Sneaky Strike is an Attack card for The Silent that can deal damage at effectively zero Energy. Upgrading Sneaky Strike increases the damage dealt from 10 to 14.
Strategy
Sneaky Strike is a high-variance card that requires a high density of discard effects. It's either extremely clunky or quite efficient, making it a risky pick. Avoid it unless at least half of your cards have a discard effect.
The Silent has many choices for cheap attacks, particularly cards that generate Shivs. Sneaky Strike is often a subpar card, even in a dedicated discard deck.
When playing with Sneaky Strike, play slowly and sequence your moves carefully. Accidentally playing Sneaky Strike before your discard enabler can be a fatal mistake.
Sneaky Strike is generally not worth upgrading.
Synergies
Sneaky Strike requires a huge number of discard effects to function, as well as card draw to find it.
Tools of the Trade makes this much easier to play, because it guarantees a discard every turn for the remainder of combat. However, it won't help you if you draw Sneaky Strike before (or on the same turn as) the power.
Reducing the card's cost with Enlightenment, Madness, or Snecko Eye makes it generate Energy, enabling very high-tempo plays.
Like 0-cost cards, Sneaky Strike should be accompanied by card draw or expensive cards to make the most of the 'refunded' Energy.
Trivia
Early in development, Sneaky Strike was named Underhanded Strike, an apt name given the tender spot being pummeled in the card's art.
Update History
- Weekly Patch 21: Channel Lightning
- Sneaky Strike card buff. 8 -> 10 damage. Upgraded: 12 -> 14 damage.
- Weekly Patch 17: Patched in the Face
- Underhand Strike is now called Sneaky Strike.
- Weekly Patch 16: Back to Work
- Underhanded Strike card rework: Cost 2: Deal 8 damage. If you have discarded a card this turn, gain 2 Energy.
- Weekly Patch 13: Thinking Ahead
- We removed one level of unlocks! Three additional cards are now available by default in the card pool for both The Silent and Ironclad. The following cards are now added to the card pool by default: Underhanded Strike, Reflex, Tactician
 Silent Cards
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Bane • Dagger Spray • Dagger Throw • Flying Knee • Poisoned Stab • Quick Slash • Slice • Sneaky Strike • Sucker Punch
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Uncommon
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All-Out Attack • Backstab • Choke • Dash • Endless Agony • Eviscerate • Finisher • Flechettes • Heel Hook • Masterful Stab • Predator • Riddle with Holes • Skewer
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Rare
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| Skills | Common
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Uncommon
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Blur • Bouncing Flask • Calculated Gamble • Catalyst • Concentrate • Crippling Cloud • Distraction • Escape Plan • Expertise • Leg Sweep • Reflex • Setup • Tactician • Terror
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Rare
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| Powers | Uncommon
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Rare
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