Meteor Strike

Meteor Strike is an Attack card for The Defect that deals a huge amount of damage, channels a lot of Plasma Orbs, and has a notoriously restrictive Energy cost.

Upgrading Meteor Strike increases its damage from 24 to 30.

Strategy Edit

• Meteor Strike requires The Defect to generate two extra Energy just to play it! The payoff is worth the effort - big damage, three Evokes, and six Energy to play with the following turn.

• Taking Meteor Strike without high-powered Energy generation is extremely risky. Instead, gather up Fusion
  
  , Aggregate
  
  , Double Energy
  
  , and Energy-generating Boss Relics like Cursed Key and then find the Meteor Strike.

• Since Meteor Strike provides no defense, expect to take some damage the first time it's played. Subsequent plays will actually generate Energy, since remaining Plasma Orbs will probably be Evoked.

• Plasma Orbs consistently generate Energy turn after turn, so Meteor Strike stabilizes a single-turn Energy boost like Double Energy
  
  into an Energy advantage that can last through the rest of the game.

• Meteor Strike obviously requires Energy generation. Relics are best, but in practice, a combination of Relics and Skills will probably be necessary. TURBO
  
  is actually a good choice, as the Plasma Orbs offset Void
  
  's Energy loss.

• Subsequent Meteor Strikes will likely Evoke some Plasma Orbs and refund their own costs. Add Skim
  
  and Machine Learning
  
  to keep the combo going.

• Playing Meteor Strike with an active Echo Form
  
  is frankly ridiculous.

• One of Meteor Strike's strongest synergies is Tempest
  
  . Tempest Evokes the Plasma orbs, enabling a 12-Energy turn. Meteor Strike then Evokes the Lightning Orbs, dealing 45 total damage and restoring the Plasma.

• Because Plasma Orbs aren't affected by Focus, consider playing Meteor Strike alongside Hyperbeam
  
  .

• Snecko Eye can reduce Meteor Strike's cost enough to play without Energy generation. Snecko Eye will also never raise its cost, making the combo pure upside.