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Intents are symbols floating over the heads of enemies that indicate what that enemy will do on their turn.

If the enemy is attacking, the attack damage and number of attacks will be provided. In most cases this is exactly reliable, and is adjusted by debuffs such as Icon Vulnerable Vulnerable on the player and Icon Weak Weak on the enemy.

The relic RunicDome Runic Dome renders the player unable to see the intent, although cards like Spot Weakness and Go for the Eyes still glow yellow if an enemy's intent would trigger their effect.

Intent Name Description
Attack intent 1 Aggressive This enemy intends to Attack for a total of 0-4 damage.
Attack Intent 2 This enemy intends to Attack for a total of 5-9 damage.
Intent - Aggressive - Sword This enemy intends to Attack for a total of 10-14 damage.
Attack intent 4 This enemy intends to Attack for a total of 15-19 damage.
Attack intent 5 This enemy intends to Attack for a total of 20-24 damage.
Intent Attack 6 This enemy intends to Attack for a total of 25-29 damage.
Intent - Attack - Sickle This enemy intends to Attack for a total of 30+ damage.
Defend Defensive This enemy intends to Icon Block Block.
Debuff1 Strategic (Debuff) This enemy intends to inflict a Negative Effect on you.
Debuff2 This enemy intends to inflict a powerful Negative Effect on you.
Intent - Buff Strategic (Buff) This enemy intends to use a Buff.
Intent - Attack Debuff Aggressive (Debuff) This enemy intends to attack and inflict a Negative Effect on you. The weapon changes based on the damage that will be dealt.
Intent - Debuff - Sword
Intent - Debuff - Saber
Attack - Debuff - Cleaver
Attack - Debuff - Axe
Attack Defend Aggressive (Defense) This enemy intends to attack and Icon Block Block. The weapon changes based on the damage that will be dealt.
Attack-Defend-Sword
Attack-Defend-Sabre
Attack-Defend-Sickle
Intent - Attack Buff Aggressive (Buff) This enemy intends to attack and use a Buff. The weapon changes based on the damage that will be dealt.
Intent - Buff - Defend Defensive (Buff) This enemy intends to Icon Block Block and use a Buff.
Defense - Debuff Defensive (Debuff) This enemy intends to Icon Block Block and use inflict a Negative Effect on you.
Escape Cowardly This enemy intends to escape.
Intent-asleep Sleeping This enemy is asleep. It will do nothing on its turn.
Intent-stunned Stunned This enemy is stunned. It will do nothing on its turn.
Intent - Unknown Unknown This enemy intends to do an action that is not any of the above, which can be one of the following:
  • Splitting.
  • Exploding
  • Summoning Minions.
  • Changing form.
  • Reviving itself.
  • Doing nothing.
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