Changes: Malaise

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

Strength Reduction is applied before Weak, and will be negated by 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 Strength Loss and 1 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

Well-Laid Plans can Retain Malaise until a turn with respectably generated Energy.
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 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 Chemical X, as the bonus application is applied twice.
Malaise applies two debuffs for the purpose of Sadistic Nature.
Ice Cream helps the Silent accumulating energy even further.
Chemical X outperforms with this card, permanently reducing an enemy's Strength by two or three points for free.
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 Paper Krane even more effective in a longer fight.
Bag of Marbles, Red Mask, and Twisted Funnel help clear innate 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.

Malaise, especially its upgraded form, can be used to clear 2 stacks of 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 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 Weak via Buff and has to wait until it runs out, which could be invaluable if Weak is applied beforehand in a large quantity.

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.

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.

Silent Cards
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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 {{CardAutobox}}
-Malaise is a Rare card for [[Silent|The Silent]]
+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.
-==In-Game==
-Malaise 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 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 punishes the [[Snake Plant]], [[Hexaghost]], [[Corrupt Heart]], and other enemies that rely on multi-strike, low damage attacks. Its Weak applied can also cripple a hard-hitting enemy for many turns.
+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 ===
-Note that the {{KW|Strength}} Loss is applied before the Weak effect, so an enemy with 1 {{KW|Artifact}} will only get the {{KW|Weak}}.
+<div style="color:lightgreen"> <!--Positive-->
+* {{C|Well-Laid Plans}} can {{KW|Retain}} Malaise until a turn with respectably generated Energy.
-== Synergies ==
+* {{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.
-* {{C|Flying Knee}}, {{C|Outmaneuver}}, and {{C|Doppelganger}} can accumulate more Energy for a backbreaking Malaise.
+** 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 [[File:ChemicalX.png|link=Chemical X|21x23px]] [[Chemical X]], as the bonus application is applied twice.
+* Malaise applies two debuffs for the purpose of {{C|Sadistic Nature}}.
-* {{C|Concentrate}}, {{C|Tactician}}, and {{C|Adrenaline}} grants a burst of Energy for an immediate use.
-* {{C|Well-Laid Plans}} can [[retain]] Malaise until a turn with respectably generated Energy.
 * [[File:IceCream.png|link=Ice Cream|21x23px]] [[Ice Cream]] helps the Silent accumulating energy even further.
 * [[File:ChemicalX.png|link=Chemical X|21x23px]] [[Chemical X]] outperforms with this card, permanently reducing an enemy's Strength by two or three points for free.
+* [[File:PaperCrane.png|link=Paper Krane|21x23px]] [[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 [[File:PaperCrane.png|link=Paper Krane|21x23px]] [[Paper Krane]] even more effective in a longer fight.
-* Malaise applies two debuffs for the purpose of {{C|Sadistic Nature}}.
+* [[File:BagofMarbles.png|link=Bag of Marbles|21x23px]] [[Bag of Marbles]], [[File:RedMask.png|link=Red Mask|21x23px]] [[Red Mask]], and [[File:TwistedFunnel.png|link=Twisted Funnel|21x23px]] [[Twisted Funnel]] help clear innate 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.
-* {{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.
+</div>
-** 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 [[File:ChemicalX.png|link=Chemical X|21x23px]] [[Chemical X]], as the bonus application is applied twice.
+<div style="color:gray"> <!--Neutral-->
+* 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.
+</div>
+<div style="color:#ec4662"> <!--Negative-->
+* 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.
+</div>
 ==Update History==