Editing Malaise

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Malaise is a Rare card for [[Silent|The Silent]] which permanently reduces one enemy's {{KW|Strength}} and applies many turns of {{KW|Weak}}. As an X-cost card, it consumes all remaining Energy when played. 

Strength Reduction is applied before Weak, and will be negated by {{KW|Artifact}} in that sequence. Enemy with 1 Artifact charge will have only Weak applied on them, as Strength Reduction is blocked. 2 or more Artifact charges will completely nullify this card's effect, removing 2 Artifact charges in the process.

Upgrading Malaise increases the Strength loss and Weak count by 1. This will trigger even if you play Malaise with 0 Energy remaining, effectively applying 1 {{KW|Strength}} Loss and 1 {{KW|Weak}} for no cost.

== Strategy ==
Malaise is a deceptively strong card. It has a potential to be the strongest source of permanent Strength reduction. Its Strength reduction severely punishes the [[Snake Plant]], [[Hexaghost]], and other enemies that rely on multi-strike, low damage attacks. Its Weak applied can also cripple a hard-hitting enemy for many turns.

The Silent has access to a number of Energy-increasing cards, which can power Malaise up further.

=== Synergies ===
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* {{C|Flying Knee}}, {{C|Outmaneuver}}, and {{C|Doppelganger}} can accumulate more Energy for a backbreaking Malaise.
* {{C|Concentrate}}, {{C|Tactician}}, and {{C|Adrenaline}} grant a burst of Energy for an immediate use.
* {{C|Well-Laid Plans}} can {{KW|Retain}} Malaise until a turn with respectably generated Energy.
* {{C|Burst}} interacts with Malaise the same way as any other X-cost card: Malaise will be played twice at X Strength, where X is the amount of Energy remaining. 
** For example, playing {{C|Burst}} at energy 3, then playing Malaise (with 2 energy), will reduce Strength by 4 and apply 4 Weak (barring Artifact). This is particularly powerful with {{R|Chemical X}}, as the bonus application is applied twice.
* Malaise applies two debuffs for the purpose of {{C|Sadistic Nature}}.
* {{R|Ice Cream}} helps the Silent accumulating energy even further.
* {{R|Chemical X}} overperforms with this card, permanently reducing an enemy's Strength by two or three points for free.
* {{R|Paper Krane}} cripples enemy even further with empowered Weak, softens even a single, hard-hitting attack to be more manageable.
** Malaise can also applies a longer-lasting Weak with a single use, making {{R|Paper Krane}} even more effective in a longer fight.
* {{R|Bag of Marbles}}, {{R|Red Mask}}, and {{R|Twisted Funnel}} help clear innate {{KW|Artifact}} charges to allow Malaise to be used with its full potential.
* [[Hexaghost]], [[Snake Plant]], and [[Byrd]] are severely crippled by this card, as they mostly rely on multiple hits attack.
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* Malaise, especially its upgraded form, can be used to clear 2 stacks of {{KW|Artifact}} in a clutch. This is generally not advised, but it can be used in a case that you want to apply other debuff, such as {{KW|Poison}}.
* [[Corrupt Heart]] can have its Blood Shots, a rapid attack, nullified once with Malaise. However, its Strength Reduction will be periodically cleared, and its first use of Buff grants it 2 charges of Artifact, making future Malaise harder to use.
** [[Corrupt Heart]] however cannot remove {{KW|Weak}} via Buff and has to wait until it runs out, which could be invaluable if Weak is applied beforehand in a large quantity.  
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* Malaise is very impractical when there is a large number of enemies, as you can use it on only one of them and it consumes all of your remaining Energy. 
* Enemies with innate Artifact, such as [[Sentry]], [[Spheric Guardian]], and [[Donu and Deca]] make it harder to efficiently or quickly use Malaise.
** [[Donu and Deca]] are especially good at countering this card. They come in a pair, have innate 2 or 3 charges of Artifact and steadily and rapidly scale their Strength up, rendering Malaise moot in no time.
* [[The Champ]], [[Awakened One]], and [[Time Eater]] can remove all debuffs. While Malaise could make the beginning of the fight easier, you could potentially still have to face their fully-powered attack later in the fight.
** All three of them can also regain Strength lost before gaining even more Strength to top it off.
** [[Awakened One]] and [[Time Eater]] also regain their health, making the long fight much harder.
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==Update History==
*Weekly Patch 34: Malaise
**Malaise card is now Rare (was Uncommon).
*Weekly Patch 10: Quality of Life
**Removing 'Spend all [R].' from all X-cost cards for consistency.
**Fixed bug where cost X cards do not work with energy gain cards if played too fast.

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