card. Add a copy of that card into your hand.</div>
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	<h2 class="pi-item pi-header pi-secondary-font pi-item-spacing pi-secondary-background">Dual Wield+</h2>

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		<h3 class="pi-data-label pi-secondary-font">Cost+</h3>
	
	<div class="pi-data-value pi-font">1</div>
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		<h3 class="pi-data-label pi-secondary-font">Effect+</h3>
	
	<div class="pi-data-value pi-font">Choose an Attack or Power card. Add <span style="color:green;font-weight:bold">2 copies</span> of that card into your hand.</div>
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<p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><b>Dual Wield</b> is a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Skill%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Skill%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSkill%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" href="/wiki/Skill" title="Skill" class="mw-redirect">Skill</a> card for the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ironclad%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ironclad%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIronclad%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" href="/wiki/Ironclad" title="Ironclad">Ironclad</a>. It creates a copy of a card in the hand, including its upgrade status and cost reductions. As an Uncommon card, it can be found as a reward after combats.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Upgrading the card creates a second copy of the selected card.
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<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Strategy</h2>
<ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">If the player's hand is full, the copied card is placed in this discard pile.
</li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Searing blow is also very useful as it retains it upgrade status making it possible to dish out a lot of damage
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<ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">When Dual Wield copies a card with altered cost or text, like those related to <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BC%7CMadness%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22C%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;&#x200b;</div>, <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BKW%7CConfused%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22KW%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;<span data-rte-washtml="1" class="basic-tooltip" title="Confused:\nWhenever you draw a card, randomize its cost." data-rte-attribs=" class = basic-tooltip title=Confused:\nWhenever you draw a card, randomize its cost."><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BCardAutobox%7D%7D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Icon_Confused.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Icon%20Confused%22%2C%22valign%22%3A%22middle%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%22%2C%22width%22%3A20%2C%22height%22%3A20%2C%22link%22%3A%22Confused%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/slay-the-spire/images/d/dc/Icon_Confused.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/20?cb=20200202161516" width="20" height="20" class="image" data-image-name="Icon Confused.png" data-image-key="Icon_Confused.png"  type="image" /> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Confused%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Confused%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" href="/wiki/Confused" title="Confused">Confused</a></span>&#x200b;</span>, <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BC%7CRampage%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22C%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;&#x200b;</div>, and <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BC%7CBlood%20for%20Blood%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22C%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;&#x200b;</div>, the modifications are also copied.
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<ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">When copying a Power card or an Attack with Exhaust, consider discarding the copy instead of playing it. This will allow you to Dual Wield it again after shuffling to generate an infinite number of copies. 
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<ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Dual Wield doesn't <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BKW%7CExhaust%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22KW%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;<span data-rte-washtml="1" class="basic-tooltip" title="Exhaust:\nRemoved until end of combat." data-rte-attribs=" class = basic-tooltip title=Exhaust:\nRemoved until end of combat."><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Exhaust%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Exhaust%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" href="/wiki/Exhaust" title="Exhaust">Exhaust</a></span>&#x200b;</span> itself, allowing the player to repeatedly copy the same card. By <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BKW%7CExhaust%7CExhausting%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22KW%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;<span data-rte-washtml="1" class="basic-tooltip" title="Exhaust:\nRemoved until end of combat." data-rte-attribs=" class = basic-tooltip title=Exhaust:\nRemoved until end of combat."><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Exhausting%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Exhaust%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" href="/wiki/Exhaust" title="Exhaust">Exhausting</a></span>&#x200b;</span> undesired cards with <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BC%7CTrue%20Grit%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22C%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;&#x200b;</div> and other selective <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BKW%7CExhaust%7CExhausters%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22KW%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;<span data-rte-washtml="1" class="basic-tooltip" title="Exhaust:\nRemoved until end of combat." data-rte-attribs=" class = basic-tooltip title=Exhaust:\nRemoved until end of combat."><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Exhausters%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Exhaust%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" href="/wiki/Exhaust" title="Exhaust">Exhausters</a></span>&#x200b;</span>, the player can create a deck containing nothing but a single powerful card or combo.
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<ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Copying a "Strike" with Dual Wield increases the power of <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BC%7CPerfected%20Strike%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22C%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;&#x200b;</div>. Consider copying <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BC%7CPerfected%20Strike%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22C%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;&#x200b;</div> itself to increase the odds of drawing the high-powered Attack.
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<ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Dual Wield can copy powerful self-<span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BKW%7CExhaust%7CExhausting%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22KW%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;<span data-rte-washtml="1" class="basic-tooltip" title="Exhaust:\nRemoved until end of combat." data-rte-attribs=" class = basic-tooltip title=Exhaust:\nRemoved until end of combat."><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Exhausting%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Exhaust%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" href="/wiki/Exhaust" title="Exhaust">Exhausting</a></span>&#x200b;</span> cards like <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BC%7CFeed%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22C%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;&#x200b;</div> and <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BC%7CPummel%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22C%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">&#x200b;&#x200b;</div> so they can be played repeatedly. Consider upgrading Dual Wield so two copies can be played while retaining one copy to Dual Wield again.
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<ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">If the deck relies on jamming the deck full of Dual Wielded cards, prioritize copying the key card as quickly as possible. The more copies of the card are in the deck, the higher chance of drawing Dual Wield with the key card in future turns.
</li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">If you copy a card whose cost has been modified by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Snecko%20Eye%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Snecko%20Eye%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSnecko%20Eye%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1652272-13050545865efddfdb39606" href="/wiki/Snecko_Eye" title="Snecko Eye">Snecko Eye</a> relic, the copy will have the same cost. You can copy a card whose cost is currently 0 and cast it 2-3 in the same turn.
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<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Update History</h2>
<ul><li>Weekly Update 40: Forethought
<ul><li>Card copy effects like Dual Wield should now also copy the "free to play once" effect from cards like Setup and Forethought.
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</li><li>Weekly Patch 12: Lunar New Year
<ul><li>Copying cards from effects like Dual Wield now correctly displays cost as green if modified.
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</li><li>Weekly Patch 8: Ooh Shiny!
<ul><li>Dual Wield card is now Uncommon (was Common).
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</li><li>Weekly Patch 3: Balance Balance Balance
<ul><li>Dual Wield now properly works on ONLY Attacks and Powers as worded.
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</li><li>Weekly Patch 2: Slimes!
<ul><li>Dual Wield can no longer duplicate skills, stopping the easy infinites.
</li></ul>
</li><li>Weekly Patch 1: The First of Many!
<ul><li>Dual Wield Card reworked and buffed.
</li></ul>
</li></ul>
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