Melter

Melter
Class	Defect
Type	Attack
Rarity	Uncommon
Cost	1
Effect	Remove all Block from the enemy. Deal 10 damage.
Melter+
Cost+	1
Effect+	Remove all Block from the enemy. Deal 14 damage.

Melter is an uncommon Attack for The Defect. It destroys all of the targeted enemy's Block, then inflicts a decent amount of damage. As an Uncommon card, Melter can appear as a post-battle reward and be purchased from The Merchant.

Upgrading Melter increases the card's damage from 8 to 11.

Strategy

• Melter is a tech card - it's exceptionally strong against certain enemies. Luckily, high-Block enemies are particularly annoying, and it's a solid beatstick against the others.

• Melter excels against the Spheric Guardian, effectively dealing 50 or more damage and setting up an easy turn-one kill. It also rips through the abilities of Shelled Parasite and Snake Plant, and punishes Monsters with armor-granting abilities like Darkling, Centurion, and most Minions. It beats The Guardian up immediately after it transforms, and speeds up the Donu and Deca final battle.

• Melter destroys Block before inflicting its damage, meaning it will deal damage directly to Health.

• Players will almost never encounter multiple high-shield enemies at once, making redundant copies of Melter unnecessary in small decks.

• As a solid standalone utility card, Melter is an oddity among The Defect's highly synergistic card pool. Its effect can translate into a big burst of damage, making it play nicely with efficient, aggressive cards like Hyperbeam.

• The armor-removing effect is not a Debuff, so Melter will not trigger Sadistic Nature and is not nullified by Artifact.

Trivia

Melter's art depicts what the card does best - melting a Spheric Guardian.